Vector Space Inc.

Following our [post](http://www.vectorspace.com/2006/07/25/palo-olap-review) on the new PALO open source package, Jedox president Kristian Raue agreed to answer a few questions about the company’s plans for the product.

### How is PALO planning to relate to the broader world of spreadsheet OLAP?
By July 2006 more than 10,000 people had downloaded Palo and we have 50 new downloads each day. So I think we have already had a large impact in the spreadsheet OLAP market. Read the rest of this entry »

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I mentioned the new open source OLAP server PALO (OLAP backwards) in an earlier post. This TM1 workalike is still at an early stage, but any new offering in this area - especially if it is free - is of great interest to spreadsheet OLAP users.

In this post; I will give readers some idea of what this software offers, what it promises and what it lacks. I’ve put together some screenshots and added some thoughts on this entry.

Some of the people behind PALO were earlier involved with MIS AG’s spreadsheet product Alea, and PALO looks quite similar. There’s a long history here which may be worth telling elsewhere, but what matters in this context is that the designers of this software “get it” about how OLAP and spreadsheets should work together.

What’s more, the product is not cheap, it’s actually free - released under the orthodox Gnu Public License (GPL) which Read the rest of this entry »

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