Business Objects to Provide ''First Look'' at BusinessObjects Enterprise 6.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2003

Free Web Seminar to Feature Demonstration of Industry-Leading

Business Intelligence Suite from Business Objects and Interactive

Discussion with BI Experts

Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, will host a free web seminar to detail the new features and benefits of BusinessObjects(TM) Enterprise 6, the new version of its industry-leading BI suite that enables companies to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. The seminar will feature a product demonstration and an interactive discussion with several BI thought leaders, including Wayne Eckerson, research director of The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), the leading provider of high-quality, in-depth education and research to business intelligence and data warehousing professionals worldwide; and Don Stoller, director of information management for Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI), a $4.0 billion supplier of medical and surgical supplies and two-time winner of TDWI's Best Practices in Data Warehousing award. Chris Caren, vice president of corporate product marketing for Business Objects, will host the one-hour web seminar, scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 22, 2003.

BusinessObjects Enterprise 6 is the company's suite of integrated business intelligence products comprising enterprise analytic applications, a business intelligence platform, and data integration products. Enterprise 6 provides organizations with one integrated, functionally complete BI environment for all users, from the casual report viewer to the report author to the data analyst, and ensures compatibility between all elements of the BI suite.

With the launch of BusinessObjects Enterprise 6, Business Objects has set a new standard in the BI market by delivering an integrated BI suite that enables companies to push the envelope of their deployments even further. Owens & Minor, a marquee Business Objects customer for several years, is using WebIntelligence(R), the web-based query, reporting, and analysis solution from Business Objects, to deliver a supply chain extranet to over 200 customers and suppliers throughout North America. These customers can access, analyze, and share valuable information on supply chain, purchasing history, and pricing, which allows them to identify opportunities to consolidate supplier contracts and reduce procurement costs. In addition, the hospitals can improve performance on just-in-time inventory, allowing them to lower costs while at the same time improving quality of care.

In testing BusinessObjects Enterprise 6, Owens & Minor was looking for a solution that would support the company's continued expansion of its extranet. "We pioneered the BI extranet market with Business Objects four years ago, and Enterprise 6 will allow us to provide more value and power to our customers, partners, and suppliers who use the extranet," said Stoller of Owens & Minor.

Attendees of this free web seminar will:

-- Hear from Wayne Eckerson about key trends in the business

intelligence industry and important factors to consider when

evaluating BI solutions

-- Learn first-hand from Owens & Minor about their Business

Objects implementation and the results of their beta test of

BusinessObjects Enterprise 6

-- Discover the benefits of implementing an end-to-end BI

solution from Business Objects

-- See a live demo of BusinessObjects Enterprise 6 in action

Please visit www.businessobjects.com/news/presstrack/default.asp?dest=e6webinar to register for this free web seminar. For additional information on upcoming Business Objects events, please visit http://events.businessobjects.com.

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading provider of enterprise business intelligence (BI) solutions. Business Objects enables organizations to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. The company's solutions leverage the information that is stored in an array of corporate databases, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.

Popular uses of BI include management dashboards and scorecards, enterprise performance management applications, customer intelligence applications, enterprise reporting, financial reporting, and both customer and partner extranets. These solutions enable companies to gain visibility into their business, acquire and retain profitable customers, reduce costs, optimize the supply chain, increase productivity and improve financial performance.

Business Objects provides the industry's most integrated business intelligence suite, called BusinessObjects Enterprise 6. This suite includes the industry's best web query, reporting, and analysis; the most advanced and complete suite of analytic applications; and the best connectivity to packaged applications.

Business Objects has more than 17,500 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (Euroclear code 12074). It is included in the SBF 120 and IT CAC 50 French stock market indexes. Business Objects can be reached at 408/953-6000 and www.businessobjects.com.

BusinessObjects is a trademark and WebIntelligence is a registered trademark of Business Objects S.A. in the United States and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.