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11.5 IBM Cognos access from mobile devices

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IBM Cognos Mobile provides timely and convenient access to IBM Cognos BI

information from a mobile device. Mobile users want to take advantage of

personal mobile devices while interacting with business intelligence on the

device. This function provides decision makers with access to business-critical

information wherever they are and whenever they need it.

IBM Cognos Mobile now supports the following mobile devices:

򐂰 Support for Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, and Apple iPod Touch

IBM Cognos Mobile now supports Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, and Apple iPod

Touch devices. Users can use familiar iPhone actions to access the same

business intelligence content and IBM Cognos Mobile features that are

available on other devices in previous releases. In addition, users can create

a list of favorites and select one dashboard or report to display automatically

on the Welcome window when they start IBM Cognos Mobile.

򐂰 Support for RIM BlackBerry smartphones

IBM Cognos Mobile now supports the enhanced BlackBerry user interface for

BlackBerry OS 4.2 and higher. The new user interface is easier to navigate

and provides an improved overall experience when accessing IBM Cognos BI

content.

򐂰 Support for Symbian S60 and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 devices

IBM Cognos Mobile continues support for Symbian S60 and Microsoft

Windows Mobile 6.1 devices.

IBM Cognos Mobile for the Apple iPhone and Apple iPod Touch is an HTML 5

web application. It enables the following functions:

򐂰 Rapid mass deployment to enterprise mobile users

򐂰 Faster device support to sustain the speed at which new devices enter the

marketplace

򐂰 Instantaneous software updates that occur at the server

You do not need to update mobile client software, which makes deployment

transparent to users.

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This section is reproduced from IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.1 Handbook, SG24-7912.