business objects,an sap company.<br>as an independent business unit within sap,business objects transforms the way the world works by connecting people,information and businesses.together with one of the industry's strongest and most diverse partner networks,the company delivers business performance optimization to customers worldwide across all major industries,including financial services,retail,consumer-packaged goods,healthcare and public sector.with open,heterogeneous applications in the areas of governance,risk and compliance;enterprise performance management;and business intelligence;and through global consulting and education services,business objects enables organizations of all sizes around the globe to close the loop between business strategy and execution.<br>for more information about business objects,visit: www.businessobjects.com.<br>for more information about sap,visit:www.sap.com.