Business Objects Launches Mid-Market Business Intelligence Solution With IBM.Business Objects to Support IBM's Dynamic Warehousing Dynamic Warehousing is a term coined by IBM, for an approach to the data warehousing market based on the ability of the data warehouse and/or data mart system(s) to scale up '"and"' scale out, and morph with OLTP and mixed-workload systems. Strategy; Crystal Reports Server Bundled 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) Balanced Warehouse C1000 CHICAGO -- 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 Crystal Reports[R] Server will be bundled within a new BI appliance launched today by IBM (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IBM). IBM Balanced Warehouse[TM] C1000 is an information integration, content delivery, and reporting solution for the mid-market from IBM and Business Objects. This joint solution, available worldwide, was launched from the Gartner BI Summit, as part of IBM's Dynamic Warehousing strategy. The IBM Balanced Warehouse C1000 combines IBM DB2 Warehouse Starter Edition, Crystal Reports Server from Business Objects, and Novell 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. in a pre-integrated, pre-tested solution with an easy, single-install format. Crystal Reports Server, a packaged reporting solution that includes everything mid-sized organizations need to create, deliver, and manage reports over the web, is the only business intelligence solution bundled as part of the new IBM BI solution. IBM Balanced Warehouse C1000 offers an unprecedented, simplified, and complete solution for mid-sized companies that need to integrate multiple, scattered data resources into a scalable data warehouse from which to create, manage, schedule, and deliver secure business or organizational reports. These reports can be delivered over the web or embedded into applications, empowering management with timely business intelligence. The solution, which will be delivered globally through IBM and Business Objects channel partners, is pre-integrated, pre-tested, and configured for single install to accelerate deployment. "Mid-size companies 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. simple, affordable, and proven solutions to improve their business performance," said Todd Rowe, vice president and general manager of mid-market business at Business Objects. "Combining the powerful DB2 data server from IBM and Crystal Reports Server from Business Objects, IBM Balanced Warehouse C1000 provides an affordable data warehouse and reporting solution to help companies understand and improve operations, revenues, expense management, productivity, and much more. This integrated solution further demonstrates our continued momentum with IBM to provide growing companies with innovative and accessible business intelligence solutions that will help them improve processes, discover new opportunities, and gain a competitive edge." Further Support for IBM Dynamic Warehousing Initiative In addition to the C1000 launch, IBM is also launching IBM Balanced Warehouse C3000 Foundation Solution as part of its broader Dynamic Warehousing initiative. Business Objects will support the C3000 through integration of Business Objects Crystal Decisions[R], the new mid-market BI platform from Business Objects. Crystal Decisions provides companies with ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. reporting, query and analysis, and dashboards to drive fast, data-driven decision making; accessibility to a broad array of business users; and integration with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. for ease of sharing business intelligence across the organization. The combination of the C3000 with Crystal Decisions will deliver unprecedented simplicity, flexibility, and affordability to data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse management for mid-sized companies with more extensive data management and business intelligence needs - scaling to as much as one terabyte of data. "Our Dynamic Warehousing strategy delivers capabilities that extend beyond traditional business intelligence and data warehousing by utilizing advanced analytics as part of a real-time business process," said Karen Parrish, vice president, IBM Business Intelligence Solutions. "The IBM Balanced Warehouse C1000 and C3000 provide reliable, scalable data warehousing for any size implementation. Crystal Reporters Server from Business Objects is well suited to meet the reporting needs of mid-size companies and was a natural fit to bundle with the C1000." "We have a strong history with both Business Objects and IBM, and welcome the chance to distribute the IBM Balanced Warehouse C1000," said Ken Bast Bast, in Egyptian religion Bast (băst), ancient Egyptian cat goddess. At first a goddess of the home, she later became known as a goddess of war. The center of her cult was at Bubastis. Her name also appears as Ubast. , vice president of vendor management at Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. Inc. "As mid-size customers focus more on differentiating themselves from their competitors, they are more interested in solutions that help them understand their business and position themselves for growth. Further, we believe that Business Objects Crystal Decisions is a natural complement for the IBM Balanced Warehouse C3000 Foundation Solution, providing scalable business intelligence priced and packaged for mid-sized organizations. We are pleased to be among the first distributors engaged by these companies." Business Objects' participation in the IBM Dynamic Warehousing initiative builds on the global strategic alliance between the two companies. Business Objects and IBM share a relationship that spans more than 12 years, and encompasses joint solution development, tight product integration, and global industry support. For additional information on Business Objects solutions for IBM, please visit www.businessobjects.com/ibm. For more information about IBM, please visit www.ibm.com/informationondemand. Availability Crystal Reports Server bundled with IBM Balanced Warehouse C1000 is currently expected to be available by the end of March, 2007. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company, with more than 42,000 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. 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