Business Objects Announces New Solutions for Enterprise Information Management; New Products, Services, and Partnerships Will Provide Customers with Data They Can Trust.CANNES, France -- 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 new products, services, and partnerships for enterprise information management (EIM EIM Enterprise Incentive Management EIM Enterprise Information Management EIM Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM) EIM Enterprise Instant Messaging EIM Employee Internet Management EIM European Institute for the Media ). EIM provides customers with a strategy to ensure that their information is accurate and current. Now Business Objects offers comprehensive EIM solutions that give customers a foundation of trustworthy data for their BI and performance management initiatives. "The first step in building a high performance organization is to make sure that you can trust your data," said John Schwarz —John F. Schwarz is the name of:
Harry and David "The Business Objects EIM strategy aligns really well with our information management strategy," said Ellen Smith, senior manager of data warehouse systems at Harry and David. "As one of the leading direct marketing and e-commerce companies, we understand how important it is to clean our data as far upstream as possible. That is why we began using data quality solutions from Firstlogic along with BusinessObjects Data Integrator Business Objects's Data Integrator is a data integration and ETL tool that was previously known as Acta. The Data Integrator product consists primarily of a Data Integrator Job Server and the Data Integrator Designer. , which help move data from our various source systems into our corporate data warehouse. By making data quality part of the data integration process, we can provide actionable information quickly, which helps the company with its marketing and customer service initiatives." WHSmith News "WHSmith News, the UK's largest magazine and newspaper wholesaler, is the industry leading provider of market and operational information for publishers, distributors and retailers. This could not have been achieved without our EIM solutions from Business Objects which provide trustworthy data for our BI deployments," said Richard Webb, IS Director, WHSmith News. "We operate a highly complex and fast moving business, handling more than 50 million newspapers and magazines every week for distribution to 22,000 retailers. EIM enables us to consolidate data from multiple systems including SAP, mechanised Adj. 1. mechanised - using vehicles; "motorized warfare" mechanized, motorized mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" 2. warehouse systems and external EPOS (Electronic Point Of Sale) See point of sale. data to provide the entire supply chain with fast access to a single and accurate view of information. This trusted insight has enabled WHSmith News to streamline processes, as a result we have reduced the cost of product shrinkage by 75 percent." New EIM Products, Services, Partnerships According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gartner, EIM is a comprehensive program, not a technology(1). Today Business Objects unveils a multifaceted mul·ti·fac·et·ed adj. Having many facets or aspects. See Synonyms at versatile. Adj. 1. multifaceted - having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious strategy, which includes new products, services, and partners. "Reports and dashboards are only as good as the data that populates them," said Philip Russom, senior manager of research at The Data Warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse Institute (TDWI TDWI The Data Warehousing Institute TDWI The Doctor Weighs In (website) ). "Complete, clean, and auditable data for reporting and analysis requires software tools for data integration, data quality, and data lineage -- not to mention reporting and analysis tools -- all tied together through a common metadata layer. You can buy these tools from multiple vendors, then work through a risky and time-consuming system integration project. Or you can get them all from Business Objects, pre-integrated according to a sound EIM strategy." New EIM Products Deliver BI Customers Can Trust Business Objects offers industry-leading data integration, metadata management, and data quality products -- all the product components of a well-defined EIM strategy. Virtual and Physical Data Integration Today the company announces the general availability of a new product for enterprise information integration (EII (Enterprise Information Integration) Similar to an EIS (executive information system), an EII aggregates current information from all data sources within an organization. ), BusinessObjects Data Federator XI. This new product provides customers with a virtual, real-time view of their disparate data sources. Because Data Federator unites and cleanses data virtually, BI users can more quickly and easily perform queries against operational sources. In combination with BusinessObjects Data Integrator XI, Business Objects is the only vendor to provide both physical and virtual data integration options for customers. Data Integrator XI, a leading extract, transform, and loads (ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems. ) solution, moves data physically from disparate sources and unites them in data warehouses and data marts. End-to-End Metadata Visibility Today Business Objects introduces BusinessObjects Metadata Manager XI, a new product that collects and unifies BI, ETL, relational databases, and third-party metadata. Metadata Manager gives administrators complete visibility into all metadata so they can view, analyze, and explore