Business Objects Announces Business Intelligence Solution for PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management

Business Wire, April 2, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2002

Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced the availability of integration with PeopleSoft(R) 8 Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), PeopleSoft's (Nasdaq:PSFT) suite of applications that provide organizations with real-time visibility into critical business processes. This offering gives PeopleSoft customers a jump-start on implementing and deploying market leading BI solutions from Business Objects.

The integrated business intelligence solution pairs Business Objects software with PeopleSoft's industry leading EPM solution, enabling companies to maximize their overall performance and increase customer satisfaction. The combined solution enables business users to spot trends in EPM data and make better business decisions.

"We are pleased that Business Objects is making this integrated solution available for EPM customers," said Chuck Teller, vice president and general manager of PeopleSoft's Enterprise Performance Management division. "Our customers will be able to use Business Objects solutions to perform advanced analysis in conjunction with their EPM analytic applications. Whenever possible, we seize the opportunity to enable our customers through technology alliances with industry leaders such as Business Objects."

"This integrated solution makes it easy for PeopleSoft EPM customers to deploy the market leading business intelligence solution from Business Objects," said Mark Tice, group vice president of global alliances for Business Objects. "We share a longtime partnership with PeopleSoft and look forward to continuing to expand the delivery of our business intelligence solutions to joint customers around the world."

"Exciting announcements of new software alliances and partnerships clog up the newswires, but few achieve anything," said Nigel Pendse, author of The OLAP Report (http://www.olapreport.com). "Business Objects is unusual in that it seems to be one of the few vendors that is actually committed to making partnerships work in practice, so this PeopleSoft relationship is more likely to deliver tangible user benefits than most."

Pricing and Availability

Business Objects has made the solution available as part of a software bundle that includes: core Business Objects enterprise BI products, software that integrates with PeopleSoft EPM applications, 50 end user licenses, and special packaged pricing. Pricing and availability may vary per country. Interested parties can contact local company representatives for more information.

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(TM) 2000, the industry's leading integrated business intelligence toolset and platform; and BusinessObjects(TM) 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 15,000 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. PeopleSoft is a registered trademark of PeopleSoft, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.