arcplan (software)

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Arcplan

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Basic data

Publishing year 1993
Current  version 10.3
operating system Windows (from XP SP2 , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows 8 )
programming language C ++ , C # as well as HTML5 & JavaScript , Java and .NET for clients
category Proprietary software for business intelligence , business planning BP&F and analytics
German speaking Yes
www.longview.com

arcplan is a software for business intelligence , budgeting, planning & forecasting (BP&F), analytics and collaborative BI. It is a further development of the business software inSight and dynaSight from the German manufacturer arcplan Information Services GmbH, now Longview Europe GmbH after the merger with Longview Solutions from Canada. The current version 10.3 was published in autumn 2018 - like the previous versions, it is available in a 32- and a 64-bit version. The currently available client technology is html5-based, Java and .Net clients are also available, but they are no longer being developed.

Before the merger with Longview Solutions, the company in Germany was led by the managing directors Roland Hölscher and Steffen Weissbarth.

The software supports users particularly in the field of Business Intelligence (BI), which comprises bundled processes for collecting, evaluating and displaying data in electronic form. Furthermore, processes of corporate planning and decision-making can be implemented using data analysis with this software. Arcplan is preferably used in medium-sized companies and larger corporations. Public law institutions also make use of it. A special feature in the business intelligence environment is that most interfaces can be written back, i. H. direct data entry is possible via the web frontend.

In Germany, arcplan is developed, distributed and supported by Longview Europe GmbH ( Langenfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and Development

The arcplan software emerged in 1993 in Düsseldorf from the client-server based software inSight. The founding fathers are the brothers Udo Wollschläger and Frank Hagedorn (both physicists) and the mathematician Dr. Hartmut Krins and the chemist Dr. Bernd Fröhlich. The software was initially developed by physicists Udo Wollschläger, Frank Hagedorn and Svend Dunkhorst. With 40%, the Lindner Hotel Group was the largest investor at the time, while the remaining shares were held by the company founders. In 2005 the company was sold to Viewpoint Capital Partners GmbH from Frankfurt am Main . In March 2015, arcplan will be sold to Marlin Equity Partners and merged with their portfolio company Longview Solutions.

inSight had a development environment that reflected a variable editorial principle. Using this editorial principle, users without programming knowledge could create individual reports using drag and drop . The editorial principle in general and the drag & drop reporting in particular was considered an innovation at that time compared to competitors.

In the early 1990s, inSight was one of the first programs that could access SAP data for reporting and analysis.

In 1996 inSight was incorporated into the web server-based further development dynaSight as a development environment. DynaSight was one of the first software solutions for uniform corporate management. It made it possible to access business applications using a Java-enabled browser.

After the further development of dynaSight into a business intelligence platform, dynaSight (version 4.1) was renamed to arcplan Enterprise (version 5.0) in March 2006. The Business Intelligence platform has been available as arcplan 8 with three components for different areas of application since September 2013. HTML5 has been supported since the release of version 8 ; In addition, access via mobile devices has been simplified by implementing a responsive design.

Before the merger, Arcplan had locations in Germany , the USA , Switzerland and Singapore . Arcplan resellers were located in the People's Republic of China , Korea , Chile , Finland , Singapore and Russia . Before the merger, the company employed around 100 people worldwide.

Areas of application

The software serves the classic requirements of a business intelligence application and, depending on the package, offers various additional functions. The integrated platform for reporting and planning is rated by the IT market research service provider Gartner Inc. as a key unique selling point.

Areas of application (selection)

The market research company BARC has rated the arcplan software in its regular market study The BI Survey as software for medium-sized work groups and identified it as leading in 8 comparison groups.

Data sources

The software uses the following data sources.

partner

Arcplan has a large partner network; a distinction is made between implementation partners and partners who have developed their own software solutions (OEM) with arcplan.

distribution

Arcplan is used by around 3,200 companies worldwide today. The software is also used in numerous public institutions, including Swiss Post AG , the communal data processing center of Frechen (KDVZ Frechen) and the Bank of Chile (Banco Central de Chile). Furthermore, OEM solutions are used by SMEs (Ritter Sport, Anker Carpeting) as well as by large German and international corporations, such as B. at Deutsche Post DHL, Salzgitter AG or Phoenix Mecano AG in Switzerland.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Press release: arcplan continues international expansion and concludes negotiations on a EUR 27.5 million participation by VIEWPOINT CAPITAL PARTNERS from August 11, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2014
  2. ↑ Marlin Equity Partners acquires arcplan and merges it with Longview Solutions. March 31, 2015, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Cf. Bernd-Ulrich Kaiser: Company information with SAP ®-EIS, building a data warehouse and an inSight® application , Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden, 1997, Chapter 4, Section 4.3, Page 53 f.
  4. Jump up ↑ Gartner Research - J. Hagerty, R. Sallam, J. Richardson: Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms , February 20, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ The BI Survey 13: Annual survey-based analysis of the use of business intelligence software ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. November 2013. Accessed August 11, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / barc-research.com
  6. ↑ Data sources ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Arcplan Information Services GmbH. Retrieved October 29, 2016  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arcplan.com
  7. ↑ Customers ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Arcplan Information Services GmbH. Retrieved October 23, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arcplan.com
  8. ↑ References . antares Informations-Systeme GmbH. Retrieved January 28, 2015