Business Objects, the leading provider of business intelligence software applications is hosting its second annual user conference in South Africa on 24 July. The programme for the one-day conference, hosted at the Kyalami Castle, includes presentations by local and international business intelligence experts, as well as the South African launch of Enterprise 6, Business Objects` flagship enterprise business intelligence software suite.
Other highlights of the conference include presentations by Business Objects customers and partners, discussing the benefits and challenges of implementing business intelligence in businesses across various industries. Conference delegates will also be able to test drive Business Objects Enterprise 6, as well as applications by Bytes Business Solutions, e-com institute and Sybase in the IBM sponsored hot lab.
"This year`s user conference is a must for anyone who has an interest in learning how business intelligence can be effectively applied to deliver real business benefit," explains Gary Lawrence, country manager for Business Objects South Africa. "The conference will address business issues such as how effective use of customer intelligence can ensure customer retention, how business tools such as the balanced scorecard can be integrated into your business intelligence application and how analytic applications can empower decision making across your organisation."
Speakers at the user conference include:
* Herv'e Couturier - senior group vice-president product development for Business Objects to provide an overview of the global business intelligence market as well as Business Objects` product roadmap.
* Annette Hieber - sales director, Bytes Business Solutions will explore how the grudge of corporate governance can be turned into a business benefit.
* Divesh Kassanjee - applications manager from Unilever South Africa will provide an understanding of Unilever`s "Path to Growth" strategy, designed to deliver improved growth and operating margins by 2004.
Business Objects has also invited Nick Mallet, coach of the South African Rugby World Cup Champions as a guest speaker to discuss how he used strategic intelligence to guide his team to victory.
The 2003 Business Objects User Conference is co-sponsored by Bytes Business Solutions, e-com institute, Global Technology Business Intelligence, IBM, Prescient, SCS and Sybase.
Anyone wanting to register for the conference should visit:
www.gaia-tek.co.za/survivor/site.htm or contact Deidre on (011) 803 2888.
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Business Objects (NASDAQ: BOBJ) is the world`s leading provider of enterprise business intelligence (BI) solutions. Business Objects 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.
Business Objects, which established its presence through distributors in South Africa in 1994 and established a local office in 2000, owns approximately 11% of the local business intelligence market. Business Objects has approximately 18000 customers worldwide, with more than 150 customers in the southern African region. Customers include De Beers, Unilever, Kumba, CellC, Santam, Liberty Properties, Medscheme and MTN.
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