Access Data Creates Hosted Knowledge Management Solution; ACCESSkm Enables Financial Services Firms to Share Intelligence Across Enterprise.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2001 Access Data Corp, a leading end-to-end provider of consulting, creative, and hosting solutions, has introduced ACCESSkm(SM) (ACCESS Knowledge Manager), a Web-based, hosted knowledge management solution designed to enable 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. firms to electronically share intelligence across an entire enterprise. ACCESSkm combines the data from all company information sources into a single, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , portal-based interface backed by a searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features. that easily guides users to the information they need. The system enables the user to capture, organize, store, distribute, and share information across the organization -- or across the continent. With ACCESSkm, organizations can more effectively support core 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 , such as: research; portfolio management, trading, clearing and settlement; administration; risk management; compliance; and client reporting. "While more information is available than ever before, the effort to sift through all the data to find the right information for critical business decisions is time consuming and overwhelming," stated James J. Dolan, 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. of Access Data. "Our hosted ACCESSkm knowledge management system lets financial services organizations manage critical business knowledge and improve efficiencies across cities, time zones, and continents -- all without maintaining any of the IT or administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. associated with long-term investments in e-business solutions." With the new ACCESSkm system, clients can: -- Have all the information needed to run their businesses from any location. -- Access information via a laptop or PDA wireless device. -- Save time looking for documents with full-text database searching capability. -- Leverage corporate intellectual capital and best practices across organizational structures and geographic offices. -- Shorten the learning curve and increase productivity for management and employees. -- Break down information silos and improve communication across the entire enterprise with document and content sharing. -- Control costs and reduce internal IT resources by accessing our hosted ACCESSkm over the Internet. "The ability to capture, organize, and access information efficiently is critical to maintain an edge in business," explained Brian Buzzelli, Vice President and Director of Knowledge Management Solutions at Access Data. "ACCESSkm automates knowledge management by linking business process operations and document management functions together efficiently and effectively. Using our knowledge of the financial services industry, we incorporated our scaleable portal technology with our proprietary InterfaceObject(SM) software to create a product that meets the ever-changing needs of today's busy financial services professionals." About Access Data Corp. Access Data Corp. is a leading end-to-end provider of consulting, creative, and hosting solutions, primarily for the financial services industry. Combining the extensive "domain specific" technology expertise of its consultants with its proprietary Cognition cognition Act or process of knowing. Cognition includes every mental process that may be described as an experience of knowing (including perceiving, recognizing, conceiving, and reasoning), as distinguished from an experience of feeling or of willing. (SM) methodology, Access Data shortens time to market and minimizes risk for its clients. The firm provides Web-based solutions in areas such as: investment management, shareholder services, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. , e-customer relationship management, knowledge management, and branding. Access Data is headquartered in Pittsburgh with offices in Boston, Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and 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 . For more information, visit www.accessdc.com or call 1-888-799-1744. |
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