In a
flurry of activity, Business Objects, who claims to be the world’s
leading provider of
business intelligence (BI) solutions, has announced new
technology and a partnership with Adobe designed to improve
significantly the productivity of information workers.
Under the terms of
their new joint agreement, Adobe and Business Objects will
undertake multiple initiatives wit the aim of driving product
interoperability and optimisation, technology adoption and product
distribution.
Among the key
initiatives will be the development of a Business Objects Xcelsius
Connector to Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES. LiveCycle Data
Services, a component of Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite software,
provides data remoting, messaging, and data management capabilities
to help developers integrate rich Internet applications (RIAs) with
existing applications, back-end data, and J2EE infrastructure.
The Connector will
allow Xcelsius users to utilise LiveCycle Data Services to stream
real-time data into Xcelsius interactive dashboards, animated
charts and graphs, financial presentations, or business calculators
with the aim of displaying information in a visually engaging
way.
Additionally,
exploration will begin in the development of a seamless integration
between Adobe Flex and Business Objects Xcelsius to broaden the
landscape of components that both Xcelsius and Flex developers can
utilise. The firm believes that the end result will be richer, more
engaging business intelligence applications in a shorter period of
time.
The first phase of
the companies' initiative will feature joint technology enablement
and product distribution. Under the agreement, Adobe LiveCycle Data
Services ES Connector for Xcelsius is expected to be available as a
Business Objects bundled product in Q1 2008. The availability of
further joint offerings from the two companies will be announced in
the first half of 2008.
In addition to the
Adobe deal, Business Objects has also launched Text Analysis and
Intelligent Search, claimed to be the first BI and data
warehouse-integrated solutions that allow customers to unlock the
value found in unstructured text, such as emails, documents, notes,
and web content.
These new
capabilities are based on technology from the Inxight Software,
recently acquired by BusinessObjects, are designed to give
customers the power to combine the value found in text sources with
their existing BI and data integration deployments. The technology
firms is confident that customers will now be empowered to
m
ake more insightful business decisions while uncovering hidden
relationships, risks, and opportunities.
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