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XCELSIUS® BRAND MIGRATION

 For over 15 years, Crystal Reports software has helped business users and IT departments around the world achieve richer insight and greater productivity. With millions of active users and deployments in organizations of all sizes, across all industries, Crystal Reports software is widely recognized as the de facto standard for reporting today. Building on the industry leadership of Crystal Reports, SAP is expanding the Crystal product line and delivering innovative business intelligence solutions that will change the way people work. As of part this initiative, Xcelsius software is joining the SAP Crystal family of offerings as the flagship software for dashboarding and data presentation.

Starting May 17th, 2010, Xcelsius product names will be replaced with SAP Crystal descriptive nomenclature as follow:

Current Product Name New Product Name
Xcelsius Present SAP Crystal Presentation Design
Xcelsius Engage SAP Crystal Dashboard Design, personal edition 

To thank our loyal customers and celebrate the birth of SAP Crystal solutions, we are coming out with a very special offer. Please stay tuned for more information.

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      Former Member
      What about Xcelsius Enterprise -- what will the Brand name be?

      Will the next release reflect the new Brand Naming?

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      Former Member
      Hi there,
      Xcelsius Enterprise will get renamed to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design and the next major release will reflect the new branding/Naming.
      Regards, Takin
      Author's profile photo Mark Richardson
      Mark Richardson
      I think the naming is pretty "fuzzy" - and will lead to a lot of confusion after a number of years of getting them acquainted with the Xcelcius name.

      The "Crystal Xcelsius" brand seemed to make sense.

      Which version will you use to create SWF files that can be embedded with Crystal Reports 2008 (and 2010) files...?

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      Former Member
      Hi there,

      Thank you for your feedback. The new descriptive names may be a bit confusing to the existing customers but  going forward it will help new customers quickly understand what purpose each product serves within the SAP Crystal portfolio. To learn more about the SAP Crystal solutions  check out: Announcing the SAP Crystal solutions portfolio

      SAP Crystal Dashboard Design includes integration with SAP Crystal Reports 2008. Learn more here: http://www.sap.com/solutions/sapbusinessobjects/sap-crystal-solutions/dashboards-visualization/productcomparison/index.epx

      Regards, Takin

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      Former Member
      I agree with Mark - the new naming seems to kill the whole Xcelsius brand value. I love Crystal, but Crystal Xcelsius made sense. It's probably an attempt to move away from the strong  Excel association... getting distance from Microsoft.
      Author's profile photo Mark Richardson
      Mark Richardson
      One product with four (4) different editions would have been easier for customers to understand....

      SAP Crystal Dashboard Design (Basic)
      SAP Crystal Dashboard Design (Professional)
      SAP Crystal Dashboard Design (Departmental)
      SAP Crystal Dashboard Design (Enterprise)

      The grid in your link doesn't show ENTERPRISE. Customers need a "one-stop" place to see the full set of comparable options.

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      Former Member
      Hi there,

      SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise is not part of the new SAP Crystal family. SAP Crystal Dashboard Design, departmental edition,  is the “equivalent”  of Xcelsius Enterprise in the SAP Crystal family. 

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      Xcelsius Engage (RIP) included data connections and licensing that allowed a company to publish dashboards connected to live data.  Will the replacement product, Crystal Dashboard Design Personal Version, include the same data connections and licensing? 

      If not, what is the replacement product for small businesses who wish to connect to live data sources? Will viewer licenses be required?

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      Former Member
      Hi there,

      SAP Crystal Dashboard Design, personal edition, follows the same pricing and licensing model as Xcelsius Engage. So just like Xcelsius Engage, unlimited viewing of self-contained and connected dashboards is included with the personal edition of SAP Crystal Dashboard Design.

      Viewing licenses are only required for connected dashboards built with the departmental edition of SAP Crystal Dashboard design.

      Author's profile photo Andreas J A Schneider
      Andreas J A Schneider
      I am in total agreement with Mark Richardson.
      In addition drop the Crystal name portion, as Xcelsius has not much to do with Crystal anyway.