metadata relationships and business rules. The new product also allows IT managers to better understand the impact of source data changes across the entire BI environment. Metadata Manager provides enhanced data lineage capabilities that help organizations deliver trusted information for compliance reporting and internal controls. Market-Leading Data Quality On April 1st Business Objects completed its acquisition of Firstlogic, Inc., a market leader in data quality software and services. Data quality is critical for a comprehensive EIM strategy. Business Objects will continue to deliver data quality products for name parsing Verifying a person's first and last name. Although many companies deal with people from all over the globe, numerous data entry errors are made when a foreign name is manually entered into a database and separated into given name and surname. , address enhancement, and consolidation as part of the data integration platform. Additionally, Business Objects now provides standalone data quality and data assessment solutions to profile, cleanse cleanse tr.v. cleansed, cleans·ing, cleans·es To free from dirt, defilement, or guilt; purge or clean. [Middle English clensen, from Old English , and monitor data. New Global Services Deliver EIM Solutions Business Objects today announces a family of strategic EIM service offerings ranging from data quality and integration through enterprise data warehousing. These offerings are designed to help customers evaluate their current information management challenges, develop a customized EIM strategy, and create best practices to ensure customer success. For example, the EIM Vision Workshop provides a comprehensive overview and critique of customers' EIM environment and delivers a roadmap that addresses their unique business goals. Global services can also help customers with a Data Quality Assessment offering, which determines the state of customer data and their requirements for EIM. Global Partners Show Broad Market Support Business Objects will extend EIM solutions globally by leveraging the company's broad network of technology and service partners. Many services partners are creating EIM practices to offer customers assistance with their data integration, metadata management, and data quality deployments. Business Objects EIM solutions provide significant opportunities for partners to deliver implementation and consulting engagements. Certain key partners around the world have endorsed the Business Objects EIM offerings including Accenture, Kalido, Netezza, Purisma, and Teradata. To read more feedback from partners, please visit the EIM partner announcement: www.businessobjects.com/releases/eim/partners "Our customers are demanding better ways to more effectively manage their enterprise strategy," said Joni Kahn, Executive Vice President at BearingPoint. "BearingPoint provides them with business intelligence solutions that both help them understand and analyze their data as well as respond to changes in the business environment. The EIM initiative from Business Objects fits in with our approach as it presents a solid strategy to providing organizations with a secure, trusted foundation for accurate business decisions." EIM Product Availability BusinessObjects Data Federator XI, BusinessObjects Metadata Manager XI, BusinessObjects Data Integrator XI, and Business Objects Data Quality solutions are generally available. For more information, see: www.businesobjects.com/products/eim (1) Gartner Presentation, Enterprise Information Management: Getting Value From Information Assets, by David Newman, March 2006 Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. for Forward Looking Statements Certain sections of this press release contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are based on assumptions regarding Business Objects' product release date. However, these statements are not guarantees of the date of availability, which may be delayed or cancelled, or of the availability of the features mentioned, which may be changed or removed prior to release. Statements such as "expected," "planned," "intends" or "anticipated" denote forward-looking statements, and the word "launch" refers to pre-release marketing activities and does not denote general availability. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, as amended. More information about potential factors that could affect Business Objects' business is included in Business Objects' Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2005, which is on file with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Business Objects is not obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this press release. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company, with more than 35,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500. Business Objects helps organizations of all sizes create a trusted foundation for decision making, gain better insight into their business, and optimize performance. The company's innovative business intelligence suite, BusinessObjects(TM) XI, offers the BI industry's most advanced and complete solution for performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and enterprise information management. BusinessObjects XI includes the award-winning Crystal line of reporting and data visualization See information visualization. software. Business Objects has also built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, and offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. 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, Intelligent Question, 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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