SimbaO2X 2.5

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OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO) to XML for Analysis (XMLA) Driver

Connect any OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO) consumer to any XML for Analysis (XMLA) provider/server with SimbaO2X.

SimbaO2X is a standards-based ODBO to XMLA client-side driver, which supports all the major multi-dimensional standards – MDX, ODBO, XMLA – and works in all the latest Windows environments. It allows today’s ODBO applications to work in a web services environment.

SimbaO2X allows you to connect any consumer, such as Microsoft Excel, via ODBO to virtually any XMLA provider/server, such as Microsoft Analysis Services, SAP BW, and many more.

Value, Familiarity and Productivity for Accessing Comprehensive Business Intelligence

In the multi-dimensional server space, most applications talk OLE DB for OLAP (ODBO), while most multi-dimensional servers support web services through XML for Analysis (XMLA).

SimbaO2X allows you to move to a web services environment and continue to use your familiar ODBO-enabled applications. With SimbaO2X, you can access data from next generation data sources of multi-dimensional vendors like Microsoft, MIS AG and SAP.

SimbaO2X breathes life into the most popular ODBO business intelligence applications, like Microsoft Excel, enabling fast, powerful and precise analytics from XMLA data stores.

SimbaO2X Version 2.5 adds:

  • Improved efficiency and error handling
  • Additional ODBO consumers such as support for Microsoft Excel 2007 and Excel 2003, complementing existing support for Excel 2000 and Excel XP
  • Additional data sources (Microsoft Analysis Services 2000, Microsoft Analysis Services 2005, SAP BW 3.5, SAP BW 7.0)
Please Note: SimbaO2X also works with Mondrian. For a version of SimbaO2X that works with Mondrian, please contact Pentaho.

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SimbaO2X utilizes the XML for Analysis (XMLA) standard, which is supported by leading multi-dimensional vendors like Microsoft, MIS AG, and SAP.

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