ASPEN is First Great Plains ASP Partner to Complete Certification.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2001 ASPEN today announced that it has successfully completed a rigorous third-party data center operations audit conducted by Grant Thornton which evaluated all aspects of ASPEN's ASP operation. ASPEN is the first Great Plains ASP Partner to successfully complete all elements of the third-party certification process since it was mandated as a condition of Great Plains' industry leading ASP program. Jim Traynor Jim Traynor is a sports journalist with the Scottish newspaper the Daily Record and presenter of BBC Radio Scotland's football-based phone-in show Your Call. Traynor is one of the most well known media personalities within the world of Scottish football. , director of ASP Business Development at Great Plains congratulated ASPEN. "This third-party validation is a fantastic accomplishment for the ASPEN team. ASPEN is now able to provide additional proof to clients that their operations are highly reliable, a critical requirement for successfully delivering mid-market business management solutions." Todd Bramblett, ASPEN's 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. noted "From the beginning, ASPEN set out to build an applications infrastructure platform that provided our clients and partners with world-class reliability, security and support. However, in a nascent industry like ours, it is sometimes difficult for potential clients to distinguish between the leaders and the 'also-ran' contenders. Passing Great Plains' stringent ASP certification program will help prospective clients and partners quickly appreciate our leadership position in the market." The comprehensive audit inspected and tested security, network, facilities and operational practices as well as disaster recovery capabilities. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Michael Renner, ASPEN's Vice President of Technology Operations and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , "This assures ASPEN clients that their data and applications are being properly secured, supported and maintained in an environment which is fully capable of delivering on service level agreement guarantees." ASPEN is the first Business Solution Provider, the next generation of ASP, to create and deploy an integrated applications suite that addresses the majority of middle-market client's complex business applications requirements, i.e., ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , eCommerce, Business Intelligence. Along with a select group of channel partners. ASPEN provided both the professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and industry leading software applications necessary to delivery solutions to clients. These solutions are supported by ASPEN's Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality ensuring clients 24x7 technical support for their critical applications. For more information, contact us at www.aspentba.com or call 703/796-5958. |
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