Presentation of results in understandable forms of presentation with multimedia techniques (data, texts, graphics, images, and language) Support of own work organization (for example scheduling) Promote cooperation in the joint resolution of tasks with collaborative systems Complementing operational application systems in the execution of process-oriented tasks with analytical functions Information and knowledge security in data and knowledge banks Help with the development of a functional knowledge management Integrate specific business applications into an existing information and analysis infrastructure Transparency and control of corporate processes Justification and traceability of management decisions made due to the permanent storage of information