VISUAL Message Center Reports is a web based solution that’s fully packed with elegantly implemented features. It is incredibly easy to use and has a solid, comprehensive security and permission system using VISUAL Message Center AccessServer technology. Custom Business and IT reports are now even easier to create than ever, thanks to the drag-and-drop, wizard based interface. Previous report runs are stored so users can locate and use previously generated reports, instead of re-generating reports over and over.  The calendar supports every kind of customization, no matter how complex.

Robust web architecture
Based on ASP.NET, VISUAL Message Center Reports is multiplatform, centralized, and quick to use. Installation is done just once on the server. Written with modern AJAX and web 2.0 programming techniques, VISUAL Message Center Reports has a snappy, cool interface that takes advantage of the latest web trends.

Browser-based interface
The interface has been designed with ease-of-use in mind. All options are displayed in a familiar and intuitive way, emulating popular internet browser applications. Reports are much easier to find and navigating through a report has become much more straightforward. They also come with good descriptions, which make them understandable at a glance, and they can be previewed before actually hitting the export button, eliminating possible reporting errors. Online help for VISUAL Message Center Reports has been expanded and includes a wizard-like assistance for complex tasks. VISUAL Message Center Reports offers tooltips and you can calculate the load of queries before running the report.

Powerful rendering engine
VISUAL Message Reports can make good use of multiple-CPU machines, thanks to its multithreaded engine. It can support multiple concurrent users and multiple concurrent report creations, performing much more efficiently. It also has a Management Control Panel to manage activity and have everything under control. VISUAL Message Center Reports uses the latest Crystal Reports engine to visually render reports. This provides VISUAL Message Center Reports with a speedy and powerful rendering process.

Multi database support
VISUAL Message Center Reports supports virtually any database as its data repository, including, but not limited to: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, mySQL, PostgreSQL, iSeries DB2, Windows DB2, etc. It has a transparent integration layer called Tango Query Language (TQL) that automatically transforms standard SQL statements into proprietary SQL for the most popular databases in the market. Native syntax filtering is also supported.

Future-proof
Not only is the rendering engine good, it is also has the capability to upgrade the technology to the very best when a better one comes along. With that in mind, the VISUAL Message Center Reports architecture makes a point of permitting the easy addition of future rendering technologies into it, including a revolutionary, future-proof Loosely Coupled Rendering Engine. VISUAL Message Center Reports is much easier to integrate in a single, web-based Portal with VISUAL Message Center Dashboards and the VISUAL Message Center webSmart Console. By invoking reports as URL links, reports can converse with VISUAL Message Center or any other third-party Portal offerings making integration rapid and easy.

Extreme security
VISUAL Message Center Reports can be fully securable, as it comes with a full AccessServer implementation with users, roles, and per-report permissions. Users and passwords are reused from the Windows domain, so there is no need to create new ones. Reports can be made public or for your eyes only.

Full ALEV compatibility
Reuse your VISUAL Message Center WebSmartConsole ALEV filters for VISUAL Message Center Reports if you want. ALEV 1.5 filtering is fully supported by VISUAL Message Center Reports, and can be combined with custom SQL selections.

Assisted parameter entry technology
VISUAL Message Center Reports uses a state-of-the-art, JavaScript-based assisted parameter entry for maximum ease of use. Furthermore, report parameters are now even more flexible, with support for lists, unlimited and/or, selectable comparison (equals to/higher than/ etc.).

Tagging
Because VISUAL Message Center Reports allows you to tag reports, you will never have to search long for them. You can look for, say, all SOX-tagged reports with just one click. VISUAL Message Center Reports will also show you tag clouds (as seen in Flickr and other Web 2.0 apps). Compliance reports are tagged out of the box.

Customizable users settings
Each user can have access to what he needs/wants to see, can personalize several options (such as time/date formats) and has multiple user-based advantages such as user-related favorite reports, report generation history and language settings.

Monitoring-as-a-service
With the advent of VISUAL Message Center Reports, the exciting features of VISUAL Message Center Dashboards and VISUAL Message Center WebSmart Console, your users do not need to install software on their computers anymore to benefit from all the data you can offer them. Access to a browser will be more than enough. This is relevant for any kind of company, but especially for those that provide Software-as-a-Service and Managed Services.

As VISUAL Message Center can monitor practically everything, this means web-based access to:

• Data on IT equipment (availability, status, SLAs, trends, forecasting)
• Real Time and Historical Data on Compliance (adherence to regulations, standards, and auditing)
• Business Process Monitoring (know the weakest link in the critical business processes)
• Operational Business Intelligence (KPI’s, trends, forecasting, graphs, scorecards)
• KRI (Key Risk Indicators)
• Service Level Management (full information on service level agreements with predictive capabilities and strategic Continual Service Improvement information)

Ready to evolve
Thanks to its modern, web-services based architecture and Loosely Coupled Rendering Engine, VISUAL Message Center Reports is easy to enhance and improve. Whatever the course of future technology, VISUAL Message Center Reports is prepared to adapt quickly.