Business Objects Announces Crystal Enterprise 10 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2004 New Platform Release Jointly Developed with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) as Part of Multi-Year Agreement to Drive Linux Adoption Business Objects, (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ) (Euronext Paris 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), a leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced the availability of Crystal Enterprise 10 on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release. platform. IBM supported Business Objects in the development of Crystal Enterprise 10 on the Linux platform as part of a joint agreement to drive business intelligence adoption in the Linux community. In addition, Business Objects and IBM will collaborate on marketing activities including a webinar series and trade shows. "At IBM, we view Linux as a strategic and important market for our customers," said Karen Parrish, Vice President, Business Intelligence Solutions at IBM. "Linux is now a mainstream platform, and customers are increasingly looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. leading software vendors to develop applications that support Linux. The combination of enterprise-class reporting tools from Business Objects with data warehouse software from IBM provides customers with an integrated Linux platform that enables customers to develop rich end-to-end solutions to meet industry specific needs." Crystal Enterprise 10 is fully certified and compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, enabling IT managers to integrate reporting functionality into their Linux applications. In addition, Business Objects and IBM have delivered Crystal Enterprise 10 on Linux to run on IBM's xSeries servers for Linux. "As our organization becomes increasingly committed to Linux, we are excited that Business Objects allows us to add business intelligence to our Linux platform," said Michael Carver, Project Manager of Fairfax County Public Schools The Fairfax County Public Schools system (abbreviated FCPS) is a branch of the Fairfax County government which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. . "With Crystal Enterprise on Linux, we can easily meet any reporting requirement. The product integrates easily with our applications and maximizes our existing investments in Linux." "As a leader in the BI market, Business Objects is committed to helping our customers maximize their technology investments, regardless of platform, application, or operating system," said Chris Caren, vice president of corporate marketing at Business Objects. "We recognize that Linux is a strategic platform and we look forward to working together with IBM to promote business intelligence deployments built on open platforms and standards such as Linux and Java." Availability Crystal Enterprise 10 certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux is available now. 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 See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ), and customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) 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 24,000 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 SBF Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Franciscan School of Biblical Investigations; Jerusalem, Israel) SBF Small Block Ford (automotive engine) SBF Single Black Female SBF Société des Bourses Francaises 120 and IT CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. 50 French stock market indexes. Business Objects can be reached at 408-953-6000 and http://www.businessobjects.com. 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