Business Objects Launches Implementation Program For SAP Business Information Warehouse
Business Objects, a leading provider of integrated enterprise decision support tools, has announced the launch of its implementation program for SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW).
Business Objects created the program to meet the significant sales opportunities for BusinessObjects and SAP BW that exist globally. The implementation program will include Business Objects employees who have been trained by SAP AG and SAP worldwide country sites, and they will be available for key strategic opportunities that have been qualified by Business Objects and SAP.
"SAP BW is driving a large amount of interest from within our customer base, and many companies are looking to add even more business intelligence functionality to their SAP applications," said Mark Tice, vice president of global alliances for Business Objects. "The creation of this program is a reflection of the momentum SAP BW is generating, and we see our team's strong experience with BusinessObjects and SAP BW to be an important advantage as we deliver sophisticated enterprise solutions for SAP customers."
The certified members of the Business Objects implementation program for SAP BW will include employees working in pre-sales consulting, consulting, and technical support. They will receive extensive training from SAP, including:
SAP BW is a comprehensive and open end-to-end data warehouse solution. It is designed specifically for decision support needs and is open to different source systems. SAP BW includes a broad range of predefined reporting templates geared to the specific needs of particular industries and user types, such as production planners, financial controllers, or human resources directors.
SAP BW is preconfigured for SAP R/3, includes preconfigured business content, and provides a platform for analytical applications, such as demand planning, which close the loop back to the online transactional processing (OLTP) system. It can be implemented in a matter of weeks, but is adaptable and expandable. SAP BW is affordable, without compromise on reporting and analysis functionality.
BusinessObjects gives users of SAP BW additional business intelligence functionality including:
The recent announcement continues the strong momentum that Business Objects has been generating with SAP over the past couple years. Recently, Business Objects and SAP announced in June 1999 that the two companies were bundling BusinessObjects with SAP BW for a special joint promotion in southwest Europe.
A month earlier, Business Objects announced that its customer Lawson Mardon had successfully deployed BusinessObjects with SAP BW. In December 1998, Business Objects announced that SAP certified BusinessObjects 5.0 as a business intelligence interface to SAP Business Information Warehouse.
This new implementation program also complements mySAP.com. mySAP.com provides an open collaborative business environment of personalized solutions on demand. This enables companies of all sizes and industries to fully engage their employees, customers, and partners to capitalize upon the new Internet economy.
Business Objects is a world-leading provider of integrated enterprise decision support tools. Business Objects products provide non-technical business users with access to information stored in data warehouses, data marts, and packaged business applications.
Business Objects provides a complete suite of decision support tools including query, reporting, online analytical processing, data mining, and DSS administration for both client/server and Internet environments. Business Objects has sold more than 1,317,000 licenses to over 8,600 organizations in more than 60 countries worldwide.
Business Objects may be reached by phone at 408-953-6000 or on the worldwide web at http://www.businessobjects.com.