Business Engine Software Launches New Web-based Time Capture and Reporting Solutions.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998-- Company formerly known as Micro-Frame(R) Technologies announces TimeWizard.enterprise and Crystal for Business Engine Business Engine Software Corporation, a leading provider of resource optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. applications for project-driven companies, announced today two new Web-based solutions for its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Business Engine(R). AC Software s TimeWizard.enterprise(tm) extends Business Engine's time accounting capability over the Web, while Crystal for Business Engine(tm) extends the product's Web reporting functionality. Business Engine helps corporations track, analyze and manage people, time and budgets across hundreds, even thousands, of projects throughout an organization. It integrates project, timesheet, budget and HR information from a variety of sources to give executives and resource owners what the company calls a total "Resource Control Center." "We call it a Resource Control Center because, for the first time, companies can have at their disposal a central system that consolidates all the information they need to manage and align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. knowledge workers - such as developers, scientists, network technicians, and researchers - with business-critical projects, not just at a department or division level, but throughout the enterprise," said John Sims John Sims (1749–1831) was a taxonomist who classified various species of plants. He was the first editor of The Botanical Magazine after the founder, William Curtis.[1] References 1. ^ John Sims, 1749–1831. Darwin Project. , director of product management at Business Engine Software. "Part of optimizing resources in today's resource-constrained environment is knowing who's working on what today, and what's forecast for the future," continued Mr. Sims. "Today's announcement of TimeWizard.enterprise is exciting because organizations can now deploy timesheets remotely or internally on multiple client platforms without the rigors of installing client software on each desktop. Timesheets or 'actuals' allow customers to make intelligent forecasts, as well as, just-in-time adjustments of work schedules for maximum productivity at minimum costs." 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. Mr. Sims, the other new Web-based product introduced today, Crystal for Business Engine, allows organizations to disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. customizable report templates over the Web so users can quickly monitor the status of projects and availability of resources. Importantly, Crystal for Business Engine includes a unique "alert" feature that can be pre-set by companies to notify them of any pre-defined, exceptional circumstances - such as when a project is slipping its schedule or when the costs of a project exceeds its budget. This BE Alert(tm) technology allows Business Engine customers to deal with the important issues of the day without having to wade through mountains of data to pinpoint problem areas. Customer Reviews According to Rick Lindner, director of methodologies and tools, at First Data Resources Inc, "We are excited to be a Beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the site for TimeWizard.enterprise and Crystal for Business Engine. Because we consistently manage a large number of projects, finding a Web-based tool that can deliver better time management and project reporting could help us better serve our clients." Omaha, Neb.-based First Data Resources, a unit of First Data Corporation (FDC FDC - Floppy Disk Controller ), provides the most advanced credit and debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. processing solutions available in today's global marketplace. Through the consistent delivery of industry-leading system functionality and the deployment of client-driven service structures, First Data partners with clients to enhance their portfolio growth, increase market share, reduce risk, and improve profitability. FDC is one of the world's leading providers of transaction-processing services, maintaining data for more than 180 million credit, debit, and other accounts on behalf of more than 1400 clients. FDC currently has 36,000 employees around the world. According to Thomas Jakab, program manager, at Medrad, Inc., "We are looking forward to the added Web capabilities that TimeWizard.enterprise and Crystal for Business Engine will provide. As a Business Engine customer, we have long appreciated its extensible platform and its ability to support a variety of in-house as well as third-party complimentary solutions. Having a choice of best-in-class solutions such as these time-tracking and reporting tools allows us to tailor our own unique Resource Control Center." Medrad is a leading manufacturer of medical devices, providing its products to hospitals and medical imaging centers in over 85 countries. About the New Products TimeWizard.enterprise The Business Engine API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. is open to allow integration with both third-party and in-house timesheet tracking systems. Business Engine Software worked closely with AC Software to optimize optimize - optimisation TimeWizard.enterprise for seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with Business Engine. Product Highlights: -- Web-enabled solution reconciles multi-platform and remote-user issues. -- Includes both Java and HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. versions. -- Requires no separate client installation, greatly reducing administration overhead. -- Allows users to add unassigned resources and unplanned tasks to existing projects. -- Includes customizable timesheets, and automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. email notification of exceptions to employees, department owners, and administrators. -- Utilizes a 3-tier application server platform, which provides enterprise-wide integration across Internet, intranet and extranet applications. Availability TimeWizard.enterprise is available through Business Engine Software beginning in November 1998. For more information contact 1 800-235-4142 or info@businessengine.com. Crystal for Business Engine Crystal for Business Engine is a Web application that provides customizable reports using the familiar Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Product Highlights: -- Users can customize and schedule their own reports. -- Includes BE Alert, a customer-defined alerting system that automatically notifies users of exceptions that impact their day-to-day management of projects and resources. -- Includes a set of configurable Business Engine report templates to get customers up and running quickly. Templates have built-in alerts and parameters that can be further customized. Availability Crystal for Business Engine is available through Business Engine Software beginning in December 1998. For more information contact 1800-235-4142 or info@businessengine.com. About Business Engine Business Engine 5.1(R) is Business Engine Software's multi-project, resource optimization application. Business Engine gives executives and resources owners such as IT and R&D directors the ability to track, analyze, report and control their most precious resources: people, time and money. Business Engine integrates project, timesheet, budget and HR information from a variety of sources, and allows users to perform "what if" analysis and work assignments, project-specific budgeting and top-down portfolio planning. Business Engine works with a variety of project management solutions and is optimized for Microsoft Project (product) Microsoft Project - A Microsoft Windows program offering various project management tools. http://microsoft.com/office/project/. - so customers can expect rapid delivery of results and zero disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. to their current business processes. Business Engine has been implemented in many Fortune 1000 companies. Leading organizations utilizing Business Engine include Hartford Life, UMB (1) (Upper Memory Block) See UMA. (2) (Ultra Mobile Broadband) See 3GPP. 1. UMB - Upper Memory Block. 2. UMB - A university(?). Securities, Paine Webber Paine Webber and Company was an American stock brokerage firm that was acquired by the Swiss bank UBS AG in 2000. The company was founded in 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts, by William Alfred Paine and Wallace G. Webber. , J.P. Morgan, Mattel, Motorola, Sony and many others. About the Company Founded in 1984, Business Engine Software has a proven track record of successfully developing resource optimization applications for project-driven, Fortune 1000 companies; developing technology for Microsoft; and becoming one of Microsoft's premier Global Solutions Partners. Business Engine Software products set the standard for program management and performance measurement, and are used by 32 of the top 35 aerospace and defense contractors Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; . Today, organizations across industries - including financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , pharmaceutical, insurance, and health-care - are using Business Engine Software projects to flexibly control and align their resources to attain corporate goals. Business Engine has offices in more than 20 countries worldwide. Learn more about Business Engine by visiting the company's Web site at www.businessengine.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Business Engine is a registered trademark of Business Engine Software Corporation. BE Alert is a trademark of Business Engine Software Corporation. All rights reserved. All other products and services referenced herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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