BrightStar Partners/BSP Software Releases Integrated Control Suite 2.0 …

May 3rd, 2010 | by Andrew Miller |

CHICAGO, May 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –BSP Software LLC, an IBM Business Partner and proven leader in value-added extensions to IBM Cognos software, announced this week the 2.0 release of their Integrated Control Suite (ICS). ICS is one of many offerings in BSP Software’s rapidly growing Implementation-Based Software(R) portfolio, with solutions continuing to set standards for Business Intelligence Competency Centers worldwide.

The Integrated Control Suite’s tight integration into the IBM Cognos environment enables transparency to users and supporting IT departments, as ICS appears and behaves as part of the core IBM Cognos product suite. Above and beyond version control and content management, ICS provides the capabilities needed to impose workflow and audit controls throughout the lifecycle of business intelligence artifacts. The added capabilities in this comprehensive release are the product of customer collaboration, along with the vast knowledgebase stemming from BSP’s seasoned Professional Services organization, with a goal of addressing the growing need for Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance in the IBM Cognos product suite.

“BSP prides itself on delivering innovative, cutting edge products that help our customers succeed, and this release further validates the incredible solutions we deliver. With over 100 years of Cognos expertise on staff, BSP delivers with an unparallel level of expertise. Partnering with customers to appropriately understand and solve the growing demands of a performance management environment has and will always be at the top of our list of core beliefs. Our customers have driven the ICS solution out of their need for tight controls over every aspect from development to deployment,” said BSP Software’s President and co-founder Andrew Rachmiel.

ICS was designed to allow organizations to better manage the development lifecycle of content within a performance management environment. Tightly coupled inside an IBM Cognos environment, ICS benefits users at every level within an enterprise from the added features and much needed functionality offered.

“We are tremendously excited about the Integrated Control Suite architecture and its vast capabilities,” said Andrew Weiss, Senior Vice President of Product Research and Development. ICS unites the proven reporting and analysis capabilities of IBM Cognos 8 with the accountability and tight controls required by most organizations. “Leveraging the foundation of our Integrated Version Control architecture and functionality, this comprehensive release adds content management, workflow, expanded compliance reporting, and support for validated environments that require tight governance.”

With customer verticals including Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Banking, and more, ICS is clearly demonstrating its ability to lower an organizations total cost of ownership for performance management deployments by automating the process of governance and compliance.

About BSP Software LLC and BrightStar Partners, Inc.

BrightStar Partners, an IBM Value Added Reseller, is a technology-based, global IBM Cognos Performance Management consulting and software development organization. We help our clients improve their business performance through maximizing their investment in technology and processes to drive better information throughout the enterprise. With our broad technical and business experience, we help our clients realize the benefits from their Reporting, Analysis, Dashboarding, Data Warehousing, Planning and Consolidation solutions to drive true business value.

BSP Software LLC, an IBM Independent Software Vendor, extends the vast implementation experience as the product development arm of BrightStar Partners, Inc. Through many years of implementation, product training, and product development, we develop software solutions that drive quick ROI.

BSP Software, MetaManager, CPM Explorer, Integrated Version Control, Integrated Change Management, Integrated Archive Services, Integrated Control Suite, BSP Recycle Bin, Powered by Ideas and Implementation-Based Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of BSP Software LLC in the United States and/or other countries.

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