Acropolis Systems, Inc. Announces Acquisition of eManage.com.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 Acropolis acropolis (əkrŏp`əlĭs) [Gr.,=high point of the city], elevated, fortified section of various ancient Greek cities. The Acropolis of Athens, a hill c.260 ft (80 m) high, with a flat oval top c. Systems, Inc., a recognized leader in network systems integration and eBusiness solutions, announces the acquisition of eManage.com. eManage is a full service provider of Internet Systems Management solutions to eBusinesses. The company operates Internet Data Centers within Level 3 Communications' gateways throughout the country. eManage's suite of solutions include Internet bandwidth, colocation facilities, monitoring, configuration management services and managed maintenance offerings. The company also provides firewall, load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them , backup and restore, router and switching services. eManage tailors its offerings to each customers' unique technology requirements. Customers ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies are able to choose from customized solutions or an a-la-carte menu of services. "eManage's services together with Acropolis' offerings in the IT infrastructure and eBusiness arena make for a formidable combination. The acquisition of eManage will further strengthen Acropolis' position in the Internet services marketplace on a national basis," said John Pham, 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 Acropolis Systems. Founded on its traditional IT infrastructure expertise, Acropolis has expanded into complementary eBusiness services with its Agora agora (ăg`ərə) [Gr.,=market], in ancient Greece, the public square or marketplace of a city. In early Greek history the agora was primarily used as a place for public assembly; later it functioned mainly as a center of commerce. Division. With the acquisition of eManage.com, Acropolis adds to its portfolio of Internet services. eManage's offerings allow companies to be proactive and strategic in their technology investments, instead of allocating valuable resources in support of IT functions. "Our customers will immediately recognize the benefits of this complementary relationship. The full spectrum of IT expertise and resources at Acropolis will allow them to focus on their core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
About Acropolis Systems, Inc. Acropolis Systems, Inc., founded in 1989, delivers world-class IT infrastructure and eBusiness solutions critical to business continuance and success. The Company's corporate headquarters is located at 1520 McCandless Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035. Acropolis can be reached at 800/735-4311. For further information, please visit our website at www.acropolis.com. About eManage.com Founded in 1999, eManage.com excels at maintaining and managing complex, transaction-intensive eBusiness systems. Our unique infrastructure enables and ensures 24 x 7 availability of our customers' Internet and Intranet systems worldwide. We currently operate five data centers nationwide co-located within Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications NASDAQ: LVLT is a communications and information services company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA. , Inc. Internet and communications facilities in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , 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 , Washington D.C., Denver and 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 . For further information, please visit our website at www.emanage.com. |
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