Wednesday, August 16, 2006 
Business Objects, hoping to inject its Business Intelligence software into the vibrant world of open-source, has made available a 100 percent <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2003457,00.asp?kc=EWEAUEMNL081506EOAD">Java-based Crystal Reports</A> for the open-source Eclipse development environment. It's bound to be good for Business Objects, which came out of its second quarter with teetering software license earnings as the company awaited the payoff of key initiatives, including a build-out of its services sector, customer migration to its new XI platform and mid-market penetration with new on-demand offerings.
