query, reporting and analysis tool that allows users to access, present and analyze data from a corporate database. Typically used to analyze data stored in a Data Warehouse.
Business Objects is a French company that develops enterprise software, specifically software that provides business intelligence (BI) to businesses. The company claims more than 39,000 customers worldwide. Their flagship product is BusinessObjectsâ„¢ XI, with components that provide performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and enterprise information management.