Baxter Healthcare's Forte-Based Application Wins Computerworld Object Application Award; Baxter Develops Customer Service Application to Support $1.2 Billion Renal Division.OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1996--Forte Software (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :FRTE FRTE Front pour la Régularité et la Transparence des Elections FRTE File Request Thread Element ) today announced that Baxter Healthcare, a Forte customer, won a Computerworld Object Application Award for Best Application that Demonstrates Cost/Benefit of Using OT (Object Technology), at Object World West '96. Baxter captured top honors in its category for ORION (Our Renal Information and Operation Network), an application based on the Forte Application Environment(TM), an integrated set of object-oriented tools for building, deploying and managing high-end client/server applications. ORION is a customer service application supporting Baxter's $1.2 billion dialysis healthcare business. Deployed to approximately 200 users, ORION is an object-oriented application that integrates hospital, clinic, physician, employee, and product information for the Renal Division's 24,000 home patients. ORION replaces Baxter's 20-year-old mainframe system with a more scaleable multi-tier application See multitier application. developed with Forte(TM). "This acknowledgment of ORION highlights our success with the application, including strong return on investment with savings in productivity, labor and Year 2000 efforts," said Sue Scott Sue Scott is an actor and character voice actor (AFTRA/SAG/AEA) in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. She is best known for her work as a radio comedy actor on Garrison Keillor's public radio show, A Prairie Home Companion , vice president of Information Technology at Baxter's Renal Division. "Our partnership with Forte is not only facilitating our migration to multi-tier technology, but it's also leveraging our past IT investments." "It's promising to see prominent companies like Baxter using object-oriented technology See object technology. for day-to-day business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets in a mission-critical environment," commented Bill Hoffman William Joseph (Bill) Hoffman (3 March 1918 - 14 May, 2004 ) was a professional baseball player. He pitched in three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1939. Statistics Year AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG |1939|| . , vice president of business development at the Object Management Group (OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group ) and founder of the Computerworld Object Application Awards. "Baxter, Born and Forte have distinguished themselves with a sophisticated application that is strong from its analysis and design through deployment and management." "It's an honor to have Baxter's application be recognized," said Marty Sprinzen, 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 Forte Software. "We're pleased that Baxter has successfully deployed this integrated, large-user application-we believe that ORION will contribute to the Baxter Renal Division's industry leadership position." Born Information Services See Information Systems. Group, a leading information technology (IT) 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 and Forte Partner, provided Baxter with Forte framework and class libraries, which helped achieve high levels of reuse; a structured mentoring program for object-oriented (OO) technology training, as well as mentoring in analysis and design; and on-site developers for the construction of ORION. The Computerworld Object Application Awards, sponsored by OMG and Computerworld, is a showcase for the most exciting, innovative OO application solutions in the world. The awards recognize custom applications in five categories. The rigorous judging process determined winners according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a comprehensive set of criteria ranging from advanced OO functionality to deployment benefits. Industry experts judging the competition were Charles Babcock Reverend Charles Babcock (1829 - 1913 )[1] was an United States architect, academic, Episcopalian minister and founding member of the American Institute of Architects. He was born in Ballston Spa, New York State. , technical director of Computerworld; Paul Harmon Paul Harmon (born 1939) is an American artist. He is an internationally exhibited artist who, from 1985 - 1996 divided his time between permanent studios in Paris, France and Brentwood, Tennessee. He now lives and works in a 1793 farmhouse and studio in Brentwood. , editor of Object-Oriented Strategies; Jason Matthews Jason Matthews may refer to:
Baxter Healthcare Baxter is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of products used in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Baxter has achieved global leadership through continuous improvement of its scientific, marketing, manufacturing, and distribution capabilities while bringing numerous innovative technologies to the healthcare field. Virtually every product Baxter makes plays a vital part in medical treatment. Baxter's world-class manufacturing has won recognition around the globe, as has its unique product-delivery services and partnership agreements aimed at reducing customers' total costs. Forte Application Environment The Forte Application Environment is an integrated set of object-oriented tools for building, deploying and managing high-end client/server applications that give companies a competitive edge in today's business world. Forte enables organizations to create and effectively manage powerful, multi-tier client/server applications, designed to support up to thousands of concurrent users with high levels of reliability and performance. Forte reduces complexity for developers by providing automatic application partitioning, object-oriented development and independence from specific hardware platforms, operating systems and databases. Forte Software, Inc. With headquarters in Oakland, Calif., and publicly traded on NASDAQ, Forte Software, Inc. designs, develops, markets, and supports the Forte Application Environment for the development, deployment and management of high-end client/server applications. Forte has direct operations in North America and subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Australia. Forte is also marketed and sold worldwide through distributors and value-added resellers. Forte has been adopted by customers in a wide variety of industries, including banking, finance, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, insurance, and telecommunications. For additional information contact Forte Software in the United States at 510/869-3400, in the United Kingdom at +44-1-344-482100, in France at +33-1-41-43-01-80, in Germany at +49-228-914-990, in Australia at +61-2-9926-1400, via the Internet at info@forte.com, or on the World Wide Web at http://www.forte.com. -0- Note to Editors: (C) 1996 Forte Software, Inc. Forte, Forte Application Environment and the Forte logo are trademarks of Forte Software, Inc. Other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Phase Two Strategies Jenni Chang, 415/772-8424 jenni_chang@p2pr.com or Forte Software Rich Scheffer, 510/869-3422 |
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