Business Objects Supports the Portal Capabilities of Oracle9i Application Server to Deliver Business Intelligence to Joint Customers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writer 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)--Aug. 8, 2002 Provides Easy Access to Critical Business Information Through Portal Interface of Oracle9i Application Server Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced the availability of the BusinessObjects(TM) portal integration kit (PIK PIK See: Payment-in-kind bond PIK See payment-in-kind security (PIK). ) for Oracle9i Application Server. The BusinessObjects PIK gives users personalized access to secure and relevant business information, such as business intelligence reports, through an enterprise portal See corporate portal. running on Oracle9i Application Server. Business Objects developed six key business intelligence components from BusinessObjects InfoView, the company's business intelligence portal A corporate portal that enables users to query and produce reports on enterprise-wide databases. The term was coined by Information Advantage, makers of the MyEureka software, which was the first to combine BI software with a corporate portal. See MyEureka and BI software. , as portlets for the Oracle9i Application Server catalog. Users access these Business Object portlets via the Oracle9i AS Portal, gaining instant access to advanced BI functions such as list documents, search, and view documents. Users also can analyze the information by drilling down into more detailed data and share the information with colleagues, partners, and customers. The PIK leverages the advanced Business Objects security infrastructure to provide portal users with the convenience of single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. access to their BI reports, giving users easy and timely access to documents and enabling them to filter documents by category and perform simple or advanced searches. The BusinessObjects PIK is included in BusinessObjects Developer Suite, its development toolkit for customizing, integrating, and extending the Business Objects BI platform, and is available to all its Developer Suite users. "Providing access to business intelligence portlets using the portal capabilities in Oracle9i Application Server gives customers the ability to access valuable business information from a single, personalized desktop," said Marco Tilli, vice president of Portals and Hosted Tools at Oracle. "With Oracle9i Application Server, portal users have a single point of access to all business information, helping enable stakeholders to make timely decisions." "Oracle9i AS Portal is used by our customers and it is important to provide these joint organizations with additional means for getting valuable BI information into the hands of more users," said Crispin Read, vice president of product marketing at Business Objects. "We are a member of the Oracle(R) Partner Network, and supporting Oracle9i AS Portal provides an open and flexible means of delivering business intelligence to Oracle customers." Portal Integration Kits are web-based technologies that deliver BI content and functionality through an out of the box integration between BusinessObjects InfoView and the enterprise information portal See corporate portal. . PIKs provide seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. and extended analytic functionality to enterprise information portals, and are part of the Business Objects Open Portal Initiative (OPI (Open Prepress Interface) An extension to PostScript that provides color separations. It was developed by Aldus Corporation, which was later acquired by Adobe. ). Business Objects created the OPI to provide organizations maximum flexibility in deploying portal solutions to all users. As the first part of the company's portal strategy, Business Objects provides InfoView, which collects and consolidates a company's business intelligence information and presents it in a secure, focused and personalized view to business users. InfoView provides users with several benefits, including fast data access, personalized access to secure and relevant information, and easy collaboration with colleagues within the enterprise and beyond. In addition, Business Objects partners with leading enterprise information portal (EIP (1) (Enterprise Information Portal) See corporate portal. (2) (Extended Instruction Pointer) The program counter on x86 CPUs. ) vendors, enabling the rich feature set of Business Objects products to be directly and seamlessly integrated into EIP solutions provided by partners and offering customers a wide array of vendors to choose from as they construct their complete end-to-end portal solution. Business Objects is a member partner within the Oracle PartnerNetwork. About the Oracle PartnerNetwork The Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ) PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 12,000 companies who deliver innovative enterprise software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . Oracle partners are able to offer customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. 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(TM) 2000, the industry's leading integrated business intelligence toolset and platform; and BusinessObjects(TM) Analytics, an integrated 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 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, creating and delivering a unique vision for enterprise analytic applications. Business Objects has more than 16,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (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 http://www.businessobjects.com. Note to Editors: 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. |
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