| Business Summary | | Business
Objects
S.A.
Objects
is
a
provider
of
business
intelligence
(BI)
solutions.
Business
intelligence
lets
organizations
access,
analyze
and
share
information
internally
and
externally.
It
helps
organizations
improve
operational
efficiency,
build
profitable
customer
relationships,
and
develop
differentiated
product
offerings.
The
Ccompany's
products
include
Business
Objects
2000,
an
integrated
business
intelligence
toolset
and
platform;
and
BusinessObjects
Analytics,
an
integrated
suite
of
enterprise
analytic
applications.
In
1990,
the
Company
invented
a
patented
"semantic
layer"
that
insulates
users
from
the
complexity
of
databases.
In
1995,
the
Company
focused
on
enterprise-scale
BI
deployments
and
now
supports
customers
with
more
than
20,000
users.
The
Company
moved
to
the
Internet
in
1997
by
pioneering
the
market
for
BI
extranets.
In
2000,
the
company
delivered
an
interactive
mobile
BI
solution.
Business
Objects
has
more
than
13,000
customers
in
over
80
countries. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Business
Objects
S.A.
develops,
markets,
and
supports
integrated
enterprise
decision
support
software
tools
which
allow
non-technical
end-users
to
access,
report
and
analyze
information
in
relational
databases.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
27%
to
$199.8
million.
Net
income
rose
33%
to
$21.5
million.
Revenues
reflect
increased
license
sales
of
WebIntelligence,
BusinessObjects
and
related
software
products.
Earnings
also
reflect
increased
interest
income. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Bernard Liautaud, 38 Chairman,
CEO | $740K | -- | John Olsen, 49 Pres,
COO, Director | -- | -- | Clifton Weatherford, 54 Sr.
Group Vice-Pres and CFO | 402K | $6.9M | David Kellogg, 38 Sr.
Group VP of Marketing | 306K | 4.9M | John Powell, 44 Sr.
Group VP of Worldwide Operations | 333K | 4.7M | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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