1. Product Assessment By: April Prencipe

2. FEATURES Report Depot: Centralized report holding Report Depot: Centralized report holding Relational Router: Links summarized and detailed information Relational Router: Links summarized and detailed information Scheduler: Automates scheduling of report delivery Scheduler: Automates scheduling of report delivery

3. Business Use Use OLAP Hub to sort through masses of data and form meaningful, relevant, and timely diagnosis. This timely diagnosis increases profitability and efficiency. Use OLAP Hub to sort through masses of data and form meaningful, relevant, and timely diagnosis. This timely diagnosis increases profitability and efficiency.

4. Strengths and Weaknesses easy to use, install, and customize easy to use, install, and customize lots of training materials/ classes lots of training materials/ classes uses browser formatting uses browser formatting can add on other cubes can add on other cubes expensive for small businesses expensive for small businesses must buy at SPSS web store must buy at SPSS web store cannot be used with Linux or Macs cannot be used with Linux or Macs

5. Purchasing SPSS Store online at SPSS Store online at http://www.spss.com http://www.spss.com Starts at $16,600 and increases based on the number of users and the size and number of servers Starts at $16,600 and increases based on the number of users and the size and number of servers

6. Recommendation I recommend the OLAP Hub to any business seeking to invest in its future because of the increased profitability and efficiency within their organization the OLAP Hub would create. I recommend the OLAP Hub to any business seeking to invest in its future because of the increased profitability and efficiency within their organization the OLAP Hub would create.