Leading Global Technology And Systems Integration Partners Endorse New EIM Solutions From Business Objects

New Products, Services, and Partnerships Will Provide Customers With Data They Can Trust

Business Objects Insight, CANNES, France - May 3, 2006 - Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced widespread global partner support for the company's strategy, vision, and solutions for enterprise information management (EIM).

Business Objects, with the support of its industry-leading partners, offers customers an unrivaled set of solutions to meet the information management demands of today's top organizations. Companies need simplified access to data they can trust as the basis of their business intelligence and performance management initiatives. Joint customers will benefit from the ability to ensure their data is accurate, integrated, and timely.

Many of the company's premier global technology and systems integration partners have expressed their support of the new strategy and solutions, including: Attensity, Attunity, Clarabridge, DATAllegro, DataSynapse, Decision First Technologies, Edgewing, HP, HyperRoll, Kalido, MySQL, Netezza, NOAD, Purisma, Teradata, and Unisys.

Attensity
"The combination of Business Objects and Attensity offers our customers a deep solution for analysis of both structured and unstructured data," says Craig Norris, chief executive officer of Attensity. "This EIM initiative facilitates the integration of Attensity's Text Analytics capabilities into Business Objects' industry-leading business intelligence solutions, offering customers the most trusted foundation by effectively utilizing 100% of their available information for business decisions."

Attunity
"The Business Objects EIM portfolio will be a major catalyst for customers looking for a quick and flexible way to integrate and improve information," said Andy Bailey, vice-president of marketing at Attunity. "Attunity is working in close alliance with Business Objects, providing EIM with change data capture (CDC) capabilities and direct access to mainframe and other legacy data sources. These extended capabilities from Business Objects and Attunity will now provide the foundation for real-time, enterprise-class data integration, satisfying customer demands for access to the most up-to-date and accurate information in order to make better informed decisions."

Clarabridge
"Our customers are struggling with the sheer amount of data and complexity in their organizations and simply need an easier way to access trustworthy data," said Justin Langseth, president and chief technology officer of Clarabridge. "The combination of Clarabridge Content Mining Platform and Clarabridge BI Search with the Business Objects EIM framework provides business users with an unprecedented capability to search for and analyze unstructured and structured information throughout their enterprise for a more intelligent, accurate view of their business."

DatAllegro
"We are excited to be working with Business Objects to make high performance analytics in an EIM environment a reality," said Stuart Frost, chief executive officer of DATAllegro.

DataMirror
"Organizations need to have access to timely, accurate information so they can make better business decisions, improve customer service and quickly respond to market changes," said Stewart Ritchie, senior vice president of sales at DataMirror Corporation. "The enterprise information management (EIM) strategy from Business Objects gives organizations much needed visibility into their data. DataMirror extends the EIM capabilities to provide continuous data integration with a low performance impact on source systems running on a broad range of platforms. Customers will benefit from the combination by being able to respond quickly to changes in their business environment."

DataSynapse
"Business Objects EIM solutions play a pivotal role for clients who rely on trusted, integrated and timely information to effectively compete in the markets they serve and comply with regulatory requirements," said Rick Moran, senior vice president of business development for DataSynapse, Inc. "Clients who deploy Business Objects EIM solutions on DataSynapse's state of the art application virtualization software will ensure maximum application service levels at minimum IT infrastructure costs."

Decision First Technologies
"Business Objects is first off the mark in delivering such a complete offering for enterprise information management," said Taylor Courtnay, vice president of sales for Decision First Technologies. "Our customers want to deploy a comprehensive foundation for making organization-wide decisions. The combination of strategy, practices, and open technologies provided by Business Objects is essential for companies who need solid informational evidence to drive accurate business decisions."

Edgewing
"Our customers demand a solid data foundation on which to base their information strategy," said Clive Bellmore, chief technology officer at Edgewing. "The combination of strategy, practices, and open technologies provided by Business Objects is critical for organizations that need trusted data to drive accurate business decisions. Business Objects is the first BI vendor to deliver such a complete solution for enterprise information management."

HP
"HP and Business Objects are committed to helping customers extend their business intelligence capabilities," said Carl Dcosta, director of horizontal and infrastructure solution alliances at HP. "The Business Objects EIM portfolio on HP Integrity servers provides customers with solutions based on a secure, trusted foundation for business decisions."

