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Business Objects, one of the leading BI solution providers, today released their fourth quarter earnings.

Business Objects released their latest Business Objects XI Release 2 last year and they were also acquired by SAP during 2007.

Here are some highlights from their earnings report.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007:

* Total revenues were $444 million, up 20 percent year-over-year.
* License revenues were $199 million, up 11 percent year-over-year.
* Maintenance revenues were $177 million, up 29 percent year-over-year.
* Services and other revenues, including consulting and training, were $68 million, up 26 percent year-over-year.
* US GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.14, versus $0.37 in the fourth quarter of 2006.
* Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.41, versus $0.60 in the fourth quarter of 2006.
* The year-over-year decrease in US GAAP and non-GAAP EPS is primarily due to increases in tax reserves.

For fiscal year 2007:

* Total revenues were $1.510 billion, up 20 percent year-over-year.
* License revenues were $624 million, up 11 percent year-over-year.
* Maintenance revenues were $636 million, up 28 percent year-over-year.
* Services and other revenues, including consulting and training, were $250 million, up 28 percent year-over-year.
* US GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.55, versus $0.79 in fiscal year 2006.
* Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $1.69, versus $1.64 in fiscal year 2006.