{{Short description|Business intelligence software company}} {{Redirect|BOARD|other uses|Board (disambiguation){{!}}Board}} {{Multiple issues| {{Advert|date=November 2021}} {{Third-party|date=November 2021}} }} {{Infobox company | name = Board International S.A. | logo = Board International logo.svg | type = Private | founded = {{Start date and age|1994}} | location = {{ubl|Chiasso, Switzerland|Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.}} | industry = Enterprise Performance Management Software | products = The Enterprise Planning Platform | website = {{URL|https://www.board.com/}} }}
'''Board International S.A.''' is a global software vendor known for its Board Enterprise Planning Platform which unifies finance and operational planning<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=team |first=Lokad |title=Review of Board, Enterprise Planning Platform Vendor |url=https://www.lokad.com/review-of-board-com/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=www.lokad.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Board International {{!}} Investments |url=https://www.nordiccapital.com/portfolio-cases/investments/board-international/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=Nordic Capital |language=en-GB}}</ref>. The company is based in Chiasso, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1994, and Boston, Massachusetts<ref name="Nucleus">{{cite web |date=July 2012 |title=Benefits of BOARD International |url=http://nucleusresearch.com/research/notes-and-reports/benefits-of-board-international/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004163640/http://nucleusresearch.com/research/notes-and-reports/benefits-of-board-international/ |archive-date=2012-10-04 |access-date=2012-10-19 |website=Nucleus Research |publisher= |format=PDF}}</ref>.
Board International operates worldwide and serves around 2,000 customers across a variety of industries<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Nucleus" /><ref name="Loc">{{cite web |title=Office Locations |url=https://www.board.com/en/locations |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-05-01 |website=Board International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Reference |url=http://www.board.com/business-intelligence-software/clients |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027040512/http://www.board.com/business-intelligence-software/clients |archive-date=2012-10-27 |access-date=2012-10-19 |website=BOARD |publisher=}}</ref>.
== Product == The company’s software combines business intelligence, enterprise performance management, predictive analytics, and AI capabilities in one platform that is typically used for business activities such as FP&A, reporting, planning, and forecasting<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />. Board's BI/analytics capabilities include multi-dimensional analysis, ad hoc querying, dashboarding and reporting, while its enterprise performance management (EPM) capabilities include budgeting, planning and forecasting as well as "other finance-related activities." It does not require any programming skills to build applications.<ref name="MQBI">{{cite web |last=Hagerty |first=John |last2=Sallam |first2=Rita L. |last3=Richardson |first3=James |date=2012-02-06 |title=Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms |url=http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-196WFCB&ct=120207&st=sb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212201818/http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-196WFCB&ct=120207&st=sb |archive-date=2012-02-12 |access-date=2012-10-19 |website=Gartner |publisher=}}</ref>
== History ==
* '''1994:''' Founded in Chiasso, Switzerland<ref name=":1" /> * '''2016:''' Minority investment by Grafton Capital<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board International {{!}} Grafton Capital {{!}} Private Equity Firm |url=https://www.graftoncapital.com/portfolio/board-international/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=Grafton Capital |language=en-US}}</ref> * '''2019:''' Majority acquisition by Nordic Capital<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2019-01-09 |title=BOARD International Acquired by Nordic Capital |url=https://www.graftoncapital.com/2019/01/nordic-capital-acquires-board-international/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=Grafton Capital |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BOARD International to Be Acquired by US-Based Private Equity Investor |url=https://solutionsreview.com/business-intelligence/board-international-to-be-acquired-by-us-based-private-equity-investor/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |language=en-US}}</ref> * '''2024:''' Acquisition of Prevedere<ref>{{Cite web |title=K&L Gates Advises Board Americas on its Acquisition of Prevedere |url=https://www.klgates.com/KL-Gates-Advises-Board-Americas-on-its-Acquisition-of-Prevedere-12-16-2024 |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=www.klgates.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=businesswire |date=2024-11-13 |title=Board Acquires Prevedere to Deliver Unmatched Predictive Power for Enterprise Planning |url=https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/board-acquires-prevedere-to-deliver-unmatched-predictive-power-for-enterprise-planning |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=Silicon UK |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.board.com/ Board International Website]
Category:Business intelligence companies Category:Software companies of Switzerland Category:Swiss companies established in 1994