![]() The Visual Basic report writer was weak at best when compared to Crystal Reports. Expectation was that the large numbers of developers using Crystal Reports on these platforms would be begin migrating to other tools, and thus the future of Crystal Reports seemed in serous jeopardy. The PowerBuilder market was simply eroding. Microsoft had chosen to build its own report writer into Visual Basic. ![]() At the time, two of the leading development tools were going through some changes that could adversely affect the growth of the Crystal Reports market. “With the world’s most popular design tool for high-performance reporting, a globally scalable web information delivery infrastructure, and a sophisticated application development technology for advanced business analysis-Crystal Decisions’ market leadership is clear.”Ī few years ago I was in a discussion where bets were being placed on how long Crystal Reports was going to last as a product. “The name Crystal Decisions gives us a cohesive, instantly-recognizable identity.” ![]() Creg Kerfoot, president and chief executive officer of Crystal Decisions had this to say about the name: On March 5, Seagate Software officially changed its name to Crystal Decisions. For those of you familiar with Seagate Software, they have changed their name. Before reviewing Crystal Reports 8.5, it is interesting to note that there is a new name in town-Crystal Decisions.
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