Getting to know Xcelsius? Here are some useful links to get you started.

Need to start creating Xcelsius dashboards but don't already own a license? Download a limited-time trial version.

Start with the Business Objects Xcelsius product page. Here you will easily find links to free startup education, developer forums, and other technical resources.

Already familiar with Xcelsius Version 4.5? Learn about Xcelsius 2008 new features.

Confused by various Editions of Xcelsius 2008? Here's a handy Edition Comparison to help you understand which Edition is best suited for your needs.

CNE offers our own education in the form of informative webinars, web-based training workshops, and instructor-led training.

Extend Xcelsius 2008 by adding new components and new data connections, including RSS feeds to Xcelsius. Learn how to use the latest Xcelsius Software Developer Kit (SDK).

Give employees, customers, vendors, business partners, and prospective customers Xcelsius dashboards and analytics connected directly to your database. Xcelsius Engage Server includes 5 CAL (Concurrent Access Licenses) of flynet Web Service Generator. Use flynet to build web services and connect Xcelius to live datasources, without any software development or programming. Don't have Xcelius Engage Server? Download flynet for a free trial. Informative videos on web service creation, building web-connected dashboards and applications are your first step towards unlocking the value of your internal data when it is used to build and strengthen business relationships.

Build, buy, download for free, or sell your own Xcesius add-ons and components. Visit the Xcelsius Add-On Marketplace today.

The Xcelsius Product Portal features recorded and live videos, blogs, articles, best practices, and forums on Xcelsius dashboard creation, live-data connections, aesthetics and effective presentation creation and much more.

Xcelsius Journal offers in-depth articles on dashboard creation techniques from a New York based consultant.

A number of Xcelsius blogs are popping up. Here is a link to "Crystal Xcelsius Dashboarding". Google "Xcelsius" to find others.

Want to explore the cutting edge of Xcelsius and BI Widget technology? Check out Business Objects Labs.

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CNE provides Xcelsius licensing, education, and consulting to insure your success with dashboard and analytic creation leading to improved profitability and performance. Contact CNE at (888) 913-4263 for more details.