I am working for a company which is choosing between these
applications. Does anyone have any comments regarding their revaltive
strenghts and weaknesses?

I know they are not really OLAP system but I could not find a more
appropriate group.

Thanks in advance.

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David,

Although we didn't implement either of the solutions in question we
evaluated both vendors for our report "Consolidation and Management
Reporting". Unfortunatetly this report is only available in German language.
Our estimation of both tools is in brief: HFM and Cartesis Magnitude are
very similiar in their functional support for consolidation and management
reporting. Both tools provide functionality for data entry but not for
sophisticated planning requirements. If you have more complex requirements
you should have a look at the integration of both consolidation solutions
with their appropriate planning application.

In our opinion HFM has a slightly more sophisticated Web interface
especially regarding the administration tools. Since both are using
relational data bases we regard both solutions to be as scalable concerning
data volume and users. A difference occurs within the realization of
consolidation methods. HFM requires the methods to be scripted although you
can get pre-defined scripts already from Hyperion. These can be adapted to
your individual needs. Magnitude in contrast provides consolidation methods
within a "set of consolidation rules" which can be dropped if not needed. In
our opinion enhancements are a bit more complicated using Magnitude and the
scripting language of HFM seems to be more flexible.

We suggest to do a workshop with both vendors. After this you will be able
to select your tool of taste.

Kind regards,

Oliver Dahnken and Joerg Narr
BARC

David,

Have you considered OutlookSoft Everest which seems to combine the
consolidation and the planning in one, that Oliver and Joerg
discussed? Another one maybe Comshare MPC.

Good luck, Claire.



dcls14352 (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk (David Crawford) wrote in message news:<78da7ff1.0402120849.51327161 (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>...

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David,

www.frango.com

Rickard