In an example of the unique partnerships that can arise with cloud computing, Jive Software is making SAP BusinessObjects' On Demand suite available to customers of both the on-demand and on-premises versions of its collaboration software.

The deal, announced Tuesday, means that Jive users can select SAP BusinessObjects' Crystal Reports, Xcelsius dashboards, Web Intelligence, and the recently announced Explorer -- an in-memory enterprise search tool -- as modules to their Jive on-demand subscriptions or on-premises licenses.

This means their IT departments won't have to arrange for separate licenses or subscriptions for BI tools that people want to use in their companies' Jive-based wikis, and should make it easier for different types of users to get online with such tools.

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