Aventail Builds Worldwide Business Partner Network for Deloitte Consulting.Business/High Tech Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000 15,000 Consultants in 34 Countries to Streamline Processes and Improve Delivery of Services Through the Aventail.Net(TM) Managed Service Deloitte Consulting had a large challenge -- 15,000 Deloitte Consulting practitioners spent weeks at client sites and required access to critical internal applications and methodologies in order to provide the best service and solutions to their clients. But their traditional remote access methods were slow and frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: for the consultants. Realizing the Internet was the answer, they began to search for a replacement method that would take advantage of the Internet to access their internal infrastructure. Mike Dombrowski, director of technology infrastructure for Deloitte Consulting, and his group researched technology solutions that would give users access from any location using any device, such as desktops at a corporate site, airport kiosks or wireless products, before recommending the Aventail.Net(TM) managed service provided by Aventail Corporation, a leader in building and managing Business Partner Networks. "The Aventail solution enables us to connect our consultants and our clients to our network in a very secure manner using a managed service," said Larry Quinlan, Deloitte Consulting's global CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. . "The Aventail.Net service gives us the ability to securely access internal applications, infrastructure, development systems and email anytime, anywhere, at much higher speeds than traditional dial up access -- and Aventail got the system up and running in a short period of time without overloading our IT department's resources," said Mike Dombrowski. Now that Deloitte Consulting has launched the Aventail.Net managed service, consultants in over 34 countries have instant, reliable and secure access to their internal applications including Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. , Broadvision, Ariba, Siebel and SAP from almost anywhere in the world where they have Internet access See how to access the Internet. . "We understand that completing projects on time and on budget is a key necessity within the consulting industry," stated Evan Kaplan, 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 Aventail Corporation. "Deloitte Consulting has long been considered one of the most forward-thinking of the Big 5 Firms. Their decision to focus on their core competencies and outsource their Business Partner Network to Aventail reiterates their understanding of the business requirements that are critical in building a successful company." About the Aventail.Net Managed Service The Aventail.Net managed service rapidly activates Internet-based Business Partner Networks. It is designed for progressive enterprises that need to manage large, dynamic partner and employee communities, require comprehensive Service Level Agreements, and on-demand deployment. The Aventail.Net service delivers the infrastructure for a Business Partner Network -- allowing the right people to access the right resources -- so that corporations can focus on their core competencies and business strategies. The Aventail.Net managed service incorporates Aventail's proven Aventail(R) Extranet Center(TM) business partner network software application. About Deloitte Consulting Deloitte Consulting is one of the world's leading e-Business consulting firms, providing services in all aspects of enterprise transformation, from strategy and processes to information technology and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . The firm's e-Business professionals help clients create, defend and/or reinvent re·in·vent tr.v. re·in·vent·ed, re·in·vent·ing, re·in·vents 1. To make over completely: "She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder" their business and economic models by guiding them through the complexities of the evolving digital economy. Deloitte Consulting is a part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. , one of the world's leading professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firms, which provides assurance and advisory, tax, and consulting services through more than 90,000 people in over 130 countries. The firm serves nearly one-fifth of the world's largest companies as well as large national enterprises, public institutions, and successful fast-growing companies. Fortune magazine ranked Deloitte as No. 8 on the 1999 list of 100 best companies to work for in America. About Aventail Corporation Aventail is a leading managed service provider of Internet-based Business Partner Networks. More than 300 large corporations, including half of the Fortune 10, use the Aventail.Net managed service or have licensed Aventail's business partner network software. Enterprises such as Aetna, DuPont, Hewlett-Packard, IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. , Kodak, Kraft, Rolls-Royce, and Toyota use Aventail to provide the infrastructure for scalable business-to-business collaboration for business partners and employees. Aventail has received industry praise from Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing , Computerworld, Giga Information Group, Infoworld, International Data Corporation, Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. , Open System Advisors and Upside magazine. Aventail Corporation is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. . For more information on the company and its Aventail.Net managed service, please contact the company directly at 206/215-1111, 877/AVENTAIL or info@aventail.com. 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