Allfirst Bank Relies on Merant Collage for Complete Web Content Control.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2002 Merant Collage(TM) Provides Secure and Auditable Collaborative Environment for Allfirst's Web Teams and Web Content Contributors 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 Allfirst Bank has implemented Merant Collage. A scalable and affordable Web content management solution, Merant Collage enables Allfirst to automate workflow, and facilitate seamless, ongoing team collaboration on the development, editing and approval of content to be published on Allfirst's corporate Web site. With over 250 branches, Allfirst relies on its corporate Web site as a primary means of communication to its retail, business and commercial customers. Therefore, it is crucial for Allfirst to update its Web site with accurate product, service, policy and regulatory information promptly to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction. Allfirst selected Merant Collage for its efficient workflow functionality, easy administration, and granular granular /gran·u·lar/ (gran´u-lar) made up of or marked by presence of granules or grains. gran·u·lar adj. 1. Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains. 2. permissions to maintain control over its continuously changing Web content. "As a full-range 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. institution, we have very stringent requirements for our Web initiatives. Keeping online content current and accurate is essential both for meeting the needs of our customers and preventing potential legal issues," said Erik Steensen, senior Internet engineer A person responsible for developing and maintaining the infrastructure that supports the public Web site, intranet and associated LANs and WANs. May be involved in developing transaction-based applications for e-commerce. See e-commerce engineer. at Allfirst. "We've been impressed by Collage's unique ability to address these issues without any complex implementation procedures, and have enjoyed outstanding service and responsiveness from Merant's sales and customer support teams." With Merant Collage, Allfirst can maintain an audit trail of all changes to site content, ensuring both accountability and traceability. Moreover, Collage increases overall content quality and employee productivity for Allfirst not only by empowering users with direct content contribution capabilities, but by offering centralized control 1. In air defense, the control mode whereby a higher echelon makes direct target assignments to fire units. 2. In joint air operations, placing within one commander the responsibility and authority for planning, directing, and coordinating a military operation or group/category of and customizable approval processes. "Merant Collage's reporting capabilities make it a powerful solution for large financial services organizations that need to meet audit requirements," said Martin Frid-Nielsen, vice president of development at Merant. "Like many of our customers, Allfirst has quickly discovered that automated collaborative processes ensure quality and accuracy, and increase team productivity." Merant Collage manages the entire Web development lifecycle from creation to deployment, meeting the requirements of Internet, intranet and extranet initiatives with control, quality and speed. In a single integrated system, Merant Collage provides automated workflow control, a powerful deployment engine and many built-in productivity features that get Web infrastructure up and running quickly while providing a secure, reliable, easy-to-use environment for ongoing tracking and content contributions. Merant Collage integrates seamlessly with software configuration management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ) tools, including Merant's PVCS A popular system of version control and configuration management software from Serena Software, Inc., San Mateo, CA, that runs on DOS, Windows, OS/2 and various Unix platforms. It is widely used on PC-based LANs. product family, providing a collaborative environment for application developers and Web design teams to build Web applications and dynamic Web sites. About Merant Collage Merant Collage, a browser-based Web lifecycle management toolset, captures, secures and tracks enterprise content, and enables code and content joint deployment. Built on open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , it delivers control, quality and speed to Web initiatives by offering ease of use and implementation, flexible task management with workflow control, and powerful deployment capabilities. Merant Collage empowers content owners by allowing them to use a built-in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. content editor or any preferred tools. At the same time, through granular security and flexible process, Merant Collage ensures content integrity and maintains quality standards. Merant Collage scales to the size of the user community, the number of user sites, the amount of content user contributed and the locations for distributed deployment. About Allfirst Allfirst Financial Inc. is a regional, diversified financial The diversified financial services segment includes a range of consumer and commercially-oriented companies offering a wide variety of products and services, including various lending products (such as home equity loans and credit cards), insurance, and securities and investment services company headquartered in Baltimore, Md., offering a full range of financial services including banking, trust, investment and insurance to retail, business and commercial customers. Its banking subsidiary, Allfirst Bank, operates 260 bank branches and 600 ATMs throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. , and Delaware. Allfirst Financial Inc.'s assets were $17.9 billion as of March 31, 2002. Information about Allfirst Financial is available at www.allfirst.com. About Merant Merant's software and services give companies the most flexible control of code, content and workflow, enabling them to better view, track, protect and re-use business-critical assets. More than 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Merant's cost-effective solutions to optimize business processes, thereby significantly boosting productivity, visibility and 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). . Merant's product line currently includes the PVCS family of solutions and Merant Collage. For more information, please visit www.merant.com. Collage and Merant are trademarks of Merant. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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