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Author Topic: Where to Get Business Objects SW  (Read 650 times)
kdnadh
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« on: February 25, 2010, 05:11:48 pm »

Hi Guys,

             I am looking for Latest version of Business objects software. Could you please let me know where we can get. And what is the present version of Business Objects.

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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2010, 11:51:07 am »

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  • 1990, launched BusinessObjects Skipper SQL 2.0.x
  • 1994, launched BusinessObjects v3.0 and went public on the NASDAQ — the first European company to do so.
  • 1995, Business Objects was the first to focus on enterprise-scale BI deployments.
  • 1996, entered the OLAP market and launched BusinessObjects v4.0. Bernard Liautaud was named one of Business Week's "Hottest Entrepreneurs of the Year."
  • 1997, crossed the $100M chasm and pioneered the business intelligence (BI) extranet market. Introduced WebIntelligence.
  • 1999, its #1 customer today, General Electric (GE), started working with the company. Also went public in France on the Premier Marché. Acquired Next Action Technologies.
  • 2000, delivered the industry's first interactive mobile BI solution. Acquired OLAP@Work.
  • 2001, opened San Jose, Calif., office; and SAP signed an OEM and reseller agreement to bundle Crystal Reports. Acquired Blue Edge Software.
  • 2001, Signs up its single largest global software licensing transaction with Three formerly known as Hutchinson 3G.
  • 2002, acquired Acta Technologies. Bernard Liautaud was named to Business Week's "Stars of Europe," and the company was named one of the "100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies" by Business 2.0.
  • 2003, acquired Crystal Decisions. Also released Dashboard Manager, BusinessObjects Enterprise 6, and BusinessObjects Performance Manager.
  • 2004, launched new combined company with the slogan, "Our Future is Clear, Crystal Clear." Launched Crystal v10 and BusinessObjects v6.5
  • 2005, launched BusinessObjects XI, acquired SRC Software, Infommersion, and Medience. Launched BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2.
  • 2006, on 8 February 2006 Business Objects acquired Firstlogic, Inc.
  • 2006, acquired ALG Software (formerly Armstrong Laing Group).
  • 2006, on 30 November 2006 Business Objects acquired Nsite Software, Inc.
  • 2006, launched Crystal Xcelsius, which allows users to transform Microsoft Excel spreadsheet data into interactive Flash media files.
  • 2007, on 23 April 2007 Business Objects announced their intention to buy Cartesis (a vendor of reporting and planning software) and Konak.
  • 2007, on 22 May 2007 Business Objects announced their intention to acquire Inxight Software.
  • 2007, on 1 Jun 2007 Business Objects announced close of Cartesis acquisition.
  • 2007, on 5 July 2007 Business Objects announced close of Inxight acquisition.
  • 2007, on 6 September 2007 Business Objects announced their intention to acquire FUZZY! Informatik AG.
  • 2007, on 7 October SAP's Chief Executive Henning Kagermann announced a $6.8 billion deal to acquire Business Objects.
  • 2008, On 22 January SAP absorbed all of Business Objects offices, and renaming the entity "Business Objects, an SAP company".
  • 2009, Business Objects became a division of SAP instead of a separate company. The portfolio brand "SAP BusinessObjects" was created. All employees now officially work for SAP.

and BusinessObjects XI 3.2 is the latest version.
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