Business Objects Provides Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2004 Conference Call D

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    SAN JOSE, Calif. & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ)(Euronext Paris ISIN code FR0004026250 -- BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence solutions, today announced it will issue its fourth quarter earnings release on Monday, February 7, 2005. There will be a conference call following the press release at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. New York, 11:00 p.m. Paris, 10:00 p.m., London). The call-in numbers are 800-399-7988 for North America and 706-634-5428 for Europe and Asia.
    The conference call will also be webcast live on the company's website, www.businessobjects.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the site approximately two hours after the end of the live call.

    About Business Objects

    Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. Business intelligence enables organizations to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. The company's solutions leverage the information that is stored in an array of corporate databases, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
    Popular uses of BI include enterprise reporting, management dashboards and scorecards, customer intelligence applications, financial reporting, and both customer and partner extranets. These solutions enable companies to gain visibility into their business, acquire and retain profitable customers, reduce costs, optimize the supply chain, increase productivity, and improve financial performance.
    In December 2003, Business Objects completed the acquisition of Crystal Decisions, the leader in enterprise reporting. The combined product line includes software for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, analytic applications, and data integration. In addition, Business Objects offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.
    Business Objects has more than 29,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 -- BOB). It is included in the SBF 120 and IT CAC 50 French stock market indexes. Business Objects can be reached at 408-953-6000 and http://www.businessobjects.com.

    BusinessObjects is a trademark of Business Objects S.A. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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CONTACT: Business Objects Catherine Peterson, 408-953-6064 Vice President, Investor Relations catherine.peterson@businessobjects.com Anne Guimard, +33 1 41 25 39 19 European, Investor Relations anne.guimard@businessobjects.com

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