BusinessObjects EPM XI Delivers the First and Only Complete Close and Forecast and Cost Control Solutions for the Office of Finance.Already Companies With More Than $2 Trillion of Revenues are Closing Their Books With Business Objects ProductsSAN 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. & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Business Objects (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. 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XI, a fully integrated suite of best-of-breed enterprise performance management (EPM) applications, which now delivers the first of a new range of unique performance management solutions designed to address real business challenges for the CFO See Chief Financial Officer. and operational decision makers throughout the organization. "On the heels of leaping into the top three ranking of enterprise performance management software, we believe we have delivered a market-changing solution with our CFO Suite," said Mark Doll, senior vice president and general manager, Enterprise Performance Management and Global Services at Business Objects. "The CFO's position has never been more challenging. BusinessObjects EPM XI is the first solution to offer a complete view of performance from forecasts to profitability and cost analysis through the financial close all from a single integrated suite." A Single Source of Financial Truth: The First Fully Integrated EPM Solution With BusinessObjects EPM XI, Business Objects delivers an unparalleled solution to the market place. As the first EPM suite to incorporate financially intelligent EPM, BI, data integration and data quality capabilities, BusinessObjects EPM XI offers a complete solution helping customers become leaders in their field. In completing the integration of the Cartesis and ALG ALG antilymphocyte globulin. ALG antilymphocyte globulin. ALG Antilymphocyte globulin, see there product lines into BusinessObjects EPM XI in just five months, the Company now combines powerful finance, performance management, governance risk and compliance and profitability tools with Business Objects' proven business intelligence platform. BusinessObjects EPM XI uses a single integrated data model, the BusinessObjects IDM (1) See identity management. (2) (Integrated Device Manufacturer) A company that performs every step of the chip-making process, including design, manufacture, test and packaging. Examples of IDMs are Intel, AMD, Motorola, IBM, TI and Lucent. , which is the cornerstone of the solution and ensures data accuracy and consistency across all EPM processes. "This fully integrated solution focuses on our customers' biggest pain points," said Trevor Walker, vice president, product marketing, Enterprise Performance Management at Business Objects. "Instead of buying a set of applications that must then be linked together BusinessObjects EPM XI takes care of the integration and software reconciliation by delivering an all inclusive solution. With integration done, we're focused on innovating our products and delivering solutions to address key business challenges and the core business drivers that influence greater performance." By leveraging the combined EPM and BI capabilities of BusinessObjects EPM XI, and the experience and domain expertise of Business Objects Global Services team and Center of Excellence, the Company has now successfully delivered the first of a new range of solutions designed to address key CFO business pains. The first two are called "The Close" and "Forecast and Cost Control" and are released in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with BusinessObjects EPM XI. Additionally, Business Objects is releasing Objectives Management and two new analytical applications from the Business Objects Center of Excellence -- Supply Chain Analytics and Funds Transfer Pricing Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) is a process used in banking to measure a funding source's contribution to overall profitability. External links
The Close: Faster and Better Quality Financial Disclosure A comprehensive, world-class solution allowing companies to complete their financial close quickly and with quality, BusinessObjects The Close leaves more time to devote to the value-added activities that drive profitability and innovation. Customers will benefit from the market's most powerful reporting and consolidation engine in BusinessObjects Finance, alongside the unique governance risk and compliance capabilities of BusinessObjects Financial Governance. The solution delivers more efficient reporting processes, improved control systems and ultimately better quality financial disclosure. With The Close customers can automate their financial close, integrate processes and solutions across BusinessObjects EPM XI, and enable incomparable (mathematics) incomparable - Two elements a, b of a set are incomparable under some relation <= if neither a <= b, nor b <= a. flexibility while still maintaining the control and integrity of key financial processes. Forecast and Cost Control: Optimization of Financial Forecasting In addition to The Close, Business Objects offers Forecast and Cost Control, combining exceptional financial forecasting with operational planning capabilities based upon BusinessObjects Planning and BusinessObjects Performance Optimization. This new solution helps organizations link financial and operational plans across all business functions. With BusinessObjects Forecast and Cost Control companies can incorporate constraints and sophisticated operational models with financial forecasts to expose interrelationships between volumes, revenues, available resources, and costs, ensuring accuracy, fostering more employee participation, controlling costs, and maximizing profitability. Availability BusinessObjects EPM XI is expected to be generally available on September 30, 2007. To learn more about BusinessObjects EPM XI and its roadmap, please visit http://www.businessobjects.com/cfosuite. About Business Objects Business Objects has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world's leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate understanding and decision-making at more than 44,000 organizations around the globe. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and education services, and the industry's strongest and most diverse partner network, Business Objects enables companies of all sizes to make transformative business decisions based on intelligent, accurate, and timely information. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the NASDAQ (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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