Version 9 sales bring total customers purchasing combined Maximizer Software/Business Objects offering to over 19,000
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – May 30, 2006 – Maximizer Software Inc. (TSX: MAX), a leading provider of proven and affordable customer relationship management (CRM) and contact management solutions, today announced significant market traction on its mid-market agreement with Business Objects (NASDAQ: BOBJ).

Maximizer Software’s recently released Maximizer Enterprise 9 and Maximizer 9 both embed Crystal Reports XI. Since the release of the products in November 2005 and February 2006 respectively, more than 3,000 customers have purchased the systems representing shipments of nearly 20,000 licenses.

Business Objects and Maximizer Software have been OEM partners for the past 3 years with considerable success. The agreement covers both Maximizer, a sales and contact management solution for small business and home offices and Maximizer Enterprise, a full sales, marketing and customer service solution for small and medium-sized enterprises. Maximizer Software and its global network of more than 400 channel partners bundle Crystal Reports in shipments of both products. Since the original signing of the alliance in June 2003, Maximizer Software has shipped over 84,000 Maximizer and Maximizer Enterprise product licenses representing the purchases of more than 19,000 companies – each complete with a copy of Crystal Reports.

‘With more than 7,500 Maximizer Enterprise users and in excess of one million Maximizer sales and contact management users, Maximizer Software offers our customers some very compelling customer management tools,’ said Wyatt Mullin, vice president of global ISV channel partnerships at Business Objects. ‘By expanding our long-standing alliance with Maximizer Software, we are well-positioned to further extend the momentum of Crystal Reports XI in the small and medium-sized segment.’

Crystal Reports XI is the leading business reporting solution among small and medium-sized enterprises. Teamed with Maximizer Enterprise 9, one of the industry’s most popular complete CRM suites, business managers can easily drill down into more than 175 out-of-the box reports – quickly visualizing business drivers from within their Maximizer Enterprise executive dashboard. Key reporting metrics such as sales pipeline win/loss ratios, account activities and task lists are easily accessible, ensuring that Maximizer Enterprise 9 users are able to transform customer data into meaningful, decision-making information.

‘Crystal Reports is the industry standard when it comes to business reporting in the small and medium-sized market and through our partnership with Business Objects, we are committed to providing our customers with the right tools they need to achieve success,’ said Tom Bennett, Office of the President & Chief Technology Officer, Maximizer Software. “Every copy of our products comes standard with Crystal Reports XI – providing businesses with a complete system for managing relationships with their customers. The success we have seen through this alliance is further evidence that we continue to deliver on the requirements of small and medium-sized business.’