Announcing AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks Solutions.Business/Technology Editors RUTHERFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2002 AXS-One Inc. A New Innovative Approach to "Right Sizing" Systems: Rapid Implementation, Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. Architecture, and Industry Expertise Provide Highly Scalable Value-Chain Solutions, High 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). and Minimized Integration Effort AXS-One Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : AXO AXO Asianxo (website) AXO Alpha Chi Omega (sorority) AXO Ach So AXO Access Extension Object ), a leading provider of Web Services-based business solutions, today announced a new family of products, AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks(TM). These rapid deployment solutions are modular, configurable templates for solving tactical integration problems by managing collaborative processes within the enterprise and across the value chain. An early example of AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions was recently awarded the Association for Image and Information Management (AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. ) Best Practice Award for a cash management and dispute reconciliation solution at Brittany Ferries Brittany Ferries is a French ferry company that runs ships between France, the UK, Ireland and Spain. History 1970s and 1980s The company was founded in January 1973 by Alexis Gourvennec, and began sailings between Roscoff in Brittany and Plymouth in the South , a leading European travel and shipping organization. AXS-One also won Transform Magazine's Best of AIIM Award for Web Services. By building upon a proven product family and reducing the need for custom solution development, AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions reduce cost of ownership, dramatically reduce implementation times and provide a tangible ROI. AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions, built on AXS-One's Web Services architecture utilizing industry standards including XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , SOAP and WSDL (Web Services Description Language) An XML-based language for defining Web services. Developed by Microsoft and IBM, WSDL describes the protocols and formats used by the service. , allow applications to share services and exchange information regardless of operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , platform, device or interface. "The effectiveness of an organization's value chain is directly dependent upon the timeliness and completeness of the information made available to trading partners. Information trapped in legacy systems, multiple databases, back-office repositories, and point-solutions can result in missed opportunities and bad business decisions unless it is quickly integrated into business processes," said John Rade John Rade, (born August 31, 1960, in Ceres, California) was a linebacker in the NFL from 1983 to 1991. , 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. , AXS-One Inc. "Our goal is to give organizations the power to deploy process-driven value chains enabling them to more quickly offer their customers and partners new and better services. We are honored by the recognition and confirmation from both AIIM and Transform Magazine, for providing superb solutions and technology." AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions were created to solve business-critical problems using a combination of AXS-One's market leading products, AXS-One professional services, and comprehensive subject matter expertise in business process management, financial management and legacy system integration. All of the new AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions leverage these capabilities, and include: -- Risk assessment and resolution -- Aggregation and distribution of information and reports -- Reconciliation, exception and dispute resolution -- Improving service levels to employees, customers and suppliers -- Automated approval processing -- Period-end variance analysis and budgeting -- Help and support desk management Using AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions, organizations can centralize critical information from multiple sources, static or otherwise, and enable fast, seamless collaboration with customers, partners and suppliers via the Internet. IT information can be re-purposed and integrated into best practice process templates that allow intelligent business actions to be taken automatically. At the same time, it allows anomalies to be quickly identified and escalated throughout the value chain. Rade continued, "Many industry experts have moved away from recommending big bang big bang Model of the origin of the universe, which holds that it emerged from a state of extremely high temperature and density in an explosive expansion 10 billion–15 billion years ago. solutions and their associated costs, risks and timelines. They are now recommending a tactical, short time to benefit, high ROI, low risk approach to system implementation. AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions are ideal for companies that wish to take this approach to develop systems which share data collaboratively with customers, suppliers and partners. AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions also provide the environment that allows automated business processes to intelligently manage business rules, policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental ." AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions employ AXS-One's proprietary e-Cellerator(TM) implementation methodology. Using e-Cellerator methodology, companies are able to take complex business problems and break them down into easily manageable projects producing high rates of return in short timeframes without compromising existing projects or extensively using scarce IT resources. AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks solutions are available immediately. For more information, visit www.axsone.com. About AXS-One Inc. AXS-One (AMEX: AXO) is a provider of Web Services-based business solutions for global 2000 companies, professional service organizations (PSOs) and financial managers. AXS-One has implemented high-volume, scalable and secure business solutions for hundreds of customers across the globe. AXS-One has approximately 300 employees in offices worldwide, including Singapore, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. AXS-One was founded in 1978, and is based in Rutherford, New Jersey Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 18,110. Rutherford was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 21, 1881, from portions of Union Township, . For further information on AXS-One, visit www.axsone.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks detailed in the company's documents and reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AXS-One, "Access Tomorrow Today", e-Cellerator, AXSPoint, AXS AXS Access AXS Anomalous X-Ray Scattering AXS Alpha Chi Sigma AXS Alpha X-Ray Spectrometer AXS Activex Script Desk, "AXS-One Collaboration FrameWorks" and Tivity are trademarks of, and TransAXS is a registered trademark of, AXS-One Inc., in the U.S. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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