Nortel Networks
While the internet portal has been the subject of endless headlines, businesses today have been steadily investing in one segment of this market - the business intelligence portal. Companies in every industry are turning to internet-enabled business intelligence applications to improve links with customers, obtain competitive advantage, and increase profits.
"WebIntelligence is further proof that Business Objects understands how to develop a solution that can be used as a corporate standard for internal and external reporting needs."
Lynn Calvo,
Adviser for Architecture and standards,
Nortel Networks
One Web-Based Platform
For Nortel Networks, one of the world's largest providers of telephony and IP optimized solutions with 2001 revenues of US $17.5 billion, Unified Networks and data convergence has a company vision that is changing their external business as well as their internal operations. Just as they are unifying their voice, data, and internet product offerings, they are also unifying their internal business intelligence applications to one internet-based platform.
Today Nortel Networks announces its plans to use WebIntelligence for its e-business intelligence and corporate intranet applications. WebIntelligence is the new version of the integrated query, reporting, and online analytical processing (OLAP) solution for the web by Business Objects.
A Corporate Standard
Nortel Networks selected Business Objects as their corporate standard e-business intelligence platform. A primary driver for Nortel Networks selection of Business Objects is the ability to create one internet-based information access tool for all Nortel employees.
This convergence on one internet solution will allow for greater efficiencies both internally and externally, as they continue to increase their communication and services with their customers over the internet.
"We are excited to announce the selection of Business Objects as our corporate reporting standard," says Lynn Calvo, Adviser for Architecture and standards, Nortel Networks. "WebIntelligence is further proof that Business Objects understands how to develop a solution that can be used as a corporate standard for internal and external reporting needs.
By delivering InfoView we can provide one common reporting interface for all our users throughout the enterprise." InfoView is a business intelligence portal that gives one common entry point and interface to users of both WebIntelligence and BusinessObjects (the company's full client business intelligence tool).
Information Services Add Value
"This is an exciting time for Business Objects and our customers," says Bernard Liautaud, president and CEO of Business Objects. "Customers from every industry are turning to WebIntelligence to develop business intelligence applications for use in both intranet and extranet environments. Nortel Networks represents the new information age companies that will win in the marketplace, based on their ability to deliver value-added information services that complement their quality core products."
