Business Objects May Not Sell Product With Infringing Code; Informatica
Launches Power to Innovate Program
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Informatica
Corp. (Nasdaq: INFA) announced today that on May 16th, 2007, it was awarded
a permanent injunction preventing Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ) from
shipping Informatica's proven, patented data transformation technology in
the Business Objects Data Integrator product, now and in the future.
Business Objects' inequitable conduct defense was also denied in the
decision; Informatica's patents have been affirmed and are enforceable.
Informatica originally filed the suit against Business Objects in July
2002 asserting that the ActaWorks product (now sold by Business Objects as
Data Integrator), infringes several Informatica patents including U.S.
Patent Nos. 6,014,670 and 6,339,775, both titled "Apparatus and Method for
Performing Data Transformations in Data Warehousing."
On April 2, 2007, a jury unanimously determined that Informatica's
patents are valid, that Business Objects willfully infringed the asserted
Informatica patents and awarded damages for past infringement. As a result
of the Court's latest ruling, Business Objects must immediately remove the
infringing code from the Data Integrator product made available for sale.
Informatica's introduction in the late 1990's of componentized
transformation objects that offered true reusability in data warehouse
applications introduced next-generation extract, transform and load (ETL)
software products. As the use of these products has become more widespread
and mission-critical in broader data integration applications, in
team-based and in distributed development environments, this patented
technology has become even more important.
"The ability to create reusable transformations is a critical element
of an enterprise-class data integration solution, and their use and reuse
across multiple projects is a key driver of cost efficiencies and
productivity," said Earl Fry, chief financial officer, Informatica.
"Therefore, we are pleased with this most recent ruling and the affirmation
it provides for Informatica's proven ability to innovate."
Informatica Power to Innovate Program Enables Seamless Migration
Informatica has created a special migration program, Informatica Power
to Innovate, for those who want to migrate immediately to Informatica. This
program provides data integration/ETL software license trade-in credits
(subject to limitations) for Business Objects Data Integrator, which can be
applied to the purchase of Informatica PowerCenter, the industry-leading
data integration platform. It also includes special pricing and packaging
of consulting, support and education services to ensure a smooth and
successful migration. Additionally, new Informatica Power to Innovate
program customers will be provided with two complimentary passes to
Informatica World 2008, the premier global event for Data Integration
professionals. For more information about the Informatica Power to Innovate
program, please visit http://www.informatica.com/powertoinnovate.
About Informatica
Informatica Corporation is a leading provider of enterprise data
integration software and services. With Informatica, organizations can gain
greater business value by integrating all their information assets from
across the enterprise. More than 2,790 companies worldwide rely on
Informatica to reduce the cost and expedite the time to address data
integration needs of any complexity and scale. For more information, call
650-385-5000 (1-800-653-9871 in the U.S.), or visit http://www.informatica.com.
NOTE: Informatica is a trademark of Informatica Corporation in the
United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. Other company and
product names may be trade names or trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Informatica Corporation
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CONTACT:
Stacey Torman, Corporate Communications,
+1-650-385-5389, or storman@informatica.com, or Stephanie
Wakefield, Investor Relations, +1-650-385-5261, or
wakefield@informatica.com, both of Informatica
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