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October 2005
  IN THIS ISSUE
 
  • CR XI & BO XI
  • .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite
  • .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite
  • FREE Upgrades
  • SPL 3 (Smart Pick Lists)
  • SmartObjects 3 and SmartObjects Desktop 3
  • Who's using our products
  • Coming Next Issue
  • Summer may be over, but the hot new versions of
    .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite and
    .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite are sure to brighten your day.

    We've taken your feedback and incorporated many of your requests in to these new versions.

    .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite now has 15 tools and is designed to audit, analyze, document, edit, and work with your Crystal Reports file on the file system.

    .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite now has 18 tools and is designed to monitor, manage, analyze, document, edit, and work with your Business Objects / Crystal Enterprise report templates, objects, instances, schedules, etc. that are stored directly in your enterprise environment. And it also can work with your Crystal Reports on the file system too. Plus a tool for seamless and automated integration with version control.

    Both suites are available in multiple editions and have been designed to work side by side to support your specific environments. Read on for more details.

    :: Attending the BO 2005 User Conference Nov. 6-9 in Orlando? ::
    Be sure to visit booth S22 to see our latest innovations, share your feedback & comments,
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     CR XI & BO XI

    You've asked for it, and we've listened ...

    New versions of .rpt Inspector suites are now available. Now with editions that support 8.5, 9, 10, and XI. All capable of reading previous Crystal Reports file formats all the way back to CR 5!

    Visit the product page and/or specifications and requirements page(s) for more details.

    .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite :: [Buy Now]
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    Product Page] | [Specifications & Requirements] | [Trial] | [ROI]

    .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite :: [Buy Now]
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    Product Page] | [Specifications & Requirements] | [Trial] | [ROI]
     

     .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite

    NEW! - .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite
    15 powerful tools in the most ...
       powerful, integrated, & easiest to use suite!

    Now you can Mass Edit your Crystal Reports (one or many at the same time) with these editor, analysis, and documentation tools.

    Now available in four editions:

    • .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite (for CR 8.5)
    • .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite (for CR 9)
    • .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite (for CR 10)
    • .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite (for CR XI)

    Highlights of changes:

    • Improved Data source / Database migration and conversion wizard
    • Improved Search & Replace (now with history export + more)
    • New SQL Expressions tab
    • New Running Totals tab 
    • see whatsnew.txt (in trial) for more features and changes

    Buy new licenses by October 21 and get 40% OFF! - More Info

    Upgrade by October 31 and get 30% OFF! - More Info

    Purchased on/after April 15th?
    Request a FREE upgrade before October 31!
    - More Info

    [Buy Now] | [Product Page] | [Specifications & Requirements] | [Trial] | [ROI]

     
     .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite
    NEW! - .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite
    18 powerful tools in the most ...
       powerful, integrated, & easiest to use suite!

    Now you can Mass Edit + Manage your Business Objects Enterprise / Crystal Enterprise reports (one or many at the same time) with these editor, management, analysis, and documentation tools.

    Now available in three editions:

    • .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite (for CE 9 and CR 9)
    • .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite (for CE 10 and CR 10)
    • .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite (for BO XI and CR XI)

    Highlights of changes:

    • Improved Data source / Database migration and conversion wizard
    • Improved Search & Replace (now with history export + more)
    • New SQL Expressions tab
    • New Running Totals tab
    • Improved BO / CE Object, Schedule, and Instance Monitor and Management tools 
    • see whatsnew.txt (in trial) for more features and changes

    Buy new licenses by October 21 and get 40% OFF! - More Info

    Upgrade by October 31 and get 30% OFF! - - More Info

    Purchased on/after April 15th?
    Request a FREE upgrade before October 31!
    - More Info

    [Buy Now] | [Product Page] | [Specifications & Requirements] | [Trial] | [ROI]

     
       
     FREE Upgrades
    If you've purchased either .rpt Inspector 2 Professional Suite or .rpt Inspector 3 Enterprise Suite on or after April 15, 2005 then you qualify for a FREE upgrade to the latest version of the same edition.

