JasperServer (JS) builds on JasperReports (JR) as a comprehensive family of Business Intelligence (BI) products, providing robust static and interactive reporting, report server, and data analysis capabilities. For business intelligence users, Jaspersoft offers JasperAnalysis, which runs seamlessly on JasperServer.

Note: This blog is updated based on JS-3.5 GA release
Last updated: 2009-05-08 16.00 GMT+8

What's New in JasperServer 3.5

JasperServer now includes these features:

• Upgrade Mondrian to 3.0
• Dimension sharing within a cube
• Support for dozens of new scalar functions in MDX
• New JasperAnalysis UI
• Improved look and feel as well as an improved tool bar within analysis views.
• Encrypt JDBC password
• Export/Import now supports encryption of JDBC passwords

This documents updated for JasperServer version 3.0.0

What is JasperServer

JasperServer is an open source business intelligence suite, built by the developers of JasperReports. It providing common services like security and metadata management, and the capability to easily add additional functionality.It also provides a Web and Web services based environment for reporting, data analysis (OLAP), and data integration.

What is JasperReports

JasperReports is a powerful open source Java reporting tool that has the ability to deliver rich content onto the screen, to the printer or into PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML files. It is entirely written in Java and can be used in a variety of Java enabled applications, including J2EE or Web applications, to generate dynamic content. Its main purpose is to help creating page oriented, ready to print documents in a simple and flexible manner.

PostgreSQL is an object-relational database developed on the Internet by a group of developers spread across the globe. It is an open-source alternative to commercial databases like Oracle and Informix. PostgreSQL was originally developed at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1996, a group began development of the database on the Internet. They used e-mail to share ideas and file servers to share code. PostgreSQL is now comparable to proprietary databases in terms of features, performance and reliability. It has transactions, views, stored procedures and referential integrity constraints. It supports a large number of programming interfaces, including ODBC, Java (JDBC), Tcl/Tk, PHP, Perl and Python. PostgreSQL continues to improve at a tremendous pace thanks to a talented pool of internet developers.