If you have additional questions regarding these name changes, please contact your SAP Account Executive.

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1 SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 4.0 RENAMING ANNOUNCEMENT In an effort to bring clarity around the BI solutions from SAP and use names that reflect the capabilities of our solutions, we have made several name changes in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0 release. These new names will make it easier for everyone to identify the BI solutions they are looking for and better understand their capabilities. Name changes have been made to the SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions listed below, solutions names not listed in the below table remain unchanged. The SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions affected by the name change are as follows: Former Name SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise SAP BusinessObjects celsius Enterprise > celsius Enterprise Interactive Viewing SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis, Web Edition SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis, Office Edition SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Crystal Reports New Name SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards > SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Interactive Viewing SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence (Installer name and documentation refers to Interactive Analysis ) SAP Crystal Reports You will see the new names used starting immediately. The new names will first appear in SAP.com, be used in SAP promotional materials, SAP owned web sites, community sites, social media sites, and other communications over the course of the next few months. The following pages provide detailed information for each of the solutions mentioned above. If you have additional questions regarding these name changes, please contact your SAP Account Executive. Thank you for your continued support. We strive to deliver the best solutions in the market to help you make better decisions every day. The SAP BusinessObjects BI Team

2 2 CONTENT 1 GENERAL Q&A SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM Q&A SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS DASHBOARDS Q&A SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS ANALYSIS Q&A SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS WEB INTELLIGENCE Q&A SAP CRYSTAL REPORTS Q&A GENERAL Q&A Q: Why were the names changed? A: These changes were made to make it easier for everyone to identify the SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions and better understand their capabilities. The changes will also help differentiate the enterprise-level solutions from those sold through SAP resellers, distributors and the SAP Store. Q: When do the name changes take place? A: The new names went into effect January We are currently rolling out the new names to SAP.com and within SAP. In the upcoming weeks, the new names will also be used in different SAP communities and sites such as SDN.com, the Service Marketplace and Support Portal. Q: Should I use the new solution names if I contact Customer Support or speak with other SAP representatives? A: Yes. SAP staff is being made aware of the new names so that they can be better prepared to work with our customers to ensure a seamless adoption of the new names. Please refer to the new solution names when speaking with Customer Support or other SAP representatives about the 4.0 release of SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions. 2 SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM Q&A Q: What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform? A: SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise is now named SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) platform. It is a flexible and scalable platform designed to make it easy to discover and share insight for making better decisions. Q: Does the new 4.0 release of SAP BusinessObjects BI platform include the capabilities found in my current release of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise? A: Yes. In general, the new 4.0 release of SAP BusinessObjects BI platform includes many new capabilities, but also the capabilities found in the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise I 3.1 release. For more detailed information, please refer to the What s New in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 document. Q: Have you changed the names of features in SAP BusinessObjects BI platform? A: Yes. In the 4.0 release some of the feature names have changed. Below is a list of the major features that now have new names: Former Feature Name InfoView BI Widgets Universe Designer New Feature Name BI launch pad Widgets Universe design tool

3 3 Please refer to the release notes and documentation for information on other feature names. Q: Why did we rename SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise? A: Using a simpler, more descriptive name will alleviate any confusion over previous SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise editions. It also helps avoid confusion with SAP BusinessObjects enterprise information management solutions and SAP BusinessObjects enterprise performance management solutions Q: Will the product interface, installer and documentation reflect the new name? If not, when is the new name implemented? A: No, not with the 4.0 release. The name SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise will still appear in the user interface, installer and related documentation. We anticipate the completion of all name changes in the next release of the software. 3 SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS DASHBOARDS Q&A Q: Has celsius Enterprise been renamed? A: Yes. SAP BusinessObjects celsius Enterprise and celsius Enterprise Interactive Viewing have been renamed: Former Name SAP BusinessObjects celsius Enterprise SAP BusinessObjects celsius Enterprise Interactive Viewing New Name SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Interactive Viewing Q: What is SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards? A: SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (celsius Enterprise) is a desktop dashboard and visualization solution that is a core part of SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0. Once a user creates a dashboard model, it can be deployed in Flash format to Web portals, SAP environments, the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform, and desktop applications such as PowerPoint, Word or PDF. Q: What are the related Dashboard offerings out there? A: For our customers that buy through our partners, distributors and through our Web store SAP offers: 1. SAP Crystal Dashboard Design, personal edition 2. SAP Crystal Dashboard Design, departmental edition 3. SAP Crystal Dashboard viewing option 4. SAP Crystal Presentation Design

