Rosnet Serves Up Analytics for Restaurant Clients

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jul 6, 2015) -  Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity, and integration solutions, today announced that ROS Technology Services, Inc. (Rosnet), an industry-leading provider of state-of-the-art enterprise reporting and data management technologies for multi-unit restaurant operators, has chosen the WebFOCUS BI platform to provide integrated data visualizations, BI dashboards, analytics, and self-service reporting for current and future users of the Rosnet.

Since 1998, Rosnet has created innovative solutions for the restaurant industry that push beyond the boundaries of typical restaurant software solutions. The reporting, food cost, and labor cost tools provide operators with a robust set of tools that allow them to maximize profits at the unit level.

During Rosnet's growth and continued evolution from serving smaller regional operators to servicing major national and international brands, such as Applebee's, IHOP, and Burger King, the need for robust enterprise-level analytics tools became a client focus. In early 2014, the leadership team at Rosnet decided to buy rather than build a toolset that could be integrated into the core Rosnet platform and facilitate the need for advanced analytics or BI. 

WebFOCUS, which Rosnet is deploying on-premise and as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) capacity, was selected over other competitive offerings for its power, flexibility, and mobile capabilities, as well as the dedicated Information Builders support team. The solution integrates seamlessly with Rosnet's technology and enables Rosnet to both construct built-in reporting dashboards and enable self-service reporting for customers.

The advanced BI features provided by WebFOCUS will enhance user experience for Rosnet's customers as well as streamline processes for the company and its clientele.

"We selected Information Builders because we liked the idea of the single code base and the multi-dimensional aspect of WebFOCUS," said Gene Peters, chief executive officer, Rosnet. "Several of the products that we looked at were one-dimensional. They either handled the data well or they handled the optics well. Indeed two vendors have since combined forces to be able to provide a complete product. Another large vendor had bought several companies and melded them together in what our team considered a Frankenstein approach to product development. In the final analysis, Rosnet needed a partner that we could rely on to provide the tools that would allow us to put the data into our users' hands. Our choice of Information Builders is providing that partnership."