The Boeing Company Selects Business Objects as Financial Tool

Business Wire, Sept 5, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001

Business Intelligence Will Help Financial Analysis of the

International Space Station, the World's Largest

Orbiting Construction Project

Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, announced that The Boeing Company will use Business Objects as a tool for financial administration for the International Space Station. The Boeing Company, the largest aerospace contractor in the world, selected BusinessObjects(TM), the integrated query, reporting, and analysis solution for the enterprise. Boeing also chose WebIntelligence(R), Business Objects integrated query, reporting, and analysis solution for the web, to power its intranet, where authorized employees will view reports packed with the latest financial data. The products will be used within the Space and Communications Division of The Boeing Company.

The International Space Station is the largest and most complex international scientific project in history. The 16-nation cooperative endeavor currently has three crewmembers living onboard. The Boeing Company is NASA's ISS prime contractor, responsible for design, development, and testing the International Space Station.

"Boeing is another example of a company that understands the value of using business intelligence to look at costs and expenditures," said Dave Kellogg, senior vice president of marketing for Business Objects. "This principle applies to every industry -- whether you are a company that manufactures electronics supplies or consumer goods. Or for aerospace, to build one of the most complex structures ever placed into orbit."

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions. Business intelligence lets organizations access, analyze, and share information internally with employees and externally with customers, suppliers, and partners. It helps organizations improve operational efficiency, build profitable customer relationships, and develop differentiated product offerings.

The company's products include BusinessObjects 2000, the industry's leading integrated business intelligence toolset and platform; and BusinessObjects Analytics, an integrated suite of enterprise analytic applications.

Business Objects pioneered the modern BI industry in 1990 by inventing a patented "semantic layer" that insulates users from the complexity of databases. In 1995, the company was first to focus on enterprise-scale BI deployments and today supports customers with more than 20,000 users. The company moved aggressively to the internet in 1997 by pioneering the market for BI extranets, a market that it continues to lead today. In 2000, the company delivered the industry's first interactive mobile BI solution. Today, Business Objects continues to innovate, creating and delivering a unique vision for enterprise analytic applications.

Business Objects has more than 13,500 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols Nasdaq:BOBJ and Euronext Paris (Sicovam code 12074). It is included in the SBF 120 and IT CAC 50 French stock market indexes. Business Objects can be reached at 408/953-6000 and www.BusinessObjects.com.

Note to Editors: BusinessObjects is a trademark of Business Objects SA. WebIntelligence is a registered trademark of Business Objects SA. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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