BBN hosts Scudder Funds new web site; BBN Planet develops and implements customized web sites for innovative web users such as The Boston Globe and Wang.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 1996--BBN Corporation today announced that its BBN (BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA, www.bbn.com) A consulting firm that participated in the development of some of the most extensive networks in the world, including ARPANET, which evolved into the Internet. It was founded in 1948 as a consulting service in acoustics by Dr. Planet Business Solutions team has completed the initial implementation phase of the Scudder Funds Web site. Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. is one of the country's oldest and largest global investment management firms. This specialized site on the Internet (http://funds.scudder.com) offers the investing public and Scudder investors easy access to pricing updates and other fund data. Interactive tools and editorial content provide information about global investing strategies, retirement investing, and developing strategies to help meet financial goals. BBN designs, builds and operates complete internetwork solutions that improve processes and provide a strategic market advantage to businesses. These services include requirements analysis (project) requirements analysis - The process of reviewing a business's processes to determine the business needs and functional requirements that a system must meet. , applications development, systems integration, and server hosting and operations for customers who are redefining their business through network-centric computing. BBN worked with Scudder to build the site offering customized, on-line financial data. Features of the site include a news feature with fund-specific updates, secure transfer of fund performance data from both Scudder and Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., access to fund prospectuses and profiles, secure submission of literature requests and tools for financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against . "We were excited about the opportunity to work with a market leader like Scudder," said Mark Shull, vice president of BBN Planet Business Solutions. "Our group implemented Scudder's vision by understanding their business requirements and tailoring a solution to meet those needs, including customized development and web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , database integration and secure information transfer." BBN, through its business solutions team, currently focuses on key market segments such as publishing, on-line account information, electronic commerce, and secure document and software distribution over the Internet and corporate Intranets. The team also offers large-scale custom hosting solutions for customers who require high levels of operations and monitoring support. In addition to Scudder, other recently completed projects include a document delivery/Intranet system for Wang Software, customized Web hosting for the Boston Globe and monitoring, custom hosting and reporting for the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). . The BBN Planet business solutions team hosts a corporate Intranet Web site and developed a customized document management system to rapidly exchange and deliver sales information for Wang's Software Business unit. Wang's Director of Sales Operations and Marketing Services, Ralph Jordan “Shug Jordan” redirects here. For the Shug Jordan Parkway, see State Route 267 (Alabama). James Ralph "Shug" Jordan (JURD-an) (September 25, 1910 - July 17, 1980) was the winningest football coach at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. , said, "The customized Intranet and document delivery system we have now gives our field salespeople timely information and a competitive edge." The Boston Globe selected BBN Planet to host its Web site. "BBN Planet provides custom hosting and other specialized services for our Web site, Boston.com," said Gina Maniscalco, Executive Director of Boston Globe Electronic Publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. , Inc. "We had some definite goals for Boston.com, and we needed a spectrum of specialized services to operate the site. Business Solutions provides those services and continues to work with us to define and implement the newest Web technologies to keep us ahead of the curve." The BBN Planet business solutions team provides custom hosting, system integration and custom Internet applications development targeted at major high-value Internet projects. BBN provides these services over the its network backbone that includes nationwide Web Hosting and Network Operations Centers, 24x7 network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. and engineering support, managed security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the and hosting facilities serviced by multiple DS-3 lines. BBN is a leading provider of managed Internet access See how to access the Internet. and value-added services for businesses and organizations. BBN provides companies of all sizes with reliable BBN Planet Internet services, network security, web site development and hosting, and system integration services to effectively use the Internet for business. BBN Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBN) posted revenue of $196 million for the nine months ended March 31, 1996. CONTACT: Vaughn Harring BBN Planet 617-873-4659 harring@bbnplanet.com |
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