Transforming Business Intelligence
Our mission is to transform the way the world works. We are not just a business intelligence company. We are in the business of helping companies become more intelligent.
This is our story.
SAP and Business Objects Unite
to Lead Emerging Market for Business Performance Optimization
On January 16, 2008 SAP announced next steps in the successful acquisition of Business Objects, uniting two of the technology industry’s biggest brands with a shared vision to transform the way the world works by connecting people, information and businesses.
Business Objects is a global business intelligence (BI) software company, with more than 43,000 customers - including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500 - and a network of more than 3,000 partners and resellers.
Companies in every industry use our products and services to track, understand, and manage information. Our customers - from small businesses to top international corporations - benefit from the industry's largest services and support team, a powerful research and development organization, and the efforts of more than 6,200 employees worldwide.
Our leadership is recognized by experts around the globe. Gartner places Business Objects in the Leaders Quadrant for enterprise BI suites, and IDC ranks Business Objects as the clear BI tools market share leader. And every year, we take home top industry awards for our products.
It all began Aug. 3, 1990 in Paris. Business Objects was founded on the vision of two young software entrepreneurs. Today, we lead the BI industry and are one of the largest software companies in the world. And it's our employees that make Business Objects successful. The elements of earth, fire, and water represent the six core values that foster our culture and encourage our people to do great things.