AMS and Active Software Expand Telco Partnership to Speed OSS Integration for Communications Service Providers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000 Alliance Targets Need for Integrated Best-of-Breed Solutions that Combine Billing, Customer Relationship Management, Provisioning and eCommerce Functions 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 , Inc. (AMS AMS - Andrew Message System ), 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, today announced an expanded partnership with Active Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASWX), a leading provider of eBusiness integration software products. Together the two companies will create integrated frameworks linking best-of-breed business solutions for communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. (CSPs) -- improving their time-to-market, productivity, and ability to serve customers. The expanded partnership leverages AMS's decades of experience in systems integration and communications and Active Software's leadership in developing software products that facilitate the real-time exchange of information between diverse software systems. In today's competitive environment, CSPs need to integrate best-of-breed Operations Support System (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) components (e.g. order management, usage mediation, rating, billing, customer relationship management, collections) to enable them to quickly offer new and diverse products to their customers. By creating pre-integrated frameworks, AMS and Active Software will resolve a longstanding dilemma of CSPs: how to make vital OSS programs work together smoothly and effectively. AMS will use Active Software's ActiveWorks(TM) as the technology platform to deliver eBusiness integration solutions enabling CSPs to easily integrate applications such as billing, customer relationship management, provisioning and eCommerce. The agreement continues a strong working relationship between AMS and Active Software that has created a variety of customized and commercial solutions for telecommunications firms worldwide. &uot;Communications companies Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. continue to grapple with to enter into contest with, resolutely and courageously. See also: Grapple major compatibility problems when trying to integrate multiple software products in the OSS environment,&uot; said Bob Fritz, AMS vice president, Telecommunications Industry Group. &uot;This initiative with Active Software will simplify the process, making it easier for service providers to rapidly deploy best-of-breed applications.&uot; &uot;CSPs need a more flexible and strategic systems integration environment,&uot; said Jim Green
Born in Alabama, Green moved to Canada to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War. , chairman and 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 Active Software. &uot;By pre-integrating many popular communications Popular Communications is a magazine with content relating to the radio hobby, including scanners, shortwave radio, CB, and amateur radio. The magazine includes articles, schedules of shortwave stations, and logs of pirate radio communications sent in by readers. business applications, we can help CSPs speed their time-to-market, reduce risk, and create faster response time to customers.&uot; Leveraging its knowledge of leading OSS business solutions, AMS will develop specialized Adapters that enable ActiveWorks to interoperate with best-of-breed solutions from leading providers of OSS applications. &uot;Our expanded partnership utilizes the strengths of two industry leaders,&uot; said AMS's Bob Fritz. &uot;AMS has in-depth experience in the Adapter development and OSS arenas, positioning us as the best partner to develop pre-integrated frameworks based on the ActiveWorks platform, while Active Software is the acknowledged trend-setter in application integration.&uot; Active Software's ActiveWorks Integration System ActiveWorks 4.0 is the only eBusiness solution of its kind to offer a flexible, scalable and reusable platform that enables customers to quickly become eBusinesses by linking their front-office, back-office, supply chain and eCommerce operations. This 4th Generation EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. technology offers InterActions, Intelligent Adapters and Visual Design Tools, all of which will help accelerate a company's time to market. Active Software and AMS are targeting eBusiness integration solutions for specific, vertical industries including telecommunications, high technology, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and utilities. About Active Software, Inc. Founded in 1995, Active Software, Inc, (Nasdaq:ASWX) is a leading provider of eBusiness integration software products that enable the integration of enterprise software applications within and across the extended enterprise. Active Software has more than 160 customers in industries such as telecommunications, financial services, government, technology, utilities, distribution, manufacturing and transportation. Active Software's headquarters are in Santa Clara. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.activesw.com. About AMS AMS is a world-class international business and information technology consulting firm. As one of the 20 largest consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a worldwide, AMS provides a full range of services and solutions: eCommerce, customer value management, business re-engineering, change management, knowledge management, systems integration, and systems development and implementation. Founded in 1970, AMS is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with over 8,000 employees and 57 offices worldwide. AMS had 1998 revenues of $1.06 billion, with eCommerce-related revenues representing 20%, an increase of almost 150% over 1997. Forbes magazine ranked AMS among the best-performing big companies in the U.S. and FORTUNE recognized AMS in their list of the &uot;100 Best Companies to Work for in America.&uot; AMS can be found on the World Wide Web at amsinc.com Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, Active Software's limited operating history, potential fluctuations in operating results, the company's substantial dependence on its ActiveWorks software products, the company's need to expand its sales and distribution channels, and the uncertain market acceptance of eBusiness integration software products. These and other risk factors are described in detail in the Company's prospectus dated August 12, 1999, in its Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 1999, and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: The Active Software logo, Active Software and ActiveWorks, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Active Software Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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