1. Preparing BusinessObjects’ financials in XBRL Diane Mueller-Klingspor Product Manager, Enterprise Reporting Chair, XBRL General Ledger Working Group, XBRL.org

2. Slide 2 Confidential and proprietary. Copyright © 2005 Business Objects S.A. All rights reserved. BusinessObjects Fast Facts Founded in: 1990 2004 revenue: $925.6 million Employees:3,834 Headquarters: San Jose, California Paris, France More than 30,000 customers across every industry in 80 countries worldwide

3. Slide 3 Confidential and proprietary. Copyright © 2005 Business Objects S.A. All rights reserved. Finance BI & Reporting Architecture @ BOBJ Source Data Data Warehouse OLAPAnalysis & Reporting Information Delivery PeopleSoftSQL Server 2000 MS Analysis Services Crystal Analysis Crystal Reports.NET / Crystal Enterprise Actuals (GL) Details (PO/AP/EX) Budgets & Forecasts Headcount (HRIS) Management Adjustments Worksheet Financial Reports InfoView

4. Slide 4 Confidential and proprietary. Copyright © 2005 Business Objects S.A. All rights reserved. XBRL @ BusinessObjects: Goal Build a Repeatable Process  Drink our own champagne CE>BART>EXCEL>XBRL No change to current processes Viewed as one additional step  Work with existing partners PwC, Bowne, CCBN  Use existing tools PeopleSoft>Crystal Reports for generating Excel Rivet for tagging Multiple vendors for validation

5. Slide 5 Confidential and proprietary. Copyright © 2005 Business Objects S.A. All rights reserved. Goal: Trusted Reporting With XBRL Data Validatio n

6. Slide 6 Confidential and proprietary. Copyright © 2005 Business Objects S.A. All rights reserved. XBRL @ BusinessObjects: Approach Enroll and Educate Management teams  Finance, C-level, Investor Relations  Sign-off by Legal (internal & external) Train Finance Department Conversations with all process partners  Bowne – publisher to SEC  Thomson Financial – IR website Bring in Best Practice Advisors  PwC – repeatable practice, documentation Testing, Dry Runs, Go/No Go

7. Slide 7 Confidential and proprietary. Copyright © 2005 Business Objects S.A. All rights reserved. XBRL @ BusinessObjects : Benefits Learning Process Thought Leadership ROI of Implementing XBRL  Better, More accurate coverage in analyst community Financial Data Accessibility  Improve our Accuracy; Catch Mistakes Future benefits More Compliant Trusted processes Lower IT Total Costs

8. Thank you! For more information: DianeMueller@businessobjects.com 604.765.3635