• Design, manage, and deliver enterprise database reports
• Publish dynamic reports on the Web using Crystal Reports Server
• Integrate with Visual Studio .NET and Visual Basic

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CRYSTAL REPORTS XI

Create and publish visually effective, high-fidelity reports with help from this one-stop resource. Now you can produce and share professional-quality documents by maximizing the many useful features of Crystal Reports XI, including dynamic and cascading prompts, custom functions, cross-tab objects, the repository, enhanced business Views, and much more. You can even create reports based on microsoft Exchange Server, ACT! contact manager, microsoft Outlook, or Web server activity logs. This must-have desktop companion to the most popular enterprise reporting tool on the market will help you access data, format it, and deliver it as dynamic business information.

• Design and publish high-quality reports that effectively communicate content
• Share formulas with other report users by taking advantage of reusable custom functions
• Store report objects in the repository for company-wide accessibility
• Build reports based on a variety of unique sources including XML data, Windows Server and XP event logs, and microsoft Exchange databases
• Simplify complex database structures using business Views
• Export reports in different file formats for use with microsoft Word, microsoft Excel, Acrobat Reader, and HTML
• Use simple and complex formulas including case statements, variables, and other advanced formula techniques
• Publish and schedule reports on the Web with the new Crystal Reports Server
• Integrate reports into custom Web and Windows applications using Visual Basic and Visual Studio .NET.

Find out how to manage customer information to make your business more productive

Whether you're completely new to customer relationship management (CRM) software or you just want the scoop on the newest version, this handy guide will get you going. Discover how to set up CRM 3, navigate and customize the system, use it to work with your accounts and contacts, collect leads, forecast sales, run reports, and much more.

Discover how to

• Develop and manage customer relationships
• Implement a sales process
• Set up security and access rights
• Generate quotes, orders, and invoices
• Manage leads and opportunities
• Create and use product catalogs

David Lee founded Vertical marketing Inc. in 1983. He has more than thirty years of business experience in CRM and information systems industries. This is his first Dummies book, although he has written several white papers on CRM and the industry. He can be reached at dlee@vermar.com.

Statistics For Dummies is for everyone who wants to sort through and evaluate the incredible amount of statistical information that comes to them on a daily basis. (You know the stuff: charts, graphs, tables, as well as headlines that talk about the results of the latest poll, survey, experiment, or other scientific study.) This book arms you with the ability to decipher and make important decisions about statistical results, being ever aware of the ways in which people can mislead you with statistics. Get the inside scoop on number-crunching nuances, plus insight into how you can

• Determine the odds
• Calculate a standard score
• Find the margin of error
• Recognize the impact of polls
• Establish criteria for a good survey
• Make informed decisions about experiments

This down-to-earth reference is chock-full of real examples from real sources that are relevant to your everyday life: from the latest medical breakthroughs, crime studies, and population trends to surveys on Internet dating, cell phone use, and the worst cars of the millennium. Statistics For Dummies departs from traditional statistics texts, references, supplement books, and study guides in the following ways:

• Practical and intuitive explanations of statistical concepts, ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations.
• Clear and concise step-by-step procedures that intuitively explain how to work through statistics problems.
• Upfront and honest answers to your questions like, “What does this really mean?” and “When and how I will ever use this?”

Chances are, Statistics For Dummies will be your No. 1 resource for discovering how numerical data figures into your corner of the universe.

Book Info
Guide to understanding statistics, written in plain English. Offers explanations of statistical ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations; with examples that show how these concepts apply to your everyday life. Softcover.

Special Edition Using business Objects Crystal Reports XI is a reference guide designed to provide you with hands-on experience for the latest release of the business Objects' product suite. The authors, all business Objects insiders, bring unique and valuable real-world perspectives on implementations and uses of Crystal Reports, Crystal Reports Server, BusinessObjects Enterprise, WebIntelligence and OLAP Intelligence. Content, tutorials and samples for reporting within the microsoft Visual Studio .NET and J2EE development environments is also included. Advanced data-source coverage including SAP R3, SAP BW, Peoplesoft, Siebel, EJBs, .NET/COM objects and XML are also covered. Advanced content on report distribution and integration into the secured managed reporting solution, business Objects Enterprise XI and the new Crystal Reports Server XI, is included along with coverage on the new Web Services SDK. If you are a Crystal Reports XI user, Special Edition Using business Objects Crystal Reports XI will become your definitive users guide.

The Ultimate Guide to Crystal Reports 10

Covers new features--Format Painter, business Views, upgrades to the repository, Java and .NET support, and more

Create visually appealing reports and publish them on the Web with Crystal Reports 10 and help from this comprehensive resource. Whether you’re a beginner or a power user looking for answers to quick questions, many examples and tips, along with clear discussions of the new and improved features, make this a must-have workplace companion. You’ll learn to produce compelling, professional-looking reports that communicate content effectively using helpful features such as charts, complex formulas using custom functions, sorting and grouping, the updated repository, new business Views, and more. Then, discover how to integrate your reports with Visual Basic, Visual Studio .NET, and Java. Plus, schedule and view your reports on the Web with Crystal Enterprise 10.

• Design and develop page-published quality reports
• Customize your report data using formulas--from simple math computations to full Basic-like formulas
• Store report objects in the updated repository for organization-wide sharing
• Simplify complex database structures with new version 10 business Views
• Fulfill sophisticated reporting requirements with subreports
• Schedule and view reports on the Web with Crystal Enterprise 10
• Create interactive reports using parameter fields, drill-down, hyperlinks, and managed navigation
• Export reports to common file formats like microsoft Word or Excel, Acrobat PDF, HTML, XML, and others
• Develop custom Web and Windows applications to integrate reports using Visual Basic, Visual Studio .NET, or Java
• Create reports based on unique data sources, such as OLAP databases, microsoft Outlook folders, Web server logs, and XML data

George Peck is an internationally recognized consultant, educator, developer, speaker, and best-selling author of Crystal Reports Professional Results and four previous editions of Crystal Reports: The Complete Reference. He is president of The Ablaze Group, a consultation and education firm specializing in Crystal Reports and Crystal Enterprise.

Merlin's childhood is formed by the absence of his reticent, convent-bound mother and his unnamed and unknown father. As the bastard grandson of a local king, Merlin is the object of both envy and ridicule. His strange powers and predictions earn him greater status as a pariah, and he leaves home as a preadolescent. Returning years later as a young man--empowered by self-knowledge and magic--Merlin finds himself caught in the currents of the shifting kingdoms.

As an established classic in this genre, and the first in a popular series, The Crystal Cave introduces this familiar character with fresh sensitivity. While readers looking for the romance of First Knight will be disappointed, those happy with tight writing and a complex story line will be satisfied. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From AudioFile
Unlike other books about the Arthurian Legend, Mary Stewart's trilogy focuses on Merlin, the wizard. Here in the first book we hear Merlin as a boy. Stephen Thorne does a masterful job portraying the characters. From the gruffness of the soldiers, to the softness of the women, all the voices ring true. In addition, the pronunciation of the place names leaves no doubt that the narrator knows Wales and Cornwall. Although the book isn't new, listening to it adds dimension and pleasure. Thorne's versatility adds absorbing dimension to the trilogy. D.M.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine