Business Objects: Open source a distant threat
News There's little chance of an open source company shaking up the Business Intelligence (BI) market any time soon, according to Bernard Liautaud, the chief executive of Business Objects. Speaking last week after the launch of Business Objects Extreme...
[January 17, 2005, 17:00]
The business of intelligence
News Following the launch of the latest version of its flagship product, Business Objects Extreme Insight (XI) ZDNet UK caught up with the company's chief executive and founder Bernard Liautaud to discuss competing with Microsoft and the impact of...
[January 17, 2005, 13:05]
Business Objects: Open source a distant threat
Talkback Thank you for sharing Bernard Liautaud's perspective on the evolution of Business Intelligence. It was interesting that he dismissed open source BI as quickly as he did. A couple comments: a) We have found that some of our best customers are...
[January 19, 2005, 19:27]
Business Objects boosts Office integration
News Business Objects chief executive Bernard Liautaud said that the new release will drive much wider adoption of BI in organisations and allow them to standardise on a single platform. Liautaud said the deal, valued at £517m, brought together two...
[January 12, 2005, 10:50]
Keeping Business Objects on track
News Like many high-tech executives who lived through the Internet bubble, Bernard Liautaud knows that the good times can be awfully good, and the bad times can be awfully - well, just awful. So awful, in fact, that the company Liautaud helms, Business...
[August 23, 2005, 14:20]
Business Objects buys rival
News Addressing analysts via teleconference, Business Objects chief executive Bernard Liautaud said the deal brings together two "strong and profitable companies. The company intends to preserve the Crystal Decisions products purchased by more than 25...
[July 21, 2003, 8:47]
Business Objects plays catch-up with SRC buy
News Organizations are looking to the CFO for more than financial gate-keeping and compliance, they want a strategic partner that can help them optimise business operations and plan for the future," Bernard Liautaud, chairman and chief executive of...
[July 22, 2005, 9:45]
Business Intelligence: No vendor can do it all
News In a recent interview with ZDNet UK, Bernard Liautaud, the company's chief executive and founder, was adamant that his firm offers the full range of BI functions. Companies looking to upgrade their business intelligence applications should be...
[February 1, 2005, 13:30]
Will banks adapt or die? -- IDC debate
News Bernard Liautaud, CEO of Business Objects claimed the most important advantage of the Internet over traditional channels was its ability to personalise and advised online banks to provide more detailed and useful services than just allowing users...
[December 6, 1999, 11:16]
Poor-quality data is biggest CIO headache
News Business Objects chairman and chief strategy officer Bernard Liautaud said data quality is one of the biggest headaches for CIOs and senior executives today because of the amount of information enterprises hold.
[May 9, 2006, 10:05]
