Business Objects Meets Oracle's Product Certification Program

Strategic Insights -

Business Objects, the world's leading provider of integrated enterprise decision support tools, has become the first software vendor to meet Oracle's new product certification program, specifically in the business intelligence and data warehousing area. This achievement enables Business Objects to deliver an independently certified business intelligence system to Oracle Warehouse customers, allowing them to access, analyze, and share their corporate data. The certification program is designed to help customers distinguish software applications that easily integrate with Oracle's e-business warehouse products.

Key Takeaways:

  • Business Objects is the first software vendor to meet Oracle's product certification program in the business intelligence and data warehousing area.
  • The certification program helps customers distinguish software applications that easily integrate with Oracle's e-business warehouse products.
  • Business Objects received the "e-certified warehouse" designation by meeting the stringent integration requirements of the program as conducted by independent test laboratory VeriTest.
  • The certification program's warehouse category is designed for companies in the business intelligence and data warehousing area that have demonstrated their product's integration with Oracle's warehouse products.
  • Oracle Warehouse is designed to offer companies all the resources they need to design, build, use, and maintain a data warehouse.
  • Business Objects has sold more than 1,180,000 licenses to over 8,100 organizations in more than 60 countries worldwide.
  • Business Objects' participation in the Oracle Product Certification Program gives it an opportunity to continuously update and improve its tight integration of BusinessObjects with Oracle e-business solutions.

Statistics:

  • Business Objects has sold more than 1,180,000 licenses.
  • Over 8,100 organizations in more than 60 countries worldwide use BusinessObjects.
  • The certification program's warehouse category is designed for companies in the business intelligence and data warehousing area.
  • Oracle Warehouse offers companies all the resources they need to design, build, use, and maintain a data warehouse.

Sources:

  • Business Objects announcement, June 21, 1999: "Business Objects Meets Oracle's Product Certification Program".
  • Oracle press release, November 1998: "Oracle Announces Independent Testing Program for Product Certification".
  • Business Objects press release, November 1998: "Business Objects Announces Availability of BusinessObjects Rapid Deployment Templates (RDTs) for Oracle Applications Release 11".