Business Objects Recognized as the Market Share Leader in Business Intelligence by Leading Industry Analyst Firm; Business Objects Secured More Than 20 Percent of the Business Intelligence Software Market

Business Wire, August 22, 2005

SAN JOSE, Calif. & PARIS -- Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB) today announced that it has once again been named the market share leader of the worldwide business intelligence (BI) software market, according to a recent Gartner research report(1).

In the Gartner report, "Business Intelligence Software Market Grows 12 Percent in 2004," Business Objects commands more than 20 percent of the BI software market, based on new license revenues of $427.2 million in 2004. Overall, the Gartner report shows the BI market continues to produce significant growth, with new license sales in 2004 increasing 12 percent to more than $2.1 billion.

"With more than 20 percent of the market, these license revenue figures from Gartner reaffirm what we already knew -- Business Objects is the clear market share leader in business intelligence," said Rene Bonvanie, chief marketing officer at Business Objects. "By introducing significant product enhancements and groundbreaking innovations, Business Objects continues to set the standard for business intelligence. Our software empowers users at every level of an organization with the information they need, when they need it. We provide users with the ability to turn information into something that can improve the performance of their job and their organization."

Business Objects continues to lead the business intelligence market by addressing the needs of customers ranging from small and medium-sized businesses, to large enterprises and the world's top performing global companies. Business Objects offers a complete BI platform that includes solutions for performance management, reporting, query and analysis, and data integration. The Business Objects platform enables companies to gain the extreme insight into their business needed to improve decision making and optimize performance.

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company's business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects(TM) XI, offers the BI industry's most advanced and complete platform for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports(R), the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, and also offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.

Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com.

Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, WebIntelligence, Crystal Reports, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Analysis, RapidMarts, and BusinessQuery are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S.A. or its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

(1) August 15, 2005: "Business Intelligence Software Market Grows 12 Percent in 2004" by Colleen Graham