Business Objects Extends BI Platform With Launch Of BusinessObjects XI on Linux; New Release Provides Customers Dual Benefits of Industry's Leading BI Platform with Reliability and Cost-Effectiveness of Linux.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), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that it has extended its BI platform leadership with support for Linux. Now BusinessObjects(TM) XI, including Crystal Reports(R) Server XI, support both 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. and SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux distribution supplied by Novell, targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, but can be installed on Desktop computers for testing as well. New versions are released at an interval of 18-24 months. platforms. Already available on Windows and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms, Business Objects solutions on Linux will allow customers to use the industry's most advanced and complete BI platform on the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. of their choice. With the increased adoption of Linux in many organizations and vertical industries, there has been a heightened demand for enterprise applications that support Linux. By delivering BusinessObjects XI on Linux, Business Objects enables customers to build a flexible and open BI architecture for their mission-critical BI deployments, while lowering total cost of ownership with less costly hardware and software investments. In order to simplify deployment, BusinessObjects XI on Linux features guided installation and web-based management. "We are excited about the release of BusinessObjects XI on Linux because it will help us expand our BI deployment while keeping hardware costs down," said Amy Miller Amy Miller may refer to:
http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . "We've been a long-time Business Objects customer and rely on BI for management and analysis of the University's administrative data in many areas, most recently including information from our new development and alumni relations system. As with many universities, more and more of our application servers are on Linux. Deploying BusinessObjects XI on Linux will help us increase our return on investment on both our BI deployment and hardware." "There is a rising interest in Linux-based business intelligence solutions, and over the next five years we expect to see Linux drive significant growth in BI revenues," said Dan Vesset, research director for analytics and data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse software at IDC. "Based on IDC's 2004 published data, Business Objects continues to be the market share leader for business intelligence tools. With the launch of BusinessObjects XI on both the Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. and SUSE LINUX operating systems, Business Objects has extended its reach in the BI market and provided additional support for organizations with mixed computing environments." As a part of BusinessObjects XI, Business Objects is also launching a Linux version of Crystal Reports Server XI, the leading reporting solution for mid-market organizations. As mid-market organizations begin to deploy more diverse platforms and computing environments, Crystal Reports Server XI on Linux offers them a packaged reporting platform that is supported and easy to manage. "Our strategy has always been to build an open platform that supports the technologies deployed by our customers," said Lance Walter, vice president of product marketing at Business Objects. "With this release, we are meeting customer demand by delivering the best BI platform in the industry along with all the cost and reliability benefits associated with that Linux. Business Objects offers extensive support for open source software along with the services to help our customers succeed." BusinessObjects XI on Linux is currently available. For more information, visit the Business Objects website: www.businessobjects.com. 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. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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