Essbase 7X starts at $10,000, with additional end-users fees. Visual Explorer and the Data Integration Connector for SAP BW are optional. All components are shipping now.

Behind the Analysis To prepare data sources for the analyst users of HVE, database administrators use EAS (Essbase Administration Services) to build applications and data sets from back-end sources.

Hyperion Solutions next year plans to upgrade its Essbase XTD business intelligence software with functionality that will let end users track and analyze changes in financial data.