Case Study: Bell Helicopter achieves regained EVM certification and up to 500% faster analytics with Rogue Wave Software (Zend Server & Infobright)

Bell Helicopter Takes Business Intelligence to New Heights with Zend and Infobright

Bell Helicopter, a Textron company and the world’s leading provider of vertical lift aircraft, faced critical business-intelligence and reporting failures that cost it EVM certification and triggered more than $40M in government contract withholds. To modernize reporting and restore compliance, Bell engaged Rogue Wave Software and deployed Zend Server alongside Infobright Enterprise Edition as the core technologies to develop Premier, a scalable WAMP-based enterprise reporting application.

Rogue Wave Software’s Zend Server and Infobright solution consolidated 40 data sources and ten years of data into a high-availability reporting platform that helped Bell regain EVM certification and resume large government contracts. The deployment delivered a 10:1 data compression rate, up to 500% faster analytic queries, and dramatic report improvements (EVM dashboard 45s→4s, cost reports 52s→<2s across 200 projects, SAP reports >60s→<1s), yielding 91–98% reductions across key metrics plus improved monitoring, automation and scalability.

Bell Helicopter

Scott Hathaway

Manager of EVM Reporting and Analysis