Business Objects en SRC ronden overname af

Door de overname wordt het portfolio van Business Objects uitgebreid met een geïntegreerde set van oplossingen voor budgettering, planning, forecasting, consolidatie, productiviteitsmeting en rapportage. Al eerder bestond er een nauwe samenwerking tussen de twee organisaties. Hierdoor zijn de performance management-oplossingen van SRC Software al volledig geïntegreerd in BusinessObjects XI.

“De BI-markt ontwikkelt zich op dit moment erg snel – van tactisch naar strategisch, van afdelingsgericht naar bedrijfsbreed – en wordt in toenemende mate gedreven door performance management”, zegt Bernard Liautaud, voorzitter en CEO van Business Objects. “De acquisitie van SRC Software is in lijn met onze strategie. Business Objects is hierdoor de enige leverancier die het volledige BI-spectrum afdekt waardoor strategische performance management-oplossingen beschikbaar zijn voor de gehele organisatie.”

Tom Malone, voormalig CEO van SRC Software, is benoemd als general manager van de business unit planning binnen Business Objects. Hij rapporteert rechtstreeks aan Bernard Liautaud.

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Forward Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning the company, including the company's expected financial performance for the third quarter and full year 2005, the company's core strategy and the company's expectations regarding its planned acquisition of SRC Software, Inc. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in this document due to a number of risks and uncertainties. These potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, fluctuations in the company's quarterly operating results; the company's ability to sustain or increase its profitability; the company's ability to attract and retain customers for BusinessObjects XI; the company's ability to issue new releases of BusinessObjects XI on other platforms; changes to current accounting policies which may have a significant, adverse impact upon the company's financial results; risks related to the company's purchase and integration of SRC Software, Inc. ; the introduction of new products by competitors or the entry of new competitors into the markets for Business Objects' products; the impact of the pricing of competing technologies; the company's ability to preserve its key strategic relationships; the company's reliance upon selling products only in the Business Intelligence software market; and economic and political conditions in the US and abroad. More information about potential factors that could affect Business Objects' business and financial results is included in Business Objects' Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and Business Objects' Amendment No. 3 to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the "SEC", on July 20, 2005 (File No. 333-119662), each of which are on file with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov . Business Objects is not obligated to undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document.

Over Business Objects
Business Objects (Euronext Paris: ISIN FR0004026250 - BOB en Nasdaq: BOBJ) is wereldwijd marktleider op het gebied van Business Intelligence-oplossingen. BusinessObjects XI biedt organisaties een compleet platform voor performance management, planning, rapportage, queries en analyse, en data integratie. Crystal Reports is geïntegreerd in Business Objects XI. Hiermee krijgen organisaties beter inzicht in hun bedrijfsprestaties. Business Objects bedient samen met ruim 3.000 partners wereldwijd meer dan 30.000 klanten in meer dan 80 landen. www.businessobjects.com

Voor meer informatie:

Business Objects
Jeroen Coenen
Tel: 030 225 90 00
jeroen.coenen(at)businessobjects.com

Whizpr
Marieke Adama
Tel: 0317 410 483
bobj(at)whizpr.nl