How to add amazing charts, graphs, gauges, and interactive controls to your Alpha Five applications

Data without visualization is useless. Unfortunately, most database applications provide context to information by presenting it to users in formats not too far removed from a spreadsheet. While that technically qualifies as reporting, it's certainly about as raw as reporting gets.

The secret to unlocking business intelligence from large data sets is rich visualization. But that's often easier said than done. We're out to change that.

We've asked Jim Dusoe, an independent Alpha Five guru, and our partner InfoSoft Global, to put together a Webinar that will teach developers how to transform raw data into stunning graphics that give users actionable insights into their business.

And they did! The result is How to Use the FusionCharts Suite with Alpha Five, a step-by-step live webinar that will take you from novice to pro in no time flat. This one-hour presentation will introduce you to FusionCharts and other reporting tools, and show how to integrate them into Alpha Five applications.

Fusion Charts takes XML data and spins out world-class interactive visuals. They work with Web and desktop apps, and make it easy for users to understand and analyze complex data sets, uncover trends, make projections, and most of all, see the big picture. They're a great way to create executive dashboards, mashups, computer control systems, and at-a-glance snapshots for users.

Learn how to go beyond text-based rows and columns, or the usual but boring pie charts, line graphs, and bar charts, and instead display information like this:

Or this:

Or this!

Think that would wow the CEO? You bet! Think that would communicate information faster than a bunch of data cells to the VP of Sales? 'natch!

If you'd like to go from boring spreadsheet-style reporting to dazzling displays, sign up for the webinar now. The lesson is $79, but if you sign up before Sept. 30, you'll pay only $49 for the lesson.

The FusionCharts software is open source and free. There are also paid versions; compare them all here. Webinar attendees will also get a discount coupon for various FusionCharts products.

Interested? How could you not be? So register now, and get ready to amaze your clients.

Using Alpha Five with the FusionCharts Suite

Date: Thursday, Oct. 15

Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET

Cost: $79 normally; $49 IF YOU REGISTER BEFORE 9/30

Requirements: Broadband Internet connection
Internet Explorer, Firefox, or other current Web browser
NO TELEPHONE REQUIRED

A copy of the webinar will be available for download to everyone who registers.

REGISTER NOW. I'll see you there!