Second Quarter 2005

IT Week
Suites Improve Process Controls
BusinessObjects for operational BI – June 2005

Computing
Utility Firm Links Data to Cut Costs
Intelligence software from Business Objects will Help South East Water Reduce Wastage – May 2005

Retail Week
Tesco Makes its Global Push with help from performance solution
Business Objects to support global expansion with centralised web-based management information system - April 2005

First Quarter 2005

Silicon Republic.com
Business Objects Vows to Bring Democracy to Data
Business intelligence (BI) vendor Business Objects has promised to “democratise” BI with its latest offering, BusinessObjects XI – March 2005

Information Age
Business Objects On Post Integration High – February 2005

IT Director.com
Business Objects Progresses Crystal Integration - January 2005

Computer Business Review
Business Objects Rolls Out Extreme Insight for the Masses
Business Objects SA has rolled out its much anticipated BusinessObjects XI platform - January 2005

Vnunet.com
Intelligence merger Bears Fruit: Business Intelligence for the Masses?
One year after their merger, business intelligence software vendors Crystal Decisions and Business Objects have released their first combined product - January 2005

IT Week
BI Products Extend Reach
Business Objects has announced the release of BusinessObjects XI, fully integrating the products it acquired from Crystal Decisions
– January 2005

IT Week
BI Takes on Spreadsheets
BusinessObjects XI offers tighter links with Office applications; this could reduce reliance on spreadsheets - January 2005

ZDNet UK
The Business of Intelligence
Q&A with Bernard Liautaud, CEO of Business Objects, following the launch of the latest version of the company’s flagship product, Business Objects XI - January 2005

CW360
Business Objects Updates offering
Business Objects has launched BusinessObjects XI, which provides users with full integration with Microsoft Office to make the BI technology easier to use - January 2005

Fourth Quarter 2004

Computer Business Review
Business Intelligence Special Report: Business Benefits
Having standardised on Business Objects' BI software, the AA can boast savings of £1m and return on investment of over 300% in three years - October 2004

Computer Business Review
Business Intelligence Special Report: Keeping up Standards
CEOs love the business proposition of BI standardisation. The reasons driving it are core to every company: cutting costs, boosting revenue and increasing profits - October 2004

Computer Business Review
Business Intelligence Special Report: Avoiding Dashboredom
Dashboards are being heralded as the next big thing in business intelligence (BI) - October 2004

Third Quarter 2004

Financial Director
Dawn of the New Data
West Bromwich Building Society rolls-out performance management dashboard to 40 executives - September 2004

MIS Magazine
Living a Life of Leisure
Leading British Pub group Punch Taverns relies heavily on analytics software from Business Objects to analyse the data it holds on it’s estate of over 7,000 pubs - July 2004

VNUNET
Staffs Police Extend Crime-Busting BI
Staffordshire Police use Business Objects BI to help cut crime and become one of the top-performing Forces - July 2004

Computer Weekly
Few Executives Have Time to Decide
Business Objects survey finds that 75% of managers often make decisions based on nothing more than "gut feel" - July 2004

Computer Weekly
National Grid Sweeps away Diverse Systems
The largest UK utility company standardises its BI on Business Objects - July 2004

Computing
Business Objects Delivers Crystal Clarity
Business Objects 6.5 features enhanced query and analysis functionality - July 2004

Second Quarter 2004

Financial Times
Technology Raises the Bar
Punch Taverns use BI tools from Business Objects to aid with Pubmaster acquisition - June 2004

Financial Times
Banks Hope for a Smooth Transaction
West Bromwich Building Society has installed dashboard software from Business Objects to improve its performance management - June 2004

Financial Times
Getting Data into Shape
BetFair uses BI software from Business Objects to spot fraud and for CRM - June 2004

IT Week
BI Boosts Financial Insight
Business Objects extends its product line with Finance Intelligence applications - June 2004

The Guardian
Police Zero in on Trouble Hot Spots
Their secret is business intelligence software - May 2004

First Quarter 2004

The Guardian
Doors to Collaboration
Enterprise portals – WHSmith News uses Business Objects - March 2004

Information Age
Q&A with McDonald’s on the benefits of using Business Objects BI
- March 2004

Information Age
Business Objects Enters the Crystal Maze
Business Objects has bought Crystal Decisions…the potential rewards are vast - February 2004

IT Week
BI Vendor Shows Roadmap
Business Objects plans full integration with Crystal product line
- January 2004

Computer Reseller News
Business Objects to Support all Partners
Vars will not be penalised after the acquisition of Crystal Decisions
- January 2004

VNUNet
Business Objects Makes Prices Crystal Clear
Licensing charges are increased to balance cheaper support costs
- January 2004

Infoconomy.com
Business Objects Unveils Crystal Integration Plans - January 2004

ZDNet
Business Objects Ready to Swallow Crystal
The French data-analysis software firm says it is ready to merge its software with that of rival Crystal Decisions, which it purchased last year - January 2004

Fourth Quarter 2003

Computing
WHSmith Customer Extranet Helps Slash £1M
News wholesaler puts data online for retailers and publishers
- December 2003

