Aventail.Net Selected as Winner of a Crossroads 2000 A-List Award in the Technology Infrastructure Category.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000 Aventail Chosen for Providing Immediate Time-to-Market Advantage for Business-to-Business Commerce and Collaboration Aventail Corporation, a leader in building and managing business partner networks, announced today that its managed service, Aventail.Net, has been awarded a Crossroads 2000 A-List Award in the Technology Infrastructure category. Sponsored by Open System Advisors, Inc., the Crossroads A-List Awards were developed to clarify the relationship of emerging technologies to key business goals, and signal their readiness for wide-scale implementation. &uot;Many organizations face tremendous competitive pressure to launch B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business commerce strategies yet they often lack staff resources and experience to do so,&uot; stated Nina G. Lytton, president of Open Systems Advisors, Inc. and editor of the Crossroads A-List Awards. &uot;Aventail.Net provides an immediate time-to-market advantage by rapidly activating and responding to customers' dynamic business partner network needs.&uot; Selection Criteria Open System Advisors, Inc. incorporates a rigorous application process where in-depth interviews are done with various members of the submitting organization as well as a number of customers. These customers were asked to define their criteria for choosing Aventail.Net as well as provide success metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. for implementing the service as part of their core e-business initiatives. These metrics included the ability to service an enterprise's customer and partner without conflicting with established schedules and budgets in IT, and not burdening their third-party users' IT systems by establishing a non-invasive approach to collaboration, making it a more appealing option for outsiders to adopt. &uot;Crossroads is highlighting the tremendous need we've already witnessed from enterprises who are looking to outsource the complex task of planning, activating and managing business partner networks, said 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. &uot;Because this award is recognized through interviews with customers, it validates our ongoing efforts to provide world class e-business services to enterprise corporations.&uot; About Aventail.Net Aventail.Net helps corporations design, activate, and manage secure and reliable business partner networks. It is the industry's first and only managed service to provide everything a company needs for building Internet-based business partnerships -- from user enrollment and help desk support to complete system management. Never before have corporations been able to activate their business partner networks so quickly and with such little impact on IT resources. Crossroads 2000 Conference All the winners from the Crossroads 2000 A-List Awards and their customers will be recognized at the Seventh Annual Crossroads Conference to be held March 12-15, 2000 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Mirage, CA. About the Crossroads A-List Awards The Crossroads A-List Awards clearly outline the business benefits, concisely con·cise adj. Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct. [Latin conc summarize sum·ma·rize intr. & tr.v. sum·ma·rized, sum·ma·riz·ing, sum·ma·riz·es To make a summary or make a summary of. sum the technology differentiators, validate solutions with real customer experiences, and provide a basis for informed dialogue between business and technology partners. The Crossroads A-List Awards focus on enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. , the integrated system supporting the business process from the supply chain through the back office all the way to customer interaction. Winners are determined after a detailed review of the vendors' products or services and strategies. In-depth, confidential interviews with experienced customers are the cornerstone of the judgment process. About Aventail Corporation Aventail is a recognized leader in designing, activating, and managing business partner networks. The company serves more than 300 leading corporations, including half of the Fortune 10. Enterprises such as Aetna, Bear Stearns The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE: BSC) is the parent company of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., one of the largest global investment banks and securities trading and brokerage firms in the world. , Hewlett-Packard, Marriott, General Electric, Kodak, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and Xerox rely on Aventail to help manage their foundation for scalable business-to-business commerce and collaboration. As a pioneer in the emerging Extranet Service Provider market, Aventail has received industry praise from Computer Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. News, Giga Information Group, InfoWorld, and Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. . 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 products, please contact the company directly at 206/215-1111, or info@aventail.com. Visit Aventail's web site at www.aventail.com. About Open System Advisors, Inc. Founded in 1989, Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ) provides a real-world perspective on using new technology in business. OSA's research is based on an ongoing and in-depth dialogue with hundreds of seasoned IT executives and business leaders who are using emerging technologies to achieve business results. OSA reports the Crossroads Decisions, awards the Crossroads A-List and produces the Crossroads Conference. For additional information, contact the company at Open Systems Advisors, Inc., 268 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, 617/859-0859; http://www.crossroads-osa.com. Aventail.Net and Aventail are registered trademarks of Aventail Corporation. (R)Crossroads is a registered trademark, and Crossroads A-List, Crossroads Decisions and Bizno-tech are trademarks of Open Systems Advisors, Inc.; any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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