Q: Describe your organization.
A: iQ4bis is an independent software vendor with an international reputation for the development of well-designed, end-to-end business intelligence solutions for managers and executives in midmarket enterprises. Since 1985, iQ4bis solutions have been sold, implemented and supported throught offices in the United States, Europe, New Zealand, Asia and Australia.

Q: What problems does iQ4bis solve?
A:  Business users in smaller, mid-tier enterprises are experiencing difficulty viewing and interpreting the mass amounts of data found in their business systems. The iQ4bis business intelligence solution extracts this data, then puts actionable information into an easy-to-view format enabling the end user to identify, analyze and understand business trends, KPI's, variances and “hot spots” at their root cause quickly and affordably. Armed with up-to-date information on their key operational areas of responsibility, executives and managers can then take decisive action with confidence.

iQ4bis is practical business intelligence designed for the masses – we provide products and solutions that are built specifically for the end user - the business executive, rather than the technical user.

Q: What products and solutions do you offer?
A: We offer the iQ4bis Analysis™ and iQ4bis DataServer™ products, as well as solutions for a wide array of ERP systems. All of our solutions are based around our iQ4bis Analysis and iQ4bis DataServer technologies.

iQ4bis Analysis is the intuitive and remarkably powerful tool that is the face of the iQ4bis business intelligence solution. iQ4bis Analysis provides timely and accurate insight into the key dimensions of the end users business, enabling them to easily identify trends, variances and issues at their root cause.

• Designed to work in conjunction with iQ4bis DataServer™, and combines all of the reporting and analysis data throughout the entire company, regardless of application or data source
• Fully compliant with Microsoft Analysis Services, allowing the user to unlock the true power of multi-dimensional data cubes
• Designed to run within Microsoft Internet Explorer as a pure browser-based application, with no footprint and nothing to download
• Integrates seamlessly with Active Directory and runs within the SharePoint platform
• Provides instant export to Excel, and can create Microsoft Reporting Services reports with a single click

iQ4bis DataServer, the smart engine behind the iQ4bis business intelligence solution, combines all of the reporting and analysis data throughout the end users company, regardless of application or data source, providing a complete, consistent and accurate view of the business.

• Application and data source agnostic; open architecture permits the extraction of information from ERP systems, CRM solutions, Excel or other flat file-based data sources
• Pre-built, plug-in solutions available and optimized for the most popular ERP systems including Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP, NAV, SL and JD Edwards
• Based on the industry standard Microsoft Analysis Services - the leading Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cube technology for features, performance, scalability and security
• Simple Windows-based user interface and wizards, reducing the need for programming skills or specialized training
• Creates and maintains the common repository for multiple reporting interfaces, such as Microsoft Analysis Services, Mircrosoft Reporting Server, Excel Pivot Tables, our own iQ4bis Analysis and other 3rd Party tools

iQ4bis Revenue Analysis, is our fixed-price, out-of-the-box business intelligence solution enabling the user to create detailed analytical reports for virtually any aspect of their revenue. Capitalizing on the incredible power and simplicity of the iQ4bis Analysis and iQ4bis DataServer products, Revenue Analysis presents a complete, consistent and accurate view of the business financials in any ERP system including:

• Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP and NAV
• JD Edwards

Q: What are your target industries?
A:  Our primary target is mid-market, mid-tier enterprises that are involved in manufacturing and/or distribution of all types. However, our current customer base is wide and varied, and we provide our products and services to any industry.

Q: Who is your target audience?
A: Our solutions are specifically created for the business user including executive management, CFO, IT Management (CIO) and others.

Q: How many customers does iQ4bis currently have?
A: iQ4bis has upwards of 250 customers internationally, and more than 100 customers are based in North America.

Q: How does iQ4bis differ from the competition?
A: Traditional business intelligence (BI) tools are designed to help self-sufficient power users to access, massage and present information to management. In contrast, iQ4bis designed to enable business users to do their own analysis.  

•  iQ4bis delivers applications within a self-service, zero-training environment that encourages adoption of both information and technology by 100% of employees, customers and partners.
• Provide regular and on-demand content to all users from a single unified SQL Server platform so they can make the right decisions at the right time.
• Streamline financial, operational and customer interaction processes with up-to-date information to reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction.
• The unique, intuitive nature of the iQ4bis Analysis interface replicates the way managers think of their business and gives them deep insight into their data with minimum training and no particular background in analytics.  A combination of best practice data visualization and rapid time to production at a low cost means a quick return on investment (ROI).