Business Objects Appoints J. Y. Pook to Position of Vice President, Asia-Pacific.Business Editors 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2002 Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that it has appointed J. Y. Pook to the position of vice president, Asia-Pacific. Based in the Singapore office, Pook will oversee the Asia-Pacific operations of Business Objects and focus on building the business intelligence market in the region. Pook's appointment underscores the company's commitment to investing in Asia-Pacific, and making business intelligence a key strategic initiative for companies throughout the region. He reports to John Olsen For the Australian artist John Olsen, see John Olsen (artist). John Wayne Olsen, AO was Premier of South Australia between November 28, 1996 and October 22, 2001. John Olsen was a member of the Liberal Party and Member of Parliament for more than 20 years. , president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. (COO) of Business Objects. "I'm very happy to announce Pook's addition to our management team and leadership in our Asia-Pacific operations," said John Olsen, president and COO of Business Objects. "The market opportunity is strong in Asia-Pacific. We have many large corporate customers and we are committed to their success. Pook's management will help us continue to grow in this important area of the world." Pook has nearly 20 years of technology industry experience in Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Business Objects, Pook was managing director, Asia-Pacific at Onyx Software, a global supplier of 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. ) enterprise applications. In this role, he successfully established Onyx Software offices in Asia-Pacific and grew its regional business into a market leadership position. Prior to that he held management positions in the Asia-Pacific divisions of NetFRAME Systems and Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. . About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions. Business intelligence lets organizations access, analyze, and share information internally with employees and externally with customers, suppliers, and partners. It helps organizations improve operational efficiency, build profitable customer relationships, and develop differentiated product offerings. The company's products include BusinessObjects(TM) 2000, the industry's leading integrated business intelligence toolset and platform; and BusinessObjects(TM) Analytics, an integrated suite of enterprise analytic applications Analytic Applications are a type of business application software, used to measure and improve the performance of business operations. More specifically, Analytic Applications are a type of Business Intelligence solution. . Business Objects pioneered the modern BI industry in 1990 by inventing a patented "semantic layer Semantic Layer The semantic layer is a business representation of corporate data that helps end users access data autonomously using common business terms. Developed and patented by Business Objects, it maps complex data into familiar business terms such as product, " that insulates users from the complexity of databases. In 1995, the company was first to focus on enterprise-scale BI deployments and today supports customers with more than 20,000 users. The company moved aggressively to the internet in 1997 by pioneering the market for BI extranets, a market that it continues to lead today. In 2000, the company delivered the industry's first interactive mobile BI solution. Today, Business Objects continues to innovate, creating and delivering a unique vision for enterprise analytic applications. Business Objects has more than 15,500 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols Nasdaq:BOBJ and Euronext Paris (Sicovam code 12074). 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 www.businessobjects.com. Note to Editors: BusinessObjects is trademark of Business Objects S.A in the United States and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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