Armstrong World Industries Selects Percussion Software's Rhythmyx Content Manager.Business/Technology Editors STONEHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2002 - Global Leader Selects Rhythmyx V4.0 for its Multi-Lingual Support, Robust Functionality, Ease of Use and Cost-Effectiveness - - Armstrong's Use of Percussion's Rapid Ownership Program To Facilitate On-Time, On-Budget Implementation - Percussion percussion /per·cus·sion/ (per-kush´un) the act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition of the underlying parts by the sound obtained. (R) Software, the only content management vendor committed to providing the lowest total cost of ownership for the enterprise, announced today 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. , Inc., -- a subsidiary of Armstrong Holdings, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACK (ACKnowledgment code) The communications code sent from a receiving station to a transmitting station to indicate that it is ready to accept data. It is also used to acknowledge the error-free receipt of transmitted data. Contrast with NAK. 1. ), a global leader in the design, innovation and manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets -- has selected Rhythmyx(TM) Content Manager V4.0 to streamline the creation and automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the publishing of content to its domestic and international Web sites, which host millions of unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. annually. Through the integration of Rhythmyx, Armstrong will effectively lower the cost of its Web presence by enabling line-of-business users to easily and cost-effectively evolve its Web presence to meet the dynamic needs of its fast-paced business. Armstrong selected Rhythmyx 4.0 after a comprehensive review and evaluation of top tier content management vendor offerings. Rhythmyx' multi-lingual support, robust functionality, ease of integration and use, as well as the cost-effectiveness of Percussion's solution were the driving factors in Armstrong's decision. Armstrong will begin its Rhythmyx implementation with the Company's German corporate site, with plans to migrate the content management system to other sites throughout the year. Armstrong's Web presence is comprised of 15 Web sites, including eight US residential business sites, four US commercial business sites, and three major International sites. Armstrong's Web sites have over eight hundred pages of detailed content. Armstrong is also leveraging Percussion Software's Rapid Ownership Program -- a proven knowledge transfer methodology that facilitates on-time and on-budget CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. implementations. Through this hands-on learning experience, Armstrong will work in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with Percussion's skilled consultants to gain the expertise required to deploy and implement the content management solution as necessary, across its enterprise. "As a global concern, Armstrong requires one content management system to support our multi-lingual needs, as well as powerful workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. management, ease-of-use, and cost-effectiveness," said Jon Litofsky, Armstrong's Manager of eBusiness Technology. "After conducting a comprehensive analysis of available solutions, we determined that Rhythmyx was the best choice we could make." Rhythmyx Content Manager is the first content management system that allows business users to define content usage - empowering the people in an organization who know content best. Its cutting-edge Active Assembly(TM) functionality allows business users to group and arrange content into Web pages, without requiring template (1) A pre-designed document or data file formatted for common purposes such as a fax, invoice or business letter. If the document contains an automated process, such as a word processing macro or spreadsheet formula, then the programming is already written and embedded in the redesigns from Web developers. Rhythmyx provides end users with the flexibility and control required to easily assemble content into Web pages, while providing the scalability and the reliability required to quickly deploy, implement and maintain the content management system with cost-effective internal resources. Together, these improvements increase performance and drive down the cost of evolution of a company's Web site. "We are proud to add yet another FORTUNE 500 company to our client roster," said Barry Reynolds, 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 Percussion Software. "Armstrong's global presence, and their ability to leverage Rhythmyx to support their multi-lingual sales, marketing and service efforts gives further validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. to the unparalleled features and functionalities of Percussion's solution and our ability to provide the lowest total cost of ownership for enterprise content management solutions." About Percussion Software Percussion Software (www.percussion.com), a leader in the content management market, is the only vendor to reduce the total cost of ownership of content management solutions by reducing the costs and skill level required to evolve and expand an organization's Web presence. Percussion'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. , Rhythmyx Content Manager, provides line-of-business users with unprecedented control to manage their own content without the need for technical expertise. Percussion's portfolio of Rhythmyx customers includes global and market leaders McKesson Corporation, Armstrong World Industries and Network World. Rhythmyx boasts a long list of industry awards including finalist in the category of "e-Business Foundations" for eWEEK's 2002 eXcellence Awards and winner of the Canadian E-Content Award for "Content Management System of the Year" presented by Information Highways. Other awards include an Editors' Choice by PC Magazine in March 2001 and "Best of Show" for "Best Web Application Development Software" at Spring Internet World 2000. About Armstrong World Industries Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Armstrong Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ACK), is a global leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Based in Lancaster, Pa., Armstrong has approximately 16,000 employees worldwide. Armstrong 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 in 2001 were more than $3 billion. More information about Armstrong is available on the Internet at www.armstrong.com. |
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