Aspen Systems Corporation Uses SiteScape to Provide its Clients with a Forum for Collaboration.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003 Strategic Consulting Firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a Hosts SiteScape-Based System that Allows Clients to Track Documents, Hold Discussions Regardless of Geography SiteScape(R), the premier provider of affordable Web-based enterprise collaboration, today announced that Aspen aspen, in botany aspen: see willow. Aspen, city, United States Aspen (ăs`pən), city (1990 pop. 5,049), alt. 7,850 ft (2,390 m), seat of Pitkin co., S central Colo. Systems Corporation, a leading provider of outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. and strategic solutions for federal government, state and local entities and the private sector, has successfully built a model for client collaboration using SiteScape Enterprise Forum. Responding to the needs of its clients, many of which have geographically disparate employee bases, Aspen Systems turned to SiteScape Enterprise Forum to provide an environment that could streamline communication between members of different groups across Aspen's client base, both government and commercial. The firm needed a system that it could host, and that allows multiple individuals to collaborate on documents and track multiple versions. "SiteScape allowed us to provide our clients with capabilities such as threaded discussion A running commentary of messages between two or more people in a discussion group. See message thread and discussion group. , search and document tracking that create a new dynamic in the way our clients can communicate across their large enterprises," said Paresh Majethia, Information Systems Manager at Aspen Systems Corporation. "By incorporating additional features such as calendaring and 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. , we anticipate being able to both expand Forum's use with existing clients as well as position it as an attractive feature to prospective new clients." The first Aspen Systems customer to employ SiteScape Enterprise Forum was the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ Noun 1. NIJ - the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice National Institute of Justice Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice Department, Justice - the United States federal department responsible for ) AGILE program, which has members in eight different cities located coast to coast across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The AGILE program uses Forum to share information with and collect project reports from project managers, researchers, and public safety specialists involved in communication interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. projects funded by the NIJ. "We find that our customers are using SiteScape to address internal collaboration issues, and to further extend its capabilities to their own clients," said Timothy P. Butler, 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 SiteScape. "The ability to offer collaboration as a client feature is a compelling value proposition for a services-based company such as Aspen Systems." SiteScape continues to create partnerships with consulting firms, systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. and resellers who seek collaboration solutions to add value to their offerings. About Aspen Systems Corporation Founded in 1958, Aspen Systems is an information management company which offers a wide range of outsourcing and strategic services to the government and private sector. Aspen has management expertise in electronic business solutions, information systems design and management, contact center and clearinghouse clearinghouse Institution established by firms engaged in similar activities to enable them to offset transactions with one another in order to limit payment settlements to net balances. operations, publications development and distribution, training and technical assistance, document imaging, and records management. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, Aspen has locations throughout the Nation. For more information about Aspen, visit www.aspensys.com. About SiteScape(R) SiteScape, Inc. provides the premier and most affordable foundation for Web-based collaboration. SiteScape's flexible, feature-rich products and services address core collaboration needs and serve as the foundation for integrating collaboration with other enterprise applications. Built on an open, scalable architecture that is platform-independent, SiteScape's products can be rapidly implemented with virtually no learning curve, allowing the product to grow through the enterprise. Founded in 1995 and evolved from the industry's first Web-based collaboration solution, SiteScape's products are the preferred collaboration solution for numerous Global 2000 and mid-market customers, spanning industries such as government, DoD, aerospace, oil & gas, construction, high tech, automotive, trade associations, and education. For more information about SiteScape, visit http://www.sitescape.com. SiteScape and SiteScape Forum are registered trademarks of SiteScape, Inc. |
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