| FRX and Forecaster are two powerful software | | | | concerned departments are able to participate in the |
| solutions included in Microsoft's Business Intelligence | | | | budget preparation. Since the entire system is |
| suite. FRX specializes in financial report creation, | | | | equipped with security features such as accessibility |
| distribution, and analysis processing. Forecaster, on the | | | | rights, usernames, and passwords, you can be sure |
| other hand, specializes in seamless processing of | | | | about the reliability of your data. |
| budgets as well as planning. When you combine the | | | | To set up Microsoft Forecaster, you'll need the |
| two, you'll be able to streamline your financial reporting | | | | following specs for your database server: a dual |
| and budgeting processes. | | | | processor with at least 800 MHz, a 1 GB RAM, at |
| In today's business environment, wherein there's just an | | | | least 5 GB of hard disk space, Windows Server 2008, |
| overwhelming amount of information, it's very difficult | | | | and MS SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 or Oracle |
| to make heads or tails out of the sea of data. What | | | | 10g. The client workstations will need a 500 MHz |
| you need is a program that will gather all that | | | | processor, 256 MB of RAM, Windows Vista, MS |
| information, process it, and deliver it in a manner that | | | | Office Excel SP1, Internet Explorer 5.x, and an OLEDB |
| can be easily absorbed and where you can make | | | | Database connectivity software. |
| smart decisions from. | | | | To set up Microsoft FRX, you'll need the following |
| With Microsoft FRX, you can automate the | | | | specs for your database server:a dual processor with |
| preparation and generation of financial reports that are | | | | at least 1 GHz, a 1 GB RAM, at least 10 GB of Hard |
| accurate, up-to-the-minute, and comprehensive. | | | | disk space, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, |
| Through its drill down functionality, users can easily get | | | | and MS SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3. The client |
| access to transaction-level detail underlying the rows in | | | | workstations will need a 500 MHz processor, 256 MB |
| a report. | | | | of RAM, 2 GB hard disk space, Windows XP Pro SP1, |
| With Microsoft Forecaster, you and your team can | | | | Internet Explorer 6.0,and MDAC 2.8. |
| have access to data anytime, ensuring that all | | | | |