BOBJ Business Objects S.A. ADS (MM)

KIRKLAND, Wash., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Mantis Technology Group, Inc., one of the Northwest's fastest growing information technology solution providers, announced that it has joined Business Objects' (NASDAQ:BOBJ) new Authorized Consulting Partner (ACP) program as one of the first partners in North America. The program provides a framework that enables key consulting partners to work together with Business Objects Global Services to meet the complex business intelligence requirements of enterprise customers. (LOGO: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071212/AQW111LOGO) Mantis has emerged as a leading business intelligence solution provider on the west coast. Demand for the company's expertise and experience in key areas including data warehousing, business intelligence, data quality analysis, dashboards, and analytics has afforded Mantis the opportunity to work with clients nationwide. "Mantis is pleased to be among the first North American partners identified by Business Objects' Global Services organization to join the ACP program," said Doug Turner, chief executive officer at Mantis. "We are excited to continue working side-by-side with Business Objects Global Services teams to meet the BI requirements of their largest and most strategic clients. The opportunity to leverage key intellectual property including the Business Objects Business Intelligence Solution Accelerator (BISA) will have significant benefit for our mutual clients including standardization of implementation, quality delivery and reduced risk." "Working together with partners under the ACP Program is a key component of our Global Services strategy for growth," said Dan Klein, group vice president, Business Objects Global Services. "Through sharing our implementation methodology with Authorized Consulting Partners like Mantis Technology Group, and through sharing common customer satisfaction goals, we ensure that our customers benefit in terms of security and choice, our partners win in terms of implementation skills and project work, and we gain expanded reach and access to resources from the ACP community." About Mantis Founded in 2000, Mantis Technology Group, Inc. (http://www.mantis-tgi.com/) is a software solution provider that assists its clients by helping reduce expenses and increase efficiency via practical software solutions and consulting services. Mantis delivers end-to-end project needs including project management, software architecture, analysis & design, development, testing, integration, deployment, and security consulting. Mantis also specializes in business intelligence including data management, dashboard design, data architecture and real-time reporting. With its Adaptive Development LifeCycle methodology based on the Agile and Scrum Project Management methods, Mantis has positioned itself to successfully deliver solutions within the business environment of its clients. The company's clients include AT&T Mobility, Microsoft, Boeing and ScreenPlay. Mantis is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington with regional offices in Parker, Colorado and University Heights, Ohio. For more information visit http://www.mantis-tgi.com/ About Business Objects Business Objects has been a pioneer in business intelligence (BI) since the dawn of the category. Today, as the world's leading BI software company, Business Objects transforms the way the world works through intelligent information. The company helps illuminate understanding and decision-making at more than 44,000 organizations around the globe. Through a combination of innovative technology, global consulting and education services, and the industry's strongest and most diverse partner network, Business Objects enables companies of all sizes to make transformative business decisions based on intelligent, accurate, and timely information. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at http://www.businessobjects.com/. For additional information or to apply for the Business Objects ACP Program, please visit http://www.businessobjects.com/partners/authorized_consulting/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071212/AQW111LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Mantis Technology Group, Inc. CONTACT: Erika Gamba of Mantis Technology Group, Inc., +1-425-250-0400, Web site: http://www.mantis-tgi.com/

Copyright