Account4 and UK-based Amey plc Enter into Partnership Agreement.Business/Technology Editors NEWTON, Mass.(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2000-- Agreement augments Account4's European presence and enables Amey to provide integrated resource management solutions to global client base. Account4, a leader in Web-based professional services automation See PSA. (PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. ) software, announced a strategic partnership with Amey plc, an FTSE FTSE A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times. Notes: The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States. 250 firm regarded as one of the United Kingdom's leading providers of outsourced services. The newly formed Amey Technology Services division, which offers consulting and business solutions, will utilize Account4(R) PSA software as well as supply the software solution to clients under the terms of the agreement. 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. Amey, this partnership is a natural step in the Technology Services division's growth. As explained by John Robinson Several notable individuals have been named John Robinson: Politicians
This alliance will provide Web-based resource management solutions that will enable Amey to maximize its clients' human capital assets capital assets n. equipment, property, and funds owned by a business. (See: capital, capital account) - a crucial requirement for the growing e-commerce economy. Amey Technology Services provides skilled resources and business solutions for a variety of clients - ranging from 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 IT consulting to traditional brick-and-mortar companies. Amey will utilize Account4 to search for and procure appropriate resources for client projects, then use Account4 to manage these skilled workgroups. In addition, Amey will offer Account4 software and services to clients as an ideal way to streamline their business processes, improve management capabilities, and optimize operations and profitability. "We are pleased to expand our global presence as well as gain a powerful ally overseas by partnering with this member of the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. top 250 firms," said John Lucas John Lucas may refer to:
About Amey plc Amey plc is a business support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services specialist based in the United Kingdom. In the last year, the company has re-listed from the construction to the support services sector of the FTSE and has seen its share price more than double, propelling it into the FTSE 250. Amey is now regarded as one of the UK's leading providers of outsourced services. In 1999 turnover was (pound)523 million and the company has a workforce of over 6,500 employees. The company provides the broadest range of support services to the public and private sector as well as to large-scale infrastructure owners in its sector. It operates in all segments of the economy adding value to its operations through well-applied customer focus, innovation and the application of technology in order to seek lasting customer satisfaction. Clients include blue chip companies such as Marks & Spencer and Centrica and range from major Government Departments such as the Ministry of Defence to local government councils such as Portsmouth. About Account4(R) Software: Account4 is a fully integrated, Web-based, end-to-end PSA solution grouped into three major areas that mirror the business model of a typical professional services organization (PSO PSO - Oracle Parallel Server ) or corporate information technology (IT) department: Business Development, Service Delivery and Administration. Account4's thin-client (browser only) architecture coupled with a central repository provides users the ability to access, share and collaborate on key data integral to the success of their business. About Account4: Account4 (www.account4.com) develops Internet-based software products and services that enable PSOs and corporate IT departments to successfully manage projects and increase the utilization, productivity, effectiveness, and retention of their workforces. Over the past 13 years, Account4 has provided solutions to a premier customer base of over 175 companies representing over 290,000 licensed users. |
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