Business Objects SA last week said it plans to release a unified set of data analysis and reporting tools next year, combining its business intelligence software with the products developed by Crystal ...

The move comes less than a week after arch-rival Cognos, now owned by IBM, debuted a major upgrade of its own BI platform, Cognos 8 v4, that emphasizes expanded mobile and "self-service" dashboard and ...

Business Objects is Luther’s reporting platform. Business Objects takes data from multiple sources and aggregates it for reporting purposes. There are multiple report types, but Luther uses Web ...

As demand for standardized BI tools grows, vendors are rushing to build or buy technology to strengthen their offerings. Business Objects last week set the wheels in motion to acquire Crystal ...

In a move to jump-start growth in the business intelligence (BI) arena, SAP AG will acquire Business Objects SA for about $6.78 billion. The enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor announced Sunday ...