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	Oxford Properties Group Gains Ground With WebFOCUS Information Builders

Oxford Properties Group Gains Ground With WebFOCUS

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Oxford Properties Group, a global commercial real estate owner, developer, and manager, needed to upgrade its business intelligence (BI) infrastructure to simplify the demands of managing its properties. The company required advanced reporting and analysis capabilities to support its plans for global expansion. The challenge was to develop an enterprise BI solution that could deliver information from a data warehouse or production system across multiple platforms and databases. The company also needed a system that could infuse information into the daily activities of busy property managers. Read More
About Customer	Oxford Properties Group is a global commercial real estate owner, developer, and manager with a dominant Canadian base. The company is headquartered in Toronto and has more than 1,300 employees throughout Canada. Oxford offers a wide array of services, including leasing space, managing tenants, collecting rent, processing bills, and tracking property values. Its portfolio consists of office towers, shopping centers, industrial parks, luxury hotels, and multi-residential properties. The company's primary inventory is space, and one of its primary concerns is developing it. Read More
Solution	Oxford Properties Group standardized on WebFOCUS to securely select, format, analyze, and deliver a variety of information to authorized users. The company used WebFOCUS to build a solid foundation of parameterized reports that allow both internal and external users to sort and summarize information related to their properties. Its primary reporting application, called Oxford’s Advanced Strategic Information Source (OASIS), is an asset and performance measurement application that allows users to analyze tens of millions of square feet of real estate properties. OASIS offers a rich source of information about properties, tenants, and operations. It also includes a customer-facing portal that hosts a library of timely, comprehensive reports, providing instant details about everything from tenants, outstanding bills, and property histories to legal clauses and company financials. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Oxford Properties Group, a global commercial real estate owner, developer, and manager, needed to upgrade its business intelligence (BI) infrastructure to simplify the demands of managing its properties. The company required advanced reporting and analysis capabilities to support its plans for global expansion. The challenge was to develop an enterprise BI solution that could deliver information from a data warehouse or production system across multiple platforms and databases. The company also needed a system that could infuse information into the daily activities of busy property managers.

About Customer

Oxford Properties Group is a global commercial real estate owner, developer, and manager with a dominant Canadian base. The company is headquartered in Toronto and has more than 1,300 employees throughout Canada. Oxford offers a wide array of services, including leasing space, managing tenants, collecting rent, processing bills, and tracking property values. Its portfolio consists of office towers, shopping centers, industrial parks, luxury hotels, and multi-residential properties. The company's primary inventory is space, and one of its primary concerns is developing it.

Solution

Oxford Properties Group standardized on WebFOCUS to securely select, format, analyze, and deliver a variety of information to authorized users. The company used WebFOCUS to build a solid foundation of parameterized reports that allow both internal and external users to sort and summarize information related to their properties. Its primary reporting application, called Oxford’s Advanced Strategic Information Source (OASIS), is an asset and performance measurement application that allows users to analyze tens of millions of square feet of real estate properties. OASIS offers a rich source of information about properties, tenants, and operations. It also includes a customer-facing portal that hosts a library of timely, comprehensive reports, providing instant details about everything from tenants, outstanding bills, and property histories to legal clauses and company financials.

Impact #1	A dynamic, proactive reporting system for 1,300 internal users and dozens of clients that helps Oxford control inventory, reduce costs, deliver industry-leading customer service, and win new business.
Impact #2	The ability to provide value-added services to its clients has set Oxford apart from its competitors – strengthening existing partner relationships while helping to solidify business agreements, especially in joint-venture deals that require information-sharing with potential clients.
Impact #3	The company has developed a BI portal to replace an earlier menu-based reporting system. The new portal will include content based on users roles and level of access.

Impact #1

A dynamic, proactive reporting system for 1,300 internal users and dozens of clients that helps Oxford control inventory, reduce costs, deliver industry-leading customer service, and win new business.

Impact #2

The ability to provide value-added services to its clients has set Oxford apart from its competitors – strengthening existing partner relationships while helping to solidify business agreements, especially in joint-venture deals that require information-sharing with potential clients.

Impact #3

The company has developed a BI portal to replace an earlier menu-based reporting system. The new portal will include content based on users roles and level of access.

Benefit #1	WebFOCUS generates consolidated financial reports in just five minutes, compared to the 23 hours it took using the JD Edwards Report Writer.

Benefit #1

WebFOCUS generates consolidated financial reports in just five minutes, compared to the 23 hours it took using the JD Edwards Report Writer.

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Oxford Properties Group Gains Ground With WebFOCUS

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