PlanView and Business Objects Provide Single, Integrated Solution for Real-Time Visibility into IT Performance

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2006--PlanView
-- Market-leading portfolio management solution integrates seamlessly with BusinessObjects XI Release 2 for faster, more intelligent IT performance reporting

PlanView, the market leader in portfolio management solutions, today announced it has embedded the powerful data analysis and reporting tools from Business Objects XI Release 2 into its comprehensive portfolio management platform. PlanView Enterprise leverages the strength of the enterprise-class, real-time analytic capabilities of Business Objects solutions to provide financial transparency, intelligent reporting and real-time performance management capabilities across its award-winning portfolio management solution.

"PlanView and Business Objects share a common goal of delivering solutions that improve the communication between IT and the business, ultimately helping companies drive better enterprise performance," said Jeff Durbin, senior vice president of business solutions at PlanView, Inc. "By leveraging the robust reporting and analysis capabilities of Business Objects, PlanView customers can easily pull IT metrics into corporate dashboards and provide up to date visibility into IT performance. Some customers have reduced reporting time from 5 hours to a mere 15 minutes by using the integrated reporting platform."

BusinessObjects XI delivers a complete set of market-leading BI capabilities: best-in-class performance management, reporting, query and analysis, and data integration in one solution. With a new architecture for more robust and scalable enterprise reporting, PlanView customers may now run Crystal Reports along with the full power of InfoView and Web Intelligence. The new ImportWizard tool in PlanView Enterprise not only provides the capability to migrate existing content to a BusinessObjects XI Release 2 installation, but is also a superior tool for lifecycle management and back up support for the business intelligence content.

The new release of PlanView Enterprise featuring BOXI Release 2 integration will be available in July 2006.

About PlanView

Since 1989, PlanView has been a market leader and trusted partner in comprehensive IT management. Its award-winning product, PlanView Enterprise(TM), combines IT portfolio management software with adaptive best practices to provide unprecedented visibility into total IT spending. By applying a portfolio management discipline to projects, strategies, and services, PlanView enables IT and business executives to drive innovation and improve IT performance by making better business decisions. Industry leaders such as Wells Fargo, Reuters, BP and Hallmark depend on PlanView solutions to align work, resources and business objectives across the enterprise. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, PlanView is privately held and has been profitable for over a decade. For more information visit www.planview.com.

About Business Objects

Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company, with more than 35,000 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.

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 www.businessobjects.com.

PlanView Enterprise is a trademark of PlanView, Inc. All other product and company names may or may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Intelligent Question, and Xcelsius are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects in the United States and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.