Crystal Reports 2008 Serve, BO Edge & Enterprise XI 3.0/3.1 comparison

Hello All
I am looking for documentation that compares CR2008 Server, with Business Objects Edge and XI 3.0/3.1.  I have been searching but until now without success.
I am trying to work out the differences so that I can better advise on what the correct solution is for the customer.
Thanks for your help
Phillip

Hi,
BO Edge 3.1 and BO Enterprise XI 3.1 are quite similar. The main differences are that BO Edge does not support clustering and supports a limited number of users ( solution for small and mid-sized companies).
Crystal Reports Server 2008 supports only CR reports. It does not support clustering, integration with SAP systems and federation (this is a replication feature).
Regards,
Stratos
PS: I would recommend to consider only the 3.1 version of BO Edge and BO Enterprise XI instead of 3.0. This is the most actual version.

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