Business Objects adds text analytics to BI with Inxight acquisition (KDnuggets News 07:11, item 27, Briefs)

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Business Objects adds text analytics to BI with Inxight acquisition

By Barney Beal, 22 May 2007 | SearchDataManagement.com

Business Objects S.A. is adding text analytics to its Business Intelligence (BI) arsenal, announcing today that it will acquire text analytics vendor Inxight Software.

The BI vendor, with dual headquarters in Paris and San Jose, Calif., said at its annual user conference in Berlin that it will acquire Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Inxight and its text analytics, federated search and data visualization technology for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in July.