Business Objects Broadens Participation in IBM's ISV Advantage Initiative.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. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Expands Participation Via Three European Markets and New Retail Focus in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to Help Small and Medium Businesses Implement Business Intelligence 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, has expanded its participation in IBM's ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. Advantage Initiative, a program designed to provide independent software vendors (ISVs) with technical and marketing support to help meet the specific information technology needs of small and medium business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) companies. Business Objects, which joined the ISV Advantage Initiative in 2003 to focus on the industrial vertical in North America, has agreed 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) to extend the collaboration to several sectors in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, as well as the retail sector in North America. BusinessObjects(TM) XI, the industry most advanced and complete business intelligence platform, includes everything companies need to track, understand, and manage their enterprise performance -- including data integration, reporting, query and analysis, and performance management solutions. With BusinessObjects XI, small and medium companies can gain extreme insight into their business to optimize performance and improve decision making. Small and medium businesses can utilize Business Objects solutions to access information on-demand to improve enterprise performance. The combination of BusinessObjects XI with IBM DB2(R) Universal Database on Linux and WebSphere(R) Application Server provides customers in the SMB market See SMB. with solutions that offer fast time to value. As part of the program, Business Objects will work closely with IBM to expand its visibility in the targeted vertical industries through a variety of co-marketing and sales activities. "Small and medium sized companies have made it clear they want to benefit from the powerful insight provided by business intelligence," said Jon Dorrington, vice president of alliances at Business Objects. "By expanding our collaboration with IBM, we increase our ability to reach these companies with solutions that meet their business and budget needs. Business Objects BI solutions are robust, reliable, and easy to deploy. Using BusinessObjects XI, SMB organizations around the world can enjoy the rapid return on investment that comes from using BI to optimize performance." "Business Objects and IBM have delivered powerful integrated solutions to meet the business intelligence needs of enterprise customers," said Lesley Norris, Director of ISV & Developer Relations, IBM Europe, Middle East & Africa. "Together, we are making it easier for more small and medium businesses to rapidly obtain the benefits that come from business intelligence solutions." The IBM WebSphere and DB2 family includes products that are designed and priced specifically for small and medium businesses. They are easy to install and manage, scalable to grow with a business, rich in functionality, and based on open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced to allow integration with existing software and hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. . 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 advanced and complete platform for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports(R), the industry standard for enterprise reporting. 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, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Analysis, RapidMarts, and BusinessQuery 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. IBM, the IBM Business Partner emblem, DB2, DB2 Universal Database, PartnerWorld and WebSphere are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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