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Headline: Business Objects Joins Forces with Microsoft to Improve
Repository-Based Data
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1997--Business
Objects (NASDAQ:BOBJY), the world's leading provider of integrated
enterprise decision support tools, today announced that it is
participating with Microsoft in the design of its repository-based
data warehouse extensions.
The open process begins today with Microsoft collecting formal
feedback from Independent Software Vendors and interoperability
partners.
Business Objects provides direct access to Microsoft's Repository
via its flagship product, BusinessObjects, the industry's leading
integrated query, reporting and online analytical processing (OLAP)
tool. The latest release of the company's flagship product,
BusinessObjects 4.1, has been awarded the "Designed for Windows NT
and Windows 95" and "Office 95 and Office 97 Compatible" logos. The
company is a charter member of the Microsoft Alliance for Data
Warehousing.
Today, Business Objects customers can leverage metadata from
other vendors using a common, open interface. This will be extended
by Microsoft's Repository extensions, which will give customers one
set of metadata to maintain and a common infrastructure for better
interoperability between data transformation and business
intelligence tools like BusinessObjects.
"Business Objects continues to be an early adopter of Microsoft
products and strategies," said Joe Brown, product manager for data
warehousing at Microsoft Corporation. "We look forward to our
continued relationship and our mutual goal of sharing metadata
through the support of a common repository to significantly reduce
the cost and complexity of administering data warehouse systems."
"Business Objects is the leader in enterprise-scale decision
support. In enterprise deployments, both ease of use and total cost
of ownership (TCO) are key. Our receipt of both Office 95 and Office
97 Compatible logos is one demonstration of our commitment to ease of
use," said Dave Kellogg, vice president of corporate marketing at
Business Objects.
"Our commitment to providing customers with the lowest TCO is
demonstrated today by our metadata bridging capabilities. By working
together with Microsoft in the open repository design review, we will
allow customers to deploy even quicker than they do today."
Business Objects products enable non-technical users to access
and analyze data stored in corporate data warehouses, data marts, and
packaged applications. Business Objects offers both a full-client
suite of DSS tools including BusinessObjects, BusinessMiner, and
BusinessQuery, as well as its new thin-client solution,
WebIntelligence. BusinessObjects and WebIntelligence are Microsoft
BackOffice-certified.
About Microsoft Repository
Microsoft Repository was designed to be used by multiple products
from various vendors. The repository is a database that stores and
shares software components along with their descriptive information.
More than a database, however, the repository creates and manages the
relationships between the items it contains.
It delivers important capabilities to desktop and environments in
five key areas: reuse, tool interoperability, team development, data
management and dependency tracking. Microsoft Repository consists of
the Open Information Model, a set of published COM interfaces, and an
engine sits on top of a relational database, such as Microsoft SQL
Server.
About Business Objects
Business Objects is the world's leading provider of integrated
enterprise decision support tools. Business Objects products provide
non-technical business users with access to information stored in
data warehouses, data marts, and packaged business applications.
Business Objects provides a complete suite of decision support tools
including query, reporting, online analytical processing, data
mining, and DSS administration for both client/server and internet
environments. Business Objects has sold more than 630,000 licenses
to over 5,400 organizations in more than 60 countries worldwide.
Business Objects may be reached by phone at 408/953-6000 or on
the worldwide web at businessobjects.com . The company's
stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbol BOBJY.
Note to Editors: BusinessObjects, BusinessMiner, and
WebIntelligence are trademarks, and BusinessQuery 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.
A full-text copy of this announcement may be obtained by calling
the Company's fax retrieval line at 800/414-2114 and selecting option
"two." The announcement may also be downloaded from the Web; access
"http://www.businesswire.com/cnn" and search on "Business Objects."
For product information please contact 800/527-0580.
CONTACT: Business Objects
Danielle Dawson, 408/953-6108
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
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Headline: Latest Release of BusinessObjects Passes Key Microsoft Logo
Compatibility Tests
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1997--
BusinessObjects 4.1 Receives Designed for Office 97, Windows NT,
and Windows 95 Compatibility Logos
Business Objects (NASDAQ:BOBJY), the world's leading provider of
integrated enterprise decision support tools, today announced that
the latest release of its flagship product, BusinessObjects(TM) 4.1,
has been awarded the "Designed for Windows NT and Windows 95" and
"Office 97 Compatible" logos.
BusinessObjects 4.1 was evaluated by Microsoft's independent
testing facility, VeriTest, and successfully passed the rigorous
compatibility tests. The "Office 97 Compatible" testing verifies
that BusinessObjects looks and works like Microsoft products, and
covers user interface features including basic menus, accelerator
keys, toolbars, dialogue boxes, pop-up menus and new support for
Intellimouse and hyper-text markup language (HTML). The "Designed
for Windows NT and Windows 95" testing includes verification that
BusinessObjects installs and uninstalls automatically and completely,
multi-tasks with other applications, doesn't override key system
components, and uses standard interfaces.
"The Microsoft Office Compatible logo was developed to help
customers easily identify software products that were designed
specifically to look like and work well with Microsoft Office. This
consistency and integration makes it easier for end users to learn
and use a broad range of software products," said David Jennings,
Office Product Manager at Microsoft. "Because BusinessObjects has
the look and feel of Office products, customers can leverage their
existing computer knowledge and more quickly deploy decision support
tools across the enterprise."
"Customers tell us that ease of use is one of the most important
criteria in successful enterprise decision support deployments,"
said Dave Kellogg, vice president of corporate marketing at Business
Objects. "That's why the Microsoft compatibility verification of our
software is so important. Most business people have experience with
Windows and Microsoft Office programs. The fact that BusinessObjects
4.1 has all the right Microsoft compatibility logos verifies that
it's easier for end users to learn and use, and easier for IS to set
up and deploy. BusinessObjects 4.1 is the obvious choice for the
enterprise."
About Business Objects
Business Objects is the world's leading provider of integrated
enterprise decision support tools. Business Objects products provide
non-technical business users with access to information stored in
data warehouses, data marts, and packaged business applications.
Business Objects provides a complete suite of decision support tools
including query, reporting, online analytical processing, data
mining, and DSS administration for both client/server and internet
environments. Business Objects has sold more than 630,000 licenses
to over 5,400 organizations in more than 60 countries worldwide.
Business Objects may be reached by phone at 408/953-6000 or on
the worldwide web at businessobjects.com . The company's
stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbol BOBJY.
Note to Editors: BusinessObjects is a trademark of Business
Objects SA. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the
respective companies with which they are associated.
A full-text copy of this announcement may be obtained by calling
the Company's fax retrieval line at 800/414-2114 and selecting option
"two." 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.
CONTACT: Business Objects
Danielle Dawson, 408/953-6108
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET PRODUCT
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