Enterprise software giant SAP said it would acquire business intelligence software developer Business Objects in a cash deal valued at about $6.8 billion. Processing Content SAP is offering 42 euros ...

SAP has agreed to buy Business Objects for about €4.8 billion ($6.78 billion), a surprise move that breaks with SAP’s traditional strategy of avoiding large company acquisitions. The deal, announced ...

German applications giant SAP has announced that it is to acquire Paris-headquartered business intelligence provider Business Objects for 4.8 billion ($6.8 billion). Rumours of the deal were leaked by ...

So SAP swoops on Business Objects, and yet another segment of the market sees independent competition disappear, leaving just one independent, in the form of Cognos, and a handful of niche players ...

SAP, the company known for building rather than acquiring technology, did an about-face this week, announcing its intention to acquire Business Objects, one of the largest point-solution ISVs in the ...