BAS & Facility Management

This Blog contains all things relevant to Dream Report in the Building Automation and Energy Management marketplace.

One of these three items will justify Dream Report – but you get all three

Today’s automation professional is challenged with continuous improvement and doing more with less. Budgets are tight. Labor is expensive and over-burdened. It’s becoming harder and harder to sift through the broad range of tools available in today’s marketplace. Business Intelligence is the catch phrase in the front office but your [...]

One of these three items will justify Dream Report – but you get all three2018-02-07T19:49:59+00:00

New Dream Report Software Release Version 4.8

New Dream Report Software Release Industrial Enterprise Ready with Multi-User Development May 9, 2017 – Ocean Data Systems (ODS), the market leader in automated reporting and corporate dashboards for industry, announced the release of Dream Report version 4.8.  Multi-user and concurrent development now makes Dream Report the ideal solution for [...]

New Dream Report Software Release Version 4.82018-03-04T11:16:10+00:00

The areas of the Magic in Dream Report

There are many attributes of Dream Report that make it special.  But when asked “What is the most powerful aspect of Dream Report?”, the answer is in how it processes data into informative results. There are many steps to delivering information.  Dream Report excels in each category: Data Interfaces – [...]

The areas of the Magic in Dream Report2018-02-08T12:51:52+00:00

Dream Report for ALL Industrial Automation Vertical Markets

Ocean Data Systems is often asked where Dream Report is used the most.  The answer is a simple one, everywhere.  The reason is that every application and every organization benefits from the availability of information that Dream Report will deliver.  In addition, being a document generation solution, Dream Report creates [...]

Dream Report for ALL Industrial Automation Vertical Markets2018-02-08T15:03:44+00:00

Dream Report Version 4.72 – What’s New

Dream Report version 4.72 is another great step in our product evolution.  It delivers a wide variety of features, something for everyone. Main themes for this release: Access to more information, instantly via the Web Portal Dream Report Objects get more powerful and flexible Universal Templates for Water and Wastewater [...]

Dream Report Version 4.72 – What’s New2018-02-08T15:14:09+00:00

Preferred Utilities – OEM of Boiler, Burner and Fuel Management Systems

Preferred Utilities of Danbury, CT. is a leading source for expertise, products and services in the area boiler instrumentation and controls, high efficiency burners and fuel management systems across North America. Their markets include both small and large boilers, those typically found in hospitals, schools & universities, manufacturing facilities and [...]

Preferred Utilities – OEM of Boiler, Burner and Fuel Management Systems2018-03-04T10:49:58+00:00

36 Factors Make a 5 STAR Industrial Report and Dashboard Solution

In the past, business products were used to generate industrial reports and dashboards.  These included Microsoft Excel, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SAP Crystal Reports.  Now, Dream Report is the leading “Purpose Built” solution for industrial reports and dashboards.  But what does “Purpose Built” mean?  It’s not just [...]

36 Factors Make a 5 STAR Industrial Report and Dashboard Solution2017-11-25T13:43:39+00:00

Dream Report Version 4.7 Release – New Features

See a video about the new release Even after 10 years, we're finding exciting new ways to improve Dream Report.  We are on the cusp of a new era, where Dream Report transitions from Document Generation to Ad Hoc Analytics.  Version 4.7 is a major step in that journey, while also delivering [...]

Dream Report Version 4.7 Release – New Features2018-02-27T21:32:41+00:00

Improve Data Access – Organize Tags with Folders and S95 Equipment Hierarchy

Unless you’ve installed a new automation system recently, it’s very likely that your legacy solution is still delivering a flat tag space.  Most are.  And many Historians do as well.  Some older systems have significant tag name limitations that have driven your information (Tag Names) to be cryptic rather than [...]

Improve Data Access – Organize Tags with Folders and S95 Equipment Hierarchy2018-02-09T16:43:41+00:00

Dream Report Document Management Extension for Microsoft SharePoint

If your company is using SharePoint, then you already know that document management and retrieval is a critical component of a well-oiled enterprise.  When using a powerful document generator like Dream Report, you’ll want to make sure your automatic and manually created reports are managed consistently, along with your other [...]

Dream Report Document Management Extension for Microsoft SharePoint2018-02-09T16:41:45+00:00