Business Objects is regularly recognized as one of the most influential companies in information technology by industry publications and analysts. Our strategy of constant innovation has led to the development of innovative products and services that help our customers succeed, not only today, but also well into the future. Over the years, Business Objects has had many significant business intelligence (BI) industry firsts, including:
- The 2005 launch of BusinessObjects XI, the most complete and integrated BI suite with unmatched performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
- Acquisition of Crystal Decisions in December 2003. The combination of two industry leaders provided a clear standard for business intelligence.
- In 2003, we launched BusinessObjects Enterprise 6, the industry's first best-of-breed enterprise business intelligence (BI) suite.
- In 2002, Microsoft bundled Crystal Reports with Visual Studio .NET.
- In 2003, we acquired Acta Technologies, a leading data integration vendor.
- In 2001, SAP signed an OEM and reseller agreement to bundle Crystal Reports.
- The company delivered the industry's first interactive mobile BI solution in 2000.
- In 1997, we pioneered the market for BI extranets.
- Crystal Enterprise was launched as the industry's first web-based enterprise reporting platform in 1996.
- In 1995, Business Objects was the first to focus on enterprise-scale BI deployments.
- In 1993, Microsoft bundled Crystal Reports in Microsoft Visual Basic.
- Crystal Reports arrived as the world's first Microsoft Windows report writer in 1992.
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