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SAP's Business Objects promises to 'break barriers'

SAP's Business Objects promises to 'break barriers''break barriers' and break other stuff too'break barriers' and break other stuff too.. I would say that SAP could promise to break everything and break it often and deliver on that promise... Never again... No Thank you... I'm not into S&M IT... I'll stick...

Tags: SAP AG, barrier, SAP Business Objects, SAP Business, Business Objects

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

SAP's Business Objects promises to 'break barriers'

Business Objects, which was just brought into SAP's orbit, announced BusinessObjects™ XI 3.0, which the company said "breaks the barriers of traditional business intelligence BI." Every BI company makes a similar claim--promising to provide the key to making better business decisions and more profit. According to the...

Tags: Barrier, Business Objects, SAP AG, Business Objects XI 3.0, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-02-12

M&A Day: Winners and Losers

Oracle finally nails BEA, SAP completes its deal to buy Business Objects: the day started out making a lot of sense. But when I heard that Sun had spent $1 billion to buy MySQL, I had to check the calendar. No, it wasn't April Fools Day, just another day in...

Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., M&A, MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Business Objects, SAP AG, Open Source, Databases, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-01-17

SAP-Business Objects combo ready to roll

This morning, after digesting Oracle's acquisition of BEA and Sun's consumption of MySQL, I headed down SAP's Palo Alto offices to hear how the enterprise software giant will digest its latest acquisition, Business Objects. SAP CEO Henning Kagermann said Business Objects gives his company number one leadership...

Tags: Business Objects, SAP AG, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Investment, Finance, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-16

SAP - Business Objects acquisition: Linking value proposition to action

SAP announced yesterday that it has successfully completed the share purchase requirements needed to acquire Business Objects. Coming on the heels of that announcement, SAP held a special briefing for bloggers with Henning Kagermann, CEO of SAP, and John Schwarz, CEO of Business Objects. Discussing the value...

Tags: Acquisition, Park, Business Objects, SAP AG, KPI, Value Proposition, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-01-16

Crystal Reports (asp)

Crystal Reports 2008 is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the Web or embedded in enterprise applications. It enables end users to consume reports with stunning visualizations, conduct on-report business modeling, and execute decisions instantly from the report itself--reducing dependency...

Tags: Report, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Reports 2008, Research & Development, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software

Software downloads 2007-12-05

SAP bid for Business Objects begins December 4

SAP bid for Business Objects begins December 4Crystal ReportsWe should be pleased that Microsoft's new Visual Studio includes a beefed up version of Crystal Reports. It was banter here that caused that. Business Objects and Microsoft were mortal enemies just a year ago. SAP, I think is still Microsoft's largest...

Tags: Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

SOA Insights analysts view IBM's information umbrella, explore SAP's Business Objects grab and define 'Guerrilla SOA'

Read a full transcript. The latest BriefingsDirect SOA Insights Edition, Vol. 26, provides a roundtable discussion and dissection of Services Oriented Architecture SOA-related news and events with a panel of IT analysts and experts. In this episode, our group examines the relationship and tension...

Tags: Web, Web Service, Business Objects, SAP AG, SOA, IBM Corp., WOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2007-10-26

Why Did SAP buy Business Objects?

Why Did SAP buy Business Objects?SAP Made the Right ChoiceI am in agreement with the substance of this article. SAP has always had a longing for the presentation tools for the data warehouse side of its business and has already integrated may of BOs offerings into its distribution. It was...

Tags: SAP AG, Business Objects

Discussion threads 2007-10-09

Why Did SAP buy Business Objects?

There's been a lot of back and forth about this deal, covered admirably by Dennis Howlett, Dan Farber, and other bloggers, but precious little on what it means to blend a premier applications company with a premier business intelligence vendor. I think it's worth trying to get inside the though...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Line Of Business, Business Objects, SAP AG, ERP, Tool, IBM Corp., Productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Management, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2007-10-08

Doubts over Business Objects deal hit SAP shares

Doubts over Business Objects deal hit SAP sharesSAP must have arangement with MicrosoftI have been pointing out for sometime the disappointment in Microsoft's dropping of Crystal Reports. It is one of the reasons I recommend IBM's Rational Application Developer which now integrates this Business Objects software. Microsoft is currently installing...

