1. Who is BIRT Laurent Delvaux BIRT Expert @ Zenika1Actuate Corporation 2009

2. Who is Zenika Conseil, Ralisation, Formation par des experts2Actuate Corporation 2009 3. Actuate Launches the BIRT ProjectActuate proposed and startedActuate Joins Eclipse FoundationBIRT as Strategic DeveloperBusiness Intelligence and Board Member and Reporting Tools Project Adds BI and Reporting a top-level Eclipse projectas Open Source Project Professional open sourcePrimary development resourcesfunded by Actuate Contributions from many sourcesIBM, Innovent Solutions and community AUGUST3Actuate Corporation 20092004 4. Business Intelligence and Reporting ToolsA New Generation of Reporting and Data Visualization Technology Makes all report development easy Modern, web-page design metaphor Open and standards-based Flexible with rich programmatic control Full support for libraries and reuse Foundation for a range of reporting solutions Simplicity Power that makes BIRTto create simple reports very complexeasy layouts4Actuate Corporation 2009 5. BIRT Release History Six Major Releases since Project Launch September 2004BIRT Project proposal accepted, and project launched June 2005 1.0 Eclipse Report Designer, Report Engine, Chart Engine December 2005 2.0 Support for a wide variety of common report types June 2006 2.1 Advanced parameters, ability to join data sets, June 2007 2.2 Dynamic crosstab support, web services data source, June 2008 2.3 JavaScript Debugger, BiDi Support, Charts in Crosstabs, June 2009 2.5 Page Level Variables/Scripts, Parameter Scripts, Study Charts, Ground-up initiative: Innovative approach to report layout and design Enterprise-class, designed to handle real-world problems Developed in the open with community feedback at all stages5Actuate Corporation 2009 6. BIRT Momentum: Downloads BIRT DownloadsBIRT is one of the top 10most downloadedcommercially supportedThousands of downloads More than 6.5 millionopen source applicationsdownloads through December 2008and has a tremendousgrowth curve over the lasttwo years.Andrew Aitken,Managing Partner,Olliance Group BIRT technology is tried and tested in many applications6Actuate Corporation 2009 7. High-Level BIRT ArchitectureBIRT Report DesignerEclipseEclipse ChartReport DTP,DesignerDesigner WTP,Report Design Engine XML Report DesignReportDocumentGeneration ChartingServices EngineData Presentation HTMLServices Services PDFDataExcelWord Data PowerPointPostScript7Actuate Corporation 2009 8. BIRT Viewer8Actuate Corporation 2009 9. Chart Engine/Builder9Actuate Corporation 2009 10. BIRT Designer DEMO10Actuate Corporation 2009 11. BIRT Example Key CapabilitiesVery Simple to Very Complex ReportsRe-use and Developer Productivity Listings, cross-tab, dashboard, pixel-perfect, Library support for publishing and sharingcharts components Grouping, advanced aggregations, sub-totals, Leverages common standards (SQL,calculations HTML, JavaScript, Java, XML) Multi-section and sub-reports Conditional report sections and logic Cascading Style Sheets Full programmatic control/scripting Built-in debugger Embedded images Interactivity and LinkingComprehensive Data Access Data driven hyperlinks SQL databases, Web Services, Flat Files, Drill-through charts and graphicsXML, scripted data sources Multiple data sources in one report Multiple Usage and Productivity Aids Graphical report designOutput Formats Query & metadata editors HTML, PDF, Excel, Word, PowerPoint Internationalization of labels and text Formatting Builder Bi-Directional language display Grouping Builder Customizable cheat sheets and templates11Actuate Corporation 2009 12. BIRT Report Gallery Charts and TablesListing with Groups and Sub-Totals12Actuate Corporation 2009 13. BIRT Report Gallery Crosstab and Charts Crosstabs13Actuate Corporation 2009 14. BIRT Report Gallery FormsCalendar / Schedule14Actuate Corporation 2009 15. BIRT Report Gallery Sales InvoiceDashboards15Actuate Corporation 2009 16. BIRT Chart Gallery16Actuate Corporation 2009 17. BIRT Chart Gallery17Actuate Corporation 2009 18. BIRT Chart Gallery18Actuate Corporation 2009 19. BIRT Project Users AUDIENCE FEATURESEasy Content and Report developersDrag-and-drop authoring, charting Advanced content developersScripting, script API Runtime integration developers BIRT Viewer and engine APIsComplex Custom design UI developersDesign engine API Extension developers BIRT extension points Core development Eclipse development, open source19Actuate Corporation 2009 20. Summary A New Generation of Data Visualization Technology Top-level open source Eclipse project Free with commercial friendly license Powerful, extensible data visualizationtechnology Easy-to-use, web-centric designmetaphor Very active community with more than6.5 million downloads Actuate extends and complementsBIRT with value-added technology20Actuate Corporation 2009 21. Around BIRT with Zenika & &21Actuate Corporation 2009 22. Who is BIRT? Solving Your Data Visualization Needs with Open SourceQ&A22Actuate Corporation 2009