Company Invites People to Participate in the Longest Day of the Year Devoted to Intelligence Operating at Civic, Corporate, and Personal Levels

SAN JOSE, Calif. & PARIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Can our collective IQ be put to a higher purpose - solving the world’s great problems? On May 15, 2007, join Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ)(Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB) for a special online event called “24 Hours of Light” to learn about collective intelligence in action.

The 24 Hours of Light web event will feature sessions by John Schwarz, CEO of Business Objects; Bernard Liautaud, chairman, founder, and chief strategy officer of Business Objects; Don Tapscott, best-selling author of the book Wikinomics; and industry analysts from AMR Research, Forrester, and IDC. The online event is comprised of eight one-hour segments and will run three times during the 24-hour period, starting at 9:00 a.m. local time in Paris, San Francisco, and then Sydney (on May 16).

To register and attend this special web cast event, please visit www.businessobjects.com/company/light/insight.asp.

Specific sessions in the online event include:

• Collective Intelligence in the Real World – there are many organizations today who are already benefiting from the five revolutions and the power of Collective Intelligence, tune in to find out more about this
• Collective Intelligence: The Vision – trends set by the consumer lead Web_2.0 revolution are increasingly being adopted in the business world. Find out what Collective Intelligence means, where we are today, and how these trends will transform the way we work
• Insight: Collective Intelligence in Action – the workplace is changing and this new Collective Intelligence site needs you to make the world more intelligent. Find out what we hope to achieve with Insight, where you can get involved and what is in it for you
• Intelligence Applications: Better Performance through Insight – the limitations of transaction-focused applications have lead to the need for information-centric applications to turn that information into knowledge. Hear how the Application Revolution is transforming the way we consume and interact with data
• The Platform: A Single Truth – how we access, or consume information is changing, and discussing the validity of data should be a thing of the past. Hear industry thought leaders discuss the future of information delivery
• The Network: Information from Everywhere – information originating from, and shared within, your organization’s firewall may no longer be enough to compete at the highest level. Hear how the Network Revolution will enable you to benefit from Collective Intelligence
• The Community: Harnessing the Wisdom of the Many – Web_2.0 technologies such as mash-ups, wiki’s, and tagging are also finding their place. Learn how the work place has evolved into an interactive forum with changes in the way that users and developers work together
• The User: Easier, Faster, Everywhere – find out how making the right information available, to the right person, at the right time, and in a format that is easy to understand will enable a transformation in the performance of your organization

A complete schedule of times for these sessions is available from the registration confirmation page. To register for the event, please visit www.businessobjects.com/company/light/insight.asp.

About Business Objects

Business Objects has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world’s leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate understanding and decision-making at more than 43,000 organizations around the globe. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and education services, and the industry’s strongest and most diverse partner network, Business Objects enables companies of all sizes to make transformative business decisions based on intelligent, accurate, and timely information.

Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., 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.businessobjects.com.

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