Business Objects Announces Consulting Migration Program for Brio Customers.

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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2001

Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ), the world's leading provider of business intelligence solutions, today announced a consulting migration program for current Brio customers in North America. The purpose

As part of this program, the company has introduced a fixed-price scoping and migration plan package. Delivered by the Business Objects North American professional services organization, the package is designed to provide Brio customers with a fast, fixed-cost method of determining the total amount of work needed to perform a migration, and to provide them with a realistic migration plan. This package is a formalized response to the increasing number of requests from customers who would like to switch from Brio to Business Objects, and is based on the best practices the professional services organization has learned from recent Brio migration projects.

"As business intelligence continues to increase in strategic importance, customers care more and more about partnering with a safe, market-leading vendor," said John Olsen, president and chief operating officer of Business Objects. "We have already assisted several organizations in migrating from Brio to Business Objects. Based on that experience, we decided to offer this package to any company that wishes to migrate from Brio to Business Objects."

In order to take advantage of this migration program, current Brio customers should contact Diane Johnson of Business Objects North American professional services, at 408/953-6248, diane.johnson@businessobjects.com.

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions. Business intelligence lets organizations access, analyze, and share information internally with employees and externally with customers, suppliers, and partners. It helps organizations improve operational efficiency, build profitable customer relationships, and develop differentiated product offerings.

The company's products include BusinessObjects 2000, the industry's leading integrated business intelligence toolset and platform; and BusinessObjects Analytics, an integrated suite of enterprise analytic applications.

Business Objects pioneered the modern BI industry in 1990 by inventing a patented "semantic layer" that insulates users from the complexity of databases. In 1995, the company was first to focus on enterprise-scale BI deployments and today supports customers with more than 20,000 users. The company moved aggressively to the internet in 1997 by pioneering the market for BI extranets, a market that it continues to lead today. In 2000, the company delivered the industry's first interactive mobile BI solution. Today, Business Objects continues to innovate, creating and delivering a unique vision for enterprise analytic applications.

Business Objects has more than 14,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is publicly traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (Sicovam code 12074). 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 www.businessobjects.com.