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Survey business people and you'll find their attitude toward any query and reporting solution is directly related to how easy it is for them to get data into Microsoft Excel or to run and view reports from their PC, tablet, or smartphone. In this presentation we focus on the multiple ways NGS-IQ supports Excel and Web users and step through the process of creating queries that generate formatted HTML output. In the process you'll see how to use features like date formatting, run-time prompting, conditional calculation logic, report tables, summary output, drill down, and HTML layout. One hour.

Get a close up look at how NGS-IQ can help develop reports and data visualizations for smartphone and tablet computer users who need secure access to business information wherever their job duties take them. This session includes video clips of NGS-IQ presenting dashboards and reports on Apple and Android devices as well as a good look at the NGS-IQ development interface that makes it possible. There is also a demonstration of the powerful mapping and charting features of Google Fusion Tables which can be used with NGS-IQ query output to securely share valuable information with mobile users without giving them direct access to your IBM i environment. One hour.

Watch this presentation and learn about IBM's analytics software strategy, the recently released DB2 Web Query V2.1, and some of the important ways NGS's software might better meet your functional and budget requirements. This session includes an NGS-IQ customer talking about and demonstrating how his company is using the software. It also describes the NGS Software Developer Kit (NGS SDK), a low-cost way for IBM i customers to introduce modern reporting and analytics into their organization. One hour and 10 minutes.

In this one-hour Webcast you will see how NGS-IQ cost effectively satisfies the needs of users in finance, sales, logistics, manufacturing production, and other departments. NGS-IQ's IBM i foundation can help you extend data access to Web, smartphone, tablet and mobile users without sacrificing control or security. You will also learn about the $475 NGS Software Developer Kit (SDK) which gives a single IBM i user the ability to create and deliver graphical Web reports as well as generate and distribute PDF, CSV, HTML, XML, TXT and print output.

Reporting has moved beyond simply distributing printouts and spreadsheets to user's PCs. Today's managers and analysts expect to be kept informed wherever they work. NGS-IQ can help you automate the delivery of graphical reports, dashboards, email alerts, and other output types to smartphones, tablets, and the World Wide Web. This presentation shows you how. One hour.

This presentation includes an overview of the NGS-IQ business intelligence and enterprise reporting software; two customers talking about the business and productivity benefits they are getting from using NGS-IQ; a short demonstration of dashboards, Web reporting, and Excel output capabilities; and a 15-minute bonus segment on query and Web report design for those interested in seeing the NGS-IQ development environment. Use the Table of Contents to skip to any segment of the presentation. One and a half hours.

Watch this presentation featuring an overview and demonstration of NGS-IQ, supplemented by an interview with the CFO of an industrial distribution company that currently uses the software, and a short summary of the most recent IBM POWER7 and IBM i announcements. One hour.

See a demonstration of the NGS-IQ BI and enterprise reporting software and learn how the modular architecture of the solution enables you to choose the level of function right for your organization's needs and budget. This presentation covers creating a query and transferring the output to Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, designing a Web report, taking advantage of NGS's SmartView online analytical processing module, and using Web dashboards to monitor business performance. An example of an analytical dashboard built over a DB2-based data mart is provided. One hour.

Siemens Medical Solutions and NGS work closely together to provide MedSeries4 customers with query, reporting, and analytics software that can improve access to reports and eliminate many of the steps typically required to deliver reports and files to clinical staff, administrators, auditors, and regulatory agencies. This software is available to both RCO and ICO customers. This presentation provides an overview of the NGS MedSeries4 solutions and a live demonstration. One hour.

NGS-IQ is very popular with users of the Vormittag Associates, Inc. (VAI) S2K Enterprise software. Watch this presentation for an overview of the NGS offerings for S2K, including our packaged "Real-Time for S2K" set of dashboards and reports and our Decision Assist - Financial Performance data model which provides you with ready-to-run Excel spreadsheets and dashboards for the most common financial reports. This session also includes a demonstration of the NGS-IQ query development environment and the SmartView online analytical processing module. Approximately one hour.

Competitive pressures and customer service demands in the transportation industry have never been higher. You need a comprehensive BI and reporting system to keep pace. Watch this demonstration featuring examples of management dashboards, reports, and Excel output you can generate with NGS-IQ. Approximately one hour.

See how the NGS-IQ Business Intelligence software can help you manage the critical processes that impact your profit margin, customer service, and product quality - without requiring you to rewrite your current business application software on the IBM i (System i, iSeries, and AS/400). This demonstration highlights features of NGS-IQ using examples of particular interest to manufacturing and distribution companies. Approximately one hour.

The NGS-IQ Query/400 Application Program Interface (API) gives you the ability to run Query/400 queries from within NGS-IQ, without requiring any conversion of those queries. It's a great tool to help you leverage your past Query/400 development and enhance those queries while you are learning how to use NGS-IQ. This demonstration shows you how you can use the Query/400 API to enable NGS-IQ to run a pair of Query/400 queries and use NGS-IQ to enhance them to prompt for record selection at run-time, convert the query result into Adobe PDF format, and e-mail the PDF file. Approximatively 20 minutes.

See how ShipView Plus, a transportation and logistics analytics solution jointly developed by NGS and Varsity Logistics, can help you cut costs, improve efficiency, and negotiate with your carriers more effectively. ShipView Plus is built with NGS-IQ, the full-function reporting and BI solution from NGS. Approximately one hour.

Register to watch this recently recorded demonstration showing how you can use NGS-IQ to connect your enterprise data and the IBM i to Web and Windows users. See samples of Web-based dashboards, Web reports with on-demand drill down, and the NGS-IQ WebRunner feature that instantly connects your Web browser and smartphone users to enterprise data without writing Java, PHP, or CGI programming. Then, get a look at the NGS-IQ query and Web-report development environment, integration features for Microsoft Excel users, and SmartView OLAP module. Approximately one hour.

Watch this free presentation, hosted by System i News magazine, to see how NGS-IQ can quickly transform your IBM i into a powerful, easy-to-use query, reporting, and BI platform that delivers on-demand Web reports, graphical dashboards, custom Web interfaces, multidimensional models, spreadsheets, and more without compromising security or performance. Approximately one hour.

See how NGS-IQ's graphical business performance dashboards, WebRunner run-time interface, Microsoft Office integration, and desktop query development features can satisfy the most demanding end user reporting, presentation, and analytics requirements while leveraging the security, data integrity, and reliability of the IBM i environment.

Learn how to use Qport Office, NGS' entry-level reporting tool for Query/400 users. You'll see Qport Office output to MS Excel, Word, Access, and the Windows display as well as learn how to initiate queries to run from desktop icons and the Windows Task Scheduler. Approximately 30 minutes.

Learn how NGS can help community hospitals and clinics monitor and improve financial performance and patient care by making it easy to securely access, analyze, and share the vast data stored in patient accounting and clinical applications. Approximately 50 minutes.

Find out how NGS' Decision Assist line of packaged analytical templates and DB2 for i5/OS-based data marts can reduce risk, cut cost, and shorten the implementation process associated with your business intelligence project. See a demonstration of the Decision Assist Financial and Business Performance solutions for the IBM System i. Approximately 65 minutes.

Learn how NGS can help you deploy a secure business intelligence and reporting environment that addresses today's compliance and legal requirements for protecting sensitive data. Approximately 50 minutes.

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