Business intelligence.

• Position: Technology Tools

MIS AG North America, a provider of business intelligence solutions, has brought out MIS Plain, a new generation of its Excel integration software that delivers planning, reporting and ad hoc analysis and features a user-friendly Excel front end. MIS Plain's features include advanced analytic capabilities and a direct integration with leading data warehouse platforms such as Microsoft ® Analysis Services and SAP ® BW.

MIS Plain fully leverages the functionality of Microsoft's advanced multidimensional expressions (MDX) statements to solve complex analytic questions with unprecedented flexibility. As a result, business users can now create dynamic Excel reports, which automatically adapt to changes -- such as new cost...