Business Objects Announces Integration Kit for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Business Wire, May 26, 2004

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Provides SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Customers with Business

Intelligence Capabilities on the Desktop

Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ)(Euronext Paris ISIN code FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced a new integrated solution for Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Crystal Version 10. The joint solution provides personalized business intelligence content directly within SharePoint sites, providing business users with a powerful tool for increasing productivity and obtaining a single view of corporate information.

The integration kit tightly links SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Crystal Enterprise(TM), the industry leading enterprise reporting platform from Business Objects. This solution allows SharePoint Portal Server 2003 users to access data from disparate systems, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) applications such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel, and Lawson. It also provides full support for managing and deploying Crystal content directly within the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 administrative environment, giving system administrators complete control of access rights and the user experience.

"By delivering integration with SharePoint Portal Server 2003, we are delivering business intelligence directly to the application employees use to manage their day-to-day activities -- the corporate portal," said Dave Kellogg, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Business Objects. "In doing so, we are providing business users with one-click access to the world's leading enterprise reporting product -- Crystal Reports. The value of the corporate portal increases dramatically, as it becomes a tool to access business intelligence."

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. Business intelligence enables organizations to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. The company's solutions leverage the information that is stored in an array of corporate databases, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.

Popular uses of BI include enterprise reporting, management dashboards and scorecards, customer intelligence applications, financial reporting, and both customer and partner extranets. These solutions enable companies to gain visibility into their business, acquire and retain profitable customers, reduce costs, optimize the supply chain, increase productivity, and improve financial performance.

In December 2003, Business Objects completed the acquisition of Crystal Decisions, the leader in enterprise reporting. The combined product line includes software for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, analytic applications, and data integration. In addition, Business Objects offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.

Business Objects has more than 24,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB). 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.

Business Objects, the Business Objects logo, Crystal Enterprise, and Crystal Reports are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S.A. or its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries.