Today's global marketplace demands innovation, creativity, flexibility and rapid time-to-market-attributes that depend on the kind of intelligence-driven decisions and in-the-moment insights that traditional transactional systems just can't deliver.

Does your business rely on up-to-the-minute, accurate information? Are over-burdened operational systems too slow to analyze the data that drives business? Do decision-makers miss the insights they need to act quickly? Then read this transcript of the webcast, "Competing on Innovation," from Sybase, the leader in column-based analytics and reporting solutions, to understand how next-generation BI appliances can put information at the fingertips of knowledge workers when they need it.

Sybase Director David Wiseman explains how the Sybase Analytic Appliance can deliver immediate access and insight. Configured and tuned right out of the box, the appliance combines category-leading technologies including Sybase IQ, Sybase PowerDesigner®, IBM® PowerTM Systems, and MicroStrategy® BI software.

Get all the speed, flexibility and processing power of a custom-built data warehouse with a system optimized for complex ad hoc queries, analytics and reporting:

• Fast: up to 100X faster reports and query processing, with faster data loads
  
• Scalable: supports 1000s of users and terabytes of data
  
• Easy: fully integrated system provides everything you need
  
• Affordable: best price/performance available today

The Sybase Analytic Appliance is a proven, low-risk platform for increasing SLA performance, decreasing IT costs, and powering innovation.

Find out how complete access and deep visibility into historical and real-time data makes an intelligent difference... without stressing your current transactional systems, your business users, or your budget.