FastReport Server 2.1

FastReport Server 2.1 offers an effective tool which helps you to create, manage, and deliver reports. It serves as the foundation of a broader Business Intelligence (BI) strategy by providing the most requested pieces of information reliably and securely – via the web or embedded in enterprise applications.

It includes a collection of reporting services that addresses all steps in the reporting process: data access and report design, report delivery and management, portal integration and standalone deployment, and reports access administration tools. Designed for use on a single server, FastReport Server is the ideal small-scale report-delivery solution for all size businesses.

Major Features:

1. Use of any Web-browser as a client.
2. Support of various output formats: HTML, PDF, RTF, XML, Jpeg, Bmp, Gif, Tiff, Text, CSV, FastReport.
3. Built-in user identification tools, allowing you to restrict access to reports.
4. Limited server access based on IP addresses.
5. Access logs, Error logs, etc.
6. Possibility of analyzing the logs in order to get statistics regarding server usage.
7. Control of the server load.
8. Supporting Web-forms for dialoging with users.
9. Ability to cache the most frequently requested reports on demand, which allows you to avoid rebuilding existing reports and ensures high productivity.
10. Supporting compression of the transferred data to decrease network traffic.
11. Securing coherence of the transferred data by utilizing the digital signature technique.
12. Working with other HTTP-servers by means of a CGI tunnel or ISAPI-extension. 
13. Simple installation and administration
    
    • FastReport Server is a fully self-contained http-server that does not require the installation and setup of any additional servers such as Apache or Internet Information Server. Still, it is possible to use FastReport’s ISAPI extension for simultaneous work with such servers;
    • The FastReport Server package includes an utility for setting up the server parameters, operating the service, administering the user groups, etc.
14. Access to all types of data:
    
    • FastReport Server uses Microsoft ADO (ODBC) technology and can work with all types of databases that support ODBC (Oracle, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, Interbase, etc.)
15. Reporting at any difficulty level:
    • Wide range of objects used in reports (text, images, graphs, charts, barcodes, etc.) and data-formatting tools - everything necessary to create professional-looking reports.
    • Built-in dialog designer to request parameters before generating a report, plus a macro-language interpreter (C++Script, PascalScript, BasicScript, JScript) that handles non-standard data and allows you to create even the most complex reports.
    • Tools for creating consolidated reports, as well as reports that include various types of graphs, which are often necessary in the decision-making process. You can also process your data with the use of a built-in macro-language. 
16. Supported Types of Reports
    
    • Letterheads
    • Simple lists
    • Multilevel groups
    • Multilevel master-detail
    • Multi-column reports
    • Consolidated reports (cross-tab)
    • Graphs and charts
    • Embedded reports
17. Report Designer Features
    
    • Full-range professional environment for report development.
    • Great variety of objects: text, images, barcodes, shapes, lines, diagrams, rich-text, cross-tab, gradients, checkboxes, and OLE objects.
    • Simple report generation wizard.
    • Built-in script languages: PascalScript, C++Script, BasicScript and Jscript.
    • Built-in dialog designer.

1. Added Windows Authentification mode
   • Improved CGI for IIS/Apache server
   • Advanced log information on errors
   • Stability improvements
   • Speed improvements
2. Bug fixes

Requirements:

• Platform: Microsoft Windows XP/2003
• RAM: min. 128MB, recommended 512MB.
• HDD: min. 512MB,
• CPU: min. 500MHz, recommended 2GHz.