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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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