AMS To Deliver Bluestone Software Framework for Web-Based Enterprise Computing Solutions -- AMS and Bluestone Software Sign Systems Integrator Agreement.FAIRFAX, Va. & MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1999-- American Management Systems American Management Systems (previous NASDAQ symbol: AMSY) was founded in 1970 as a technology and management consulting firm. It was founded by a group of five former United States Department of Defense officials who worked under Robert McNamara in the Kennedy and Johnson (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMSY AMSY American Management Systems, Inc (stock symbol) ) (AMS AMS - Andrew Message System ) and Bluestone bluestone, common name for the blue, crystalline heptahydrate of cupric sulfate called chalcanthite, a minor ore of copper. It also refers to a fine-grained, light to dark colored blue-gray sandstone. (R) Software, Inc., today announced an agreement under which AMS will market, sell and support Bluestone's Sapphire/Web(R) Application Server Framework for Web-based enterprise computing solutions as part of its worldwide eCommerce consulting services. "The Sapphire/Web deal fits perfectly with AMS's overall strategy of assembling and deploying a portfolio of powerful solutions for our clients," stated Reg Foster, AMS chief eCommerce officer. "We welcome Bluestone to AMS's family of close partners." Added Jay Sanne, Internet practice area manager for AMS's Industrial Consulting and Systems Group, "We have used Sapphire/Web with great success since its version 1.0 release. Bluestone's latest 5.1 release represents their ongoing commitment to supporting today's enterprise technology needs." Prior to the agreement, AMS had gained solid experience with Bluestone, having deployed Sapphire/Web at several customer sites, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ), AT&T Wireless, Educational Testing Service The Educational Testing Service (or ETS) is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization, operating on an annual budget of approximately $1.1 billion on a proforma basis in 2007. (ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services ) and the Defense Personnel Support Center. Going forward, AMS will combine its world-class IT consulting expertise in the telecommunications, financial services and government sectors with Bluestone Software's award-winning technology for opportunities in developing, deploying, integrating and managing enterprise-wide distributed applications. "We see a transition taking place in the industry, a change from people writing Web applications to major organizations creating new applications utilizing Web technologies," stated John Capobianco, senior vice president of marketing at Bluestone. "AMS is in the forefront of this trend by adopting a standardized set of Web-enabling technology as the foundation for a practice of application development and delivery for their clients." About Sapphire/Web Bluestone's Sapphire/Web is recognized as the most powerful, secure and manageable Web application framework in the world. Comprised of five products, Sapphire/Web is designed to control the critical functions of an enterprise IT infrastructure including Web application development, integration, management and deployment. Customers depend on Sapphire/Web to rapidly build and deploy applications and data components for distribution throughout the enterprise, integrate legacy systems and manage the flow of information and interactions between the user and enterprise applications. Sapphire/Web is platform independent and standards compliant with Java, EJB, CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global , COM and MTS. It runs on the broadest range of operating systems, including Windows 95/98/NT, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , OS/400, OS/390 and Linux. Deployment options offered by Sapphire/Web include C, C++, 100% pure Java, EJB, JavaBeans, Java Servlets and CORBA Services. About Bluestone Software Bluestone Software, Inc. is the independent leader in Enterprise Interaction Management - the controlled exchange of enterprise information. The company enables enterprises to seamlessly integrate their business applications into a Web-centric environment and to smoothly and reliably manage information interactions. Bluestone has formed strategic partnerships with leading software companies, such as Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Informix, Microsoft, Open Market, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and others. Major accounts include Dreyfus Corporation, Eli Lilly, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , Reliance National, Rockwell Semiconductor, and Time, Inc. Bluestone Software, Inc. is located at 1000 Briggs Road, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054, phone 609/727-4600. The company's Website can be found at www.bluestone.com About AMS AMS is an international business and information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. firm that provides a full range of services: business re-engineering, change management, systems integration, and systems development and implementation. AMS's business is to partner with clients to achieve breakthrough performance through the intelligent use of information technology. AMS is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, with offices in 55 cities worldwide. AMS has grown for 28 consecutive years by establishing solid, long-standing partnerships with clients through the ability to provide thought leadership and the ability to deliver results. AMS, one of the 20 largest consulting firms worldwide, expects 1998 revenues to exceed $1 billion. AMS can be found on the World Wide Web at www.amsinc.com Bluestone and Sapphire/Web are registered trademarks of Bluestone Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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