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1 What s New at Qlik June 2016 Qlik conntinues to expand its intutitive platform-based approach for visual analytics with a broadened product portfolio and expanded capabilities across all areas With the launch of Qlik Sense Enterprise 3.0 and Qlik NPrinting 17.1 in June of 2016, Qlik contines to demonstrate leadership in the visual analytics market. This document outlines some of key innovations across the Qlik product porfolio over the past year and should be considered a supplement to the Qlik Statement of Direction which outlines our product strategy and vision and is published in January of each year. You will find the information below grouped into the following categories: Analysis Data Cloud Reporting Platform Governance Services Analysis Alternate Dimensions & Measures Qlik Sense now provides the ability to create visualizations with a number of alternate dimensions and measures, allowing users to cycle between them using visual exploration without having to enter edit mode. Visual Exploration Visual Exploration allows Qlik Sense users to change properties of visualizations and object, such as sort order and coloring, without having to enter edit mode. This allows users to change properties of charts during analysis through a simplified menu without having to have edit priviledges. Visual Search Qlik Sense Visual Search allows users to search across all of their charts as well as their data. For example, users can search for sales to find all charts which have sales included in them or search for bar to find all barcharts. Search results are returned as visual thumbnails of the charts and objects as well as matching values in the dataset itself. What s New at Qlik 1

2 Time Aware Charts Qlik Sense now provides intelligent recognition and representation of time series data in charts and graphs through a new line chart object. The chart will automatically display the entire time period as a continuous dimension even when some periods have no data. More chart types will follow. Calculation Conditions Qlik Sense now provides the ability to set thresholds on visualizations to control when they will be calcualted based on a set of conditions. Variables Qlik sense now enables app creators to define and set values for use across an application. In addition to ensuring consistency across the app and ease of maintenance for variable values, this feature provides broader access to what-if scenarios.. Smart Data Compression Smart data compression in Qlik Sense scatter plots allows summarization of millions of data points without losing patterns and meaning in the data. This unique compression algorithm summarizes massive data sets, showing data density and highlighting hotspots. Numerous UI Improvements Throughout the year many changes have been made to the UI of our products in order to ensure the best experience for our users. In addition to general look and feel refinement, this has included such things as improved suggestion and ranking in Smart Serarch. Data Smart Data Load & Visual Data Preparation We have invested significantly in self-service data preparation capabilities. Qlik Sense provides built in intelligence and a new visual method of joining data together intended to make data modeling more accessible to non technical users without having to manually define data relationships. The intelligent profiling determines the best associations across multiple data sources and suggests them to the user. On Demand App Generation (ODAG) ODAG allows users to intuitively analyze Big Data by generating new Qlik Sense or QlikView apps on the fly based on their selections in a template app. Both Qlik Sense and QlikView now include built in examples of how to leverage existing APIs to get more value from their Big Data investments. Qlik DataMarket With Qlik DataMarket users can access a comprehensive library of free and subscription-based external data directly within Qlik Sense and QlikView to allow users to augment and cross reference their internal data to gain context and drive deeper insights. Packages include demographic, geographic, economic, currency, and weather data. Most recently, subscription based data has been made available for Stocks and Indices and Company Financial Reports.

3 User Data Upload Qlik Sense Enterprise enables more self-service visualization by allowing users to upload datasets from their desktop to the server. This ensures that app creation occurs within the managed environment and that the data is not disjointed from the analysis. Automatic Calendaring Qlik Sense will automatically recognize dates and create a number of time based fields on your behalf including year, quarter, month, week, and more. This not only saves you time and effort but also ensures consistency of data formats across multiple apps. Qlik Connectors A new RESTful API connector, updated SFDC connector and a consolidated set of ODBC drivers are just a few of the connector improvements that have taken place over the past year. In addition, Qlik announced the acquisition of Industrial Codebox, the creators of QVSource and now offers over 20 new connectors for web based services and applications. Cloud Qlik Sense Cloud Basic Create and share your fully interactive Qlik Sense apps with up to 5 people all for free. No time limits, no trial period, no catches. Qlik Sense Cloud Plus Add unlimited sharing and more for a nominal monthly fee. Qlik Sense Cloud Plus provides increased app size and data storage as well as access to the Qlik DataMarket Essentials data package. Reporting Printing Qlik Sense Sheets & Stories Qlik Sense users can now print/export objects, sheets and data stories directly to PDF or PowerPoint. This allows users to share their stories in a portable format facilitating increased collaboration. Qlik NPrinting Qlik NPrinting provides organizations with the ability to create MS Office and pixel perfect reports using analytics from Qlik Sense and QlikView. Reports can be delivered through a number of channels including the new Newstand portal and the Qlik Sense Unified Hub. And, with enterprise scalability and security, Qlik NPrinting can better support the nees of large organizations. Export from Pivot Table Qlik Sense now offers the ability for users to export data from pivot tables. This allows users to share a trusted view of the data with someone who does not have access to the same app. Note: This feature can be disabled on an app-by-app basis.