    But hurry, offer expires on midnight October 31, 2005!

    Here's what you need to do:

    1. Send an E-mail to support@softwareforces.com
    2. In the subject put "Process my FREE upgrade to .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite" or put "Process my FREE upgrade to .rpt Inspector 3.1 Enterprise Suite" (and no, you can not upgrade for FREE from the Professional to the Enterprise)
    3. In the body include your ORIGINAL Purchase Key, product version and edition (i.e. CR5-CR8.5, CR9-CR10, etc.) you purchased
    4. If you have the CR9-CR10 edition or the CE9-CE10 edition then you must choose one or the other to upgrade to as they have now become separate (i.e. I want to upgrade to CR 10 edition).
      So in the body please also specify the edition you want to upgrade to if the above applies to you
    5. Download a trial of the latest version and edition and install it on the SAME computer as the previous version
    6. Once your request is processed, you will be e-mailed an Upgrade Purchase Key
     
     SPL 3 (Smart Pick Lists)

    Are you tired of maintaining the parameter values for your pick lists?

    SPL (Smart Pick Lists) can help!
    With SPL you can have dynamic parameters integrated in your enterprise environment without modifying your existing reports!

    SPL 3 for Crystal Enterprise 9 and 10 is almost here ...
        with powerful new features you've asked for! -
    More Info

    SPL for BusinessObjects XI? You bet! Because:

    • You shouldn't have to modify your existing reports and you shouldn't have to recreate your parameters just to get dynamic / dynamic + cascading values
    • You should have the power for true cascading values
    • You shouldn't be forced to use BusinessViews
    • You shouldn't be restricted to 1000 values
    • Performance does matter! SPL is up to 350% FASTER!
    • You should have more control of how your parameter prompts are displayed
    • You should have the power to display one value to the user but send another to the report (i.e. show the user "New York" but send "NY" to the report for processing)
    • You should have the ability to send multiple values to a stored procedure
    • And a lot of other powerful features that are coming in SPL 3
    • Click here for more details on what's coming in SPL 3 (these will also be part of SPL for BusinessObjects XI).

    SPL 2 for CE 9 / SPL 2.5 for CE 10 :: [Buy Now]
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     SmartObjects 3 and
      SmartObjects Desktop 3

    SmartObjects 3 is a powerful Software Development Kit (SDK) for Business Objects XI, Crystal Enterprise 8 / 8.5 / 9 / 10, and Seagate Info 7 / 7.5. This comprehensive toolkit is designed to quickly and seamlessly integrate the functionality of your enterprise environment into your own desktop and web applications.

    SmartObjects Desktop 3 (built using the SmartObjects SDK) is an easy to use and powerful Object, Instance, Schedule, Report, Package, etc. Monitor and Management tool for your Business Objects XI and Crystal Enterprise environment.

    With SmartObjects Desktop 3, you can quickly and easily analyze, monitor and manage the various values and properties of objects such as schedule information, destinations, formats, etc.

    SmartObjects 3 :: [Buy Now]
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    Product Page]

    SmartObjects Desktop 3 :: Public Beta Coming Soon!
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    Sign Up]

     
     Who's using our products
    They rely on us... So can you!
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    Chicken of the Sea International Northwestern Human Services US Naval Undersea Warfare Center
    Cigna NPG Envelope Verio
    Citigroup Oak Street Mortgage Verizon
    City of San Diego, California Ocwen Financial White Wave
    County of Chester, Pennsylvania Ontario Management Board Secretariat World Savings and Loan
    County of Livingston, Michigan Opteum Financial Services Xerox
    Credit Lyonnais Optus  
         
     

    and many more!

     
     

     

     Coming Next Issue
    • Tips & Tricks
      • 3 methods to modify Formulas in multiple reports at the same time
      • The easy way to take your reports from Dev to Q/A to Production
    • Product News
      • More details and status update on SmartObjects Desktop 3
      • SPL 3 status update
    • and more ...

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    .rpt Inspector 3 Professional Suite :: [Buy Now]
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    SPL 2 for CE 9 / SPL 2.5 for CE 10 :: [Buy Now]
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