Business Intelligence Visionary, Alan Rottenberg, to Lead Webplan's Strategic Advisory Council; Former Cognos Executive to Provide Critical Input to Product Development and Marketing Strategy.Business Editors OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2004 Webplan Corporation, a leading provider of adaptable a·dapt·a·ble adj. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. a·dapt  a·bil Operations
Performance Management software, today announced that Alan Rottenberg, a
former Cognos Senior Vice President, has been engaged to lead the
company's Strategic Advisory Council.
"With its proven success, product excellence, and exciting new management team, Webplan is uniquely positioned to meet the evolving market demand for visibility and analysis across the manufacturer's organization and across multiple enterprise systems," said Alan Rottenberg. "I'm honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to help Webplan into this next phase of defining and leading the newly developed Operations Performance Management market." Webplan's Strategic Advisory Council provides Webplan with guidance and input to assist them in growing the company. This includes involvement with product development and marketing strategy, and particularly awareness of the Operations Performance Management software category. Rottenberg's efforts have netted success throughout his career. He joined Cognos in 1989 and was instrumental in setting up strategic partnerships for the development of Cognos' business intelligence product Impromptu A Windows query and reporting tool from Cognos with support for a large variety of databases. It is capable of generating cross tabs for spreadsheets such as Excel, Lotus for Windows and Quattro Pro for Windows. , and for the early of marketing of PowerPlay. Rottenberg was appointed vice president of the newly formed Business Intelligence unit in 1991, guiding the unit to a 100 percent growth rate year over year. In 1994, and for the next eight years, Rottenberg was a member of Cognos' senior management team. In these roles he was responsible for the company's business intelligence products and subsequently for the worldwide marketing organization. In 2000, he was appointed Senior Vice President, Applications, spearheading Cognos' entry into analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. applications. "Alan Rottenberg is a highly respected pioneer of the enterprise software industry," said Douglas Colbeth, President and Chief Executive Officer, Webplan. "Alan's experience within the business intelligence and corporate performance management space will provide the valued insight to integrate Operations Performance Management software as a key component of the corporate performance management process." About Webplan Webplan provides adaptable Operations Performance Management software that empowers manufacturers to quickly make the right decisions and gain a competitive advantage by reducing costs, shrinking cycle times and increasing customer service. 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. , Webplan Manufacturing Insight, enhances the value of 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. , PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design , WMS/TMS, and other enterprise applications by delivering unparalleled visibility and analysis throughout the organization and supply chain. And because Webplan Live Scorecard compares real-time scenario simulations against corporate metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. , mission-critical decisions can be more accurate, objective and consistent. Webplan software can conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" a customer's unique business process, so it is able to deliver rapid and measurable return on investment in a variety of manufacturing models from job shop to make-to-order to high-volume repetitive or lean environments. Webplan is delivering unique insight and solutions for supply chain planning, product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. management, logistics and other operations challenges enabling the world's leading manufacturers to achieve a competitive market advantage. Copyright (C) 2003 Webplan Corp. All rights reserved. Webplan, Webplan Manufacturing Insight and Webplan Live Scorecard are trademarks of Webplan Inc. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and should be treated as such. |
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