Monday, July 19, 2010

There's an app for that -- get your Birst reports on smartphones

Now that you are getting your free bumper for your iPhone 4 and don't have to worry about losing reception when you hold your phone with your left hand, we wanted to let you know that you can now get your key Birst reports on your iPhone. Or your BlackBerry. Or your Android phone. In fact, any smartphone with a modern browser should be capable of displaying your Birst reports.

And your iPad, too.

So if you're on the commuter train, waiting in line at Starbucks, in the conference room of a major customer prospect, or on the factory floor, you can get the reports that you need, with the most recent information, no matter where you are.







Now you know, wherever you are.

Key features include:

  • The latest reports, automatically — Get the most recent reports, so you can see the exact status of the business and have up-to-date conversations with employees, partners, and customers.
  • Interactive analysis— Quickly and easily browse reports and dashboards to see exactly the information you need, drilling down interactively to any level of detail.
  • Real time data access – Analyze your data in real time. Customers using Birst Live Access, which directly accesses on-premise databases and can query data on-the-fly, have access to real-time data.
  • Alerts — Track exceptions and receive email alerts. If any critical business rule or threshold level is crossed, be immediately alerted and interact with Birst to diagnose and address the key drivers of the issue. For example, know when inventory has fallen below acceptable levels.
 

Easily filter results, to see just what you need.

Fully secure.  Birst Mobile is password protected and HTTPS, so only the report owners can see their Birst reports. 

Switching to a new phone? No problem.   Phones change rapidly, so users switch their phones frequently. With on-device BI solutions, this is a big hassle.  Business users have to surrender their phones to IT, assuming that the software will work with the new device.  And since many users are all switching phones at the same time, the wait can take a while.  Since Birst is an on-demand solution, upgrading phones is not an issue for IT or for the business user.  Simply log on to Birst using your new phone.  As long as the phone has a modern browser, your reports will be there. Birst makes mobile BI easy and powerful.