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Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Semantic Layer BI Repository Integrated Pivot Metadata Bridging Application Templates Query From Excel Integrated OLAP Integrated Web BI BI Extranets Set-Based Analysis Integrated Mobile BI Enterprise Analytic Applications Enterprise Data Integration Technology Leader Over a decade of constant innovation Founded in 1990 Worldwide presence: 80 countries Dual HQ: San Jose, CA / Paris, France

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Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Data Integration Q, R, A Tools Web Data Custom Applications Customer Data ERP Data RDBMS Data Legacy Data Management Dashboards Analytic Applications Supplier Data The most productive DI platform on the market today Parallel performance architecture for industrial- strength ETL A complete redesign of the user interface Data preview and profiling within design environment Impact analysis from sources to end user reports

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Data Integration with Oracle Applications Metadata browsing and import Browse through the Oracle Apps organization of tables Show table descriptions and business names Import Oracle Apps tables by name Types of objects supported PK/FK relationship information Descriptive flexfields Key flexfields Two-way real-time interface Initiate an insert/update/delete request; subscribe to events

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Query, Reporting, and Analysis BusinessObjects Integrated query, reporting, and analysis A web-enabled full-client tool WebIntelligence All the power of Windows available for the web True thin client for extranet users BusinessQuery for Excel The power and ease of use of BusinessObjects data access for Microsoft Excel users

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Information Delivery InfoView A business intelligence portal Presents a secure, focused, and personalized view Broadcast Agent Delivery of timely and personalized information, and of business driven alerts Schedule then publish, burst, Dashboards and Scorecards Total flexibility to create dashboards that match your business needs Provide a fast and effective way of monitoring key measures

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Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Oracle and Business Objects Synergies Oracle DB RDBMS 9i OLAP 10G Beta Express Oracle Applications Oracle Portal Oracle9iAS Oracle Designer

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Oracle DB Advanced SQL functions -Ranking -Cumulative Aggregate -Ratio to Report -Linear Regression 10G Beta program -Improved clustering -Higher availability -Enhanced business intelligence -Automated systems management Express -Ad-hoc querying and enterprise reporting on Express -Multi-source data integration within one report -Mobile computing—analyze data while offline -Rporting, scheduling, distribution, and web publishing for Express data Oracle and Business Objects Synergies

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Oracle and Business Objects Synergies Oracle Applications 10.x -Application Object Library (AOL) -Accounts Payable (AP) -Accounts Receivable(AR) -Bill Of Materials (BOM) -Engineering (ENG) -Fixed Assets (FA) -General Ledger (GL) -Human Resources (HR) -Inventory (INV) -Master Scheduling/MRP (MS/MRP) -Order Entry (OE) -Payroll (PAY) -Project Accounting (PA) -Purchasing (PO) -Work In Process (WIP) 11.x -Payroll -Projects -Purchasing -Work in Process -Cash Management -Capacity -Engineering -Sales and Marketing -Service -Order Management -Shipping module

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Data Integration with Oracle Applications Metadata browsing and import Browse through the Oracle Apps organization of tables Show table descriptions and business names Import Oracle Apps tables by name Types of objects supported PK/FK relationship information Descriptive flexfields Key flexfields Two-way real-time interface Initiate an insert/update/delete request; subscribe to events

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Oracle and Business Objects Synergies Oracle Portal Embed Enterprise 6 Oracle9iAS Fully supported Oracle Designer Share CWM models

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Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Build from AW, OLAP engine, Relational View, flat table Architecture

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Business Objects 9i OLAP Access Innovative way of SQL access to 9i OLAP Analytic Workspaces APPLICATION RELATIONAL ENGINE SELECT Statement OLAP_TABLE Select list and WHERE clause predicates Returns data in multidimensional format Returns data in Row format Returns data through OCI or JDBC MULTIDIMENSIONAL ENGINE OLAP DML commands Aggregation and calculation

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Business Objects 9i OLAP Access Business Objects 9i OLAP access advantages Resolve relational view challenges Fully leverage 9i OLAP server side calculations and create custom local calculation Integrate both 9i OLAP and 9i relational data

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Access Any Data Source OLAP Servers OLAP Servers Hyperion Essbase SAP BW SQL Server Analysis Services… Hyperion Essbase SAP BW SQL Server Analysis Services… Text Excel… Text Excel… Local Data HTML XML… HTML XML… Internet Data Marts Warehouses Data Marts Warehouses Normalized ODS Star Snowflake… Normalized ODS Star Snowflake… Databases Oracle IBM SQL Server Teradata Red Brick ODBC… Oracle IBM SQL Server Teradata Red Brick ODBC… ERP, CRM ERP, CRM SAP PeopleSoft Baan Oracle Financials Siebel… SAP PeopleSoft Baan Oracle Financials Siebel…

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved The semantic layer may consist of one or more universes Each universe is a partial representation of a database, in the form of business vocabulary Sales/Marketing HumanResources Employee Salary Benefits... Sales Revenue Sales Executive Customer Product Price Order Date... The Semantic Layer

Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Business Objects Universe Graphical, easy creation of the semantic layer Fast universe creation In a few mouse clicks Leverage existing metadata Resolve data schema difficulties Exploit DW power Aggregate awareness

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Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Business Objects 9i OLAP Access Business Objects 9i OLAP access advantages Resolve relational view challenges Fully leverage 9i OLAP server side calculations and create custom local calculation Integrate both 9i OLAP and 9i relational data

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Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Business Objects 9i OLAP Access Business Objects 9i OLAP access advantages Resolve relational view challenges Fully leverage 9i OLAP server side calculations and create custom local calculation Integrate both 9i OLAP and 9i relational data

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Slide Copyright © 2003 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved Summary Business Objects and Enterprise 6 Enable end user autonomy with IT control Business Objects and Oracle Excellent integration Business Objects and 9i OLAP Performance Calculations Integrate OLAP and relational