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![]() But integrating the product lines will be a challenge. While Business Objects and Crystal Decisions products are owned by many of the same companies, they are generally installed in different departments with little overlap, says Chris Caren, VP of corporate product marketing.īusiness Objects' goal is to offer a combined product suite made up of its ad hoc query, analysis, and performance-management software and Crystal Decisions' enterprise reporting applications. Together the companies have more than 24,000 customers. Specific layoff numbers were not disclosed. ![]() Their sales, service, and customer-support staffs will be combined, and there will be some layoffs of redundant staff. In addition to providing a product road map, Business Objects executives detailed plans for merging the two companies' operations. That's according to plans Business Objects outlined Thursday following its $1.2 billion acquisition of Crystal Decisions last month.
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