FPX Embeds InetSoft's Reporting Software in Configure-Price-Quote Solution

Enterprises get high-fidelity, branded sales documents in cloud-based solution

Piscataway, NJ - April 21, 2009 - InetSoft Technology (www.inetsoft.com), an innovator in dashboard, reporting and analysis solutions, today announced the deployment of its reporting software application, Style Report Professional™, in Firepond CPQ OnDemand, the configuration and pricing application offered by FPX, the leading provider of multi-tenant, on-demand Configure-Price-Quote® applications.

FPX's solution automates and simplifies product pricing and configuration processes for enterprises with complex product configuration options and pricing rules. The company's solution provides a rapid return on investment through improved order accuracy, improved proposal generation time and high user acceptance. InetSoft's Style Report Professional reporting software is an application that is part of Style Intelligence, the company's business intelligence application that enable enterprises and ISVs to deliver publishing and visualization solutions for organizations in any industry.

Style Report Professional includes a reporting engine, API, and WYSIWYG, scriptable, professional authoring environment. The software allows IT professionals to create sophisticated production reports that can be deployed for server based, or desktop based applications. The small footprint and 100% Java architecture makes it an ideal solution for embedded reporting. Based upon XML, JavaScript, and other open standards technology the reporting application allows developers to fully leverage existing skills. Style Report also includes a robust data access engine based on InetSoft's patent-pending Data Block™ technology, which enables direct access to disparate data sources and flexible, powerful data transformation such as the unique ability of end-user defined data mashup.

"We selected InetSoft's Style Report Professional for a time-tested, dependable publishing engine and a powerful, yet easy-to-use report designer that would save resources associated with internal development of publishing capabilities and client customization requests," offers Craig Christiansen, President-Technology at FPX. "We were looking for a Java-based publishing solution that could be easily integrated with our own. We have been pleased with deployment, and the reporting software's part in our ability to help companies of all sizes realize cost reduction and revenue acceleration associated with critical configuration and accurate quoting solutions."

"Making our business reporting software very integration-ready is central to our strategy," comments Mark Flaherty, Vice President of Marketing at InetSoft. "While we also provide business intelligence software that enables dashboard, visual analysis, and reporting with a user-friendly Web 2.0 interface, we have specialized in providing our back-end data access, publishing and visualization technologies to OEMs such as FPX who require high performance, multiple integration points, and a high degree of programmatic control."


About InetSoft

Since 1996 InetSoft has been delivering easy, agile, and robust business intelligence software that make it possible for organizations and solution providers of all sizes to deploy or embed full-featured business intelligence solutions. Application highlights include visually-compelling and interactive dashboards that ensure greater end-user adoption plus pixel-perfect report generation, scheduling, and bursting. InetSoft's patent pending Data Block" technology enables productive reuse of queries and a unique capability for end-user defined data mashup. This capability combined with efficient information access enabled by InetSoft's visual analysis technologies allows maximum self-service that benefits the average business user, the IT administrator, and the developer. InetSoft solutions have been deployed at over 3,000 organizations worldwide, including 25% of Fortune 500 companies, spanning all types of industries.

About FPX

FPX, a minority owned company, is the leading provider of multi-tenant, on-demand Configure-Price-Quote® applications that automate and simplify product pricing and configuration. FPX solutions provide a rapid ROI through improved order accuracy (100% of submitted orders have accurate specifications and pricing), improved proposal generation time and high user acceptance. For additional information about FPX, visit www.fpxllc.com or call 1-866-UCONFIG (826-6344).

Contact

For more information, media and analysts may contact:

Mark Flaherty
InetSoft Technology Corp.
+1.732.424.0400 x 936
mark.flaherty@inetsoft.com
www.inetsoft.com

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“We selected InetSoft's Style Report Professional for a time-tested, dependable publishing engine and a powerful, yet easy-to-use report designer that would save resources associated with internal development of publishing capabilities and client customization requests.”


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