Hey Sven, > - should run on Solaris > - should have CLI interface for automation (daily reports generated > via cron job) > - should be simple to use/learn > - beautiful visualisations Not OSS, but licensing for Oracle's web-based APEX is included with the database (e.g. free to use with Oracle XE). The reporting can be easy if you have a license for BI Publisher, but I didn't think that the free XSLT w/Apache FOP was too difficult. Easier for me to figure out than OpenRpt anyway. GL! Rich p.s. Just looking at upgrading to APEX 4.0. Fun! :) -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l