Leading Technology and Consulting Companies Working With Business Objects Mobile Business Intelligence Strategy.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)--June 19, 2001 Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ BOBJ Business Objects SA ), the world's leading provider of e-business intelligence (e-BI) solutions, today announced support from key mobile technology and consulting companies for BusinessObjects(TM) InfoView Mobile 4.0, the new version of its mobile business intelligence portal A corporate portal that enables users to query and produce reports on enterprise-wide databases. The term was coined by Information Advantage, makers of the MyEureka software, which was the first to combine BI software with a corporate portal. See MyEureka and BI software. . Announced today, InfoView Mobile 4.0 enables mobile workers to access key corporate information from their cellular phone and personal digital assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) devices and view and analyze this information in several formats, including color and charts. (Editors' note: please see related press release entitled Business Objects Launches BusinessObjects InfoView Mobile 4.0, dated June 19, 2001.) Business Objects continues to build strong alliances and reseller agreements with mobile business solution providers including systems integrators, infrastructure providers, and solution and mobile device providers to help businesses integrate InfoView Mobile for deploying mobile business intelligence applications. Today's announcement underscores the growing support for the Business Objects strategy by the mobile industry. AvantGo has integrated InfoView Mobile 4.0 into its mobile business solutions to offer advanced business intelligence capabilities to customers globally. Aspective, Handspring, and PricewaterhouseCoopers will also work with Business Objects to provide business intelligence solutions based on InfoView Mobile 4.0. In addition, Business Objects is working with NTT DoCoMo (NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc., Japan) Founded in 1991, NTT DoCoMo is a spinoff of Japan's NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) which provides wireless services, including cellular, paging, satellite and maritime and in-flight telephone services. on platform support and has achieved certification of BusinessObjects InfoView Mobile 4.0 on i-mode, the mobile internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. standard from NTT DoCoMo. InfoView Mobile 4.0 runs on both NT and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms on the server side and runs on any Palm OS PDA including Palm Pilot, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Workpad, HandSpring Visor An electronic PDA originally from Handspring, Mountain View, CA (www.handspring.com) that was introduced in 1999 by the people who invented and marketed the PalmPilot. Based on the Palm OS, it was the first handheld to use the USB interface. , and Prism; as well as Windows CE-driven PDAs including Compaq iPAQ and HP Jordana. InfoView Mobile 4.0 also adds native support for PocketIE HTM HTM HyperText Markup (file extension) HTM Hand To Mouth HTM harmful-to-minors HTM Held-to-Maturity HTM High Tide Mark HTM Hazlo tú mismo (Spanish: do it yourself) HTM Hierarchical Temporal Memory , to the support for WML (Wireless Markup Language) A tag-based language used in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WML is an XML document type allowing standard XML and HTML tools to be used to develop WML applications. It evolved from Openwave's HDML, but WML is not a superset of HDML. , HDML (Handheld Device Markup Language) A specialized version of HTML designed to enable wireless pagers, cellphones and other handheld devices to obtain information from Web pages. HDML was developed by Phone. , and i-mode provided in earlier versions. "The support and enthusiasm for our mobile BI strategy has been tremendous," said Mark Tice, group vice president at Business Objects. "Business Objects is providing a key business application with InfoView Mobile by enabling corporations to access and analyze corporate data through any mobile device. We will continue to work with organizations who share our vision for the mobile enterprise, to deliver products, solutions, and services for the mobile business intelligence market." Business Objects has formed alliances and reseller agreements in order to continue making mobile BI solutions a reality for enterprise companies. These alliances help deliver best-of-breed products that combine support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services through the Business Objects Mobile Business Intelligence Initiative. The following companies are working with Business Objects to bring business intelligence capabilities to end users located anywhere, anytime, whether users are at their desk or on the road: Aspective, Ltd Aspective is a leading eBusiness solution provider delivering front office' solutions for sales, marketing, and customer service -- including eCRM, eCommerce, Customer Analytics, and mBusiness applications. Aspective enables its clients to realize the value of their business by maximizing the value of their customer relationships. The company has strategic partnerships with BroadVision, Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. , Business Objects, Lotus, Exodus, CrossWorlds, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Storage Networks and EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. . "With the introduction of this world-class application for mobile business users, Business Objects and Aspective will be able to offer a valuable management information service to all our customers," said Andrew Myers, business development director, business intelligence, at Aspective. "As the UK's leading solution provider delivering eBusiness applications to mobile devices via General Packet Radio Service, Aspective is ideally placed to incorporate this application within our innovative service portfolio for mobile business users." AvantGo, Inc. AvantGo is the leading provider of mobile infrastructure software and services for global enterprise businesses. AvantGo delivers a robust Dynamic Mobility Model -- ensuring instant, anytime, anywhere access to important information, messaging and applications with any mobile device and wireless service -- even outside of wireless coverage areas. Through AvantGo's alliance with Business Objects, joint customers have the ability to use advanced analysis