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Case Western Reserve University Standardizes on Business ObjectsSAN JOSE, Calif. & PARIS --(Business Wire)-- Feb. 15, 2005 -- University to Improve Performance by Providing Administrators with Self-Service Access to Detailed, Flexible Reports Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ)(Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250-BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Case Western Reserve University has standardized on a BI solution from Business Objects. The Cleveland-based university has selected Business Objects to track, understand, and manage performance across multiple operational areas including student administration, HR, and finance. Business Objects will enable the university to provide administrators with self-service access to data, making it easy for them to find and analyze the information they need. "We chose Business Objects because the company offers the most full-featured, mature products with extremely flexible reporting," said Jim Prince, the Data Warehouse Project Manager at Case Western Reserve University. "More important, at every stage in our evaluation process Business Objects was ranked number one overall for features, performance, and ease of use. Our first implementation in the area of student administration has validated our selection of Business Objects to provide vital information to users at every level of experience." Prior to standardizing on Business Objects, only one programmer in the registrar's office was able to generate reports on student data that was stored in a technically cumbersome legacy database. This created an information bottleneck that burdened the registrar's office and made timely reporting difficult. Using Business Objects, administrators with the appropriate security access and departmental approval can independently access and analyze the most current registration information, without needing to funnel report requests through a programmer. Business Objects will also eliminate redundant silos of student data that have developed across the university and provide administrators with a new, comprehensive view of student information. Case Western Reserve University plans to deploy Business Objects across the organization, including HR and finance. Standardizing on Business Objects will help drive consistent and effective data mining across the core administrative functions of the university. "All universities are facing mounting pressure to deliver reports that provide sophisticated and accurate analysis quickly and cost-effectively, which has placed a tremendous burden on information infrastructures," said Jay Johnson, vice president of Government at Business Objects. "When fully deployed, Business Objects will reduce this burden for Case Western Reserve University by making it easy to produce reliable, flexible reports. Moreover, administrators will be able to improve operations and reporting in every area of the institution." About Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Sciences. http://www.case.edu. About Business Objects Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. Business intelligence enables organizations to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. The company's solutions leverage the information that is stored in an array of corporate databases, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Popular uses of BI include enterprise reporting, management dashboards and scorecards, customer intelligence applications, financial reporting, and both customer and partner extranets. These solutions enable companies to gain visibility into their business, acquire and retain profitable customers, reduce costs, optimize the supply chain, increase productivity, and improve financial performance. In December 2003, Business Objects completed the acquisition of Crystal Decisions, the leader in enterprise reporting. The combined product line includes software for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, analytic applications, and data integration. In addition, Business Objects offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. Business Objects has more than 29,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ:BOBJ and Euronext Paris (ISIN:FR0004026250-BOB). It is included in the SBF 120 and IT CAC 50 French stock market indexes. Business Objects can be reached at 408-953-6000 and http://www.businessobjects.com. Business Objects, the Business Objects logo, and BusinessObjects are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S.A. or its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. |
