Ciena Solutions LLC Joins the Business Objects Solution Provider Partner Program

LOS ANGELES, CA, Jul 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
Ciena Solutions LLC, a leading provider of consulting and application
development services, today announced it has joined the Business Objects
Solutions Provider Partner Program for software and service providers. As
a new channel partner, Ciena Solutions LLC will significantly enhance its
value proposition to customers by offering Business Intelligence (BI)
software solutions from Business Objects, an SAP company.

In an effort to build upon a best-of-breed approach to outsourced
services, Ciena Solutions LLC has chosen to partner with the global
leader in BI. Business Objects has established a robust partner program
that is committed to building and nurturing win-win relationships with
channel partners and their end customers. Ciena Solutions LLC will
leverage this deep experience when crafting and delivering tailored BI
solutions.

"When we went to market to find the leading BI provider, the choice became
obvious very quickly. The data integration, planning, analysis, and
reporting tools provided by Business Objects are far superior to any other
products in the market today," stated Mark Pellas, Managing Partner at
Ciena Solutions. "We are true believers of the business intelligence
solutions from SAP. Our BI practice has expert knowledge of the current BI
solutions available from SAP, and integration of Business Objects software
will extend and enhance our BI product offering and capabilities."

More and more companies are recognizing the need to incorporate BI
functionality into their operations in order to analyze key business
trends and make business decisions based on trustworthy, accurate data.
With the small to medium sized business' budding interest in reaping the
benefits of BI, the Business Objects Solutions Provider Partner Program
will boost Ciena Solution's ability to meet this growing demand.

"Our partnership with Business Objects establishes our ongoing commitment
to provide the best BI solutions to our customers. Companies are seeking
to derive greater value from their enterprise data and make more informed
decisions in this competitive marketplace," says Shaz Khan, Managing
Partner, Ciena Solutions. "This partnership greatly enhances our ability
to help our customers achieve these goals and success."

About Ciena Solutions LLC

Ciena Solutions LLC is a leading provider of consulting services and
custom application development. Founded by a team of consulting
professionals with over 30 years of implementation experience with SAP(R)
solutions, Ciena Solutions' consulting teams bring a unique blend of
cross-module functional, technical, and project management expertise to
each client. The company has an established BI practice with a strong
focus on enterprise data aggregation, reporting, and analysis along with
expertise with the SAP Supply Chain Management application and the SAP
NetWeaver(R) platform and dedicated practice areas in support of
financial/BCS solutions.

Ciena Solutions is also developing innovative products complementary to
SAP solutions, including a search engine tool for catalogs and a
collection of automated interactive forms for master data.

Ciena Solutions is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with a branch
office in San Ramon, California. Ciena Solutions is a privately held
company. More information about Ciena Solutions can be found at
www.cienasolutions.com or via email: info@cienasolutions.com

About Business Objects

Business Objects, an SAP company, transforms the way the world works by
connecting people, information, and businesses. With open, heterogeneous
applications in the areas of governance, risk and compliance, enterprise
performance management, and business intelligence, Business Objects
enables organizations of all sizes worldwide to close the loop between
business strategy and execution. Together with a strong and diverse
partner network, Business Objects allows customers to optimize business
performance across all major industries including banking, retail,
consumer products, and public sector. Business Objects is committed to
helping customers turn raw data into actionable decisions, regardless of
their underlying database, operating system, applications, or IT system.

Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal
Reports and Xcelsius are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business
Objects in the United States and/or other countries.

SAP and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in
Germany and in several other countries.

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their
respective companies.

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