Leading Global Technology and Systems Integration Partners Endorse New EIM Solutions From Business Objects; New Products, Services, and Partnerships Will Provide Customers With Data They Can Trust

Business Objects, with the support of its industry-leadingpartners, offers customers an unrivaled set of solutions to meet theinformation management demands of today's top organizations. Companiesneed simplified access to data they can trust as the basis of theirbusiness intelligence and performance management initiatives. Jointcustomers will benefit from the ability to ensure their data isaccurate, integrated, and timely.

Many of the company's premier global technology and systemsintegration partners have expressed their support of the new strategyand solutions, including: Attensity, Attunity, Clarabridge,DATAllegro, DataSynapse, Decision First Technologies, Edgewing, HP,HyperRoll, Kalido, MySQL, Netezza, NOAD, Purisma, Teradata, andUnisys.

Attensity

"The combination of Business Objects and Attensity offers ourcustomers a deep solution for analysis of both structured andunstructured data," says Craig Norris, chief executive officer ofAttensity. "This EIM initiative facilitates the integration ofAttensity's Text Analytics capabilities into Business Objects'industry-leading business intelligence solutions, offering customersthe most trusted foundation by effectively utilizing 100% of theiravailable information for business decisions."

Attunity

"The Business Objects EIM portfolio will be a major catalyst forcustomers looking for a quick and flexible way to integrate andimprove information," said Andy Bailey, vice-president of marketing atAttunity. "Attunity is working in close alliance with BusinessObjects, providing EIM with change data capture (CDC) capabilities anddirect access to mainframe and other legacy data sources. Theseextended capabilities from Business Objects and Attunity will nowprovide the foundation for real-time, enterprise-class dataintegration, satisfying customer demands for access to the mostup-to-date and accurate information in order to make better informeddecisions."

Clarabridge

"Our customers are struggling with the sheer amount of data andcomplexity in their organizations and simply need an easier way toaccess trustworthy data," said Justin Langseth, president and chieftechnology officer of Clarabridge. "The combination of ClarabridgeContent Mining Platform and Clarabridge BI Search with the BusinessObjects EIM framework provides business users with an unprecedentedcapability to search for and analyze unstructured and structuredinformation throughout their enterprise for a more intelligent,accurate view of their business."

DatAllegro

"We are excited to be working with Business Objects to make highperformance analytics in an EIM environment a reality," said StuartFrost, chief executive officer of DATAllegro.

DataSynapse

"Business Objects EIM solutions play a pivotal role for clientswho rely on trusted, integrated and timely information to effectivelycompete in the markets they serve and comply with regulatoryrequirements," said Rick Moran, senior vice president of businessdevelopment for DataSynapse, Inc. "Clients who deploy Business ObjectsEIM solutions on DataSynapse's state of the art applicationvirtualization software will ensure maximum application service levelsat minimum IT infrastructure costs."

Decision First Technologies

"Business Objects is first off the mark in delivering such acomplete offering for enterprise information management," said TaylorCourtnay, vice president of sales for Decision First Technologies."Our customers want to deploy a comprehensive foundation for makingorganization-wide decisions. The combination of strategy, practices,and open technologies provided by Business Objects is essential forcompanies who need solid informational evidence to drive accuratebusiness decisions."

Edgewing

"Our customers demand a solid data foundation on which to basetheir information strategy," said Clive Bellmore, chief technologyofficer at Edgewing. "The combination of strategy, practices, and opentechnologies provided by Business Objects is critical fororganizations that need trusted data to drive accurate businessdecisions. Business Objects is the first BI vendor to deliver such acomplete solution for enterprise information management."

HP

"HP and Business Objects are committed to helping customers extendtheir business intelligence capabilities," said Carl Dcosta, directorof horizontal and infrastructure solution alliances at HP. "TheBusiness Objects EIM portfolio on HP Integrity servers providescustomers with solutions based on a secure, trusted foundation forbusiness decisions."

HyperRoll

"Business Objects is the first business intelligence vendor todeliver a complete solution set for enterprise informationmanagement," said Michael Bealmear, chief executive officer ofHyperRoll. "As a Business Objects technology partner, we look forwardto working with Business Objects to quickly deliver solid andtrustworthy information to drive accurate business decisions."

