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I Need to Enable Business Users to Create Their Own Reports.

The following Microsoft business intelligence products have been designed to help you with the specific business need you’ve identified:

Products

Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a powerful application that provides all the functionality you need to create spreadsheets, analyze data, and share information in a manageable environment. Organizations of all sizes around the world use Office Excel to analyze business results, identify trends, and share information with great success.

SQL Server 2005
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is the foundation of Microsoft business intelligence technologies. It provides a scalable, enterprise-ready platform that enables you to integrate multiple data sources quickly, provide complex business analytics, and write, manage, and deliver rich reports that can help your entire organization gain greater insight and achieve faster results.

SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 builds upon the Microsoft platform vision by providing a scalable business intelligence platform optimized for data integration, reporting and analysis. SQL Server 2008 can help you unlock your data from multiple sources, deliver relevant information and drive actionable insight across your organization.