"We wondered when it was going to happen and whether it would be Oracle, IBM or SAP," said John Nilsen, vice president of sales at 1Answer Solutions, an Englewood, Colo., specialist in Hyperion ...

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SAP, the company known for building rather than acquiring technology, did an about-face this week, announcing its intention to acquire Business Objects, one of the largest point-solution ISVs in the ...

The move comes less than a week after Oracle completed its $3.3 billion acquisition of Hyperion Solutions and its line of performance management software. It's also the latest in a string of ...

Business Objects released new software Wednesday that combines EPM (enterprise performance management), BI, and data integration into a comprehensive suite aimed at CFOs and business finance managers.