Business Objects Announces Full Spectrum Business Intelligence on Demand.Company Leverages Expertise to Deliver Broadest Portfolio in Industry SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- 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), today announced the general availability of Business Intelligence OnDemand, its complete suite of business intelligence (BI) capabilities, delivered on demand. Building on its years of experience as the world's leading provider of BI solutions, and significant R&D investment, Business Objects now offers customers the ability to realize the full benefits of business intelligence without the need for on-premise infrastructure. This announcement continues the company's momentum in the on demand BI market, where it has established itself as the clear leader, with over 50,000 subscribers to date. Business Intelligence OnDemand extends the value of a company's information infrastructure. The solution builds on the foundation provided by crystalreports.com, the company's first Software as a Service (SaaS) initiative, by maintaining and managing a copy of a company's data within the Business Objects OnDemand data center, enabling more complex queries, faster performance, and reduced data administration costs for customers. Customers now have the ability to access the full power of BI such as formatted reporting, dashboards, and ad-hoc query and analysis - delivered by Business Objects' industry leading products including Crystal Reports[R], Crystal Xcelsius[R] and Web Intelligence[R] - all in an on demand model. "We are taking on the heavy lifting of building and maintaining our customers' data warehouse and business intelligence infrastructure," said Steve Lucas Lieutenant-General James Steve Lucas, C.M.M., C.D. (b. 24 February 1952 Toronto, Canada) was the commander of the Canadian Forces Air Command and Canadian Chief of the Air Staff until 2007. In 2001, he was made a Commander of the Order of Military Merit. , vice president of the on demand business at Business Objects. "The time is right for customers to start maximizing a return on their investment in packaged applications - whether on premise or on demand. By offering a full spectrum of best-in-breed business intelligence solutions on demand, we are giving business users what they need - an easy way to turn all their data into intelligent and powerful information. This delivers all the benefits of enterprise BI, made available in a simple, secure, accessible way." Business Intelligence OnDemand for Salesforce.com Customers Available today, this is the first in a full suite of on demand BI offerings from Business Objects. Specifically designed for enterprises with large Salesforce datasets that are 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. more in-depth analysis, Business Intelligence OnDemand for Salesforce provides advanced reporting, real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. dashboards, and powerful ad-hoc analysis tools for maximizing the value of Salesforce data. This solution supports the reporting and analysis needs of marketing, sales, sales operations and business analysts. "Business Objects has delivered an industry-leading set of business intelligence applications on demand on the AppExchange," said George Hu, chief marketing officer at salesforce.com. "With Business Intelligence OnDemand, our joint customers can use the AppExchange to enjoy even greater insight into their Salesforce data, and generate maximum return on their investment in salesforce.com's Force.com platform and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. applications. These innovative solutions from the leader in on demand business intelligence give customers new ways to assess key trends and metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. such as sales performance, new cross-sell/upsell opportunities and marketing campaign effectiveness. With BI OnDemand and Salesforce, customers will have the ease, power, and insight to differentiate their initiatives through powerful information on demand." "We have seen the adoption of SaaS steadily increase as the delivery model continues to impact a variety of software markets that now extend beyond CRM applications," said Erin TenWolde, senior analyst, Software as a Service (SaaS) at IDC. "What Business Objects is offering its customers is a portfolio of business intelligence tools on demand, which will help users leverage the value of their application investment. This is another example of how companies continue to innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. using the SaaS delivery model." About Business Objects Business Objects has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world's leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. understanding and decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from at more than 44,000 organizations around the globe. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and education services, and the industry's strongest and most diverse partner network, Business Objects enables companies of all sizes to make transformative business decisions based on intelligent, accurate, and timely information. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , 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. The Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Decisions, Web Intelligence, and Xcelsius are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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