Crystal Reports

Business Objects' Crystal Reports software helps you generate reports with data you have in other files. Learn more about the product with the resources below.

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Product Info and Support

Business Objects Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports comes in several versions: Server, Developer, Professional, and Standard. Check out each product's page for feature overviews.

Crystal Reports Support
Enter a keyword or question about Crystal Reports and get solutions from Business Objects' support database.

Crystal Reports Resources
Business Objects' resource page includes links to Crystal Reports overviews, Webcasts, white papers, and more.

Downloads

Crystal Reports Viewer XI
Have your colleagues download this free viewer so they can look at the reports generated from Crystal Reports.

Reviews

Business Objects' Crystal Reports Professional: Improving With Age
Network Computing's favorable review of Crystal Reports XI highlights new features such as HTML preview.

Crystal Shows a New Sheen
Infoworld magazine also praises the latest version of Crystal Reports, particularly for its ease of use.

Crystal-Clear Winner: Report Writer Is Tops
CRN, a computing and technology publication, says Crystal Reports "surpasses all other competing report writers on the market."

Expert User Sites and Blogs

Crystal Reports XI Book Chapters
Brian Bischof, author of Crystal Reports Encyclopedia, has made some chapters from his book available for free on his Web site — including chapters on designing and sorting reports.

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.