Business Objects endorses Sybase data warehouse framework; Business Objects and Sybase give end users accelerated access to data

Business Wire, Nov 29, 1994

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1994--Business Objects announced Monday support for Sybase's data warehouse approach to enhanced data access.

BusinessObjects, the business intelligent decision support solution, ideally complements Sybase's data warehouse strategy by providing non technical end-users intuitive access to data stored in Sybase databases. In an announcement today, Sybase unveiled a data warehouse solution specifically designed for a client/server environment, which integrates best-of-breed Sybase and third-party products to provide customers with superior distributed data access. Since August 1994, BusinessObjects has been the standard end-user tool used by Sybase for internal data warehouse projects.

``We are very excited by Sybase's vision of end-user data access and management requirements,'' said Perry Mizota, vice president of marketing at Business Objects. ``Sybase and Business Objects shares a commitment to fulfilling the promise of client/server architectures by moving information and processing power to the end-user. The Sybase data warehousing framework provides a pragmatic structure to provide anywhere, anytime access to decision support data, and Business Objects provides the best solution for end-users who want it flexible, ad-hoc query capability,'' Mizota concluded.

Sybase's client/server data warehouse framework is built around the IQ Accelerator, a transparent extension to the Sybase SQL Server that has advanced indexing capabilities and performs ad-hoc queries two- to 1000-times faster than SQL-Server alone. This greatly increased processing speed will allow end-users using BusinessObjects in data warehouse environments to access information in an ad-hoc fashion and receive reliable results at a greatly accelerated speed.

BusinessObjects complements the Sybase data warehouse solution because of its innovative Business-Intelligent Querying approach, which allows non-technical end-users to intuitively query, report and analyze data stored in data warehouses by allowing users to interact with business terms, rather than with the tables and columns of database structures.

Sybase Inc.

Sybase Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBS) is one of the fastest-growing suppliers of client/server-based software products and services for on-line enterprise-wide applications. Sybase's integrated family of software includes database servers, tools, connectivity and systems management products, providing complete desktop-to-mainframe solutions. Headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., Sybase reported 1993 sales of $427 million, an increase of 61% over 1992. For the first half of 1994, Sybase's revenues grew 68% to $296 million. Sybase markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force, telesales, distributors, OEMs, VARs and Systems Integrators.

Business Objects

Business Objects (NASDAQ:BOBJY) develops and markets BusinessObjects, the leading client/server decision support solution. The company's revenues grew from $5.7 million in 1992 to $14.1 million in 1993. For the first nine months of 1994, Business Objects had revenues of $19.8 million, compared to revenues of $8.7 million for the first nine months of 1993.

BusinessObjects is used by over 1,200 customer sites and 30,000 end users in 20 countries worldwide. Business Objects has direct sales operations in North America, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia. The company complements its direct sales operations with distributor relationships throughout the rest of Europe and in Mexico, and relationships with OEMs, VARs and systems integrators. -0-

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CONTACT: Business Objects

             Perry Mizota, 408/973-9300
             Blanc & Otus
             Anne Desautels, 415/512-0500