This release builds upon the significant feature set introduced in version 9 and includes several refinements and new features that continue to address productivity challenges in all elements of the reporting process. Tighter integration with Crystal Enterprise™ is also a key focus area for this release.

For developers, Crystal Reports simplifies the process of integrating dynamic, presentationquality content into any .NET, Java, or COM application, thereby reducing the amount of coding required and minimizing application maintenance. With version 10, Business Objects strengthens its commitment to cross-platform development through the addition of several new features and easier migration to Crystal Enterprise.

Version 10 introduces a Java version of the powerful Crystal Reports reporting engine, the Java Reporting Component, that takes full advantage of Java including portability across operating systems and hardware platforms. Written in 100% Java, this new reporting component provides a fast, codeless way for developers to connect to data and to design dynamic, high-fidelity presentation layers for J2EE applications. It supports JDBC and XML data, as well as the ability to report off of a ResultSet from in-memory objects. The engine supports basic Crystal Reports functions such as grouping, sorting, filtering, expressions, basic formatting, and charting, as well as PDF and Word exporting. It also enables integration with leading Java Integrated Development Environments including Borland ® JBuilder™ 10.

Applications that use the new Java reporting component can also be seamlessly upgraded in version 10 to use Crystal Enterprise and the Report Application Server. By modifying only one line of code, applications can take advantage of off-loaded report processing, programmatic report creation and modification, and many other features.

From increased flexibility in report creation to support for a fully managed reporting system, Crystal Reports 10 helps report designers to be more productive through all stages of the report development and maintenance cycle.

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