4 4 Below is a table that offers guidance on which SAP dashboard solutions you need: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform SAP Data Sources SAP BusinessObjects Edge SAP Crystal Reports Server Standalone SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Interactive Viewing Included with CAL and NUL licenses SAP Crystal Dashboard Design, Departmental Edition SAP Crystal Dashboard Viewing option SAP Crystal Dashboard Design, Personal Edition SAP Crystal Presentation Design Included with NUL licenses To learn more about these editions please go here or visit SAP.com. Q: I ve heard of other solutions such as celsius Engage or celsius Engage Server? Do these solutions still exist or have they been renamed? A: These were solutions sold by our partners, distributors and through online stores. celsius Engage Server has been discontinued, whilst celsius Engage has been renamed SAP Crystal Dashboard Design Personal Edition. Q: Why did we rename SAP BusinessObjects celsius Enterprise? A: celsius in its original conception was a way to build visualizations and dashboards using Excel data. Over the past several years SAP BusinessObjects has enhanced celsius into a full-featured enterprise ready dashboard solution that works with any data source. As SAP continued on its mission to make celsius a dashboard product to serve all its customers (beyond being just a personal productivity tool), the name celsius was no longer meaningful or relevant. The BI market and SAP customers were also demanding an enterprise dashboard solution for the types of projects they were using celsius for, i.e. dashboards for thousands of users. By changing the name celsius to Dashboards we are showing our commitment to delivering a solution that serves the needs of all BI customers as well as aligning the name to the product s growing capabilities and roadmap. Q: Will the solution and documentation reflect the new name? If not, when is the new name implemented? A: The user interface and documentation will show the name Dashboard Design. Since only dashboard designers use the authoring tool this should be noted when downloading the application from Service Marketplace. We anticipate the completion of all name changes in the next release of the software. Q: When will this be rolled out to the various celsius communities? A: We are beginning to roll out the name changes through SDN, ASUG and with various celsius gurus and partners.

5 5 4 SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS ANALYSIS Q&A Q: What is SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office? A: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office, is a next-generation business intelligence solution that provides Microsoft Office users with easy-to-use, intuitive, and powerful multidimensional analysis. Q: What is SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP? A: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP is the successor of SAP BusinessObjects Voyager in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0. It is a next-generation business intelligence solution that provides self-service multidimensional analysis workspaces for personal or shared use over the Web. Q: Why did we drop Advanced from the name? A: In the business analytics marketplace there is a category known as Advanced Analytics which generally refers to predictive and geospatial analysis. Since these solutions do not fit in this category, it was felt that to reduce confusion we would simplify the name to Analysis Q: Is the solution known as Pioneer the same as SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office, or SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP? A: Yes. Pioneer was the internal project name during the development and test cycle of both editions of what is now known as SAP BusinessObjects Analysis. Pioneer is not the official product name and will not appear in the installer, user interface or documentation. Q: Is SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP the same as SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office? A: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP and SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office are two different solutions and you must acquire a license for each one if you wish to deploy both. Q: Will the solutions and documentations reflect the new names? If not, when are the new names implemented? A: The installer names and documentations refer to Advanced Analysis but the official solution names are SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP, and SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office. We anticipate the completion of all name changes in the next release of the software. 5 SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS WEB INTELLIGENCE Q&A Q: What is SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence? A: SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence is the ad hoc reporting and analysis solution that is a core part of SAP BusinessObjects BI suite. Business users can analyze data across heterogeneous data sources, online or offline and share insights with their colleagues, customers, and partners. Q: Is there any impact to solution and documentation if we have not renamed SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence? A: Yes. The product user interface, installer and documentation use the name Interactive Analysis. We anticipate the completion of all name changes in the next release of the software. Q: What is SAP BusinessObjects Interactive Analysis? A: SAP BusinessObjects Interactive Analysis is a name that was planned to replace SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence. After receiving feedback from different groups including customers, partners and other SAP groups, we decided to drop the name Interactive Analysis in favor of Web Intelligence.

6 6 6 SAP CRYSTAL REPORTS Q&A Q: What is SAP Crystal Reports? A: SAP Crystal Reports is the report authoring tool that is a core part of SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0. Report authors create pixel-perfect reports using this solution and deliver them to their end users inside and outside the organization. Q: What are the different SAP Crystal Reports solutions available? A: Historically, there has been a single version of SAP Crystal Reports that was used in standalone and in server deployments. With the release of SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0, customers now have the choice of 2 versions: 1. SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise The software is delivered as a component of SAP BusinessObjects BI suite. This solution provides a modernized report designer, connectivity via semantic layer and direct connectivity to SAP BEx queries. To activate SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise, you must acquire a license of SAP Crystal Reports The SAP Crystal Reports 2011 keycode is required to activate SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise. 2. SAP Crystal Reports 2011 This is the successor to SAP Crystal Reports 2008, with incremental updates. The SAP Crystal Reports 2011 license includes SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise. Customers of SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 can use either SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise or SAP Crystal Reports 2011, or both, depending on their needs. Q: Will the solution and documentation reflect the new name? A: Yes, the solution and documentation use the name SAP Crystal Reports in both SAP Crystal Reports 2011 and SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise.

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