Business Objects Discusses OnDemand Business Intelligence

Ron Powell speaks with Business Objects’ Steve Lucas in an exclusive interview.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 20, 2007 -- The Business Intelligence Network (www.BeyeNETWORK.com) today announced that Steve Lucas, Vice President of OnDemand Software and Services for Business Objects, in an exclusive interview with Ron Powell and the Business Intelligence Network, explains how Software-as-a-Service enables companies to receive the benefits of a complete business intelligence (BI) platform without additional investments in their IT infrastructure.

"On demand business intelligence isn't just an idea, it’s here,” said Steve Lucas, Vice President of OnDemand Software and Services for Business Objects. “Business Objects has established it, and we have more than 35,000 subscribers that are using it to add value to their business every day.”

“Business Objects offers customized on demand business intelligence applications that integrate multiple data sources,” says Ron Powell, Cofounder and Editorial Director of the Business Intelligence Network. “Business Objects customers are now able to reap the benefits that on-demand solutions provide – faster time to value and lower cost of ownership.”

To listen to the interview, please click here (http://www.b-eye-network.com/audio/spotlight_propackage_business_objects.html).

“The Business Intelligence Network Solution Spotlights are intuitive dialogues with innovative solution providers, and these spotlights provide a cutting-edge introduction to the new products and services we know are of interest to the business intelligence community,” says Powell. “The Network publishes six newsletters serving more than 115,000 readers across a wide variety of industries, making us the largest newsletter-based information source for business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing, data integration and data quality.”

About Business Objects

Business Objects (http://www.businessobjects.com/) is the world’s leading business intelligence (BI) software company, with more than 42,000 customers worldwide – including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500. Business Objects helps organizations of all sizes create a trusted foundation for decision making, gain better insight into their business, and optimize performance. www.businessobjects.com

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This press release is based upon information provided by the Company. The Business Intelligence Network does not independently verify statements made and has no obligation to update these statements after the date of release.

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