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Conversion Services International Named Business Objects Authorized Education Partner
East Hanover, NJ (January 3, 2005) - Conversion Services International, Inc. (OTCBB: CSII) ("CSI"), a leading provider of strategic consulting, business intelligence and data warehousing services and data management solutions for Global 2000 organizations and other businesses, today announced it has been named a Business Objects Authorized Education Partner. Already a Business Objects Silver VAR partner, with professionals certified in both the Business Objects and Crystal product lines, this certification extends CSI's qualifications, making it one of a few select providers of business intelligence and data warehousing solutions to provide onsite training.
According to Lynne Welke, Business Objects' director, Education Services Americas, "Business Objects Authorized Education Partners, such as CSI, are valued extensions of our business. Authorized Education Partners consistently offer top quality training services and exceptional customer services support of Business Objects software solutions."
Business Objects Authorized Education Partners possess expert level knowledge and training experience. Instructors also undergo rigorous selection and training to ensure their product knowledge and instructional experience is current and extensive. In addition to becoming an education partner, CSI now offers training in the Crystal line of reporting products, which has been developed by the experts at Business Objects. Each course, delivered onsite by highly skilled CSI trainers, includes hands-on exercises and examples that make technical material easy to understand. CSI's training programs prepare users for Crystal Reports Certified Professional (CRCP) and Crystal Enterprise Certified Professional (CECP) certification exams. While CSI will initially offer Crystal training, the company plans to expand its training solutions to include the Business Objects product suite as well.
CSI's Director of Business Development Troy Clemente said, "Business intelligence technology is an important investment for any company. And learning the full capabilities of the technology can be a large investment in terms of time and commitment. As a leading professional services provider of business intelligence solutions, CSI brings the tools and training to help companies get the most out of their BI software investments."
About Business Objects
Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. Business intelligence enables organizations to track, understand, and manage enterprise performance. The company's solutions leverage the information that is stored in an array of corporate databases, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Popular uses of BI include enterprise reporting, management dashboards and scorecards, customer intelligence applications, financial reporting, and both customer and partner extranets. These solutions enable companies to gain visibility into their business, acquire and retain profitable customers, reduce costs, optimize the supply chain, increase productivity, and improve financial performance.
In December 2003, Business Objects completed the acquisition of Crystal Decisions, the leader in enterprise reporting. The combined product line includes software for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, analytic applications, and data integration. In addition, Business Objects offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.
Business Objects has more than 29,000 customers in over 80 countries. The company's stock is traded under the ticker symbols NASDAQ: BOBJ and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB). It is included in the SBF 120 and IT CAC 50 French stock market indexes. Business Objects can be reached at 408-953-6000 and http://www.businessobjects.com.
About Conversion Services International, Inc.
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