SF Bay ACM: 16 November 2005

“BIRT: The Open Source Eclipse Reporting Framework"

Presented by Paul Clenahan VP of Product Management, Actuate Corporation
Eclipse BIRT Project PMC (Project Management Committee)

Date: Wednesday, 16 November 2005
Time: 6:30pm - refreshments, 7:00pm - talk
Location: Hewlett Packard (see directions), Pruneridge and Wolfe, Cupertino, Bldg. 48, Oak Room.
Cost: Free and open to all who wish to attend, but membership is only $10/year.

Topic:
This presentation introduces the Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project (http://www.eclipse.org/birt), a powerful reporting framework that is part of the open source Eclipse initiative. Using BIRT, developers can incorporate reports into their applications without the need for time-consuming custom code, or they can build on and extend BIRT to provide valuable reporting services specifically tailored for their applications and products.

This talk will cover:

What is Business Intelligence and Reporting?

How do developers solve the problem today, and why that does not work.

The emergence of the BIRT project.

Why Eclipse and Open Source?

Demonstration of BIRT and what it can do for you.

Extensibility: Why BIRT is particularly interesting for ISVs.

About the Speaker:
Paul Clenahan is VP of Product Management at Actuate Corporation and part of the Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) Project Management Council (PMC). Paul has over 17 years experience in the enterprise business intelligence industry working in a variety of consulting and Product Management roles with diverse customer applications. At Actuate, Paul is currently responsible for coordinating overall product direction and vision based on emerging technology trends, market demands, customer feedback and internal innovation. Paul is also a member of the Eclipse Requirements Council.

Prior to joining Actuate, Paul held several positions at Information Builders in New York, including Director of WebFOCUS Product Management. Paul holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Edinburgh University, Scotland.