BUSINESS OBJECTS is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company enabling organizations to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. Popular uses of BI include enterprise reporting, management dashboards and scorecards, customer intelligence applications, financial reporting, and both customer and partner extranets. These solutions enable companies to improve operational efficiency, build profitable customer relationships and develop differentiated product offerings. Today, the company has approximately over 4000 employees with 24,000 customers in over 80 countries and is publicly traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and PARIS Bourse: code SICOVAM 12074.