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BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004 |
A French-U.S. Hybrid's Software Dream Business Objects CEO Bernard Liautaud says his acquisition of Crystal Decisions puts him on the path of becoming an industry giant   |
InternetNews
January 14, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Bernard Liautaud, CEO, Business Objects The business intelligence software chief talks about acquiring and integrating a company and a new platform. |
InternetNews
July 20, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Business Objects Bids For SRC The software maker will gain financial planning software should the deal succeed. |
InternetNews
October 8, 2007
Erin Joyce |
SAP, Business Objects in $6.7B Merger Enterprise software giant SAP plans to acquire software firm Business Objects in a $6.7 billion deal, a move that vaults SAP ahead of the pack in the growing business intelligence space. |
InternetNews
November 11, 2005
Clint Boulton |
John Schwarz, CEO, Business Objects John Schwarz talks about leaving Symantec, and the challenges he faces as the new CEO of Business Objects. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2007
Tom Taulli |
SAP Goes Big The major business-software company jolts Wall Street with a transformative deal, agreeing to spend $6.8 billion for Business Objects. |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 30, 2007
Nancy Feig |
SAP Scoops Up Business Objects to Add Business Intelligence Functionality to its Software How does the latest in business intelligence deals affect the financial services industry? |
InternetNews
August 11, 2004
Clint Boulton |
BI Software Firms Trade Legal Blows Business Objects and MicroStrategy have different takes on the court's latest decisions in their long-running case. |
InternetNews
January 8, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Business Objects's Plan Becomes 'Crystal' Clear The business intelligence software giant outlines its tricky product roadmap for its purchase of Crystal Decisions. |
InternetNews
April 10, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Crystallizing Intelligence Per Business Objects Business Objects just announced that users of its on-premise Crystal Reports solution can now upload reports to a dedicated site, set user preferences and permissions, and share business intelligence with users who typically don't have access to this type of report. |
InternetNews
January 31, 2005
Clint Boulton |
MicroStrategy Professes Smarter Business Intelligence MicroStrategy better integrates its software platform, pacing itself against rivals Business Objects and Cognos. |
InternetNews
July 29, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Judge: MicroStrategy More Sophisticated In the companies' latest legal round, MicroStrategy's query technology is deemed more sophisticated than similar software from Business Objects. As a result, the patent infringement case brought by Business Objects was dismissed. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Business Objects Splurges on M&A A recent acquisition should help fuel the company's growth. |
InternetNews
October 8, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Shareholders, Analysts Pan SAP's Strategic About-Face SAP, which has long lauded the virtue of growing from within, took some heat Monday after paying $6.8 billion to acquire Business Objects. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2004
Tom Taulli |
Boosting Business IQ Companies often rely on "gut feeling," not numbers, to make decisions. Business Objects is trying to change that with their software. The firm expects to generate earnings of $0.80 to $0.85 a share for 2004. |
CIO
November 2, 2011
Chris Kanaracus |
SAP's Business Objects Latest version of BI suite tries to fix the disjointed feeling of the user experience. |
InternetNews
February 5, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Crystal Clear Strategy For The Mid-Market? Business Objects has created a new product line and lucrative incentives for its partners to help it penetrate the mid-market. |
Bank Technology News
June 1, 2008
Michael Dumiak |
SAP vs. Oracle: Silicon Sluggers While the blow-by-blow between SAP and Oracle can be parsed as attack-counterattack, analysts say what's going on in these transformations is more than meets the eye. |
InternetNews
November 12, 2007 |
IBM to Buy Cognos For $5 billion IBM said on Monday that it would buy Canadian business intelligence software company Cognos for $5 billion, following a wave of acquisitions in the industry. |
InternetNews
January 17, 2008
Larry Barrett |
SAP Talks Up Business Objects Union After completing the largest acquisition in its history, SAP execs tout their vision for business optimization software in 2008. |
CRM
December 1, 2007
Bailor & Lager |
A Shift in SAP's Growth Strategy: Buy Big to Get Bigger SAP's planned acquisition of analytics powerhouse Business Objects represents the largest in company history. |
Insurance & Technology
November 15, 2006
Anthony O'Donnell |
