Business Objects establishes Software Operations Centre in Dublin
New Centre to create 350 new Software jobs.
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin T.D. today (Thursday 14th October 2004) announced that Business Objects, the world’s leading provider of business intelligence (BI) software solutions is establishing a new Operations Centre at Park West Business Park in Dublin, with the support of IDA Ireland.
“The choice of Dublin by Business Objects, a global leader in enterprise software, re-affirms that Ireland is a location-of-choice for major global software companies,” said the Minister.
The Centre will serve customers in Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, and will create up to 350 new knowledge intensive jobs by the end of 2006, 50 of which are currently being recruited. The majority of employees will be for graduates with skills in multilingual technical support, marketing, shared services, Intellectual Property (IP) management, global software localisation and product distribution.
“This new Centre will play a strategic role in the company’s development of its global markets and is a testament to Ireland’s highly attractive business environment for leading international companies. It is also in line with the Government’s policy and IDA’s goal of attracting high-value, knowledge-based operations and investments from these companies to Ireland” said the Minister.
Mr. Jim Tolonen, Chief Financial Officer at Business Objects, said, “We are proud to be working with the Government, IDA and our new employees in Ireland to establish this Centre in Dublin. Business Objects is a transnational organisation and we are proud to include Ireland as an new centre-of-excellence to support our worldwide operations.”
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About Business Objects
Business Objects’ business intelligence (BI) software enables organisations to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. Its solutions leverage the information that is stored in an array of corporate databases, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Popular uses of BI include enterprise reporting, management dashboards and scorecards, customer intelligence applications, financial reporting, and both customer and partner extranets. These solutions enable companies to gain visibility into their business, acquire and retain profitable customers, reduce costs, optimise the supply chain, increase productivity, and improve financial performance.
In December 2003, Business Objects completed the acquisition of Crystal Decisions, the leader in enterprise reporting. The combined product line includes software for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, analytic applications, and data integration. In addition, Business Objects offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.
Business Objects has more than 26,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company’s stock is traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB). It is included in the SBF 120 and IT CAC 50 French stock market indexes.
Business Objects can be reached at 01-408-953-6000 and http://www.businessobjects.com.
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