A Leading European ASP Selects CrossWorlds Software for Customer E-Business Initiatives.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2000 Aspective to Utilize CrossWorlds' Integration Platform to Enable Faster Integration With Hosted Best-of-Breed Applications CrossWorlds(R) Software Inc., (Nasdaq:CWLD), an e-business integration platform provider, announced today a partnership with Aspective to offer Aspective's customers a comprehensive integration solution as part of its hosted applications services. As Europe's first specialty e-business application service provider (ASP), Aspective provides market-leading customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) and e-commerce applications. "By bundling our hosted services with CrossWorlds' integration solutions, we are able to more fully meet our customers' enterprise and e-business computing needs by integrating their disparate applications at a lower cost," said Javaid Aziz, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aspective. "We chose CrossWorlds for its ability to provide packaged business integration modules which is key to faster speed-to-market." Using CrossWorlds, Aspective's customers will be able to integrate these hosted applications with their own core business processes and existing applications. Aspective will provide CrossWorlds' pre-built connectivity for key applications from such partners as BroadVision and Siebel. "Even as companies outsource various enterprise and e-business applications, integration remains a critical requirement for achieving maximum value and seamless, real-time information. CrossWorlds' pre-built connectivity to leading applications and packaged business process support, combined with Aspective's expertise in e-business and CRM, create a compelling solution for the European market," said Fred Amoroso Am`o`ro´so n. 1. A lover; a man enamored. adv. 1. (Mus.) In a soft, tender, amatory style. , president and chief executive officer of CrossWorlds. About The CrossWorlds(R) Platform CrossWorlds' solution is an end-to-end e-business integration platform comprised of: packaged integration modules; business objects to support the most common business processes; pre-built connectivity to leading applications; and a robust toolset for integrating to custom and legacy systems as well as extending and customizing business processes. CrossWorlds' solution features a patented, enterprise-class integration architecture to support a broad range of e-business requirements, including scalability, reliability, security and manageability. CrossWorlds' Java-based InterChange Server is application-version transparent so underlying applications can be upgraded, added or removed without affecting cross-application business processes. About Aspective Aspective is Europe's first eBusiness Application Service Provider to specialise in the delivery of high-end, business critical front-office applications, and the world's first wireless-enabled ASP (W.ASP) incorporating in its portfolio the expertise to access these applications from mobile devices. Aspective designs, develops, hosts and runs applications on its clients' behalf. Aspective takes full responsibility for installing, configuring, running, maintaining and upgrading the equipment and software, while its teams of experts are available to provide training, customisation and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services as clients require. Aspective contractually commits to providing these services for a fixed, pre-determined, pre-agreed monthly fee. Aspective offers three product ranges: Arise; Aspire; and Assure. Each addresses the distinct needs of enterprises of differing size and complexity through solutions with different levels of capacity and sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. . Within each product range are application modules for Customer Relationship Management, eCommerce and mobile business. Aspective was launched in 1999 after acquiring two leading consultancies specialising in Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. and Siebel. Aspective is supported by Investcorp, Kennet Capital and 3i, and has strategic partnerships with BroadVision, Siebel, Exodus, Lotus, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Storage Networks, CrossWorlds and EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. . About CrossWorlds(R) Software, Inc. CrossWorlds provides a comprehensive e-business platform both for integrating internal operations and extending these operations over the Internet. CrossWorlds' products help the Global 2000 and emerging businesses work more efficiently with customers and suppliers through unified, end-to-end business processes. The CrossWorlds platform enhances competitiveness and reduces information technology costs by decreasing long-term maintenance costs and enabling faster business application integration than traditional approaches. The company's customers include industry-leading companies such as Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar , Delphi Automotive, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony , Roche Group, Sony, Siemens AG Siemens AG German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. , US WEST and Whirlpool whirlpool, revolving current in an ocean, river, or lake. It may be caused by the configuration of the shore, irregularities in the bottom of the body of water, the meeting of opposing currents or tides, or the action of the wind upon the water. Corp. CrossWorlds (Nasdaq:CWLD) is based in Burlingame. Additional information can be found at www.crossworlds.com. Note to Editors: CrossWorlds and the CrossWorlds logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of CrossWorlds Software, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or foreign countries. All other company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion