Applix and Consist International Announce a Strategic e-Business Partnership for CRM Solutions.Business/Technology Editors WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2000 Consist joins the Applix Leadership Alliance Partner (ALAP) program to provide Web-Based Customer Relationship Management (iCRM) solutions to the Latin American Market High resolution images available for download at www.wirepix.com/newsphotos Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :APLX), announced today that Consist International has joined its ALAP partner program to provide the industry-leading Web-based iCRM solution - iEnterprise - as part of its integrated offering to key industries including 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. , insurance, government, telecom, public utilities, and more in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study by AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Research, global expenditures toward CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. software will grow from $3.7B in 1999 to $16.8B by 2003, a compound annual growth rate of 49 percent. Consist International, headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , provides extensive reach both in Latin America and globally. The company currently provides financial applications, business management and mission-critical solutions, as well as consulting services to commercial, public sector, and multinational organizations in 38 countries. Consist has offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East. As an Applix ALAP partner, Consist adds a broad base of experience providing technology solutions, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and systems integration to key industries. Consist will incorporate Applix's leading solution for Web-based iCRM - iEnterprise - to provide a complete solution offering that initially includes consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for the Latin American market. The suite includes modules that manage, organize and facilitate all customer interactions, and serves as the sales and services framework for many traditional and e-businesses. According to Natalio Fridman, president of Consist International, "We look forward to partnering with Applix and providing our customers in Latin America with a complete CRM offering that will dramatically improve their customer interactions, online service capabilities and e-Business processes in general. The Applix e-Business solution for iCRM will provide an excellent complement to Consist Financials - our fully integrated and comprehensive financial management and accounting solution." Mr. Fridman concludes, "By integrating the industry-leading software solutions from our respective companies, and combining our unique service and consulting experience in financial services, insurance, government, telecom, and public utilities, we will be able to provide our clients with a robust and complete iCRM solution." Alan Goldsworthy, president & 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. of Applix comments, "We are excited about partnering with Consist International. The reach offered by Consist into Latin America is of special interest to Applix. We see this as a rapidly growing area of opportunity. Consist has established itself globally as a successful technology provider and systems integrator for the largest financial services, insurance, government, telecom, and public utility companies in the world. These are among the key industries that Applix is targeting for growth for our e-Business solutions." Suzanne Hoffman, vice president of Applix Strategic Alliances adds, "As an Applix Leadership Alliance Partner (ALAP) program member, we believe Consist's integrated solution for both financial and iCRM automation provides its clients with a superior approach to meeting their financial, operational and e-Business requirements." About Applix Applix, Inc. (NASDAQ:APLX), headquartered in Westboro, Mass., enables interactive and collaborative e-Business processes throughout Web-based communities. Applix e-Business Solutions include Applix iEnterprise, and iCustomerCommunity.com - an interactive, Web-based community for the entire e-Business value chain. Applix delivers a comprehensive community for planning functions (iPlanning) including budgeting, financial, customer and operational analysis with a set of real-time Business Intelligence/OLAP applications that uses OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing) Decision support software that allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform trend analysis on sales and financial information. technology provided by Applix iTM1. More information can be found at http://www.applix.com. About Consist International Founded in 1972, the Consist Group, which include Consist International and affiliated Consist companies, is a leading information technology vendor. It delivers systems software; consulting and outsourcing services; data warehouse systems; as well as Consist Financials; human resource software; customer care; Internet solutions and business management and mission-critical applications to major corporate and public sector customers in 38 countries. Headquartered in New York City, Consist has offices in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. MaK DATA SYSTEM, a German consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , is a subsidiary of Consist International Inc. Consist's open family of portable software may be deployed in a centralized, client/server, or network environment. Customers such as Embratel, Telmex, Telefonica, SERPRO, Otis Elevator, HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , Bank of Boston, Bank Leumi Bank Leumi (Hebrew: בנק לאומי, lit. National Bank) is an Israeli bank. , and the Commonwealth of Virginia rely on Consist to enable them to integrate and control their management information resources, and to run the same software in both centralized, client/server, and Web based environments. Consist also offers consulting on implementation, training, and support services covering the entire product lifecycle. More information about Consist can be found on the Web at www.consist.com. Notes to Investors This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Specifically, comments related to the demand for, revenue from and acceptance of the Company's products and the Company's position in the markets, may be considered forward-looking and subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: the rate of growth in market demand for the products; the acceptance of the Company's products; intense competitive conditions; rapid technological change; frequent new product introductions and evolving domestic and international standards, which may render existing products and services obsolete. Refer to the Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1999 for a list of factors as discussed under "Risk Factors". Applix does not undertake - and specifically declines any obligation - to publicly release the result of any revision, which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. All trademarks, registered trademarks, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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