Using SAP Crystal Reports as a Linked (Open) Data Front-End via ODBC

Situation AnalysisAgility is the timeless pursuit ofenterprises and individuals alike.In all cases, access, integration, and dissemination of data is pivotal. © 2008 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

Situation AnalysisData is growing exponentially along thefollowing dimensions:•Volume -- production•Velocity – dissemination fire-hoses•Variety – APIs and underlying data Models•Virtuosity – insight discovery expectations.All of this happens while the total hours in dayremains constant at 24 hours! © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

Product Value PropositionEnterprise and Individual Agilityvia Data Virtualization, withoutcompromising performance,scalability, security, orinvestments in existinginfrastructure! © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

Product ArchitectureA high-performance, scalable,secure, and operating-system-independent server designedto handle contemporarychallenges associated withdata access, data integration,and data management. © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

Pluggable Linked Data Cartridges/DriversA collection of prefabricatedand customizable DataExtraction, Transformation,and Lookup cartridges(drivers) covering a vastranges of data formats anddata access protocols. © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

Sophisticated Content CrawlerDBMS hosted ContentCrawler that leveragesloosely coupled binding tothe Sponger Middlewarecomponent fortransformation ofunstructured and semi-structured data into LinkedData. © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

How Do I Get Going? Download, install, and experience the power of coherent integration of disparate data sources, data access protocols, and data representation formats. In an nutshell, commence exploitation of powerful business intelligence, socially enhanced collaboration, data virtualization, and entity analytics without writing a line of code! Turn "Big Data" into exploitable "Smart Data" without compromise! © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

How Does Virtuoso Expose LOD Cloud Data To ODBC Clients? Creation of ODBC accessible SQL Views using SPASQL (SPARQL inside SQL) that targets local data Ditto via SPARQL-FED (Federated SPARQL) for external SPARQL endpoints. Example instances include:  DBpedia (Linked Data version of Wikipedia content and LOD Cloud nexus)  URIBurner Service for “on the fly” transformation of data from: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Freebase, Disqus etc.  Live Linked Open Data LOD Cloud Cache. © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

OpenLink Company Overview OpenLink Software is a privately-held company founded in 1992 by its President & CEO, Kingsley Idehen. The company is an industry acclaimed technology innovator in the following areas:  ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, and OLE-DB compliant Data Access Drivers for Oracle, SQL Server, Informix, Ingres, Sybase, Progress, MySQL, and PostgreSQL  High-Performance & Scalable Multi-Model (Relational & Graph) Database Technology  Data Integration Middleware (Data Virtualization Technology across a wide variety of Protocols & Formats)  Linked Data Deployment & Management  Web Application Server Technology  Socially-enhanced Distributed Collaborative Applications Platforms (Weblogs, Wikis, Feed Aggregation and Syndication, Web File Systems, Discussion Forums, etc.)  Identity Management. © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

Products & ServicesSoftware Products • OpenLink Universal Data Access Drivers (UDA) - High-performance data access drivers for ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, and OLE DB that provide transparent access to enterprise databases. • OpenLink Virtuoso - available in single server and cluster editions that are deployed in cloud and/or enterprise modes. • OpenLink Data Spaces Platform and Applications • OpenLink Ajax Toolkit • OpenLink Data Explorer • An Open Source Data Access SDK for ODBCAll OpenLink products are delivered by download from the Internet (http, ftp, etc.).Temporary licenses are issued upon download and may be extended as needed, on a case-by-case basis. Permanent licenses are issued once payment is received. © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

Products & ServicesProfessional and Support Services • OpenLink Product Support provides front-line email and phone support, web-based online support, and a variety of premium services such as phone, emergency, and onsite support. • Our Support staff is comprised of individuals with extensive knowledge of data access, data migration, database administration, programming APIs, and other relevant skills. • Services are sold in either Standard "Bronze" or Premium "Platinum" Support packages, with varying hours of availability, response times, etc. • We also offer Custom Development, Training, and other Consultancy services. These services can be offered on- or off-site. Expenses for travel, accommodations, food, etc., associated with on-site services are charged separately. Rates start at US$250 per person per hour. © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

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Additional Information OpenLink Software:  OpenLink Software  OpenLink Virtuoso  Universal Data Access Drivers Social Media Data spaces  http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen/ (weblog)  https://plus.google.com/112399767740508618350/posts (Google+)  https://twitter.com/#!/kidehen (Twitter)  Hashtag: #LinkedData (Anywhere) . © 2012 OpenLink Software, All rights reserved.

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