• White Paper: SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Crystal Reports comparison

Want to learn the differences between SQL Server Reporting Services and Crystal Reports? Read this whitepaper to be more informed

• Self-Publishing Insider Secrets

Interested in self-publishing your own book? Learn from my experience when I self-published my Crystal Reports book. Find out what the publishers don't want you to know. Get an inside look behind the scenes at how the bookstores treat authors.

• Share your Reports over the web

Share your reports on the Business Objects server. It's new and it's free!
Click on the link above to find out how to share all your reports via the internet using Business Objects servers without paying them a penny.

• Crystal Reports XI Article: Using Global Constants

Global constants can be used in a variety of ways to make your reports easier to maintain.

• XI Article: Is Crystal Reports backwards compatible?

What reports can Crystal Reports XI open and which versions can open XI reports?

• TIP: How to format percentages in CR.NET

Unlike standalone Crystal Report, CR.NET doesn't have a cool button to automatically format numbers as percentages. Here is how to make it work!

• TIP: ASP.NET icons appear as "X"

When you deploy your ASP.NET appliction to the web server, do your icons appear as red "X"s? This article helps you fix it.

• Magazine Review: Crystal Reports XI for .NET

Want to learn what new features CR XI has for developers? .NET Developers Journal has published an article that I wrote highlighting what is new and improved in CR XI. Check it out to see if upgrading is for you.

• SDK Decision Tree

Having trouble deciding whether you need to use CR.NET or upgrade to CR Server? Business Objects has developed an SDK Decision Tree which walks you through the questions that helps you decide which software you need for your reporting solution. It also gives you links to view the complete object models. You might find this decision tree more helpful than calling their sales department!

• Free Versioning Tool

I wrote a Crystal Reports versioning tool (for versions 8.5 to 11 and .NET) that lets you analyze and debug version problems on your computer. It is posted at the Crystal Reports DevZone site.