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.
Will the next release reflect the new Brand Naming?
Xcelsius Enterprise will get renamed to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design and the next major release will reflect the new branding/Naming.
Regards, Takin
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...?
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
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.
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.
If not, what is the replacement product for small businesses who wish to connect to live data sources? Will viewer licenses be required?
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.
In addition drop the Crystal name portion, as Xcelsius has not much to do with Crystal anyway.