Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Business Objects
(Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), have
agreed to jointly develop new technology to dramatically improve the
productivity of information workers. Under the terms of the agreement,
Adobe and Business Objects will undertake multiple initiatives to drive
product interoperability and optimization, technology adoption, and
product distribution.
One of the key initiatives is the development of a Business Objects
Xcelsius® Connector to Adobe®
LiveCycle® Data Services ES. LiveCycle Data
Services, a component of Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite software,
provides data remoting, messaging, and data management capabilities to
help developers more efficiently integrate rich Internet applications
(RIAs) with existing applications, back-end data, and J2EE
infrastructure. The Connector will allow Xcelsius users to utilize
LiveCycle Data Services to stream real-time data into Xcelsius
interactive dashboards, animated charts and graphs, financial
presentations, or business calculators, delivering meaningful
information in a visually engaging way.
Additionally, exploration will begin in the development of a seamless
integration between Adobe Flex™ and Business
Objects Xcelsius to broaden the landscape of components that both
Xcelsius and Flex developers can utilize to create richer, more engaging
business intelligence applications in a shorter period of time. Adobe
and Business Objects are also enhancing Xcelsius to allow it to export
applications to Adobe® AIR™,
a cross operating system application runtime that allows developers to
use HTML/CSS, Ajax, Adobe Flash and Adobe Flex to extend RIAs to the
desktop. With export to Adobe AIR, Xcelsius will open up Adobe AIR
development to a new, non-developer audience with its unique capability
to create interactive Adobe AIR applications without writing a single
line of code.
By combining the power of business intelligence with the engaging
experience of RIAs, Adobe and Business Objects are committed to bringing
to market a new, user-defined work environment that easily facilitates
real-time communication, collaboration, and the retrieval and exchange
of intelligent data. "Today’s
documents and applications can be described as islands of information
where business data quickly becomes outdated or scattered,”
said Hervé Couturier, senior vice president,
Products, Business Objects. "Our
collaboration with Adobe will combine technologies that will transform
static applications and dashboards into intelligent and connected
experiences that will be more relevant to information workers.” "Present work environments are heavily
tools-defined and do not address the differing needs of information
workers,” said David Mendels, senior vice
president, Business Productivity Business Unit, Adobe. "We
are pleased to be working with Business Objects to help revolutionize
the entire work experience by creating an intuitive and live work
environment where collaboration, interactivity, and real-time data are a
seamless part of every document and application.” Demonstration
During MAX, Adobe and Business Objects will demonstrate the
next-generation work environment built with joint technologies. The
demonstration will represent a dramatically simpler, more engaging, and
intelligent work environment where business data is no longer static,
but real-time, annotated, and rated by the users. In addition, Business
Objects will present a prototype of a RIA based on Adobe AIR from the
Business Objects Labs. Business Objects will also present demonstrations
of Adobe Flash and Adobe Flex integrated within Xcelsius and Crystal
Reports, and Xcelsius and Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES, to
dramatically improve the access and navigation of business information
for information workers. For more information on the partnership between
Adobe and Business Objects, please visit Booth# 37 at Adobe MAX.
Availability
The first phase of the companies’ initiative
will feature joint technology enablement and product distribution. Under
the agreement, Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES Connector for Xcelsius
is expected to be available as a Business Objects bundled product in Q1
2008. The availability of further joint offerings from the two companies
will be announced in the first half of 2008.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information –
anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.
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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This press release contains forward looking statements, including those
related to future product development plans and product release dates,
which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially. These statements are not guarantees of the
availability of the features mentioned, which may be changed or removed
prior to release, or of the date of availability of the products, which
may be delayed or cancelled. For a discussion of these and other risks
and uncertainties, individuals should refer to Adobe and Business Objects’
SEC filings. Adobe and Business Objects do not undertake an obligation
to update forward looking statements.