Tags: Microsoft development tools, SAP AG, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

SAP's growth spurt: $6.8 billion for Business Objects

SAP's growth spurt: $6.8 billion for Business ObjectsSAP is great if you want to shut your business down for 6 monthsHoneywell implemented SAP a few years ago to control not only inventory but also manufacturing operations. We had so many problems that we where bascially shut down for 6 months...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Second Category, Business Objects, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

Five questions: SAP's acquisition of Business Objects

Five questions: SAP's acquisition of Business ObjectsWOW Crystal Reports Visual StudioSunday found me with a human resources guy from Microsoft. He was explaining 360 reviews and how post-Enron Microsoft had gone to all narrative reviews so that it would not be possible to score those reviewed and then can the...

Tags: SEARCH, Marketing research, acquisition, SAP AG, Business Objects, Timev Media, search engine, search engine marketing

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

Five questions: SAP's acquisition of Business Objects

SAP took a rather big plunge with its $6.8 billion acquisition of Business Objects and left the business intelligence market much smaller than it was a day ago. Here are some lingering questions that remain to be resolved: Can SAP digest a large acquisition? Business Objects is...

Tags: Acquisition, Cognos Inc., Business Objects, SAP AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-10-08

SAP's acquiring Business Objects: 1st take

SAP's proposed acquisition of Business Objects is an interesting move on a number of fronts: It provides a fresh route to achieving the 100,000 customer target that Leo Apotheker has previously described as 'aspirational.' While there is significant overlap, BusinessObjects' 44,000 customers as a top line number...

Tags: Acquisition, Oracle Corp., Business Objects, SAP AG, BusinessObjects, Jason, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-10-07

SAP's growth spurt: $6.8 billion for Business Objects

SAP took a page out of Oracle's grow-by-consolidation playbook in acquiring business intelligence leader Business Objects for $6.8 billion (42 Euros per share). SAP CEO Henning Kagermann positioned the acquisition as part of his company's strategy to rapidly grow its customer base. SAP wants to have 100,000 customers by 2010,...

Tags: Analytics, Business Objects, SAP AG, Business ByDesign, Business Object Acquisition, Financial Planning, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Finance, Software, Data Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-07

Introducing crystalreports.com for Salesforce.com

Here's a product overview of crystalreports.com for Salesforce.com, a Web-based report sharing platform that enables you to:Publish, view, refresh, and schedule reports from inside Salesforce.comShare reports online and receive alerts when new reports are availableView your operational reports alongside your Salesforce.com alertsThis paper is a quick read that explains how...

Tags: Sales force management, Salesforce.com Inc., Business Objects

White papers 2007-05-14

Webcast: Increase Your Company's IQ with Web-Based Reporting

During this on-demand Webcast from Business Objects, Senior Product Marketing Manager Steve Williams explains why today's companies need improved business intelligence BI. Williams describes the problems that businesses face when they have "multiple versions of the truth" and explains how you can solve those problems using crystalreports.com, a solution that...

Tags: Business Objects, Web, Webcast

Webcasts 2007-03-13

Webcast: Improve Quote and Proposal Management for Your Salesforce.com Organization

Listen to this on-demand Webcast to learn about Nsite Quote Management from Business Objects. Senior Product Marketing Manager Steve Williams explains how Nsite extends the value of Salesforce.com by automatically tracking processes that require human judgment, collaboration, and decision making. In addition, Product Specialist Satish Karumuri demonstrates...

Tags: Business Objects, dashboard, Salesforce.com Inc., Webcast

Webcasts 2007-02-21

Software as a Service Takes the Analytics Road: Business Objects Buys Nsite

Just to confirm that good ideas always find their proponent, Business Objects acquisition of Nsite and resulting foray into analytics on demand is a nice and predictable follow-on to my earlier post about integration as a service. Well definitely have to wait and see what BO plans to deliver in...

Tags: analytics, Uncategorized

Blog posts 2006-11-30