The New Face of Business Intelligence for SAP Webcast

Watch this Webcast to learn how SAP's acquisition of Business Objects is impacting SAP customers and others evaluating the need for a fuller, richer suite of business intelligence capabilities through Business Objects' business intelligence platform.

In this Webcast, you'll:

• Discover how trends such as consolidation and rationalization are transforming the business intelligence landscape from both a functionality and a marketplace perspective
• Find out more about the drivers behind SAP's acquisition of Business Objects and how Business Objects software can add and extend value to SAP customers
• Hear from a leading analyst and an SAP expert on recommendations and next steps for SAP customers embarking on or redesigning a business intelligence strategy

• Industry Trends in Business Intelligence
  What are the key trends in business intelligence today? How is business intelligence evolving? How does SAP's acquisition of Business Objects reflect and capitalize on this evolution? Boris Evelson, Forrester Analyst, explores these questions and discusses the growing strategic value of business intelligence as evidenced in recent Business Week and Gartner studies. Boris further examines the effective use of strategic business intelligence to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, as he maps out today's dynamic business intelligence terrain.
• Strategic Business Intelligence with Business Objects, an SAP Company
  Dan Kearnan, Director SAP BI, Solution Marketing, explains the new opportunities created by SAP's acquisition of Business Objects and addresses SAP customers' key questions and concerns in light of this recent acquisition. Dan discusses the fundamental reasons SAP acquired Business Objects and provides an understanding of how the new Business Objects business intelligence solutions will work and integrate within the SAP ecosystem going forward. The discussion concludes by identifying best practices and recommendations for SAP customers formulating or launching a business intelligence strategy.