Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 -
BOB), the world’s leading provider of business
intelligence (BI) solutions today announced that they will provide
Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 8.0 customers with access to
best-in-breed BI solutions through an original equipment manufacturer
agreement with Intuit. As part of the agreement, Intuit’s
QuickBooks Enterprise 8.0 online service leverages Business Objects
Crystal Xcelsius® visual interactive dashboard
tools to give users easy access to profit and loss, profitability and
sales data via the internet, allowing users to evaluate their business
performance instantly.
"Business Objects is pioneering on-demand BI
solutions that make business intelligence more accessible to
organizations of all sizes,” said Janet Wood,
senior vice president of global partnerships and sales enablement at
Business Objects. "We’re
excited to formalize this relationship with Intuit to extend the
transformative power of BI to mid-sized businesses using QuickBooks
Enterprise Solutions.” "Our Enterprise Solutions customers will have
the ability to get rich insights into their business finances anywhere,
anytime over the web, something that many have highlighted to us as an
important need,” said Angus Thomson, vice
president and general manager of Intuit's Mid-Market Group. "Working
with Business Objects was an integral step in making this functionality
a reality.”
Intuit is a great addition to the list of companies that are working
with Business Objects to provide the world’s
leading business intelligence technology within their applications. With
more than 800 OEM partners worldwide, the Business Objects OEM Partner
Program enables software application providers to host, resell, bundle,
or embed Business Objects solutions. The Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise
8.0 with Business Objects functionality is currently available in beta
release.
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.
The Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects and Xcelsius are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Business Objects in the United States and/or
other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of
their respective owners.
