AG Consulting Upgrade Lab Doubles Speed and Efficiency of HR and Finance System Upgrades; Unique Methodology Eliminates the Need to Freeze Development.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999--AG Consulting, a leader in HR and Finance systems integration, today announced the opening of its Upgrade Lab to ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. and PeopleSoft clients. The AG Upgrade Lab is a revolutionary solution for organizations seeking to upgrade their core HR or Finance system while avoiding the costly delays and downtime typically associated with the upgrade process. "Our Upgrade Lab combines AG's world-class team of experienced consultants with leading edge software to provide a breakthrough for CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. HRizon and PeopleSoft customers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a rapid, fixed cost solution," said Steve Garrett, vice president of Business Development for AG Consulting. Other upgrade methodologies require companies to freeze development during lengthy upgrades, thereby preventing even simple changes to be made such as the addition of a new user to the system. The resulting delays severely handicap system operations. In contrast, the Upgrade Lab is the first and only development environment to allow continued modifications during upgrades while at the same time cutting time and cost requirements. The AG Upgrade Lab uses Stat! version control software, developed by MBR (Master Boot Record) See boot sector. Technologies, to quickly identify and extrapolate extrapolate - extrapolation customizations to the client's software-currently a manual process for most organizations. As a result, upgrades performed in the AG lab take significantly less time than a traditional upgrade. "Stat! revolutionizes the way major enterprise software is upgraded," said John Rocha, president of Long Beach, California-based MBR Technologies. "We are pleased to offer this tool to corporations worldwide through the AG Consulting Upgrade Lab." AG Consulting completes the upgrade process offsite, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for space, additional hardware, and weekly travel and expense costs. During an upgrade, clients are encouraged to periodically observe or participate in the process. The resulting collaborative environment is a signature of all AG Consulting engagements. About AG Consulting AG Consulting, Inc. (AG) is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 quality-certified team of management and information technology consultants focused on the areas of HR and Finance. AG's consultants apply proven methodologies and decades of collective experience to help clients achieve their strategic goals. The San Francisco-based company is a division of Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. (ADP), with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Paris, and Toronto. Visit the AG Consulting web site at http://www.agconsult.com. |
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