Business Objects was sent to the penalty box with a 5 minute major and permanent injunction for violating an Informatica patent regarding its ETL technology. Infoworld makes note of it here. Business Objects claims this is a non-issue and has already released an updated version with no patent issues. However, do not be surprised if this comes back up at earnings time due to dollars, perception and distraction.
And the make the most of this issue, Informatica issued a news release, but also issued a migration credit for customers who want to change out of their Business Objects Data Integrator. Not only do you get a credit, but you also get two free passed to Informatica World user conference. It is not immediately clear if a box lunch and a tee shirt are included, but it is safe to assume yes.
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