Business Objects Named in New York Times Top 10 Technology Stock Winners of 1999.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2000

Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ), the world's leading provider of e-business intelligence (e-BI) solutions, today announced that it was listed in The New York Times as one of the top ten technology stock winners for 1999.

This list was compiled from the Hambrecht &Quist Technology Index and the Pacific Stock Exchange High Technology Index, and appeared in the December 20, 1999 issue of The Times. This is the second year in a row that Business Objects has appeared on this list.

This list recognized the top 10 stocks in terms of percentage increase in 1999. The top ten stocks in the technology sector were:

Company                                    1999 %change in stock price
1. Qualcomm                                +1485.9
2. Silicon Storage Tech                    +1459.0
3. Lam Research                            +403.9
4. US Data                                 +373.3
5. ESS Technology                          +348.8
6. Santa Cruz Operation                    +347.9
7. Integrated Device Tech                  +312.2
8. Verity                                  +307.5
9. Zoll Medical                            +294.4
10. Business Objects                       +284.6

&uot;We are very pleased that our stock made this list for the second year in a row,&uot; said Thom Weatherford, chief financial officer of Business Objects.

&uot;1999 was a terrific year for Business Objects on all fronts. In particular, we received several key awards last year. Most notably, we were recognized for the fourth consecutive year by Intelligent Enterprise magazine as one of the most influential companies in information technology. Being named once again to the NY Times list is a testament to our strong financial performance in 1999.&uot;

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading provider of e-business intelligence (e-BI) solutions. Using e-business intelligence, organizations can access, analyze, and share information in intranet, extranet, and e-business environments.

In intranets, the company's products provide employees with information to make better business decisions, and are used in environments ranging from workgroups of 20 users to enterprise deployments exceeding 20,000. In the extranet environment, the company is pioneering the use of e-BI in applications that allow organizations to build stronger relationships by linking customers, partners, and suppliers via the internet.

In addition, the company's products can improve the performance of an e-business by providing reporting and analysis against the ever-expanding amount of transaction and profile data that is collected each day throughout the world wide web.

Founded in 1990, Business Objects pioneered the modern business intelligence industry by inventing and patenting a &uot;semantic layer&uot; that insulates users from the technical complexity of database systems. Today, the company has sold more than 1,680,000 licenses to 9,700 organizations in more than 80 countries.

The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and PARIS BOURSE: code SICOVAM 12074. Business Objects can be reached at 408/953-6000 and www.businessobjects.com.

Note to Editors: BusinessObjects is a trademark and WebIntelligence is a registered trademark of Business Objects SA. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.