Conversion Services International Announces Engagement in Support of BusinessObjects...

Conversion Services International Announces Engagement in Support of
BusinessObjects Rapid Marts for SAP Solutions
- CSI engaged to implement new business intelligence platform -

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conversion Services
International, Inc. (Amex: CVN), a premier professional services firm focused
on delivering business intelligence and business process optimization
solutions to Global 2000 organizations and other businesses, today announced a
new engagement with a global real estate investment company to implement
several BusinessObjects(TM) Rapid Marts(R) packages for SAP(R) solutions.
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CSI, a Business Objects Platinum Partner, has extensive expertise in
customizing and implementing BusinessObjects Rapid Marts for SAP solutions and
BusinessObjects XI solutions and has assisted a number of clients to integrate
their business intelligence solutions with rapid marts. CSI has been
implementing BusinessObjects Rapid Marts for SAP solutions since 2005, well
before SAP acquired Business Objects. Therefore, when customers engage with
CSI, they can expect a knowledgeable team prepared to answer the myriad of
questions surrounding such a deployment. CSI has deployed every available
BusinessObject Rapid Mart for SAP solutions, including general ledger, the
latest one to hit the market.
With CSI's deep focus on information management -- both data warehousing
and business intelligence -- rapid marts have become a natural match of
software and service provider. As a leader in support of BusinessObjects Rapid
Marts, CSI brings 5 years' experience -- adding knowledge and best practices
with each rapid implementation. CSI's knowledge and hands-on expertise allows
its clients to set realistic expectations with management laying the
groundwork for success.
According to Jared Hillam, CSI's vice president of Business Intelligence,
"Leveraging CSI's history and leading-edge expertise in rapid mart
customization and implementation, our client will reap immediate benefits in
business intelligence through consolidated reporting, self-service reporting
and a more-refined data warehouse supporting their business processes."
This client is implementing the SAP ERP application Release 6.0, SAP
NetWeaver(R) Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI), and a business
intelligence platform based on the BusinessObjects Enterprise software. After
engaging Conversion Services International (CSI) for a high-level business
intelligence strategy and integration plan, this client turned to CSI to help
with their subsequent implementation. CSI will work with this client using
standardized methodology for rapid mart implementations focusing on business
requirements, gap analysis, and maintainability. Both the BusinessObjects
Rapid Mart database schema and semantic layer will be modified and enhanced to
maximize business value.
Hillam added, "CSI has been a partner of Business Objects for 10 years.
This has resulted in a team of consultants that provide an extraordinary level
of expertise on the matter. Our Business Objects Center of Excellence
provides services for more than 100 business intelligence implementations
annually. Business Objects has acquired many of the tools with which CSI has
established depth of expertise. Hence, CSI is nationally recognized for its
expertise in the core business intelligence and data warehousing tools from
Business Objects. With expertise in CRM and ERP applications from vendors
including Microsoft, SAP, Sage and Oracle, CSI's full-service approach to
business intelligence provides the tools and training to help companies get
the most out of their BI software investments. CSI has extensive expertise
extracting data from SAP data structures. This is where CSI methodologies and
best practices help our clients reduce time to implement and increase time to
value when taking a rapid mart to production."
BusinessObjects Rapid Marts for SAP solutions are prepackaged, flexible
data marts that can be implemented in weeks instead of the months or quarters
that are normally associated with data warehousing projects on SAP ERP. Rapid
Marts are powered by BusinessObjects Data Integrator, a powerful and
productive data integration platform that leads the industry with its support
for extracting data from and loading data into SAP ERP and SAP NetWeaver
BI-based systems. SAP application interfaces supported include ABAP(TM),
BAPI(R) and IDoc.
About Conversion Services International, Inc.
Conversion Services International, Inc. (CSI) is a leading provider of
professional services focusing on strategic consulting, data warehousing,
business intelligence, business process reengineering, as well as integration
and information technology management solutions. CSI offers an array of
products and services to help companies define, develop, and implement the
warehousing and strategic use of both enterprise-wide and specific categories
of strategic data. CSI's customers include ADP, Coach, Goldman Sachs, Liberty
Mutual, Merck, Morgan Stanley, and Pfizer. Information about CSI can be found
on the web at http://www.csiwhq.com or by calling its corporate headquarters
at 888-CSI-5036.
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release
contains, among other things, certain forward-looking statements, within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve
risks and uncertainties. Such statements may include, without limitation,
statements with respect to CSI's plans, objectives, expectations and
intentions and other statements identified by words such as "may," "could,"
"would," "should," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates,"
"intends," "plans" or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the
current beliefs and expectations of CSI's management and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties, including the ability of CSI to be in
compliance with all applicable American Stock Exchange continued listing
requirements, the ability to maintain revenue growth, the ability to locate
and acquire other businesses and to successfully integrate such acquisitions,
the ability to decrease operating expenses, and those detailed in CSI's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ
from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change
based on various factors (many of which are beyond CSI's control). CSI
undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements.
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Media Contact:
Tracee Lee Beebe
Conversion Services International, Inc.
973-560-9400
tbeebe@csiwhq.com

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