Above All Software Joins Siebel SMB Alliance Program as a Software Partner for Integration.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Alliance to Provide Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. Customers with Direct Access to Applications and Legacy Systems Through a Composite Application In computing, the term composite application expresses a perspective of software engineering that defines an application built by combining multiple services. People often compare composite applications to mashups. Platform E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]Above All Software, a provider of award-winning business integration software, today announced that it has joined the Siebel SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. Alliance Program as a software partner. Siebel Systems, Inc. (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 :SEBL SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) is a leading provider of business applications software. E[acute accent]Through this alliance, Above All Software will provide Siebel Systems' customers with a powerful integration platform enabling traditional batch integration requirements and data synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. between Siebel on-premise applications and Siebel CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. OnDemand. In addition, customers can rapidly assemble new composite applications that extend the reach of Siebel CRM solutions across the organization. E[acute accent]Today at a major launch event in San Francisco, Siebel Systems unveiled its comprehensive strategy focused on enabling small-and-medium sized businesses (SMB's) to achieve measurable business results with Siebel Systems' front office solutions. Through a unique combination of proven CRM offerings, a customer-centric go-to-market model and a value-added partner ecosystem, Siebel System's SMB strategy addresses the specific sales, marketing and service needs of SMB's. E[acute accent]"I've been building technology companies for nearly three decades, and the industry still struggles with the same basic application integration problems as when I started," said Roger Sippl, 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 Above All Software. "Working with Siebel Systems and Above All, SMB customers will be able to cost-effectively achieve interoperability through service-oriented integration and the rapid assembly of composite applications. I am delighted that an important market-leader such as Siebel has the vision to understand the power of this new approach." E[acute accent]"Siebel System's alliance with Above All addresses the needs of our SMB customers to develop integrated solutions easily and affordably," said Catherine Cherubino, Vice President, Channels and Alliances, OnDemand and SMB. "We selected Above All as our leading integration partner because they provide the full range of integration capabilities that our customers have told us they need -- from traditional batch or data-level integration, to the more progressive composite or service-level integration." E[acute accent]Through the creation of enterprise services that can be assembled as composite applications, Above All Software enables a faster, lower cost alternative to traditional integration solutions. Siebel System's customers can easily move data from one system to another, whether integrating 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. or other legacy data into Siebel, or they can synchronize See synchronization. data between Siebel's on-premise solutions and Siebel CRM OnDemand. By leveraging a service-oriented approach to assembling composite applications, enterprise customers can access data from multiple systems into an integrated, interactive solution that streamlines business processes, dramatically improving operational efficiencies. E[acute accent]In order to provide an even wider range of front-office solutions for SMB's, Siebel Systems is extending its industry-leading alliance program to companies who have complementary solutions tailored for SMB's. Siebel Systems forms alliances that deliver tangible business benefits for its customers. With more than 250 partners worldwide, Siebel Systems has built an award-winning Alliance Program that enables its customers to work with consulting, software and platform companies that have demonstrated proficiencies and complementary offerings with Siebel Systems. As part of its SMB Alliance Program, Siebel Systems has recruited software partners that are specifically focused on the business requirements of SMB's, and is working with these technology and service providers to provide complete, integrated offerings for its customers. E[acute accent]By choosing Siebel SMB solutions and validated partner solutions, Siebel System's SMB customers can pursue a best-in-class strategy incorporating a variety of tailored offerings that are optimized for their business requirements. E[acute accent]The Siebel Validation Program applies rigorous technical scrutiny to evaluate the integration of third-party solution with Siebel business applications. Integrations that meet the strict testing criteria are validated and documented by the Siebel Validation Program. Above All has committed to submitting Above All Studio for validation in the first quarter of 2005. E[acute accent]About Above All Software E[acute accent]Above All Software provides business integration software that enables enterprise customers to achieve interoperability through service-oriented integration and the rapid assembly of composite applications. Customers benefit from fast, cost effective, and real-time integration and interactive access to existing enterprise, hosted, legacy and desktop applications. Above All's new, innovative composite application platform simplifies and speeds how organizations can leverage service-oriented architectures to meet new and rapidly changing business needs. Headquartered in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , Above All Software 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. founded in 2002. For more information about Above All Software, visit our Web site at www.aboveallsoftware.com or call 800-819-5530. E[acute accent]Siebel is a trademark of Siebel Systems, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other product and firm names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. |
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