The group's principal activity is to provide business intelligence software solutions. The group develops, markets and supports an integrated business intelligence platform. The platform analyzes and reports data from multiple perspectives and coordinates decision-making and actions across the extended enterprise through intranets, extranets and the Internet. The software provides customers with the ability to effectively use data to make faster, more informed decisions in order to improve operational effectiveness, increase customer satisfaction and accelerate corporate response time. The services are offered through 51 sales offices in 17 countries. On 13-Jan-2003, the group acquired adaytum.
