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MicroStrategy Mobile™ Features
Rich, Engaging User Interface
A rich J2ME-based user interface provides users with the same BI reports executives are used to consuming for their critical decision making tasks. The MicroStrategy Mobile interface automatically displays the same reports and dashboards accessible via all MicroStrategy user interfaces. Developers and business users create reports just once for use everywhere; there is no need to re-author specific reports to display on the smaller screens of the BlackBerry devices.
Intuitive, Interactive Report Analysis
Intuitive menus, scrolling options, and shortcuts make it easy for business users to navigate and reformat reports and documents as desired. Using features such as "page-by" to view slices of report data, hide/show columns, lock/unlock columns, and find specific text, a business user can work with even the largest reports and documents on a BlackBerry in a highly effective manner.
Optimized Use of Device Resources
MicroStrategy Mobile optimizes the use of the sparse memory resources of BlackBerry smartphones. Device memory and network bandwidth are conserved through the use of an efficient compression algorithm that can achieve compression ratios of 10 to 1. Report data is stored in a compressed format on the phone, and only decompressed when a user opens the report. MicroStrategy Mobile allows users to leverage the extended memory available with newer BlackBerry models, enabling archives of large numbers of BI reports and freeing up memory for more efficient operation of all Blackberry applications.
Flexible Subscriptions and Personalized Report Availability
MicroStrategy Mobile ensures that business users have consistent and reliable mobile access to reports and documents every day. Using MicroStrategy Web or Desktop, both users and administrators can easily subscribe to specific reports and documents so that they are available on mobile devices for analysis. Subscriptions can be created and managed by users via MicroStrategy Web and by administrators via MicroStrategy Desktop. Also, every user can provide prompt answers to personalize reports and documents in advance, ensuring that only certain sets of data are delivered to his or her wireless device. These powerful and convenient features allow every business user to remain up-to-date with only the most relevant data when he or she needs it most.
On-demand and Scheduled Report Reconciliation
MicroStrategy Mobile offers both on-demand and scheduled report updates to the BlackBerry. Reports are refreshed daily based on user preferences, and typically occur during off-peak periods to ensure efficient and fast report retrieval. Users can also refresh reports manually at any time to retrieve the latest data.
Broad Range of Powerful Security Features
Security profiles, access controls, and security filters defined in the MicroStrategy metadata are seamlessly transferred over to the MicroStrategy Mobile application on the BlackBerry, so business users see only the data they are authorized to see.
Silent Installation
MicroStrategy Mobile can be installed and configured in a wireless manner through the use of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. IT policies that control the Mobile Web server, authentication information, and BI applications can be configured and enforced without requiring end user interaction.
Robust Design for Mission-Critical Applications
MicroStrategy Mobile was designed specifically to work cooperatively with other BlackBerry applications, including phone, e-mail, and text messages. The product dynamically optimizes the use of network bandwidth, based on the quality of the signal and usage by other mobile applications.