BIRTonDemand is a platform that allows developers to unleash the power of Rich Information Applications built on the BIRT platform, allowing deployment on the industry's premiere information deployment platform, the BIRT iServer.

When you sign up to test drive with aBIRT onDemand BETA account, you are gaining access to using the power of an enterprise level BIRT iServer, unleashing capabilities like unmatched security, multiple format output such as PDF, Excel or Word, interactive viewing, Flash data visualizations, and mobile access.

The BIRT onDemand platform also provides you with the ideal platform to deploy and test BIRT apps downloaded  or purchased from the BIRT-Exchange.com marketplace.  Selected apps will be available for 'One-Click Install' into your BIRTonDemand account.

While evaluating BIRT onDemand BETA, please provide your feedback.  Also, let us know if you would to continue using BIRT onDemand for your production deployment, or if you want more information on other options for deploying the BIRT iServer platform within your own environment.

The commercial version of BIRT onDemand, with a projected availability of Q2 2010, will include industry standard security, additional enterprise level iServer features and a secure data transfer layer to facilitate deployment of a variety of applications.

All BETA accounts include the following:

• 250 MB of BIRT application storage space
• 50 MB of MySQL database storage (Community Edition)*
• Up to 10 user accounts
• Complete web front end for accessing your apps and administering documents, data and users
• Free iPhone access to reports and apps

* Database access is limited to web based access for BETA accounts.  Commercial accounts will have remote database access  through secure tunneling software.