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- Business Objects - Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions
- In the past, mid-size companies found it difficult to gain insight into business data. Business intelligence BI was perceived to be costly, complex, and only for industry giants. The attendee will learn how companies are using Business Objects' Crystal Reports gain insight from existing data and empower users with self...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Business Objects, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management
- Webcasts 2009-01-01
- SAP, Business Objects and an improving user interface
- Updated: Those tired business intelligence reports--the spreadsheet graphics meet a bunch of text--are becoming increasingly more interesting. Business Objects CEO John Schwartz delivered the keynote at Tuesday's SAP TechEd session and the presentation carried the usual theme. Using business intelligence to tie data together across the enterprise....
- Tags: Business Objects, SAP AG, Social Networking, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- BusinessObjects XI 3.1: All Information, All People, One Platform
- Two industry leaders have come together to create a clear leader in the business optimization market. SAP, the leader and pioneer in enterprise applications, has acquired Business Objects, the leader and pioneer in Business Intelligence BI. Together, the two organizations provide the best of both worlds - an organization focused...
- Tags: Leader, Business Objects, SAP AG, Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, Leadership, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Management, Marketing, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2008-09-01
- SAP Business Objects Influencer Summit: Strategy to execution
- SAP is presenting the Business Objects Influencer Summit, an invitation-only event being held today in Boston. "Strategy to execution" is a key theme across the many numerous presentations. The following diagram gives an overview of this concept. Note the role of insight as driver for making smart...
- Tags: Business Objects, SAP AG, Balanced Scorecard, Strategy, Marketing, Marketing Research, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Advanced Corda CenterView Data Visualization for the BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform
- The BusinessObjects Business Intelligence BI platform pulls company data into one centralized location to ensure that every person connected within an organization has trusted, immediate access to the business information they need. It expands data sources and simplifies the deployment and management of BI tools. Business Objects was recently acquired...
- Tags: CORDA Technologies Inc., Business Objects, SAP AG, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2008-08-11
- Rushed? Work Less. Deliver More.
- Give business users the ability to view and update reports from anywhere. As well as to interact with them intuitively. You'll not only have happier end users, but you'll be happier too. Fewer reports to create. And the ability to schedule secure reports for automatic delivery...
- Tags: Business Objects, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2008-08-01
- Xcelsius Engage 2008 (Windows)
- Xcelsius Engage is an easy introduction to dashboarding functionality. In just a few hours, you can create business dashboards and data presentations from spreadsheets and corporate databases--and share them live through Crystal Reports, Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, and the Web. Xcelsius Engage provides end users with access to up-to-the-minute company...
- Tags: Business Objects, Business Objects Crystal Xcelsius, Xcelsius Engage, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-07-15
- Live From Redmond: Data-Binding, Business Objects and Data Sources [Updated]
- The presenter of this webcast demonstrate how to create an n-tier Silverlight application, focusing on the UI and business layers and showing how Expression Blend can facilitate drag-and-drop data-binding without hiding the underlying logic.
- Tags: Data Source, Business Objects, Microsoft Corp.
- Webcasts 2008-07-09
- 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 BusinessObjectsâ„¢ 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 2008 (Windows)
- 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, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Operating Systems, 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
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