ATG and Comergent Enter Reseller Agreement to Provide More Robust Self-Service E-Business Solutions; ATG to Market and Sell Comergent C3 Configurator.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003 ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant (Art Technology Group, Inc., Nasdaq: ARTG ARTG Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods ), a leading developer of online marketing, sales, and service applications, and Comergent, a leading provider of demand chain management software solutions, today announced that the two companies have entered into a reseller agreement that will make ATG a reseller of Comergent's market-leading sales product configuration application, Comergent C3 Configurator(TM). The collective strength of the ATG/Comergent solution offers organizations greater selling capabilities and increased order accuracy. The agreement calls for ATG to market and sell Comergent's C3 Configurator, a 100 percent Java configurator with browser-based Visual Modeling capabilities. Comergent C3 Configurator enables enterprises to combine product data residing in back-office systems with best sales practices and business logic to most effectively sell products through self-service, Web-based, and offline configuration. "Companies use sales configuration systems (SCSs) to configure complex products," said Rob DeSisto, vice president and research director, Gartner. "SCSs also reduce complexity for the salesperson and improve productivity. They are not just for organizations with product configuration problems; they can help configure pricing and discounts, and create trade promotions." The ATG/Comergent offering is an ideal solution for organizations that: -- Sell complex products with multiple options (e.g., colors, formats) -- Offer products with technical restrictions or build-to-order requirements (e.g., not to exceed maximum power consumption) -- Present package options, such as service, warranties, and service plans -- Wish to up-sell or cross-sell additional products or options -- Market products with compatibility requirements for "accessories" Companies that build their e-business sites on the combined ATG/Comergent solution will have the opportunity to sell a wider range of complex products and bundles more effectively, and reduce the number of product returns caused by incompatible product configurations. The result will be a more satisfied customer base that is receiving accurate and consistent product solutions each and every time they buy products, without the need for custom coding or more cumbersome configuration solutions. "Comergent's configurator and ATG's solutions are designed for administration by the same business user," said John Dragoon dragoon In late 16th-century Europe, a mounted soldier who fought as a light cavalryman on attack and as a dismounted infantryman on defense. The term derived from his weapon, a short musket called the dragoon. , senior vice president of marketing and product management, ATG. "Moreover, both companies continue to build applications on open Java architecture, providing flexibility and scalability without the need for heavy coding. These are the types of synergistic relationships ATG has sought and will continue to seek, allowing companies to deploy a commerce hub that extends across their enterprise. Our customers can leverage their existing investment in ATG to drive even greater financial returns." By gaining access to ATG's install base and expertise in markets such as retail, telecommunications, 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 government, Comergent will be able to broaden its vertical reach without deviating from its core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
"We believe we have found in ATG an excellent partner for our needs, one that possesses vast expertise in vertical markets we are seeking to penetrate and the open Java architecture which complements Comergent's own suite of products," said Jean Kovacs, president 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. , Comergent. "The enhanced user experience provided by the ATG/Comergent solution will help our customers drive sales of their complex products with far less effort and decreased cost." For ATG, the alliance with Comergent is the latest in a series of partnerships that have enhanced the functionality of ATG's solutions, following recent agreements with Autonomy (ATG Search) and Hyperion (ATG Analytics). Those features were made available with the release of ATG 6, and the company plans to continue to seek relationship opportunities that can further complement and enhance its industry leading commerce offering. About Comergent Comergent is a leading provider of demand chain management software that enables enterprises to make it easier for their customers and partners to do business and reduce the cost of selling processes, all through a single system. The Comergent E-Business System(TM) handles all selling processes for the enterprise--from sales lead A sales lead is the identity of a person or entity potentially interested in purchasing a product or service, and represents the first stage of a sales process. The lead may have a corporation or business associated with the person(s). to order capture and service. Comergent is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . Customers include such industry leaders as Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , DuPont, General Cable, Maytag, Nissan North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Seagate, Symbol and Toro Toro may refer to:
About ATG ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc.) is a leading developer of online marketing, sales, and service applications that deliver an integrated, personalized experience for customers, partners and employees: the frontline of every business. Customers around the globe rely on ATG for the frontline applications that help build and manage mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" relationships. Deployed on the industry's most popular application servers, ATG's application suites for e-commerce, portals, and relationship management are ideal for integrated e-business initiatives across the enterprise. Today, ATG has delivered e-business solutions to blue-chip companies worldwide including Aetna Services, Inc., Alcatel, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , Barclays Global Investors Barclays Global Investors is a subsidiary of British-based Barclays Bank which is in the investment management industry. It is the largest corporate money manager in the world, with over £936 billion (US$1.77 trillion) under management as of March 2006[1]. , Best Buy, BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass Direct, Eastman Kodak, Ford Motor Credit, HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , J. Crew, Sun Microsystems, Walgreen Company, and WellsFargo. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about ATG, please visit our Web site at www.atg.com. Comergent and the Comergent logo are registered trademarks of Comergent Technologies, Inc. Comergent E-Business System is a trademark of Comergent Technologies, Inc. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. (C) 2003. Art Technology Group, Inc., ATG and Art Technology Group are registered trademarks of Art Technology Group, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important risk factors affecting business generally may be found in periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Risk factors related to the subject matter of this press release include the possibility that the ATG product deployment will not be successful, significantly enhance the user's Internet experience, handle user volume; or result in user efficiencies; that the Comergent reseller agreement will end or fails to result in revenue generation for ATG;; the need to adapt to rapid changes so products do not become obsolete; the possibility of errors in ATG's software products; the risks and costs associated with intellectual property and other litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . ATG undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release. |
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