AMX International and J.D. Edwards Form Strategic Partnership to Provide Comprehensive OneWorld Utility Billing and Management Solution.Business Editors IDAHO FALLS Idaho Falls, city (1990 pop. 43,929), seat of Bonneville co., SE Idaho, traversed by the Snake River; inc. 1900. The chief city of the extensively irrigated upper Snake valley, Idaho Falls is the prosperous commercial and processing center of a cattle, dairy, and , Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000 AMX International AMX International is a joint venture between Alenia (46.5%), Embraer (29.7%) and Aermacchi (23.6%) to build the AMX ground attack aircraft. The company is headquartered in Rome. Inc., a provider of business critical solutions to local governments, utilities and energy-service companies announced today UTILx(TM), a fully integrated OneWorld(TM) utility billing and Geographical Information System Geographical Information System - Geographic Information System (GIS) solution, and a strategic alliance with J.D. Edwards (J.D. Edwards & Company, Denver, CO, www.jdedwards.com) A developer of multinational, integrated enterprise software for distribution, finance, human resources, manufacturing and supply chain management. & Company (Nasdaq:JDEC JDEC Joint Data Exchange Center (US/Russian missile warning) JDEC Joint Document Exploitation Center (US DoD) ) to provide this product to its public services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. and utilities clients. This complete industry specific solution will provide utility billing, work management, GIS, and customer care functionality fully integrated with J.D. Edwards OneWorld(TM) enterprise-wide process and information management applications. Complementing J.D. Edwards ActivEra(TM) solutions, the architecture and flexibility of UTILx(TM) will enable users the complete freedom to choose business processes for industry specific needs. Incorporating leading edge technology from CPqD, a leading solution and technology provider in the telecommunications industry, UTILx(TM) will take advantage of leading edge yet proven billing and customer care technology, which is in use by industry leading companies in the highly deregulated telecommunications and utility industries. Deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. and the Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. continues to radically alter the utilities industry, leading to fierce competition and major shake-ups in the market structure. Utility companies need better systems which will enable them to be much more competitive, much more customer-driven, and much more agile. UTILx(TM) will provide public services and utility organizations with a comprehensive solution developed to meet these demands. "UTILx will showcase our excellent reputation as a Select Consulting Alliance Business Partner and our commitment to provide best-of-breed products and services for clients in each of J.D. Edwards' vertical markets," says Jay Price, president of AMX International. "UTILx(TM) is another valuable addition to our product and partner solution portfolio and will enable J.D. Edwards clients who supply essential services like electricity, gas, water, and waste management with a total solution to more easily manage these operations and service their customers. The J.D. Edwards and AMX International relationship is a long-standing and very solid partnership that focuses on adding business value for all clients who engage in our products and services. UTILx(TM) adds value to business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets by providing OneWorld(TM) clients with a rapid return on investment and the tools to compete and win well in the new millennium." "As public and private utilities move into a highly competitive, deregulated Internet Economy, they will need agile, collaborative Internet solutions. We believe that UTILx will provide such a solution -- tying back office applications to the customer facing applications in a traditional and Internet model," says Allen Winder, vice president and general manager of J.D. Edwards public services area. "Using OneWorld(TM) Xe and UTILx(TM), utilities, governments, citizens, customers, vendors and other businesses will be able to collaborate together, up and down the services supply chain, optimizing organizational effectiveness Organizational effectiveness is the concept of how effective an organization is in achieving the outcomes the organization intends to produce. The idea of organizational effectiveness is especially important for non-profit organizations as most people who donate money to non-profit and providing outstanding service." For more information about UTILx(TM), please contact AMX International at 208/523-3671, e-mail at amxinfo@amxinc.com, or visit the AMX AMX American Motors Experimental AMX Aeromexico Aerovias de Mexico (ICAO code) AMX Air Mobility Express AMX Amberjacks (FAO fish species code) AMX Alabama Motor eXpress Web site at www.amxinc.com. About AMX International AMX International, a leader in the Enterprise Management and Information Technology industry, is a consulting firm 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 dedicated to the implementation and support of J.D. Edwards software solutions. Through its e-People e-business platform, AMX is able to deliver enhanced utility and power for all traditional application suites. The company was founded in 1989 and has grown steadily every year since. Today, with nearly 150 employees, AMX International operates four regional offices and has consulting presence in more than 25 major U.S. and Canadian cities. AMX International has worked with approximately 400 J.D. Edwards WorldSoftware(TM) and OneWorld(TM) clients over the years and offers application and technical consulting, e-Business solutions, ASP solutions, project management, and configurable network computing Configurable Network Computing or CNC is JD Edwards®'s (JDE) client-server proprietary architecture and methodology that implements its highly-scalable enterprise-wide business solutions software that can run on a wide variety of hardware, operating systems (OS) and hardware (CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication ) services. For additional information about AMX International, call 208/523-3671, e-mail at amxinfo@amxinc.com or visit the company's Web site at http://www.amxinc.com. About J.D. Edwards J.D. Edwards is a leading provider of agile, collaborative solutions for the Internet economy. The Company's integrated ActivEra(TM) Solutions deliver supply chain collaboration and fulfillment, and enable business-to-business trading communities in the consumer products, industrial and services industries. The Company's solutions are web-enabled and operate in multiple computing environments. Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1999 revenues of $944.2 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Company via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com or at 800/727-5333. About CPqD Technologies CPqD Technologies is a privately held research and development center for the telecommunications industry located in Campinas, Brazil. Founded in 1976, CPqD is the largest telecommunications research and solution center in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , with more than 900 employees. The company's mission is to generate, exploit and propagate prop·a·gate v. 1. To cause an organism to multiply or breed. 2. To breed offspring. 3. To transmit characteristics from one generation to another. 4. technology, which add value and competitive edge to the customer's business and which will contribute to the development, the progress and the well being of the Brazilian society. For additional information about CPqD Technologies, call 510/543-5944, e-mail at cpqdtechnology@home.com or visit the company's Web site at http://www.cpqd.com.br. Copyright(c)2000 J.D. Edwards World Source Company. J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. The names of all other product and services of J.D. Edwards used herein are trademarks and registered trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. All other product names used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The historical results stated above are not necessarily indicative of the results of any future period. AMX International, the AMX International logo, and UTILx(TM)are trademarks of AMX International in U.S. and/or other countries. All other brand or product names are trademark/s and registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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