Business Objects Buys ALG San Jose, Calif.-based Business Objects acquired Armstrong Laing Limited, an enterprise performance optimizations solutions provider. |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Big Blue Adds to Its Software Empire In its latest deal, IBM agrees to shell out $5 billion for software powerhouse Cognos. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Tech Scorecard: The Rich Keep Getting Richer Two of the biggest names in BI have been acquired in recent weeks - SAP picked up Business Objects and IBM acquired Cognos. |
InternetNews
March 2, 2007
Clint Boulton |
Will Oracle's BI Buy Stick it to SAP? Oracle's $3.3 billion bid for Hyperion Solutions is another sign of how hot the market for business intelligence software has become. |
InternetNews
February 9, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Squeaky Clean Data Merits FirstLogic Buy Business intelligence software leader Business Objects agreed to buy Firstlogic, which sells data-quality management software and services, for $69 million in cash. |
InternetNews
July 31, 2006
Michael Hickins |
BI: Garbage Out, Trust In Business Objects is introducing a product suite designed to improve data quality and help companies comply with the U.S.A. Patriot Act. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2010 |
SAP Gets New COO, Shakes Up Board SAP's makeover continued Thursday when it named Gerhard Oswald as its new chief operating officer and announced that former Business Objects CEO John Schwarz has resigned from its board. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Business Objects Gets a Leg Up in SaaS Business Objects has jumped into the software-as-a-service market with its acquisition of privately-held Nsite Software. |
Bank Technology News
June 1, 2008
Michael Dumiak |
Suddenly, SAP Long considered too "old world" in its business practices and unskilled with the regulatory environment, especially in the U.S., SAP now may be on the verge of a major breakthrough. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Business Objects Is Buyout Bait? The enterprise software company is again the subject of takeover rumors, after reports that they hired Goldman Sachs to field buyout overtures from five parties. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Business Objects Uses Its Hefty Checkbook A recent acquisition should help with its overall product offering, but more challenges lie ahead. For the near term, caution is in order for this business intelligence software stock. |
InternetNews
May 3, 2006
Michael Hickins |
High IQ Products For The Low End Business Objects today augmented its business intelligence software to make it more palatable and affordable for the burgeoning small- and medium-sized business market. |
InternetNews
December 23, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Cognos' Results Reflect BI Software Strength In another sign that enterprises are buying business intelligence software at a healthy clip, Cognos reported a record $210 million in revenue for the third quarter, 22 percent greater than the year-over period sum of $172 million. |
InternetNews
January 30, 2008
Larry Barrett |
Chaos Abounds But SAP's Outlook Remains The Same SAP's 2008 sales forecast is identical to the guidance it offered a year ago. But a lot has changed in the interim. |
InternetNews
May 22, 2007
Clint Boulton |
Business Objects Pays to Handle Disorder Business Objects bids for unstructured data specialist Inxight. |
InternetNews
September 5, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Cognos Picks Up Applix For $339M Cognos made a big splash in the competitive business intelligence software sector Wednesday when it announced it would acquire Applix for $339 million in cash. |
InternetNews
February 12, 2008
Larry Barrett |
Business Objects Serves Up BI Buffet Business Objects, now an official division within SAP, on Tuesday released the latest version of its business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects XI 3.0. |
InternetNews
November 12, 2007
David Needle |
IBM Follows Rivals' BI Moves With $5B Cognos Bid The purchase of the business intelligence software maker Cognos brings IBM up to speed with competitors Oracle, SAP and Microsoft. |
The Motley Fool
June 26, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Time for Tech? Is it time to buy tech? |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2008
Tim Beyers |
SAP's Would-Be Jedi Master SAP shows growth in its Core Enterprise Applications, but the company pays heavily for that growth. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Cognos Loses Some Currency It was a strong quarter, but the software operator suffered from moves in the Canadian dollar. |
InternetNews
May 3, 2007
Clint Boulton |
Business Objects: 'Let There Be Light' "Let there be light," may not be the freshest phrase around to instill a sense of awe and majesty into a product, but it's the marketing mantra Business Objects is using to compete in the business intelligence market going forward. |
BusinessWeek
July 11, 2005
Andy Reinhardt |
SAP: A Sea Change In Software The German legend's move into Lego-like modules could revolutionize the way companies do business. |
InternetNews
October 16, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Crystal Reports 2008 Gains Some Pizazz Business Objects is shipping the first new version of Crystal Reports in three years. Thanks to Flash and Flex integration, reports will be a lot snazzier and more interactive. |
