Auchan chooses BusinessObjects XI as its reporting and ad hoc solution
Paris, November, 2sd 2005. Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that Auchan D.S.I.O. (Information System and Organization Division), has chosen Business Objects XI to meet all its reporting needs, both mass reporting and ad hoc. This agreement covers a period of several years.
The decision was made following a technical review of reporting solutions (mass reporting, ad hoc reporting and multidimensional analysis). The short-listed editors (MicroStrategy, Business Objects, Cognos and Microsoft) then submitted their proposals to a Proof Of Concept (construction of a model designed to meet the functional and technical needs formulated by D.S.I.O. Auchan).
During this ‘life-size’ test, Business Objects' proposal clearly demonstrated its functionalities and the performance of its reporting capacities. The tests undertaken confirm the existence of alternative technical solutions to those used previously.
During the Proof Of Concept, D.S.I.O. Auchan appreciated the complementarity with the Microsoft cube (Analysis Services) in multidimensional analysis. The solutions offered by the Business Objects suite associated with the Microsoft suite respond to all the business needs expressed.
From the economic point of view, the purchase cost of the different offers was analyzed by integrating the different expense items (license acquisition, maintenance, infrastructures, human resources, etc). The competitiveness of Business Objects' proposal was thus demonstrated on this point as well.
D.S.I.O. Auchan's objective is to provide all the company's different collaborators with the right tools for managing their activities (types of reports according to user profile).
D.S.I.O. Auchan is planning to deploy the Business Objects solutions progressively within the group. First to be affected will be Auchan France Hypermarchés, as well as a number of countries and entities which rely on D.S.I.O. Auchan solutions.
"We are very pleased to gain the confidence of Auchan. This is a high level of recognition in the distribution market in Europe", explains Jean-Pierre Brulard, Vice-President West Europe EEMEA & General Manager France - Business Objects. "Business Objects offers an entire range of business intelligence solutions for improving performance in the distribution sector and indeed 8 out of the top 10 world leaders in the sector are already among our clients."
In implementing the Business Objects proposal, D.S.I.O. Auchan will be supported by an expertise center, consisting of internal collaborators working closely with the editor's ‘Professional Services’ teams and experts from reference companies. The aim of this expertise center is to capitalize on ‘best practices’ for the optimum use of the solutions (in terms of both quality and quantity).
About Auchan
In 44 years, Auchan has become one of the most important distribution groups in the world. Since opening its first store in Roubaix in 1961, Auchan has shown constant development: it is now established in 11 countries and has some 155,000 employees throughout the world. It develops two retail formats: hypermarkets (354 in the world) and supermarkets (645). It is also supported by real estate activity (shopping center management), with Immochan, and banking (payment cards, financial and non-financial services, electronic banking) with Banque Accord. Auchan's company mission is to improve the purchasing power and the quality of life of the greatest number of its customers every day. Auchan is an independent group held by the Mulliez family association (84,5%) and their collaborators (15,5%).
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