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A Healthy Dose of WebFOCUS

World-acclaimed NYU Medical Center has shifted its operations to replace an existing paper-based process with Information Builders’ WebFOCUS business intelligence solution, which delivers financial reports via the Web. It’s anticipated that the move will cut the Medical Center’s financial reporting time in half.

Currently, printing is outsourced at great cost, then reports are sent back to NYU Medical Center for collation and distribution. Delivery of the reports via WebFOCUS will make them available online just days after the final numbers are calculated – as opposed to three to four weeks. And the intranet-based reporting application, dubbed the NYU Medical Report Dashboard, will allow managers and department heads to quickly see financial information relevant to their areas, rather than having to wait several weeks. The Dashboard will be available to 400 users across the organization whose goal is to deliver all of its 1,800-plus monthly financial reports via WebFOCUS.

New York City-based Mount Sinai NYU Health has successfully deployed a prototype application that delivers critical information to executives at their five hospital campuses – cutting costs while enabling better decision-making.

Mount Sinai NYU Health, which enjoys an international reputation for top-quality patient care and leading-edge clinical research, wanted an Executive Desktop to bring the organization’s key performance indicators to senior executives in a Web-enabled, self-servicing modality. Mount Sinai NYU Health selected WebFOCUS for its ability to deliver data and query capabilities via the Web and to perform conditional formatting of data, which directs communication

HIPAA HIPAA Hooray for iWay

iWay Software, an Information Builders company that accelerates business integration, has added support for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 4010A as well as extended compliance from Claredi (www.claredi.com), the trusted third-party HIPAA EDI-transaction certifier used by healthcare providers, insurers and clearinghouses.

HIPAA mandates that the U.S. healthcare system, including organizations such as hospitals, clinics and insurance companies, use standard data-exchange formats or face heavy fines. iWay Software has a comprehensive set of healthcare solutions to help organizations meet HIPAA regulations and to conform to e-business standards for healthcare data. These solutions use a lightweight integration engine to process documents of any type, integrating them with other systems using iWay’s Intelligent Adapter Suite.

For more information on the adapters offered by iWay Software, visit www.iwaysoftware.com/products/e2e_integration_products.html.

Case Management Now Completely Real-Time

If you haven’t checked Information Builders’ support Web site (techsupport.informationbuilders.com) recently, you may have missed some important developments. You can now get up-to-the-minute case status right from the site’s case management area: view, open/update a case, or specify multiple site codes in your file and easily switch between them.

More than half our customers open cases through the Web as this gets them to the appropriate support person faster. Opening cases online – at your convenience during or after business hours – allows you to describe a problem in your own words, which can lead to a quicker resolution. And you can sign up for advisories and alerts on FOCUS, WebFOCUS and iWay, as well as notifications of site-related matters such as scheduled maintenance and enhancements.

Union Pacific on the Right Track

Tracking 6,886 locomotives, more than 300,000 freight cars, 4,900 tractors, 19,000 trailers, and 48,000 employees requires a diverse and substantial IT infrastructure, to say the least. Union Pacific Corporation, one of America’s top transportation companies, turned to WebFOCUS to help tackle its many reporting needs throughout the enterprise – from financial analysis to cargo tracking.

Jerry Lucas, assistant vice president of Strategic Initiatives for Union Pacific said, “Union Pacific needed to deliver information to potentially over 48,000 users. We needed a solution that was secure, flexible, scalable, and could adapt to the current infrastructure that was in place at the railroad. We conducted a 90-day proof of concept with WebFOCUS that included running WebFOCUS on mainframe, UNIX, and NT with access to over six different databases. WebFOCUS worked as advertised and our decision was made.”

e-Learning Seminar Premiers

Want to be among the first to share in Information Builders’ new e-learning program? Join us for an hour-and-a-half Internet Webinar titled "FOCUS in the 21st Century," and get a grip on the techniques needed to get the most out of core FOCUS – including new delimited file formats, new EDIT options, dynamic reformatting, and new HOLD formats.

The session costs $150 (credit cards accepted, or use your company’s Information Builders Education Package).

Visit education.informationbuilders.com/edu/wbt_form.html or call 1-800-969-INFO for upcoming seminar dates or to register.

Focal Point for Developers

Check out Focal Point – a new site dedicated to WebFOCUS application developers, and a budding interactive network for WebFOCUS application experts, architects and engineers. The site is designed to foster innovation in the field of enterprise business intelligence application development through discussions and collaboration.

To join in this exciting interactive community just point your browser to www.informationbuilders.com/focalpoint and participate in community forums and exchange ideas, tips and techniques. The Focal Point Web site offers a wealth of resources including the WebFOCUS newsletter, Best Practice Guides and educational manuals – even exclusive content such as mini-demos available for download.

Additionally, WebFOCUS application developers can register their copy of Developer Studio to receive a free gift from Information Builders. Upon registering the product, developers can take advantage of all the benefits, such as e-mail alerts on upgrades and announcements of new products. Once registered, developers will be automatically entered to win great prizes like a Sony PlayStation 2 game console and two games.

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