TM1 (Applix) Review

OLAP REPORT REVIEW: TM1 9.1 (Applix)

Author: Nigel Pendse Released: 2006 Pages: 36 Single User Price: $795 USD An in-depth product evaluation and rating TM1 (Applix) - an underrated high performer under the new ownership of Cognos TM1 continues to build a growing following in the planning and financial applications market, and, with the launch of Version 9, offers new functionality and features. Although Applix is a fraction of the size of its main competitors, its product compares well in many key areas while outperforming the competition in some. This 36-page review covers the latest release, including the .NET web architecture and revised user interface, along with a detailed look at all the other features of the product. The review explains what factors could make TM1 worthy of inclusion on a short-list. Among other things, these include: A write-back capability that outperform products such as MS Analysis Services Ease of moving to and from a spreadsheet environment. A true multi-cube calculation capability TM1's RAM-based approach, making it suitable for portable use. You will also discover its relative weaknesses, ranging from the absence of automatic exception detection or built-in time-series intelligence, to the lack of special support for currency conversion.   Despite these limitations, TM1 emerges as a highly competitive product in a market dominated by more well-established players. In fact, Applix saw its OLAP market share increase faster than anyone except Microsoft in 2006. Use this review to find out exactly: Where Applix outperforms even the biggest players Its comparative advantages in relation to comparable products The background to Applix's current success in the financial OLAP market A sample of the numerous specially generated screenshots from this review. Click to enlarge.

Contents: Vendor overview Cognos and Applix Temtec The Microsoft threat Company background Direct competitors Revenues International issues Market share Product commercial issues Pricing Database structure and capacity Architecture and platforms Data access functionality Calculation functionality Reporting flexibility Web access Automatic detection of exceptions Time series intelligence Currency support Security and DBMS issues End-user human factors Application building features Performance Conclusions and scores Ask a question about this product? Other customers also purchased: Hyperion Essbase Review Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Cognos Planning Review Email a colleague about this product

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