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Information Builders understands that ad hoc reporting is critical to an effective decision-making process and efficient day-to-day operations. InfoAssist was developed to provide a robust, user-friendly solution that helps companies overcome traditional ad hoc reporting challenges.

Tools that provide ad hoc reporting solutions have freed non-technical users from their dependence on IT by empowering them to satisfy their own business intelligence (BI) needs. With these tools, business professionals have been able to transform enterprise data into the compelling reports needed to effectively perform their jobs without IT intervention. However, most of the solutions on the market solve only part of the problem and provide users with limited options for answering the important questions raised by the information contained in their reports. Most reporting tools are quite technical in nature and provide a host of features that can often be confusing to even the most technically astute user. Additionally, while ad hoc reporting tools decrease report development tasks for IT teams, the need to install and administer related software on user desktops is greatly increased.