HyperRoll
"Business Objects is the first business intelligence vendor to deliver a complete solution set for enterprise information management," said Michael Bealmear, chief executive officer of HyperRoll. "As a Business Objects technology partner, we look forward to working with Business Objects to quickly deliver solid and trustworthy information to drive accurate business decisions."

Kalido
"As a long-term strategic business partner, we've worked closely with Business Objects in the development of solutions to create a single, universal view of critical information for Global 2000 customers, particularly as it relates to understanding corporate performance throughout changing business needs," said Andy Hayler, founder and chief strategist of Kalido. "KALIDO MDM for master data management strongly complements the Business Objects EIM strategy by providing an application for business people to review, approve, and correct data, thereby enabling better data governance and stewardship."

MySQL
"Modern enterprises are looking for powerful, seamlessly integrated solutions that are also cost-effective," said Zack Urlocker, executive vice president at MySQL AB. "The Business Objects EIM initiative provides a broad spectrum of integrated technologies that create a trusted foundation for critical business decision-making. When combined with the high-performance, open source MySQL database, our joint customers benefit from a powerful data management and business intelligence platform for a fraction of the cost of proprietary database solutions."

Netezza
"The Business Objects EIM initiative is designed to improve the quality and timeliness of the data driving BI, helping organizations to make smarter decisions," said Ellen Rubin, vice president of marketing at Netezza. "Netezza delivers complementary benefits for enterprise BI - the breakthrough performance and ease-of-use of our data warehouse appliance lets organizations quickly and comprehensively analyze and leverage all of their data. Business Objects and Netezza remain committed to delivering comprehensive and robust BI functionality that enables our customers to fully extract all the value from their data."

NOAD
"As a result of NOAD and Business Objects' joint efforts in EIM, our mutual customers have the advantage of secure deployment and ensured, improved standardized adoption of business intelligence solutions," said Andre Grift, chief executive officer and president of NOAD. "NOAD's new platform release, along with the new solutions offered by Business Objects, will deliver more trusted and accurate information by providing a comprehensive view of the data and enabling the right information at the right time for every organization."

Purisma
"Business Objects is clearly ahead of the market in their comprehensive approach to enterprise information management," said Michael Jacobs, vice president of strategic alliances at Purisma. "EIM covers the breadth of strategies, technologies, and best practices to deliver what the market has been searching for: trusted and valuable information to be used as the basis of intelligent business decisions. Purisma's customer data integration experience and technology coupled with Business Objects' EIM solutions will allow us to provide enterprises with a more cohesive, complete offering to reliably manage their customer data. Purisma is excited to support Business Objects on this pioneering EIM strategy."

Teradata
"Organizations around the world rely on Teradata's enterprise data warehousing solutions to deliver active enterprise intelligence, serving both the strategic and operational decision-making needs of the organization," said Randy S. Lea, vice president of products and services marketing at Teradata, a division of NCR. "We currently have more than 300 joint customers leveraging the Business Objects BI platform with their Teradata Warehouses. A well-architected Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solution is critical to enterprise analytics and managing the centralized enterprise data warehouses our customers rely upon. Teradata looks forward to our continued partnership with Business Objects and leveraging their newly expanded EIM capabilities to deliver active enterprise intelligence to our mutual customers."

Unisys
"Unisys recognizes the value that Business Objects solutions can bring to enterprises looking to leverage business intelligence to drive competitive advantage and business differentiation," said Ravi Kalakota, Ph.D., vice president, strategy and solutions management at Unisys. "The introduction of EIM into the Business Objects platform is an important step forward, fortifying a comprehensive portfolio that can help businesses achieve higher ROI from their data and previous technology investments. Unisys consultants are specialists in delivering mission-critical BI solutions for dynamic industries such as Transportation, Logistics, Telecommunications, Financial Services, and Life Sciences. Our knowledge of complex business processes, platforms, and infrastructure, combined with EIM solutions from Business Objects, can play a critical role in successful BI deployments."

About Business Objects, an SAP company

Business Objects has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world's leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate understanding and decision-making at more than 46,000 organizations around the globe. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and education services, and the industry's strongest and most diverse partner network, Business Objects enables companies of all sizes to make transformative business decisions based on intelligent, accurate, and timely information.

Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com.

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