Popularity of BO Xcelsius and Crystal

Dear BI consultants,
I have been away from BI scene for some time. I hope you could be generous and share with me by telling me, from your BI project experience, how frequent do you see customers using Xcelsius or crystal reports and replacing or not using the traditional BEx?
I am trying to know what is the current market demand for these products . I am sure these will be very popular but not sure the current situation. For new projects , is are reports replaced by Crystal or BO Xcelsius and no more are people using BEx?
I am trying to get back to BI but not sure with all these changes, how relevant are these 2 new skillsets to secure a bi job in today's market?
Thanks for reading.
Hoping to hear from you.
Sincerely
Sanjay
Edited by: Sanjay Patel on Mar 16, 2010 2:49 PM

Hi,
If you want to buy the Xcelsius and CR please contact the sap market palce.They will explain you price and your second question is both are compatiable to BOXI3.0 or higher versions? Yes both are compatiable with BOXI3.0 and higher versions. Crystal Dashboard and Presentation Desing(Xcelsius) version is 2008 sp3 and Crystal Reports version is CR2008.
Thanks
Srini

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