IT Week
Interview: Business Objects on the Future of BI
Bernard Liautaud, head of Business Objects explains trends in business intelligence tools and plans for Crystal Decisions - December 2003

VNUNet
Business Objects Settles Crystal Takeover
Shareholders approve $820m acquisition of reporting tools vendor
- December 2003

Computer Reseller News
Future with Crystal is Clear
Business Objects pledges continued support for channel after recent acquisition - December 2003

Computer Business Review
Business Objects Completes £1.2bn Crystal Decisions Buy
- December 2003

Silicon.com
Downturn, What Downturn? Ask BI Vendors
- November 2003

Computer Business Review
Business Objects CEO Expects Unified Roadmap by December
- November 2003

Computer Weekly
Business Objects Calls Real-Time at the Bar
Leading pub operator Mitchells & Butlers uses Business Objects business intelligence solutions to support real-time business reporting
- October 2003

Computing/VNUNet
Pub Operator Drinks to Integrated Data
Mitchells & Butlers uses Business Objects to reduce data transfer from 400 days to 50 and to monitor key business performance indicators
- October 2003

Third Quarter 2003

ZDNet
Business Objects adds LDAP and Oracle Support
Business Objects launches the latest version of its business intelligence product suite, BusinessObjects™ Enterprise 6.1
- September 2003

The Guardian
Intelligence that Means Business
What is business intelligence and how can it unlock information assets? - July 2003

Microscope
Market Forces Dictate Consolidation Vogue
The trend to consolidate has a variety of factors - July 2003

IT Week
Consolidation Hits BI Sector
Business Objects set to acquire reporting specialist - July 2003

IT Week
Business Objects Rides Consolidation Wave
Company snaps up Crystal Decisions for $820m - July 2003

Computer Reseller News
Business Objects Buys it's Way to the Top
$820m bid for Crystal Decisions could benefit the channel - July 2003

Computer Business Review
Business Objects Buys Crystal Decisions for $820 million
- July 2003

Computer Weekly
Business Objects to Acquire Crystal Decisions
Business Objects has agreed to acquire Crystal Decisions in a $820m cash and stock deal, which will create a one-stop shop for business intelligence software products - July 2003

Infoconomy.Com
Business Objects Pays $820m for Crystal Decisions
The Acquisition will make Business Objects the biggest vendor in the business intelligence software sector with annual revenues of about $730m - July 2003

Computing
The McMobile Hopes to Make Food Faster
McDonalds to use mobile devices to speed up food orders - July 2003

Second Quarter 2003

Computer Business Review
CBR 10th Anniversary Yearbook: Shifting Sands
Business Objects is listed in the CBR 10 most influential business intelligence/portals - June 2003

Computer Weekly
Business Objects to Launch Performance Manager
New performance tracking analytics application announced - June 2003

Computer Weekly
Business Intelligence to Boost Opodo Focus
Opodo implements business intelligence from Business Objects to support ambitious growth rates - May 2003

Computing
Halifax Bank of Scotland Integrates Purchasing Data
Business Objects provides consolidated view of supplier information
- May 2003

IT Week
Business Objects Suite Promises Productivity Boost
BusinessObjects Enterprise 6 allows metadata to be shared with business intelligence tools - April 2003

Computer Business Review
Business Objects Goes Enterprise with Release 6
Business Objects sets new benchmark for integrated business intelligence - April 2003

Computing
AstraZeneca Reporting Deal Benefits Drugs
Pharmaceuticals giant extends software deal with Business Objects
- April 2003 

First Quarter 2003

Computer Weekly
Somerfield Uses BI to improve agility
Somerfield rolls out business intelligence from Business Objects across its 1,275 stores - March 2003

Computer Weekly
Software Gives Drugs Giants an Edge
AstraZeneca uses business intelligence from Business Objects to accelerate products to market - March 2003

Information Age
Management Q&A: The Information Age Interview with the AA
Read how the AA is using business intelligence from Business Objects to turn data on millions of breakdowns into business-enhancing analysis - February 2003

IT Week
BI Puts Managers in Control
Q&A with Business Objects chief executive Bernard Liautaud on business intelligence and corporate governance - January 2003

Fourth Quarter 2002

Computer Weekly
AA Looks for 300% Return on Business Intelligence
The AA identifies savings of more than £1 million as a result of using business intelligence from Business Objects - December 2002

Information Age
Intelligent Interaction
WHSmith uses business intelligence from Business Objects to improve customer service - December 2002

Information Age
The Information Age Interview: Q&A with Halifax Bank of Scotland
HBOS use business intelligence from Business Objects for procurement analysis and reporting - November 2002

Computer Weekly
Newham’s Intelligent Approach to Data
Newham Borough Council is realising the advantages of [Business Objects] business untelligence software - from benefits claims to heating - November 2002

Computer Weekly
BusinessObjects Previews Sundance Architecture
BusinessObjects plans to make changes to its software to make it easier to align with a company's business goals - October 2002