Barclays Bank buys MANAGE/Series from Cincom.o Barclays is automating entire letter writing process in 1950 branches o MANAGE/Series(TM) is host/UNIX component of AuroraDS(TM), Cincom's document solution o New system will enhance quality and accuracy of customer correspondence o Contract value exceeds $750,000 Barclays Bank plc, headquartered in Cheshire, UK, has purchased a comprehensive AuroraDS MANAGE/Series automated correspondence and document solution from Cincom Systems (Cincom Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, www.cincom.com) One of the largest and most experienced software companies in the world. Founded in 1968 by Thomas Nies, who has the distinction of being the longest-serving company chief in the industry, Cincom sells manufacturing, financial and , for a total contract value in excess of $750,000. One of the key reasons for Barclays' decision is that the software integrates information from mainframes, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms, and PCs. The Barclays' MANAGE/Series system operates on an 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) ES/9000 mainframe, and is being installed on UNIX systems in 1,950 branches throughout the UK. The new system which includes M/Text(TM) letter production facility, will automate many aspects of Barclays' customer correspondence. The system gives Barclays' staff maximum flexibility in terms of using standard letters and their components (as well as free format text), personalizing it and choosing where the documents are printed and posted. Considerable cost savings are possible using central printing and mailing facilities. Phil Robinson Philip "Phil" Robinson (born January 6 1967 in Stafford, England) is an English footballer. He is currently player-manager of Stafford Rangers. References
Stafford Rangers F.C. , Barclays' Project Manager, comments: "We studied a number of different systems which address the issue of high volume customer correspondence. We liked the way in which Cincom's M/Text product operates on all of our different hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. and integrates with our other systems. M/Text bridges the gap between our end users' document assembly needs and our data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a resources. We see the prime advantage being an enhancement in the quality and accuracy of customer correspondence. We are also pleased that we can use PCs to undertake system development work. In conclusion, we are happy with the partnership we have been able to establish with Cincom." Mike Morley Mike Morley (born June 17, 1946) is an American golf course architect and a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for 14 years. Morley was born in Morris, Minnesota. He was raised there and in Minot, North Dakota where his family later moved during his youth. , Cincom's Trans-Atlantic Director of Sales for Document Solutions, comments: "This substantial contract demonstrates one of the ways in which Cincom can deliver genuine business value to a customer. We look forward to helping Barclays to achieve even higher levels of efficiency and productivity, as our relationship continues to grow and develop." The Document Solutions Group of Cincom markets AuroraDS on workstation, UNIX and host systems. AuroraDS, marketed internationally by dedicated resources, is installed in over 200 organizations worldwide. Available in many languages, it is used by insurance companies, financial institutions, utilities, and government agencies to create, assemble, and produce documents essential to their businesses. Cincom Systems has provided quality software to leading organizations world-wide for more than a quarter of a century, and is now among the world's largest software companies The Forbes Global 2000 includes the following list of the world's largest software companies. Relative rank Global rank Name Country Sales ($bil) Profits ($bil) Assets ($bil) Market Value ($bil) 1 54 Microsoft United States . Cincom offers document solutions, manufacturing and financial applications, as well as complete solutions for object-oriented and fourth-generation language fourth-generation language (4GL) Fourth-generation computer programming language. 4GLs are closer to human language than other high-level languages and are accessible to people without formal training as programmers. application development, client/server and object-relational database A database that provides both relational and object database capabilities. See universal server. , and workflow. For more information about Cincom, its document solutions offerings, and its other products, please call 1-800-543-3010, send E-mail to info@cincom.com or visit the company's World Wide Web site at http://www.cincom.com. NOTE: MANAGE/Series, M/Text and AuroraDS are trademarks of Cincom Systems, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. NOTE TO EDITORS: There is an at symbol between "info" and "cincom.com" in the E-mail address. There is a double slash between "http:" and "www.cincom.com" in the World Wide Web address. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Cincom Systems, Inc., Cincinnati Ronald Hank, 513/662-2300 E-mail: info@cincom.com |
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