Cross Country Healthcare Selects BusinessObjects XI; Provider of Healthcare Staffing Services Standardizes on BusinessObjects XI for Performance Management.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. & 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:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ) (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. ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCRN CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse CCRN Certification In Critical Care Nursing ), one of the largest providers of healthcare staffing services in the U.S., has selected BusinessObjects(TM) XI as its business intelligence platform to manage the company's enterprise-wide information assets. With BusinessObjects XI, Cross Country Healthcare will gain access to the information it needs to better manage staff recruitment, retention, and assignments to improve overall organizational performance Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). Specialists in many fields are concerned with organizational performance including strategic planners, operations, . Cross Country Healthcare chose Business Objects over Cognos and MicroStrategy because BusinessObjects XI is the only fully-integrated platform for both enterprise reporting With the dramatic expansion of information technology, and the desire for increased competitiveness in corporations, there has been an increase in the use of computing power to produce unified reports which join different views of the enterprise in one place. and performance management. Cross Country Healthcare provides healthcare staffing services to more than 3,000 hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and other healthcare providers throughout the U.S. and maintains a substantial database of qualified registered nurses and other healthcare professionals. To meet the needs of both its hospital and nurse clients in a highly dynamic environment, Cross Country Healthcare and its operating units operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon needed to gain a real-time, 360 degree perspective of its national demand expressed as orders from hospitals and its national supply expressed in terms of applicant activity and field workforce. Utilization of outsourced labor to meet staffing requirements has increased over the past decade in view of industry and demographic trends that include a growing shortage of registered nurses, an aging U.S. population, and state and federal legislation mandating minimum nurse staffing levels and maximum allowable overtime. Prior to implementing Business Objects, the healthcare staffing company's IT staff responded to the flood of requests for ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. reports by manually extracting information from a variety of internal data sources primarily including Informix, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. . This process was time-consuming and often resulted in inadequate information that lacked dimensional drill-down capabilities and re-usability. BusinessObjects XI will enable users to easily access reports that automatically pull data from the appropriate sources, creating a simple, standard way for end-users to get the reliable and comprehensive information they need. With Business Objects, Cross Country Healthcare will also leverage the power of analytics to improve operational performance, including the use of executive dashboards. "Business Objects has provided us with a business intelligence platform that addresses our enterprise reporting challenges by providing a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. delivery mechanism of valid information, while also enabling us to develop an approach to improving operational performance through powerful analytics," said Kipp Vann, chief information officer at Cross Country Healthcare. "With its single set of tools and ease of deployment, BusinessObjects XI will enable us to reach our reporting and performance goals faster, and help us better meet the ever changing demands of our internal and external clients." "The healthcare industry continues to face mounting pressures related to costs, compliance, and demographics, broadening the opportunity for nimble nim·ble adj. nim·bler, nim·blest 1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See Synonyms at dexterous. 2. service providers that can respond quickly to meet these constantly changing needs," said Rene Bonvanie, chief marketing officer at Business Objects. "BusinessObjects XI emerged as the clear choice to provide Cross Country Healthcare with a deeper insight to operate more efficiently and utilize its resources more effectively." About Cross Country Healthcare Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. is a leading provider of healthcare staffing services in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Company has a client base of approximately 3,000 hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare providers across all 50 states. Copies of this and other news releases as well as additional information about Cross Country Healthcare can be obtained online at www.crosscountry.com. Shareholders and prospective investors can also register at the corporate web site to automatically receive the Company's press releases, SEC filings and other notices by e-mail. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company's business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects(TM) XI, offers the BI industry's most advanced and complete platform for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports(R), the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has also built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community and offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. 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. 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