Armstrong World Industries Selects Clarity from Niku to Align IT and Business Objectives Across Global Enterprise.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2004 Solution Will Drive Strategic Decisions Related to IT, New Product Development, Quality Control and Contract Management Niku Corporation (Nasdaq: NIKU), the leading vendor of IT Management and Governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. (IT-MG) solutions, today announced that Armstrong World Industries Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is an international designer and manufacturer of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Armstrong operates 39 plants in 10 countries and has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide. recently signed an agreement to implement Clarity(TM), the latest version of Niku's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. . Clarity will drive enterprise-wide alignment between the business and IT, as well as in the company's new product development, quality and relationship management initiatives. The $3 billion-plus manufacturer of floors, ceilings and cabinets plans to roll out the system to several hundred business and IT managers who support a worldwide enterprise spanning 14 countries and 16,500 employees. Armstrong will begin its implementation by using Clarity as a complete system for IT Management and Governance in its IT business units, providing both technology staff and business executives with end-to-end end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. visibility into the company's entire portfolio of IT projects and initiatives - from conception, planning and prioritization, through execution, tracking and measurement. Following this initial roll-out, Armstrong intends to use Clarity beyond IT to drive decision making, planning, management and execution related to Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. quality control, new product development and contract bidding management. "Armstrong's objective is to be the 'best' building material supplier -- best in quality, safety, and innovation," said Mark Young, Director of Program Management at Armstrong World Industries. "Technology plays a pivotal role in achieving this goal, and with the Niku solution, we will have the power, depth, and expertise necessary to drive the highest quality across a wide portfolio of corporate initiatives." Clarity is a web-based suite, with eight modules that organizations can leverage to manage the full portfolio lifecycle -- from investment selection, to initiative delivery, to results assessment -- all from within a single, seamlessly integrated enterprise application. Able to sustain tens of thousands of users, Clarity's Global 2000 Proven architecture supports even the most complex, global teams, in a multi-language, multi-currency environment. While project teams benefit from best-in-class, collaborative project, resource and financial management, business executives use Clarity dashboards to gain real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. visibility into entire portfolios of projects, applications, products and other classes of investments. "For an international organization like Armstrong World Industries, Clarity is a perfect fit -- it's robust enough to handle the complexities of an operation with manufacturing plants, employees and contracts all over the world. At the same time, it's so accessible that even non-technical business users can gain new insights into how to successfully implement initiatives, better manage resources and maximize investments company-wide," said Joshua Pickus, 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. of Niku Corporation. "We look forward to working with Armstrong to build a foundation for IT-MG and beyond." About Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Armstrong Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets. In 2003, Armstrong's net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight totaled more than $3 billion. Based in Lancaster, PA, Armstrong operates 44 plants in 12 countries and has approximately 15,200 employees worldwide. More information about Armstrong is available on the Internet at www.armstrong.com. About Niku Niku Corporation (Nasdaq: NIKU) is the leading vendor of IT Management and Governance (IT-MG) solutions. More than 400,000 users at industry leaders such as 3M, Bell South, Harrah's Entertainment Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) is a gaming corporation that owns and operates casinos, hotels, and six golf courses under several brands. The company, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest gaming company in the world, with yearly revenues around $7.11 billion. , HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , Nissan, Unilever and Visa International depend on Niku software to maximize their Return on IT. Niku's Global 2000 Proven capabilities make it the leading solution for Product Development Planning and Management, and Professional Services Automation See PSA. , in addition to IT-MG. Niku Corporation is a publicly held company with a global presence. For more information, contact info@niku.com or visit www.niku.com. |
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