Business Objects is the world`s leading business intelligence (BI) software company, with more than 35 000 customers worldwide, including over 80% of the Fortune 500.
The company`s innovative business intelligence suite, BusinessObjects XI, offers the BI industry`s most advanced and complete solution for performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and enterprise information management. BusinessObjects XI includes the award-winning Crystal line of reporting and data visualisation software.
Business Objects SA, based in Woodmead, Johannesburg is the South African component of this international BI software company. Country Manager, Gary Broomberg is quoted as saying: "The South African market`s diversity calls for an innovative and structured approach to business. It is for this reason that we are expanding our operation in order to satisfy this demand."
Business Objects South Africa currently consists of 10 staff members and encompasses sales, pre-sales, professional services, channel management and marketing and administration.
Business Objects recently welcomed two new staff members to Business Objects and the EEMEA team.
Johann Cornelius - Professional Services Consultant
Cornelius joins Business Objects with more than 10 years` experience in the design, implementation and effective use of mission-critical business systems, including data marts and management information reporting with various local clients. He has extensive practical experience in system analysis, design and training and in-depth knowledge of the leading-edge tools for data migration, data replication, data transformation, statistical modelling, data modelling and data visualisation.
Cornelius` skill set includes development of information appraisal and business intelligence methodologies, project management on general IT projects such as e-business, data warehousing, business intelligence projects and technical and functional consulting. He has been working exclusively on Business Objects for the past four years.
Dhiren Vasram - Business Development Executive
Vasram joins Business Objects with more than eight years` sales and business development experience. He has worked exclusively with business intelligence for the last four years. Vasram`s previous position was with SAS Institute South Africa in the role of business development manager. Prior to that he was focused on professional services, ERP solutions and integration.
But this is only the beginning. Business Objects plans to expand its South African operation even further in 2006, and more specifically its professional services offerings.
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Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, California, and Paris, France. The company`s stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.za.businessobjects.com or by calling (011) 258 8770.
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