CSI are the number one business partner for the Qtier-Rapor product offering in the UK and have delivered a number of successful projects using the Qtier-Rapor functionality.

The majority of businesses today have spreadsheet applications in one form or another and the control of data and the proliferation of these spreadsheets within the business can often lead to incorrect decisions being made and many versions of the truth existing within the business.

As the demand for quality management information increase, this often leads to the creation of spreadsheet applications to make up for a lack of functionality and flexibility in core business systems. The problem with this is that spreadsheet applications do not exhibit the same security and control that is seen in formal systems, and so need high levels of manual intervention and maintenance which often prove to be costly and time-consuming.

Qtier-Rapor provides a software framework which enables companies to introduce controls, automation and auditing capabilities into any new of existing spreadsheet applications that may exist in the business.

Qtier-Rapor utilizes Microsoft Excel as it's user interface which leads to increased user acceptance as it is an interface that the users are familiar with. As well as introducing control and automation into your spreadsheet applications, Qtier Rapor also provides companies with a comprehensive "instant data querying" engine that will allow companies to extract data from their core business applications into their Excel spreadsheets.

The benefits that companies can gain by introducing Qtier Rapor into the business are many and a few are listed below:

• Extend corporate control to spreadsheets
• Improve data quality
• Improved security against corruption or tampering of spreadsheet data
• Management decisions based on a "single version of the truth"
• Excel user interface therefore increasing user acceptance
• Promotes best practice within the business.