Crystal Reports and Xcelsius Engage from Business Objects

Business Objects’ Crystal Reports products allow you to design and distribute reports. The Xcelsius Engage data visualization software can be integrated with Crystal Reports or used as a standalone product. Learn more about these products with the resources below.

Get Business Office Products

Crystal Reports 2008, Xcelsius Engage 2008, and Crystal Reports 2008 Visual Advantage are available through TechSoup Stock for eligible organizations thanks to a generous donation from Business Objects.

Product Info and Support

Check out each product's page for feature overviews:

• Crystal Reports 2008 helps you generate reports with data you have in other files.
• Xcelsius Engage 2008 allows you to generate interactive visualizations from data files.
• Crystal Reports 2008 Visual Advantage combines Crystal Reports 2008 and Xcelsius Engage 2008 in one product.
• Crystalreports.com allows you to distribute Crystal Reports files over the Web.

Business Objects Support

Get access to the support portal, forums, and product guides for all Business Objects products.

Tutorials

Get an introduction and overview with these free tutorials:

• Crystal Reports 2008 Flash video tutorials:
  • What-if analysis
  • Sort and filter
  • Powerful crosstabs
  • Flash integration
  • Reporting mashups
• Webinar: Getting Started with Xcelsius 2008
• Webinar: Introduction to crystalreports.com (requires registration)

Downloads

Crystal Reports 2008 Samples

This download site allows you to view sample reports generated with Crystal Reports 2008.

Xcelsius 2008 - Demos and Sample Downloads

Follow this link to download interactive demos of Xcelsius Engage visualizations.

Case Studies

Arts Umbrella

Read this case study to learn how a Canadian institute for the young used Crystal Reports to better predict and communicate its fundraising goals.

Sydney West Area Health Service

Learn about this Australian health service’s success with using Xcelsius Engage visualizations to better assess organizational performance in this case study.

National University of Health Sciences

This Illinois-based health science education institution incorporated crystalreports.com to consolidate its reports on the Web. Check out this case study to see the results.

Expert User Sites and Blogs

Crystal Reports Alliance

This site, run by ASPAlliance (a group that runs several online publications and community sites), includes links to how-to articles, tutorials, and other articles about using Crystal Reports.

The Crystal Reports Underground

Ken Hamady, self-proclaimed Crystal Reports expert, blogs about the software and offers insights from the user prospect, like how Crystal Reports handles Windows Vista.