More information is surfacing about SQL Server 2008 R2 reporting services
Note: Report Builder v3.0!
Here are some excerpts:
Overview
SQL Server® 2008 R2 ships a wealth of Business Intelligence components, broadening the reach of BI across the entire enterprise with familiar and intuitive tools and helping maximize return on investment and increasing IT efficiency at scale.
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 expands on the value delivered in SQL Server® 2008 with new technologies and capabilities designed to make business intelligence accessible to all employees in the enterprise leading to better, faster, more relevant decisions.
By taking advantage of breakthrough performance and scalability innovations, new Master Data Services (MDS) capabilities, and managed self-service reporting, you can build a next-generation Business Intelligence platform that unlocks your data, facilitates sharing and collaboration, and empowers your end users.
Managed Self Service Business Intelligence
Empower your business units and users to create and share BI solutions through familiar and intuitive tools:
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SQL Server Project "Gemini” Add-in for Excel
This innovative Excel add-in enables Excel power users to easily create powerful BI solutions by streamlining the integration of data from multiple sources enabling interactive modeling and analysis of massive amount of data and by supporting the seamless sharing of data models and reports through Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010
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SharePoint 2010 based Operations Dashboard
This SharePoint managed service enables front-line operators and administrators to monitor access and utilization of analyses and reports as well as track patterns of hardware usage to help ensure the right security privileges are applied and user generated solutions are available, up-to-date, and managed in a consistent way.
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SQL Server Reporting Services Report Builder 3.0
This updated ad-hoc reporting client accelerates report creation, collaboration and consistency by allowing users to create and share report components that can be accessed via the shared component library and by enabling the rapid assembly of comprehensive business reports using these shared components.
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Rich visualization of geospatial data
New support for geospatial visualization including mapping, routing, and custom shapes can help your end users create customized reports that leverage existing content objects, such as queries, data regions, and charts and graphs. You can also enhance location-based data reports with Bing Maps in Report Builder 3.0.