Business Objects Releases Three New Analytic Application Modules for Supply Chain and Operations Intelligence.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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)--Feb. 6, 2002 Company Now Offers Eight Analytic Application Modules in its 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 (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced BusinessObjects Source Analytics, BusinessObjects Deliver Analytics, and BusinessObjects Revenue Cycle Analytics, three new analytic application modules in its enterprise analytic applications suite. With this announcement, Business Objects now has a total of eight analytic application modules to provide business managers with a complete view of their organization's customers, products, services, supply chain, and operations. BusinessObjects Source Analytics enables companies to analyze their inbound in·bound 1 adj. Bound inward; incoming: inbound commuter traffic. Adj. 1. inbound supply chain to manage supplier relationships, optimize the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. processes, and monitor inventory levels and costs. BusinessObjects Deliver Analytics is designed to help companies analyze the outbound supply chain to improve delivery costs, optimize inventory levels, and deliver on customer demand in the most cost effective way. Both are part of BusinessObjects Supply Chain Intelligence, a new analytic application that enables companies to analyze the entire supply chain from the initial source through to the final destination. (Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : please see "Business Objects Launches BusinessObjects Supply Chain Intelligence," dated February 6, 2002.) BusinessObjects Revenue Cycle Analytics enables companies to reduce revenue cycle time and improve revenue cycle planning to optimize business performance. Finance, sales, and marketing managers can use Revenue Cycle Analytics to analyze and understand revenue cycle profitability, cycle time, and inefficiencies, for example determine operational bottlenecks, improve revenue target planning, and gain timely information on revenue drivers. Revenue Cycle Analytics is part of BusinessObjects Operations Intelligence, a new analytic application that will enable business managers to better understand their finance and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. operations. Since 2001 Business Objects has built out a broad suite of analytic applications, BusinessObjects Analytics, that provides best practice analytics to meet the specific needs of each manager while providing a corporate-wide dashboard to access the entire suite. Business Objects is constantly expanding this suite, bringing together its market-leading technology and vast experience of providing solutions for decision makers. BusinessObjects Analytics is built using a common analytic application framework: BusinessObjects Application Foundation. "A year ago we announced our strategy to build analytic applications that would cover a broad range of business issues but would be integrated to offer companies a complete and accurate view of their businesses," said Charles Nicholls, group vice president of the Business Objects analytic applications division. "We have delivered the first eight analytic application modules that give unprecedented analysis of the data that matters the most to a business: its customers, products, suppliers, and operations. These analytic applications will enable customers to get value from their corporate data, by seeing the information and how it changes over time, and using that information to quickly make strategic decisions." Availability BusinessObjects Source Analytics 1.0, BusinessObjects Deliver Analytics 1.0, and BusinessObjects Revenue Cycle Analytics 1.0 are generally available on Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 2000. 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 2000, the industry's leading integrated business intelligence toolset and platform; and BusinessObjects Analytics, an integrated suite of enterprise analytic applications. 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 in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. , creating and delivering a unique vision for enterprise analytic applications. Business Objects has more than 15,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors NASDAQ: BOBJ and 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. (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. BusinessObjects is a trademark of Business Objects SA. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. A full-text copy of this announcement may be downloaded from the web; access http://www.businesswire.com/cnn and search on "Business Objects." Business Objects product inquiries should contact 800/527-0580. |
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