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Independent Research Firm Ranks Business Objects Number One in Business Intelligence Return on Investment Scorecard

Business Wire, Dec 6, 2005

SAN JOSE, Calif. & PARIS -- BusinessObjects XI Release 2 Delivers the Best ROI Due to End-User Simplicity, Product Integration, and Enhanced Performance

Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Nucleus Research, a global provider of IT research and advisory services, ranked Business Objects first in its BI Return on Investment (ROI) Scorecard. The Nucleus BI ROI Scorecard, which rates product suites from BI vendors on their ability to deliver ROI to customers, is based on five criteria: deployment time, adoption, support, business impact, and customer interaction with the vendor. BusinessObjects(TM) XI Release 2, the newest version of the industry's most advanced and complete business intelligence platform, surpassed product suites from other BI vendors including Cognos, Microsoft, Hyperion, Microstrategy, and SAS.

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The Nucleus BI ROI Scorecard rates vendor platforms by conducting in-depth analysis of customer deployments and measuring vendors' ability to provide positive ROI to customers within a reasonable time frame. The study ranked BusinessObjects XI Release 2 number one for adoption rates based on innovations that ease adoption for business users who are new to BI tools. The report emphasized the importance of BusinessObjects Intelligent Question(TM), a groundbreaking solution that allows anyone to intuitively ask business questions and receive the correct answers, without the need to build a query or know the underlying systems or data. The Nucleus BI ROI Scorecard also highlighted Business Objects' recent acquisition of Infommersion, a leading interactive visual analytics company. Based on this acquisition, Business Objects now offers Crystal Xcelsius(TM), which gives business users a unique way to easily turn ordinary Excel spreadsheets into interactive, dynamic presentations. Business Objects received high marks for providing these unique solutions that make BI easily accessible to a broader audience.

Customers polled by Nucleus Research also gave the Business Objects platform top scores for new capabilities that enable easier management of the entire BI platform. For example, the report found that both new and existing customers benefit from new tools that speed deployment and assist in the upgrade process. Additionally, enhancements to the platform that enable more centralized management of BI deployments have lowered customers' IT support requirements and reduced costs for new BI projects.

"Customers continue to embrace Business Objects as their vendor of choice for business intelligence based on our innovation and vision, and most of all, because we help them improve their bottom line," said Rene Bonvanie, chief marketing officer at Business Objects. "We are pleased that the Nucleus study confirms that BusinessObjects XI Release 2 leads the pack. Our success with BusinessObjects XI has been fantastic across the board. Customers and partners have rapidly adopted it and this study shows that our momentum continues with the latest version of our industry-leading BI solution."

"Business Objects has made solid improvements to its product line that has added to the business value of its offerings," said Kathy Quirk, research manager at Nucleus Research. "The company was the first among its competitors to reach the $1 billion in annual revenue mark, which shows not only the strength of the BI and analytics market, but also a very healthy license growth rate since its release of BusinessObjects XI. Nucleus anticipates that Business Objects' ranking will be stable over the coming year."

About Nucleus Research

Nucleus Research is a global provider of IT advisory and research services that provides CFOs, CIOs and their staffs with the real-world information they need to maximize the business returns from their technology investments. Its analysts blend financial analysis and case-based investigations with comprehensive technology expertise to deliver factual return-on-investment (ROI) data to organizations worldwide. The company uses an uncompromising set of processes and tools to evaluate the financial return on IT assets and is the only firm to gain certification by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Nucleus Research has analyst experts across the entire enterprise software and hardware space and provides clients with ongoing advice to help with both short-term technology decisions and long-term strategic plans. For more information, visit www.nucleusresearch.com.

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 performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports(R), the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has also built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, and the company offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.

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Independent Research Firm Ranks Business Objects Number One in Business Intelligence Return on Investment Scorecard

Business Wire, Dec 6, 2005

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