Auchan Selects BusinessObjects XI to Support Reporting Needs.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ) (Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Auchan, one of the world's largest retailers, has selected BusinessObjects(TM) XI to address a large part of its reporting needs. Auchan will deploy Business Objects solutions progressively throughout the company, starting with Auchan France Hypermarches stores. The retailer will also form an expertise center which will advise on best practices as it installs the software throughout the company. Auchan selected Business Objects over competitors Cognos, Microsoft, and MicroStrategy after carrying out a technical review of each vendor's solution. The retailer was seeking to build an architecture designed to address a wide spectrum of reporting needs. Another important factor in Auchan's decision to select Business Objects included the compatibility of the solution with Microsoft's multidimensional analysis In statistics, econometrics, and related fields, multidimensional analysis is a data analysis process that groups data into two basic categories: data dimensions and measurements. solution. "We are very pleased to have gained the confidence of Auchan, as this represents a high level of recognition for Business Objects in the European retail market," said Russ Hill, director of worldwide retail industry marketing at Business Objects. "Business Objects offers an entire range of business intelligence solutions for improving performance in the retail sector, and eight of the top ten world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. in the sector are already among our clients." About Auchan In 44 years, Auchan has become one of the most important distribution groups in the world. Since opening its first store in Roubaix in 1961, Auchan has shown constant development: it is now established in 11 countries and has some 155,000 employees throughout the world. It develops two retail formats: hypermarkets (354 in the world) and supermarkets (645). It is also supported by real estate activity (shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into management), with Immochan, and banking (payment cards, financial and non-financial services, electronic banking) with Banque Accord. Auchan's company mission is to improve the purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. and the quality of life of the greatest number of its customers every day. Auchan is an independent group held by the Mulliez family association (84,5%) and their employees (15,5%). More informations on: http://www.auchan.com. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company's business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects(TM) XI, offers the BI industry's most complete and trusted platform for performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports(R), the industry standard for enterprise reporting With the dramatic expansion of information technology, and the desire for increased competitiveness in corporations, there has been an increase in the use of computing power to produce unified reports which join different views of the enterprise in one place. . Business Objects has built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, and also offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, WebIntelligence, Crystal Reports, Intelligent Question, and Desktop Intelligence are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S.A. or its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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