Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. Selects Business Objects for Aerospace Industry Supply Chain Extranet.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)--July 24, 2001 Fortune 100 Company Chooses WebIntelligence to Provide Logistics Division Customers Access to Supply Chain Data Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Caterpillar Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines, has selected Business Objects solutions to provide an extranet to customers of Caterpillar Logistics Services. In addition, Caterpillar will use WEBINTELLIGENCE(R), the internet-based business intelligence solution from Business Objects, for an intranet accessed by Logistics Division employees. "Caterpillar, one of the most successful brick and mortar See bricks and mortar. companies in the past century, is today leading by example by applying internet and business intelligence technologies to improve its 'operational excellence' and deepen customer relationships," said Joel Weingarten, vice president and general manager of the extranet business unit for Business Objects. Caterpillar is the latest company to join the more than 570 customers who have already built an extranet application based on Business Objects. About Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar Inc., headquartered in Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Illinois (named after the Peoria tribe) is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County,GR6 Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 112,936. , is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. Caterpillar is a Fortune 100 company with more than $26 billion in assets. 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 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 13,500 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. Note to Editors: WEBINTELLIGENCE is a registered trademark of Business Objects SA. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. The announcement may also 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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