Birst offers concurrent user pricing for BI

One observer gave a thumbs up to Birst's announcement, but with tempered expectations.

"Concurrent user pricing is something that all BI vendors hate to do. But they do it for enterprise-level deals," said Forrester Research analyst Boris Evelson. "So it's nothing new, but it is indeed a highly desirable feature."

"If a large BI vendor would announce concurrent user pricing, that would be a very big deal," he added. "Birst is too tiny to influence anyone. But if it's a beginning of a trend, it's interesting to watch."

Chris Kanaracus covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Chris's e-mail address is Chris_Kanaracus@idg.com