BOBJ unveils analytic application initiative (more next post). OEMs software for access to ERP and CRM systems:
Business Objects and Acta Technology Announce Reseller Agreement
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2001--Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ - news), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, and Acta Technology, provider of the first real-time data integration platform, announced today an agreement whereby Business Objects will integrate and resell ActaWorks(TM), Acta's data movement-and-management server, with the BusinessObjects(TM) Application Foundation, the new analytic applications framework announced today from Business Objects. The integration of ActaWorks with Business Objects Application Foundation will provide Global 1000 customers with an end-to-end analytics solution across all operational systems.
This agreement provides Business Objects' and Acta's joint customers with a best-of-class solution to deliver key enterprise data that can be immediately accessed, analyzed, and shared in intranet, extranet, and e-business environments. Under the terms of this agreement, Business Objects will resell Acta's data movement and management server for use with Business Objects analytic applications. The reseller agreement also calls for the companies to produce joint sales and marketing efforts.
``Business Objects enjoys a leadership position for enterprises requiring business intelligence software solutions,'' said Acta CEO and President Carol Mills Baldwin. ``The combined strengths of Acta and Business Objects delivers a strong solution that combines Acta's expertise in extracting and integrating data from all data types through tight integration with enterprise resource planning (ERP) packages and enterprise applications, with Business Objects ability to deliver best-practice analytics for customer intelligence.''
``By offering Acta's data integration technology with our analytic applications, we can provide our customers with a complete solution for building and deploying data warehouses and analytics,'' said Mark Tice, group vice president of global alliances at Business Objects. ``This approach allows us to ensure a tightly integrated, complete solution, from extraction through to analytics and reporting.''
Combining the Strengths of ETL and BI Technology
Acta has expertise in extracting, loading, and transforming (ETL) data from all types of enterprise data sources, including ERP and legacy systems, supply chain and customer relationship applications, and more. By integrating data into a single enterprise data platform, companies can provide high-performance access to enterprise data and the relevant business logic for business intelligence (BI) as well as other enterprise uses.
Business Objects enables companies to put this valuable data to use in analytic applications. In this market, Business Objects today announced BusinessObjects Application Foundation, a revolutionary analytic application framework that lets businesses quickly and easily develop powerful, integrated enterprise analytic applications. Application Foundation is the cornerstone of BusinessObjects Analytics, the company's suite of integrated enterprise analytic applications.
The combination of ETL and analytic solutions is a natural fit for companies, as Acta and Business Objects currently have many mutual customers using their products together. By formalizing the relationship, the two companies will continue to drive towards delivering more tightly integrated solutions for the mutual benefit of these customers.
About Acta Technology, Inc.
Acta provides the industry's first and only real-time data integration platform to drive today's new generation of real-time analytic, supply chain management and sell-side eCommerce applications. With Acta's highly scalable data platform, enterprises can maintain a real-time, online dialogue with customers, suppliers, employees and partners, providing them with the critical information they need for transactions and business analysis.
Acta partners with system integrators and leading vendors offering enterprise resource planning (ERP), sell-side eCommerce, analytic and enterprise application solutions. The company's 200+ customers include IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, Shell, Monsanto and other leaders in the Global 1000. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Acta has international offices in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Stockholm, Rotterdam and Zurich. Sales and partnership inquiries should be directed to Acta's toll-free phone number 1-888-613-3282. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.acta.com.
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.
Business Objects pioneered the modern BI industry in 1990 by inventing a patented ``semantic layer'' 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 13,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols Nasdaq: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (Sicovam 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. |
