Just moments ago regulators approved the merger between the two companies.
Here is the release from the associated press posted to Forbes:
U.S. antitrust regulators approved SAP AG’s $6.8 billion purchase of Paris-based software company Business Objects SA, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.
I psyched about the whole Business Objects/SAP merger. I think it’s the perfect next step. Business Objects will be able to retain it’s independent status while providing the best Business Intelligence solutions in the marketplace today. I never thought I’d work for a company that delivers tools a ubiquitous as Crystal Reports and as global as SAP R3/BW.