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Business intelligence has evolved from a standard component of the IT infrastructure to the single most important and strategic solution in any company's arsenal," said Mark Doll, senior vice president of global services at Business Objects. "Business Objects Global Services offers targeted levels of services that match our customers' needs and the maturity of their business intelligence standardization. Our customers benefit from global services that are a combination of our own capabilities used in concert with those of our valued systems integrator and solution provider partners. From education services, product implementations, and platform standardization, to data and performance management strategies, the extended Business Objects Global Services enables customers to use business intelligence to foster their business innovation." Many Business Objects customers already enjoy strong relationships with the partner community, and Business Objects Global Services is committed to working with partners to deliver a seamless and consistent business experience for customers. Business Objects has created a robust education and certification program for partners, and will leverage the considerable industry knowledge and business process expertise of its partners to deliver targeted solutions that can meet the requirements of any customer. The increased investment in services will open up new opportunities for the Business Objects partner community to grow their business and deliver added value to customers. Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company, with more than 39,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500. Business Objects helps organizations of all sizes create a trusted foundation for decision making, gain better insight into their business, and optimize performance. The company's innovative business intelligence suite, BusinessObjects(TM) XI, offers the BI industry's most advanced and complete solution for performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and enterprise information management. BusinessObjects XI includes the award-winning Crystal line of reporting and data visualization software. Business Objects has also built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, and offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.