Spotfire 7 released by TIBCO

TIBCO has launched Spotfire 7, its well-regarded analytics and data visualization platform. TIBCO explains that every aspect of the new version has been designed for ease of use, empowering users of all skill levels to gain insights faster and easier than ever before.

By taking advantage of built-in “smart" analytics, even novice users can instantly start analyzing data with Recommendations, which is said to be a new and easy way to create visualizations and dashboards. Further, multiple streamlined features have been added to speed up the data exploration experience; plus users now have the flexibility to customize the look and feel of their dashboards to match applications or style guidelines.

Key features of Spotfire 7 include:

• automated guidance—provides a fast and intuitive jumpstart for your analysis, and with Recommendations, an intelligent wizard, guides the selection of best-practice analytics, empowering experts and non-experts alike;
• customizable design—new, custom styling features let you create beautiful dashboards that suit an organization’s style and design requirements; and
• faster data exploration—streamlined user interface elements are designed to facilitate fast, fluid data discovery.