Possibly interesting tidbits about the PerformancePoint Planning Business Client (aka the add-in for Excel)
If you haven’t seen it yet the english builds are available! http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3444589&SiteID=17
I have some details about the addin performance improvements http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3445168&SiteID=17.