capabilities with their AvantGo applications via Business Objects InfoView Mobile to access, analyze, and share information while on the move. AvantGo M-Business Server allows customers to use any device, access any application, and take advantage of any connection option and wireless data service, thus delivering real-world solutions for both wireless and off-line use. For more information, please visit www.avantgo.com. "Business Objects and AvantGo have worked closely to integrate the power of InfoView Mobile and the AvantGo M-Business Server. Together, we have created a world-class mobile business intelligence solution that will help eliminate the wired barriers to business information access," said Mike Kritzman, vice president of channels for AvantGo. "Enterprise mobility is a goal that both Business Objects and AvantGo share, and we are excited about working closely with Business Objects to offer this mobile solution to its current and future customers." Handspring Handspring is a leading innovator in the handheld computing industry that develops, manufactures, and markets a family of expandable handheld computers for a broad range of markets and customers. Handspring's Blazer browser supports InfoView Mobile and can be integrated to deliver business intelligence capabilities to Handspring's customers. Founded in 1998, Handspring's flagship technology is the Springboard platform that provides a simple and easy method for hardware and software expansion. Today Handspring sells its products and accessories in Asia, Canada, Europe, Japan, the Middle East, and 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. . PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Objects and PricewaterhouseCoopers have a long-standing systems integrator agreement to provide clients with business intelligence solutions. The PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects Services practice has more than 500 professionals dedicated to mobile business globally. In addition, clients can draw on the capabilities of over 1,500 professionals knowledgeable in mobile-related solutions such as enterprise systems, B2E B2E Business to Employee B2E Business to Enterprise and customer relationship management. "We're seeing increasing interest from our clients in mobile business and view Business Objects and their technology solutions as an important step in this evolving market," said Roy Dube, PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Services partner leading mobile business initiatives in America. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with Business Objects and to working together to help businesses expand their intelligence platform from the enterprise to mobile devices." PricewaterhouseCoopers' Management Consulting Services practice is helping clients exploit the benefits of mobile business globally by providing strategic advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal , encouraging the mobilization of enterprise software and assisting in application development and systems integration. By integrating mobile devices with existing systems and infrastructures, a wide range of organizations in virtually every industry will be able to grow their businesses, boost productivity, generate greater efficiencies, and increase the bottom line. PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwcglobal.com) is the world's largest professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization. Drawing on the knowledge and skills of more than 150,000 people in 150 countries, we help our clients solve complex business problems and measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance in an Internet-enabled world. PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the member firms of the worldwide PricewaterhouseCoopers organization. About Business Objects Mobile Business Intelligence Initiative The Business Objects Mobile BI Initiative enables Business Objects and individual partners to collaborate to develop real world business applications for mobile phones and PDAs by integrating InfoView Mobile with their own mobile product or service. The goal of this initiative is for Business Objects and mobile partners to identify the best methods for bringing mobile BI capabilities to customers. In addition to partnering with systems integrators, infrastructure and solution providers, Business Objects also works with leading device manufacturers, software vendors, and browser providers within the mobile industry. The companies currently participating in the Mobile BI Initiative include: AvantGo, Openwave, Neomar, and Nokia. Palm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Research in Motion (RIM) are also working with Business Objects on joint mobile solutions. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading provider of e-business intelligence (e-BI) solutions. The company coined the term e-business intelligence in 1998 to describe the intersection of business intelligence and the internet. Using e-business intelligence, organizations can access, analyze, and share information in intranet, extranet, and e-business environments. In intranets, the company's products provide employees with information to make better business decisions, and are used in environments ranging from workgroups of 20 users to enterprise deployments exceeding 20,000. In the extranet environment, the company is pioneering the use of e-BI in applications that allow organizations to build stronger relationships by linking customers, partners, and suppliers via the internet. In addition, the company's products can improve the performance of an e-business by providing reporting and analysis against the ever-expanding amount of transaction and profile data that is collected each day throughout the world wide web. Founded in 1990, Business Objects pioneered the modern business intelligence industry by inventing and patenting 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, " that insulates users from the technical complexity of database systems. Today, the company has more than 13,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols 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. : code Euroclear France 12074, and 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. Notes to Editors: BusinessObjects is a trademark of Business Objects SA. A full-text copy of this announcement may be downloaded from the web; access http://www.businesswire.com/cnn and search on "Business Objects." 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