Business Objects EPM roadmap
ConvergenceAsia staff
07/08/2007

In the wake of the completion of its Cartesis acquisition in June, BI software company Business Objects has announced its new enterprise performance management (EPM) roadmap, which leverages both the combined technologies and domain expertise of Business Objects and Cartesis. Cartesis specialises in finance and performance management software.

EPM applications will now be fully integrated onto the BusinessObjects XI platform, and built around the Integrated Data Model (IDM) as the cornerstone for Enterprise Performance Management, the company announced.

Integrating the suite of products onto the IDM provides a complete closed-loop solution which allows managers to better control their business and optimise its performance. The IDM links all finance, compliance and performance management processes and data in a single solution, reducing overall management cycle times, the costs associated with compliance, and drives greater accuracy into the financial reporting and planning process.

Additionally, the integration will provide end users in finance and throughout an organisation with the ability to leverage every aspect of the Business Objects suite of products, including the company’s enterprise information management (EIM) and business intelligence capabilities, all from a single integrated platform.

"The ability to manage the performance management environment through the Integrated Data Model is critical for customers if they are to achieve the benefits they expect from performance management projects," said Mark Doll, senior vice president of enterprise performance management and global services for Business Objects.

It's not just a matter of having a common user experience and look and feel, which every vendor can demonstrate today, he said. "Utilising the Integrated Data Model gives our customers a competitive advantage in both implementing and using our applications. This streamlines not only the IT administration and back-end operations of the software, but rapidly increases the velocity of the information and visibility into key performance drivers of their business."

As part of this roadmap, Business Objects has also published a white paper which defines the Integrated Data Model clearly and outlines its benefits as the cornerstone for organisations looking to achieve maximum value from performance management applications. The white paper is accessible on the company’s web site at www.businessobjects.com.

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