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 ...

Business Objects is in the midst of an overhaul aimed at shoring up its position as the leading vendor in the BI field, a market bigger vendors like Microsoft and Oracle are looking to carve off ...

SAP has agreed to buy Business Objects for about €4.8 billion ($6.78 billion), a surprise move that breaks with SAP’s traditional strategy of avoiding large company acquisitions. The deal, announced ...

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 ...

The move comes less than a week after Oracle completed its $3.3 billion acquisition of Hyperion Solutions and its line of performance management software. It's also the latest in a string of ...