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Business Objects buys rival

Business Objects has agreed to acquire fellow business-reports software company Crystal Decisions in a deal valued at $820m (£517m), the latest in a... Read more

21 July, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

The business of intelligence

...is relatively untapped. Microsoft could have potentially been a significant competitor to Crystal Decisions in the market of reporting tools aimed at smaller companies. Did... Read more

18 January, 2005 by Andrew Donoghue

Business Objects boosts Office integration

...the functionality it gained from its recent acquisition of reporting tool company Crystal Decisions. Business Objects Extreme Insight (XI) is a push towards the ultimate... Read more

12 January, 2005 by Andrew Donoghue

SEC may sue Business Objects

...revenue in the past, Business Objects said. Business Objects, which merged with Crystal Decisions last year, is one of the largest providers of business intelligence... Read more

5 August, 2004 by Martin LaMonica

Microsoft ventures into business intelligence

...Kay. The cosmetics company was evaluating whether to expand its licence with Crystal Decisions, which is now owned by Business Objects, or to write its... Read more

27 January, 2004 by Martin LaMonica

Business Objects ready to swallow Crystal

...know-how. Business Objects completed its $1.2bn (£0.65bn) purchase of Crystal Decisions in December. Each specialises in software that finds patterns and trends... Read more

12 January, 2004 by Alorie Gilbert

Reaping business intelligence's harvest

...four leaders in the BI suite market -- Cognos, Business Objects, Information Builders, Crystal Decisions (since purchased by Business Objects) -- and only seven other companies in... Read more

5 January, 2004 by David Braue

"Downturn? What downturn?" ask BI vendors

...he said. Business Objects recently announced its acquisition of fellow BI provider Crystal Decisions, best known for its reporting software. According to Business Objects, the... Read more

25 November, 2003 by Jo Best

CEO: 'If we miss our targets I'll strip off...'

...hold off the threat posed by the newly merged Business Objects and Crystal Decisions. Last month Business Objects agreed to acquire Crystal Decisions in a... Read more

1 August, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

Actuate to buy Nimble

...consolidation. Business Objects announced on 18 July that it would buy rival Crystal Decisions for $820m (£504.62m). A few days later, Hyperion said it... Read more

30 July, 2003 by Martin LaMonica

Business reporting: Microsoft changes the rules

...a market traditionally led by specialised business reporting software companies, such as Crystal Decisions and Actuate. Because the business reporting segment is still experiencing growth... Read more

14 March, 2003 by Jim Wells

Microsoft moves into business-reporting

...significant investment in that software, he added. Hagerty pointed to two companies -- Crystal Decisions and Actuate -- as rivals in the business-reporting, or business intelligence... Read more

14 February, 2003 by Martin LaMonica

Rivals gear up for database clash

IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and BEA Systems are all hoping to win over the lucrative market for database software Read more

13 January, 2003 by Martin LaMonica

Microsoft moves into business reporting

...significant investment in that software, he added. Hagerty pointed to two companies - Crystal Decisions and Actuate - as rivals in the business-reporting, or business intelligence... Read more

14 February, 2003 by CNET Networks

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