Business Objects Launches E-Business Seminar Series with IBM

Business Wire, August 3, 1999

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1999--

Multi-City Tour Will Demonstrate How to Deploy E-Business

Intelligence Technologies to Gain Competitive Advantage

Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ), the world's leading provider of integrated enterprise decision support tools, today announced a series of seminars on deploying e-business intelligence applications with IBM.

The seven-city tour will demonstrate how companies can use extranets to extend information access beyond the boundaries of the organization.

Attendees of the half-day sessions will hear from IBM and Business Objects executives and walk away with an e-business intelligence information kit. The presentations will focus on how to leverage extranet and business intelligence technologies to gain a competitive edge and improve relationships with customers, partners, and suppliers.

Executives from Business Objects and IBM will present on topics including "Turning Data into Dollars" and "10 Critical Success Factors for Delivering E-Business Intelligence." The two companies will also present an integrated product demonstration featuring:

--   WebIntelligence(TM) 2.5, a new version of the Business Objects
     integrated query, reporting, and online analytical processing
     (OLAP) solution for the web

--   IBM Visual Warehouse and DB2 Universal Database -- the company's
     scaleable warehouse infrastructure for supplying current, clean,
     and reliable data -- and the world's leading scaleable, web-ready
     relational database manager

"Companies looking to create or expand their e-business offerings will be able to learn a great deal from these upcoming seminars with Business Objects," said Jim Kelly, vice president, data management marketing, IBM Software Solutions. "Web-deployed analysis applications powered by DB2 Universal Database and Visual Warehouse leverage the capabilities of WebIntelligence to deliver extremely scaleable, open e-business solutions."

Dates and Locations

--   Aug. 4, San Francisco area (Redwood Shores, Calif.), Hotel
     Sofitel
--   Aug. 10, Los Angeles, Sheraton Gateway Hotel
--   Aug. 10, New York, The Millenium Hilton
--   Aug. 11, Chicago area (Rosemont, Ill.), O'Hare International
     Conference Center
--   Aug. 11, Washington, D.C., JW Marriott Hotel
--   Aug. 12, Atlanta, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
--   Aug. 12, Toronto, The Westin Harbour Castle

Intelligent Enterprise's editor in chief David Stodder is also scheduled to be on-hand for the seminars at San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto to discuss web and data warehousing technology, including e-business intelligence applications.

"Many leading companies have deployed successfully data warehouses and data marts within their organizations and are reaping the benefits of enhanced productivity and improved decision making. But with the potential of e-business, it doesn't have to stop there," said Alex Moissis, vice president of marketing for Business Objects Americas. "Our seminar will demonstrate how WebIntelligence and Visual Warehouse can allow companies to quickly and easily open their data warehouse to partners, customers, and suppliers."

To register for the joint Business Objects/IBM extranet seminar, visit www.businessobjects.com/ebusinesssuccess/ or call 800/527-0580.

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading provider of integrated enterprise decision support tools. Business Objects products p Business Objects may be reached by phone at 408/953-6000 or on the World Wide Web at http://www.businessobjects.com. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbol BOBJ.

Note to Editors: BusinessObjects and WebIntld contact 800/527-0580.