Bureau Veritas Deploys Optio for Global Document Management Solutions.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2001 Optio(R) Software, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: OPTO OPTO Optical OPTO One Person Train Operation (transportation) ), a leading provider of software that captures, formats and delivers information and data to allow automated processes, today announced Bureau Veritas an institution, in the interest of maritime underwriters, for the survey and rating of vessels all over the world. It was founded in Belgium in 1828, removed to Paris in 1830, and reëstablished in Brussels in 1870. See also: Bureau , one of France's most established international companies, has deployed Optio's output management solution for enhancing the overall communication of information throughout its worldwide network of 580 facilities. Optio's single source solution easily integrates with Bureau Veritas' proprietary applications, including its ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. application, to allow the customization of information and documents distributed to its global units. Bureau Veritas is a professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firm dedicated to Quality, Health and Safety and Environment management. Using OptioDCS(TM), Bureau Veritas has the ability to include double-byte characters in documents - a standard for international companies needing to translate information into various languages, such as Chinese, Korean and Japanese. Optio's solution also helps Bureau Veritas recognize the full potential of its IT infrastructure by adding the ability to customize output for business and production documents such as barcodes and images, as well as the capability to send the documents electronically via email. Optio's solution is used by Bureau Veritas to generate large volumes of documents, approximately 20,000 each month, around the world. Optio has helped Bureau Veritas transform and customize documents so they are more customer-friendly. In addition, the solution has provided a means to standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. the look of business critical documents throughout its diverse operations. Optio's ability to easily integrate the solution with Bureau Veritas' ERP application was also very important to ensuring the new capabilities would not create a disruption to the company's daily operations. Optio offered worldwide support and the ability to support a large number of printers, including remote printers, for decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. printing of documents making it easier to automate processes that had traditionally been paper-based. Francois Aubry, Chief Knowledge Officer for Bureau Veritas, stated, "The support and the quality of Optio's products have been very beneficial and we have enjoyed working with Optio on these initiatives." "We are very pleased to work with Bureau Veritas to standardize and integrate critical business documents throughout the company's global units," stated Warren Neuburger, Optio's 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. . "Optio has spent a great deal of time developing its solutions to meet the needs of organizations with global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. that require support for multiple languages, particularly those Asian languages requiring double-byte characters." With Optio's technology, Bureau Veritas is able to continue initiatives to optimize its investment in existing technology, while having the flexibility to continue enhancements with current solutions as operational needs expand. About Optio Software, Inc. Optio Software, Inc. provides infrastructure software that enables organizations to communicate and connect with their e-commerce constituents. Optio's software improves the quality of an organization's communications with customers, suppliers, partners and employees by customizing, delivering and exchanging information over a global network of digital destinations. Optio has more than 4,000 customers serving the manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution and financial industries. For more information contact Optio Software - Phone: (770) 576-3500, Fax: (770) 576-3699, E-Mail: info@optiosoftware.com, Corporate Headquarters: 3015 Windward wind·ward adj. 1. Of or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows. 2. Of or on the side exposed to the wind or to prevailing winds. adv. In a direction from which the wind blows; against the wind. Plaza, Windward Plaza, Fairways II, Alpharetta, GA 30005, Web Site: http://www.optiosoftware.com About Bureau Veritas Bureau Veritas is one of France's best established companies internationally, with more than 250,000 customers in 120 countries. Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas provides a broad range of services in various economic sectors including marine, aerospace, energy, automobile, telecommunications, transport and logistics, construction, consumer products and agrifood industries. It offers conformity assessment Conformity assessment is any activity to determine, directly or indirectly, that a process, product, or service meets relevant standards and fulfills relevant requirements. , consulting and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. services to companies wishing to enhance the quality, safety and performance of their assets, production processes, management systems (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. certification), products and services, as well as their social accountability and environmental conformity. Bureau Veritas is recognized and approved by all major national and international organizations. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion