FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April
26, 2004
Raosoft,
Inc. releases Raosoft EZREPORT, Version 2004 for Win2000/ME/ NT/XP.
This combined statistical report writer and presentation program provides new
expanded analysis and more display options. Point and click ease allows end
users to quickly design custom reports.
Shipping date: April 26, 2004 Price:
$299, additional network license $149
Contact
person to obtain a demo copy, or for questions:
Catherine
McDole Rao, CEO, Raosoft, Inc.
SEATTLE, April 26 , 2004— Raosoft
EZREPORT, Version 2004 provides easy-to-use analysis and reports
with inviting presentation quality for both non-expert and expert end users.
EZReport is developed specifically to examine questionnaire and survey-type
data. The data can be derived from Raosoft data gathering software, any DBF
database, ASCII databases, or standard ODBC databases (SQL Server, Access,
Oracle, DB/2, Sybase, more). New features include the ability to produce
stacked bar charts, which can pivot instantly. Formatting options are extended
to support color and plot styles that can be set, plus many other options are
added to improve display control. The menu interface has been reorganized and
extended for greater clarity. A stable program used for more than 10 years,
EZReport provides for both beginning and advanced applications.
EZReport, Version 2004 is a user-friendly and flexible
report writer with statistics, and was developed to give non-experts the
ability to produce custom reports, and to give speed to advanced users. Using
its point-&-click object-oriented method, end users do not require
training. They may employ basic analysis or the more advanced statistics that
are also available.
Raosoft
EZReport Version 2004 will support Win200x/ME/NT/XP and is provided as a 32-bit
version. It uses 6 MB disk space. There is no program limit to database size.
It provides powerful extra reporting and analysis for owners of Raosoft
EZSurvey, InterForm, and SURVEYWin or for anyone who works with DBF, ASCII or
ODBC databases.
Reports may be saved as templates
for future re-use with different data, printed, exported, or be saved in Adobe
PDF format for web site posting and distribution. Or, end users may take
advantage of Raosoft's RapidReport version 2004 program ($199), which provides
default templates that allow you to instantly prepare reports for each variable
or question in preset chart format. The EZReport owner can access the
RapidReport program immediately through a menu option. The Raosoft web site
provides samples and a demo of both EZReport and RapidReport.
In summary, some of the major new
features of Raosoft EZReport, Version 2004 are:
· New stacked bar charts are available, and the number of comparisons for the bars is limited only by the screen/page considerations rather than program limitations.
· Stacked bar charts can pivot from vertical to horizontal display and vice versa.
· Improved formatting for graphs provide colors and plot styles that can be set, and rulers, such as for graph axes, can have numeric ranges placed on them.
· Graphs have increased use of default statistics, e.g., cumulative statistics on bar graphs.
· Improved placement tools such as the Alignment option and Grid lines give greater placement ease and accuracy in placing objects for fast and inviting page design.
· Improved XML report files assist integration of EZReport with other applications.
· Version 2004 is designed for Windows XP, opens and saves files in the "My Documents" directory, and keeps separate preferences for each user.
· An improved built-in form editor makes it easier to import databases by automatically analyzing the imported database to determine its structure.
· Powerful command-line interface and scripting lets you create batch report production plus distribution; multiple query support means automatic bulk printing of appropriate reports.
· Redesigned menus provide faster, more intuitive reporting, e.g., analyses for novices and experts are now in separate menus.
· Copying/pasting of multiple objects to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint is improved.
· The Raosoft RapidReport program with its default templates has improved direct access from an EZReport menu to generate instant reports.
Reference: Mr. Fred Ahrens, Institutional Researcher, Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood, Washington, 253-589-5532, Fred.Ahrens@cptc.edu