Getronics Selects Business Objects to Manage Client Contracts and Improve Client Satisfaction

SAN JOSE, Calif. and PARIS – June 14, 2006 – Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world’s leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Getronics, a leading global provider of workspace management IT services, has selected BusinessObjects™ XI Release 2 to consolidate reporting of the Managed Services business unit (including performance, service-level agreements (SLA) and operational level agreements (OLA)) in order to make decisions based on more accurate and detailed information, enabling it to serve its clients more effectively and efficiently.

More than 600 Getronics employees worldwide will use BusinessObjects XI Release 2 to access information from Oracle PeopleSoft CRM 8.9 and other systems to gain a more complete view of their internal and external Managed Services business unit performance and SLA handling. Staff will also have the option of developing personalized reports using BusinessObjects Web Intelligence or BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence. In addition, managers will be able to use dashboards to make forecasts and monitor performance.

“SLA and OLA reporting is crucial in our business,” said Steve Sullivan, president of Integrated Managed Service Delivery (IMSD) at Getronics. “Service level and operational level agreements are our way of doing business with our clients. That is why we need accurate and up to date insight into the status of all our agreements. We looked for a reporting platform that gives our field and remote services departments the information they need to make informed decisions and to better serve our clients. By using BusinessObjects Data Integrator we are able to create a single data warehouse which will store all SLA and OLA data from Peoplesoft and other systems, such as our IP call center. This will give us very quick, accurate, and easy access to the data stored in Oracle PeopleSoft CRM 8.9."

“Getronics has already invested in Oracle PeopleSoft CRM for the administration of its SLA data,” said Maurizio Carli, senior vice president and general manager of EMEA at Business Objects. “However, it was still challenging to obtain a complete overview of their services performance and the way they handle agreements. We were able to create a data warehouse very quickly by using our standard PeopleSoft interfaces. The Business Objects solutions are designed to give users worldwide timely, up-to-date and easy access to the information they need to better serve their customers and improve the business.”

About Getronics
With some 25,000 employees in 30 countries and approximate revenues of €2.6 billion, Getronics is one of the world's leading providers of vendor independent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions and services.

Getronics designs, builds, deploys and manages flexible and innovative end-to-end solutions, working together with our partners and clients, in order to optimise and increase the productivity of our clients' mobile knowledge workers.

Getronics’ headquarters are in Amsterdam, with regional offices in Boston, Madrid and Singapore. Getronics' shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam ("GTN"). For further information about Getronics, visit www.getronics.com.

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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Certain sections of this press release contain forward-looking statements regarding Getronics' anticipated use of BusinessObjects XI Release 2. Statements such as "will" "expected," "planned," "intends" or "anticipated" denote forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. More information about potential factors that could affect Business Objects' business is included in Business Objects' Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, which is on file with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Business Objects is not obligated to undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this press release.

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