is a company that creates and markets
Business Performance Management ,
Business Intelligence and
Enterprise Reporting applications that analyze internal and external data.
In December 2003, Business Objects acquired rival business intelligence company
Crystal Decisions . Business Objects has headquarters in
France , with additional main offices in San Jose, California and Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The company employs nearly 4,000 people. Its president and founder is
Bernard Liautaud and its CEO is former
Symantec president John Schwarz. Stock in Business Objects is publicly traded on the
NASDAQ market under the symbol .
