Features Include:

• Xcelsius Integration
  Import Xcelsius-generated SWF files into your report and benefit from improved design-time integration.
• Adobe Flex Integration
  Execute business decisions from within the report file. Integrate your reports with operational workflows by embedding Adobe Flex (SWF) applications into your reports. Using Adobe Flex Builder you can create any business-user UI to access report data and integrate with external web services.
• Parameter Panel
  The report designer and the .NET Winform, and .NET Webform viewers have a parameter panel so that parameter values can be set without refreshing data.
• Interactive Report Viewing
  On-report sorting, filtering, and report reformatting with the .NET Winform, and .NET Webform viewers allows users to explore information interactively without re-querying the database. New optional parameters provide for complex user-driven filtering scenarios.
• Adobe Flash Integration
  Create stunning visualizations by adding dynamic charts, graphics and even video files to your reports. A wide variety of flexible data presentation options are now available through Flash. Flash (SWF) files can be integrated into your report and report data can be shared with SWF via Flashvars for compelling, interactive, and information-rich reports.
• Powerful Crosstabs
  Add business-critical information to your reports without coding. Summary, variance, and any other customer calculations can be inserted into a crosstab row or a column - especially useful for reports that benefit from a table structure such as financial reports.
• Flexible Pagination
  Facilitate better online report viewing to your end users. Report designers can customise page size and easily control page breaking after N records/groups.
• Xcelsius, Adobe Flex, and Adobe Flash Integration
  Crystal Reports developers have now the ability to produce powerful mashups pulling data from various sources.
• Enhanced Web Services Data Driver
  The new data driver offers additional web access to web services by providing support for RPC encoding of SOAP messages, SSL-secured web servers, as well as a working compatibility with the WS-Security standard.
• Built-in Barcode Support
  Generate barcodes with only a few clicks of the mouse by using the new 'turn to barcode' function in the context menu.
• Enhanced Designer Features
  Report designer will be more productive with features like global formula search, duplicate formula, duplicate running total, auto complete field names, and the Find in Field Explorer feature.
• Multilingual Reporting
  Provides flexible implementation. Choose the working language you prefer by simply selecting the language packs you wish to use during product installation.
• Reduced Install Footprint
  The download size has been reduced to 300MB to provide fast access via the download site.
• Save reports directly to crystalreports.com
  Expand your deployment options with on-demand reporting capabilities when you open and save reports directly to crystalreports.com. This new integration allows you to manage and share your reports securely without dependency on IT.
• Integrated SalesForce.com Driver
  The salesforce.com driver included with Crystal Reports 2008 allows for easy access to complete customer data - turning it into actionable business information.
• Improved XML Exporting
  Render reports in almost any format and enjoy faster and easier integration with your industry-specific business processes - without any custom coding.
• NET Report Modification SDK
  The Report Application Server SDK is now available for users of CR.NET API without the use of a RAS server.

Minimum System Requirements:

Windows

• Processor: Intel® Pentium® III or equivalent processor
  
• Memory: 256 MB RAM, 512 Recommended
  
• Disk Space: 300 MB available hard drive space, 600 MB recommended with Visual Studio .NET integration
  
• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, or later

Educational Pricing:

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