Business Objects and MetaCorp Announce Strategic Partnership.WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1996--MetaCorp Strategies International, a leading IS consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a specializing in Client/Server computing and relational technology, today announced its participation in Business Objects Certified Consulting Partners program. In accordance with the terms of the Consulting Partner program, MetaCorp will be authorized to resell and provide certified consulting support for BUSINESSOBJECTS, the premier tool for providing decision support and on-line analytical processing (database) On-Line Analytical Processing - (OLAP) A category of database software which provides an interface such that users can transform or limit raw data according to user-defined or pre-defined functions, and quickly and interactively examine the results in various dimensions capabilities to mainstream business users. MetaCorp will provide extensive support to clients using BUSINESSOBJECTS in the context of data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse and other strategic application areas. "BUSINESSOBJECTS truly delivers on the promise of Client/Server computing by making data accessible and providing the means for end-users to transform data into information without generating tremendous IS support burdens. "We believe BUSINESSOBJECTS represents a technological breakthrough that is vital to our practice and our clients as we help companies transition from the era of data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a to the age of information," said Russ Nugent, vice president for Operations at MetaCorp. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bernard Liautaud Bernard Liautaud is chairman and chief strategy officer of Business Objects. Liautaud cofounded Business Objects in 1990 and was chief executive officer until September 2005. , president and chief executive officers of Business Objects, "MetaCorp's full range of client/server skill-sets and focus on business issues, together with Business Objects' leading decision support and on-line analytical processing products, will enable our clients to achieve the best return on their open systems investment by allowing them to transform data into information for competitive advantage." About Business Objects Business Objects (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BOBJY) is a leading provider of enterprise decision support tools that deliver access to data stored in corporate databases, data warehouses and packaged applications. The company pioneered the market for business-intelligent decision support tools in 1990 with the introduction of its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , BUSINESSOBJECTS, the first decision support tool to use a "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, " to map complex database schemas to a business representation understandable by mainstream business users. Business Objects generated over $60M in revenue in 1995, concluding its fifth consecutive year of more than 100% revenue growth. BUSINESSOBJECTS has been licensed in more than 50 countries to over 2,900 customer sites and 160,000 users worldwide. More information on Business Objects can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.businessobjects.com. MetaCorp Strategies International is an Information Systems consulting firm specializing in relational database technology and Client/Server computing. The company devises advanced technology solutions to meet the business, as well as technical, needs of clients in a wide variety of industries: financial services, insurance, manufacturing and government. Founded in 1987, with a commitment to the idea that a consulting company should focus on business issues and solve problems with appropriate technology rather than simply exercise an infatuation with technology, the company has a strong orientation toward business process improvement, relational analysis and design, work-flow, and the delivery of information-oriented as well as operational systems. MetaCorp also partners with other leading software vendors such as Sybase/Powersoft, Lotus and Watermark watermark: see paper. See digital watermark. to provide comprehensive client/server solutions, support and education. -0- Note to Editors: BUSINESSOBJECTS is a trademark of Business Objects S.A. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: Business Objects Miriam Standish, 408/973-9300 or MetaCorp Strategies International Steve Miller, 203/341-7562 |
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