AdvancePCS Leverages Merant Dimensions to Win InfoWorld 100 Award.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003 Merant's Change Management Platform Helps AdvancePCS Boost Productivity by 175% and Decrease Software Delivery Times by 83% Merant (Nasdaq:MRNT) (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :MRN MRN Motor Racing Network MRN Medical Record Number MRN Magnetic Resonance Neurography MRN Medicare Remittance Notice MRN Matières Radioactives Naturelles MRN Meteorological Rocket Network MRN Manufacturers Resource Network ), a leading provider of software and services that deliver flexible control of code, content and other business-critical assets, today announced that AdvancePCS, a Merant(R) Dimensions(TM) customer, has received one of the 2003 InfoWorld 100 awards. These prestigious annual awards honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. enterprise IT projects that have made the best use of innovative technology to meet business goals. The nation's largest independent provider of health improvement services, AdvancePCS has more than 75 million health plan members and approximately $28 billion in annual prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, spending. The company was named to the InfoWorld 100 list due to the outstanding results of its enterprise change management initiative, achieved largely through the use of Merant's comprehensive change management platform, Merant Dimensions. AdvancePCS implemented Merant Dimensions to control and track modifications to software code, web content and business processes across its organization, with the ultimate goal of increasing productivity, improving product quality and reducing delivery times. "Like many companies, we prefer tools that easily integrate with existing systems since they deliver the highest overall ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . We were particularly impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with how Merant Dimensions worked with existing technologies for requirements as diverse as tracking software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. , logging trouble tickets and managing vacation requests," said John Jackola, CM Manager for AdvancePCS' Enterprise Configuration Management Group. "With Merant Dimensions, we can now seamlessly manage multiple change cycles across our organization and meet critical government regulations, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, , with one comprehensive solution. We're very gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that this accomplishment resulted in our being recognized as one of the InfoWorld 100." Since implementing Merant Dimensions, AdvancePCS has witnessed an 80 percent increase in the quantity of software builds per day, with build times reduced from 3-to-4 hours to as little as 15 minutes. The company attributes these results to Merant Dimensions' ability to improve workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. and help developers re-use code. AdvancePCS has also experienced an 83 percent decrease in software delivery times as well as a 175 percent increase in overall productivity, and has reduced the overhead costs overhead costs see fixed costs. associated with having a full-time, dedicated administrator. "Vendors always claim to offer products that deliver solid ROI, but Merant is one of the few companies that can actually substantiate To establish the existence or truth of a particular fact through the use of competent evidence; to verify. For example, an Eyewitness might be called by a party to a lawsuit to substantiate that party's testimony. such statements with hard numbers. The results seen by AdvancePCS are exactly the type of tangible benefits development organizations can achieve by implementing Merant Dimensions or one of our other change management solutions," said Ash Owen, director of product marketing at Merant. IT initiatives nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. for the InfoWorld 100 were judged on innovation and overall project complexity. Judges reviewed what cutting-edge technologies were used, stumbling blocks stum·bling block n. An obstacle or impediment. stumbling block Noun any obstacle that prevents something from taking place or progressing Noun 1. that were overcome, integration issues, and how project leaders worked with users and other business units to achieve success. To view a full case study on AdvancePCS' implementation of Merant Dimensions, please visit www.merant.com/Customers/Success/SuccessStories/AdvancePCS%20.asp. About Merant Dimensions Merant Dimensions is the industry's most flexible and comprehensive change management platform, providing -- in a single framework -- comprehensive process control, versioning, baseline management, issue management, release management, next-generation build management, and workflow management. Ideal for collaborative team environments and distributed groups, Merant Dimensions can be rapidly implemented, ensuring the protection and management of all enterprise assets. Featuring process control that can be easily customized, Merant Dimensions quickly simplifies change management across an entire organization. Leveraging the Merant Dimensions platform, organizations can reduce costs, increase productivity, and better manage their technology initiatives to meet business objectives and regulatory or audit requirements. About AdvancePCS AdvancePCS (www.advancepcs.com) is the nation's leading provider of health improvement services. AdvancePCS offers health plans a wide range of health improvement products and services designed to improve the quality of care delivered to health plan members and manage costs. AdvancePCS is ranked by Fortune magazine as one of America's 100 fastest-growing public companies and is included on the Forbes Platinum 400 list of best big companies. AdvancePCS earned the number three spot on the Barron's 500 list of best performing companies. About Merant Merant delivers the industry's most flexible and comprehensive enterprise change management solutions. Thousands of organizations across the globe rely on Merant's software and services to dramatically enhance the productivity, quality and ROI of their technology initiatives by allowing them to easily track, manage and control modifications in business-critical information assets. For more information, please visit www.merant.com. Merant is a registered trademark of Merant. Merant Dimensions is a trademark of Merant. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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