Kalido

"As a long-term strategic business partner, we've worked closelywith Business Objects in the development of solutions to create asingle, universal view of critical information for Global 2000customers, particularly as it relates to understanding corporateperformance throughout changing business needs," said Andy Hayler,founder and chief strategist of Kalido. "KALIDO MDM for master datamanagement strongly complements the Business Objects EIM strategy byproviding an application for business people to review, approve, andcorrect data, thereby enabling better data governance andstewardship."

MySQL

"Modern enterprises are looking for powerful, seamlesslyintegrated solutions that are also cost-effective," said ZackUrlocker, executive vice president at MySQL AB. "The Business ObjectsEIM initiative provides a broad spectrum of integrated technologiesthat create a trusted foundation for critical businessdecision-making. When combined with the high-performance, open sourceMySQL database, our joint customers benefit from a powerful datamanagement and business intelligence platform for a fraction of thecost of proprietary database solutions."

Netezza

"The Business Objects EIM initiative is designed to improve thequality and timeliness of the data driving BI, helping organizationsto make smarter decisions," said Ellen Rubin, vice president ofmarketing at Netezza. "Netezza delivers complementary benefits forenterprise BI -- the breakthrough performance and ease-of-use of ourdata warehouse appliance lets organizations quickly andcomprehensively analyze and leverage all of their data. BusinessObjects and Netezza remain committed to delivering comprehensive androbust BI functionality that enables our customers to fully extractall the value from their data."

NOAD

"As a result of NOAD and Business Objects' joint efforts in EIM,our mutual customers have the advantage of secure deployment andensured, improved standardized adoption of business intelligencesolutions," said Andre Grift, chief executive officer and president ofNOAD. "NOAD's new platform release, along with the new solutionsoffered by Business Objects, will deliver more trusted and accurateinformation by providing a comprehensive view of the data and enablingthe right information at the right time for every organization."

Purisma

"Business Objects is clearly ahead of the market in theircomprehensive approach to enterprise information management," saidMichael Jacobs, vice president of strategic alliances at Purisma. "EIMcovers the breadth of strategies, technologies, and best practices todeliver what the market has been searching for: trusted and valuableinformation to be used as the basis of intelligent business decisions.Purisma's customer data integration experience and technology coupledwith Business Objects' EIM solutions will allow us to provideenterprises with a more cohesive, complete offering to reliably managetheir customer data. Purisma is excited to support Business Objects onthis pioneering EIM strategy."

Teradata

"Organizations around the world rely on Teradata's enterprise datawarehousing solutions to deliver active enterprise intelligence,serving both the strategic and operational decision-making needs ofthe organization," said Randy S. Lea, vice president of products andservices marketing at Teradata, a division of NCR. "We currently havemore than 300 joint customers leveraging the Business Objects BIplatform with their Teradata Warehouses. A well-architected EnterpriseInformation Management (EIM) solution is critical to enterpriseanalytics and managing the centralized enterprise data warehouses ourcustomers rely upon. Teradata looks forward to our continuedpartnership with Business Objects and leveraging their newly expandedEIM capabilities to deliver active enterprise intelligence to ourmutual customers."

Unisys

"Unisys recognizes the value that Business Objects solutions canbring to enterprises looking to leverage business intelligence todrive competitive advantage and business differentiation," said RaviKalakota, Ph.D., vice president, strategy and solutions management atUnisys. "The introduction of EIM into the Business Objects platform isan important step forward, fortifying a comprehensive portfolio thatcan help businesses achieve higher ROI from their data and previoustechnology investments. Unisys consultants are specialists indelivering mission-critical BI solutions for dynamic industries suchas Transportation, Logistics, Telecommunications, Financial Services,and Life Sciences. Our knowledge of complex business processes,platforms, and infrastructure, combined with EIM solutions fromBusiness Objects, can play a critical role in successful BIdeployments."

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI)software company, with more than 35,000 customers worldwide, includingover 80 percent of the Fortune 500. Business Objects helpsorganizations of all sizes create a trusted foundation for decisionmaking, gain better insight into their business, and optimizeperformance. The company's innovative business intelligence suite,BusinessObjects(TM) XI, offers the BI industry's most advanced andcomplete solution for performance management, planning, reporting,query and analysis, and enterprise information management.BusinessObjects XI includes the award-winning Crystal line ofreporting and data visualization software. Business Objects has alsobuilt the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, andoffers consulting and education services to help customers effectivelydeploy their business intelligence projects.

Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., andParis, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ)and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. Moreinformation about Business Objects can be found atwww.businessobjects.com.

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