BP Amoco is to roll out an advance in report-generation software
that will save hours in desktop support time.
The company is planning to roll out version 5.1 of the Business
Objects software to 3,000 users at 75 sites worldwide in the fourth
quarter of this year.
Version 5.1 offers a zero-administration client with all
middleware transferred to the server. Support staff no longer have
to download software to users and configure their computers to
access databases.
"The user installs the application like a Web plug-in, assuming
they have been authorised, and they can use it against all the
databases they need," explains Kevin Larkin, business intelligence
team leader in group digital business at BP Amoco.
BP Amoco has been beta-testing the release and will retest the
production version before roll-out. Business Objects 5.1 is
launched this week.
