Active Software Announces Global Partnership with MCI Systemhouse to Integrate Disparate Enterprise Software Applications.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 1999-- Active Software Provides Enabling Technology for EnterpriseConnect Solution Active Software(TM), Inc., the leading provider of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) software products, today announced a partnership with MCI Systemhouse MCI Systemhouse , a subsidiary of Washington, DC-based MCI Communications Corporation, was the result of the merger of Canadian company SHL Systemhouse with MCI's technical services branch. The new company was formed to provide systems integration and outsourcing services. , MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom's (Nasdaq:WCOM WCOM MCI/Worldcom (stock symbol) WCOM Windows Component Object Model WCOM Wireless Communication ) global information technology services company. Under terms of the agreement, Active Software's ActiveWorks(TM) Integration System will be used for MCI Systemhouse's EnterpriseConnect, a new global service suite, which combines key integration technologies, industry partnerships and critical expertise to integrate software packages, legacy systems, and custom-built applications into a seamless flow of information. "MCI Systemhouse has been working closely with customers to understand their requirements and define solutions for integrating and leveraging applications across the enterprise," said Stuart Hammer, practice director, Enterprise Application Integration Solutions (EAIS EAIS Enlisted Assignment Information System ), MCI Systemhouse. "Our partnership with Active Software, and the resulting EnterpriseConnect service suite, provides the flexible, scalable and open-integration solution that enterprise environments demand and that will give MCI Systemhouse a significant competitive advantage in serving our customers' needs." "Active Software is pleased to be an integral part of MCI Systemhouse's business solutions that enable its customers to capture the full potential of existing business application portfolios," said Chet Kapoor, vice president, business development, Active Software. "By working with a global systems integrator like MCI Systemhouse, we are continuing to expand the delivery of our products to IT professionals worldwide." The combination of MCI Systemhouse's world-class IT consulting expertise and Active Software's award-winning ActiveWorks Integration System enables customers to assemble a complete EAI solution without taking on a risky, high-cost integration effort. MCI Systemhouse's EnterpriseConnect product will further allow customers to quickly and cost-effectively eliminate data duplication, facilitate reusability of software assets, Web-enable legacy systems, integrate redundant systems in a merger or acquisition environment, provide a framework for new packages to be integrated in the future, and reduce maintenance costs. EnterpriseConnect Delivered by MCI Systemhouse's EAIS practice, EnterpriseConnect combines key integration technologies, industry partnerships and critical expertise to integrate software packages, legacy systems and custom-built applications, and ensures their functionality across a shared network environment in the process. By leveraging appropriate technology, the solution facilitates reuse of software assets, simplifies interaction between subsystems, allows new components to "plug and play" with existing ones and reduces maintenance costs. The EnterpriseConnect solution includes products from key alliance partners, including Active Software and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . Active Software Founded in 1995, Active Software is a leading supplier of network-based integration software products that help enterprises integrate disparate information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. . A pioneer in the new category of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Active Software provides a flexible, scalable and open suite of products that offers the broadest scope of integration in the industry. Privately-held Active Software is funded by Aspect Telecommunications, BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Cambridge Technology Capital Fund, Charter Growth Capital, Enterprise Partners, Intel(R) Corporation, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), founded in 1850, is a diversified, global financial services firm. It is a participant in investment banking, equity and fixed income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking. , NIF NIF See: Note issuance facility Ventures USA, Sierra Ventures and Spring Creek Partners. It is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.activesw.com Note to Editors: The Active Software logo is a registered trademark and ActiveWorks and Active Software are trademarks of Active Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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