Business Objects Makes Reports More Productive with Free Crystal Reports Viewer XI

Business Wire, August 13, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced the availability of Crystal Reports[R] Viewer XI, a free standalone .rpt file viewer. Crystal Reports Viewer XI enables users to open, explore, and view Crystal Reports documents, and generate customized views of the data on their desktops without the need for customization from the report designer.

Traditionally, report designers have created and then shared their reports using static document viewing and printing formats. While this allows a large number of people to view the files, it only offers a single view of the data and severely limits the ability of the user to explore the data in the report to find the information relevant to their business question. With Crystal Reports Viewer XI, anyone can open and view Crystal Reports documents, drill down into the report tables and find the information they need, and then save their own personalized view. For business users, this means they can gain additional insights from the same report and make data-driven decisions faster. For IT and report developers, Crystal Report Viewer XI reduces report design time by enabling report consumers to do more with existing reports, without the need for customized development. In addition, the solution allows users to easily share their files in their native .rpt format via email or on the secure crystalreports.com on-demand platform.

"We are looking forward to the launch of Crystal Reports Viewer XI," said Shawn Dachtler, Crystal Reports developer at Northwest Textbook Depository, which serves as a one-stop resource for instructional materials for grades K-12 in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. "The capabilities of this new solution will enable us to use dynamic reports throughout our business, without the need to get the developers involved each time a report needs to be distributed. This will be a huge help for a business like ours."

"To achieve our goal of enabling truly pervasive business intelligence, users need to have easy access to actionable information," said James Thomas, vice president of product marketing at Business Objects. "Crystal Reports Viewer XI helps shed light onto information by allowing users to more easily share and interact with Crystal Reports documents. Anyone who receives a Crystal Reports document can quickly download the viewer to open and navigate the data in the report just like with the full application, only without the cost. This helps make report consumers more productive by getting specific, actionable information directly into the hands of the people who need it."

Availability

Crystal Report Viewer XI is available now and supports the following 12 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Japanese, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, and Korean. For more information or to download a free viewer, please visit www.businessobjects.com/cr_viewer/.> About Business Objects

Business Objects has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world's leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate understanding and decision-making at more than 44,000 organizations around the globe. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and education services, and the industry's strongest and most diverse partner network, Business Objects enables companies of all sizes to make transformative business decisions based on intelligent, accurate, and timely information.

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.

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