Monday, August 31, 2009

Open source BI vendor Pentaho touts migration deal

Add open source BI (business intelligence) vendor Pentaho to the list of vendors rolling out financial incentives to lure customers during the global recession.

On Monday, the company will announce a new migration program along with the launch of its 3.5 release. Under the "Escape" offer, users of Actuate e.Reports, Brio, Cognos Impromptu, Crystal Reports, and Oracle Reports can have their BI reports converted to Pentaho for special rates, starting at $5,000 for 25 reports. For bigger volumes, the cost can go as low as $100 per report.

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