4 Platform QlikView 12 QlikView joins Qlik Sense on the modernized second generation QIX Associative Data Indexing Engine (QIX). By having Qlik s complete product portfolio on the same engine, Qlik delivers greater compatibility between its products, and ensures that future investments made in the QIX engine for performance, security, and connectivity will benefit both QlikView and Qlik Sense customers. Unified Hub Furthur demonstrating Qlik s commitment to the platform-based approach and our continued support for QlikView, QlikView 12 documents can now be linked from the Qlik Sense 3.0 Unified hub. The Qlik Sense 3.0 Unified Hub also supports Qlik NPrinting 17.1 reports making it easier than ever for users to find everything they need in one place. Widgets Widgets is a mechanism in Qlik Sense that allows advanced users to access some development capabilities using only HTML and CSS. Custom objects built with Widgets can be centrally managed and reused across apps. New & Improved APIs Qlik is committed to ensuring that developers have everything that they need to be successful when leveraging the Qlik platform. Over the past year, Qlik has worked to offer numerous new APIs as well as to harden existing ones. As an example is the new Visualization API which allows for the programatic creation of analytics without having to build in the Qlik Sense UI first. Developer Hub The Dev Hub consists of a number of tools available for deveopers. Some of the tools include the extension editor, mashup editor, single object configurator, widget editor, and Engine API explorer. IDE Plugin for Visual Studio The Visual Studio plugin is a development toolbox created to simplify the process of integrating Qlik Sense functionality into other environments. As an example, Qlik Analytics for Visual Studio provides quick access relevant information from your Qlik Sense environment which makes it easy to integrate Qlik Sense visualizations into an existing web site.

5 Governance Improved Search Performance Significant improvements have been made to the performance of search especially on Qlik Sense apps with large datasets. This improvement is driven by a precalculated index which can be controlled by the administrator. Improved Rules Wizard and Auditing Improvements to the rules wizard in Qlik Sense offer easier access to more granular security and controls while the improved auditing ensure that administrators understand the impact of multiple overlapping rules. System & License Monitor Improvements The Qlik Sense QMC includes Qlik Sense on Qlik Sense apps to assist administrators in effectively managing their environments. Both of these apps have been improved throughout the year based on feedback from our customers. Increased Language Support including Right-to-Left Qlik Sense now includes right-to-left (RTL) language support as well as numerous new languages including Polish, Korean, Turkish, and Traditional Chinese. RTL support involves more than simply right justifying text for certain languages. Other additions include changes such as charts which display information in a RTL friendly format and the advancement of stories from right to left. SAML 2.0 Support Qlik Sense supports SAML V2.0 by implementing an service provider that can integrate with external identity providers, supporting HTTP Redirect Binding and HTTP POST Binding, and supporting SAML properties for access control of resources and data. QlikView Security Enhancements QlikView 12 boosts stronger encryption and improved encryption handling, with the ability to meet the highest level of security requirements for the most demanding companies and government and military organizations. Centralized client request handling and XML parsing are enhanced to evolve with security best practices and cryptographic standards. Improved QlikView Clustering QlikView 12 now offers improved scalability supporting more nodes in a QlikView Server cluster. The result is significant performance improvements for organizations supporting high numbers of users in multi-node environments. Numerous Administrator UI Improvements UI improvements aren t only for end users. Qlik provides considerable focus on the usabilty of the administrative tools as well.

6 Services Qlik Support Portal Our new, state-of-the-art portal is designed to centralize all case communications, by managing all the support needs in one place for our customers, which reduces time to resolution. Customers can follow the progress of their case in real time with Support Technician comments and case status. Access at Qlik Continuous Classroom Qlik Continuous Classroom is our new self-service learning platform designed to help you maximize your Qlik Sense skills. It provides a completely customizable experience where you choose what, how and when you want to learn. Features include video-based modules, exercises and quizzes, and collaboration tools to interact with students and instructors. The Qlik Continuous Classroom will be expanded to include QlikView this fall. Try it or buy at Qlik Accelerators Qlik Accelerators are pre-built applications designed and built by industry experts, and pre-tested so that once your data is loaded, the application can be ready to use and scaled to your business. Available today in the areas of Sales Performance, Supply Chain, and Travel Insights, with more coming soon. For more information visit qlik.com/consulting.