Air2Web Partners with Dimension Data/Proxicom to Deliver Wireless CRM, SCM, SFA and ERP Applications to the Market.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2001 Air2Web, the top wireless platform provider, Monday announced it has partnered with Dimension Data/Proxicom Inc., a leading Internet consulting firm which was acquired in June by Dimension Data Holdings plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :DDT DDT or 2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1,-trichloroethane, chlorinated hydrocarbon compound used as an insecticide. First introduced during the 1940s, it killed insects that spread disease and feed on crops. ), a leading global technology company providing network and multi-channel e-business solutions to global corporations. The alliance expands the efforts of Air2Web and Dimension Data/Proxicom to develop and deploy integrated, multi-channel enterprise solutions to Fortune 500 and other global companies. These solutions provide businesses with a competitive edge enabling its customers and/or its employees to wirelessly access critical back-end information residing in existing CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation or SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. systems. The Air2Web Mobile Internet Platform enables businesses to create, deploy and deliver enterprise applications to their customers and employees using any digital wireless device including Short Message Service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) and web-enabled phones, personal digital assistant devices (PDAs) and pagers. Air2Web's ability to work with multiple data and audio formats streamlines integration with existing applications. "Dimension Data/Proxicom's strategic alliance with Air2Web is a core component of our company's multi-channel computing strategy," said Greg Fucheck, Dimension Data/Proxicom's director of multi-channel computing. "Utilizing Air2Web's flexible and scalable Mobile Internet Platform, Dimension Data/Proxicom is able to extend the 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). our clients expect of their e-business infrastructure investments through rapid mobile access to key enterprise data." "Dimension Data/Proxicom brings an expanded global client base as well as a tremendous talent pool, strong methodology and invaluable experience in several vertical industries to this unique partnership," said Sanjoy Malik, president and chief executive officer of Air2Web. "Air2Web, in turn, provides the most flexible and powerful platform for enabling anytime, anywhere wireless access to critical back-end enterprise systems. "Together, Air2Web and Dimension Data/Proxicom will provide a unique offering of wireless technology to its respective customers." About Air2Web Air2Web, based in Atlanta, provides the most comprehensive programming environment to wirelessly enable critical back-end solutions like 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. , SFA, CRM, ERP and SCM systems. Air2Web provides wireless delivery to all carriers, networks and devices through a single coding effort and offers seamless support, text and data blending. Air2Web's customers comprise the largest number of enterprises with the highest-volume production applications including UPS, ABN AMRO, Lexmark International, Bass Hotels & Resorts, ADC Telecommunications, Digital Insight, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. SportsLine and other leading finance, travel & hospitality, media & entertainment, health care, retail and transportation companies. For more information about Air2Web, please visit http://www.air2web.com. About Dimension Data/Proxicom Dimension Data Holdings plc is a leading global technology company that represents a new category of systems integrator providing network and multi-channel e-business solutions to global corporations. Founded in 1983 as a specialist supplier of technology and services, Dimension Data's strategy has evolved with the emergence of the intelligent network as the most important enabler in business today. Dimension Data's global presence combined with its expertise and extensive skills base in network infrastructure and e-business solutions environments enables its customers to ascend into the global marketplace through 100 percent connectivity and integration. Listed on 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. , Dimension Data is a member of the FTSE 100 index FTSE 100 Index A market-weighted index of the 100 leading companies traded in Great Britain on the London Stock Exchange. The Financial Times , employs over 12,000 people and operates in over 30 countries on six continents. Dimension Data has achieved a three-year compound annual growth rate in U.S. dollars of 73 percent in revenue and 36 percent in basic earnings per share. For more information, please go to www.didata.com. Proxicom was acquired by Dimension Data in June 2001. Proxicom, founded in 1991, is a leading e-business consulting and development company that delivers innovative Internet and multi-channel solutions to Fortune 500 companies and other global businesses. The company's 1,000 strategy, creative and technology professionals provide specialized e-business consulting and development expertise in the following global industry practices: automotive and manufacturing, communications and high tech, consumer goods and retail, energy, financial services, media and entertainment and service industries. For more information, please go to www.proxicom.com or call 1-877/PROXICOM. |
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