Features and Benefits of the WebFOCUS Architecture

Features Benefits
Scalability
  • WebFOCUS server clusters with built-in load-balancing
  • Multi-tiered processing partitions application logic over multiple platforms
  • Fail-over automatically re-routes users to other servers if problems occur
  • Nonpersistent connection maintains connections only while report is generated
 
  • Consistent performance regardless of scope
  • Ability to handle simultaneous user requests
  • Ensures high level of systems availability
  • Large number of concurrent users per server
 
 
Java™ Server environment
  • Support for major application servers
    IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, Sun/Netscape iPlanet, Microsoft IIS, and more
  • Multi-threaded Java Servlet implementation
  • Support for Web services – create and publish reports as a J2EE or .NET Web service
  • Adherence to J2EE standards
 
  • Rapid integration of business intelligence applications with existing Java development environment
  • Greater reliability and security
  • Flexible BI applications for greatest business agility and collaboration
  • Immediate compatibility and deployment; expanded developer knowledge base
 
 
Usage management
 
  • Better control over resource consumption, prevention of browser time-outs, and exceptional systems reliability
  • Optimization of resources
 
 
Security and administration
  • Multi-layered security – data level, report level, role level, and function level
  • Flexible Web console for configuration and control of the reporting server
  • Integrated LDAP security
 
  • Security infrastructure easily tailored to your precise needs
  • Centralized control of the reporting environment to help ensure optimal efficiency and security
  • Simplified management of widely deployed applications
 
 
Scheduling, distribution, and archiving
  • Send reports on a scheduled or alert-driven basis
  • Supports multiple formats – HTML, PDF, Excel 2000
  • Multiple delivery options – e-mail, Web, printers, FTP
  • Archive reports and other files in a single repository
 
  • Streamlines report distribution and ensures timely information
  • Send information in its most usable form
  • Helps ensure widest deployment of information
  • Better integration and management of enterprise information; efficient compliance with document retention guidelines