This is especially true when interacting with static data in other
systems or with reporting tools from other vendors.
Analysis with ProClarity
There are a number of ProClarity products that are available, but the core products
are thick and thin versions of an end-user analytic tool. The thick, or Windows,
application is called ProClarity Desktop Professional, while the thin- or webclient
version is called ProClarity Standard. Originally, all ProClarity had was the
Windows client, but with the introduction of their thin client version, they renamed
the Windows client to ProClarity Professional. Now, users may have the ability to
choose which client they run, although administrators can control which users can
see the Professional client and which are tied to just the Standard client.
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Most companies today use the ProClarity Analytics Server, or PAS. PAS includes
several items, including the Standard client, the Briefing Book Server, and optionally
the Professional client. PAS is server based and runs with Internet Information
Server (IIS) much like PerformancePoint Server. If a company chooses to install the
Professional client on the server, a user can download it and install it locally. Then,
when browsing content based on the server, the user can choose to open that content
in either the Standard or Professional version.
The good news for users is that nearly all the functionality found in the
Professional client is also in the Standard client.
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