CARDONE Industries Selects Web-based Account4 to Optimize IT Service Supply Chain; Account4 Only PSA Vendor Able to Implement IT Management Solution by End of Calendar Year.Business/Technology Editors NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Account4, pioneer of Web-based professional services automation See PSA. (PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. ) software, announced that CARDONE Industries, the world's largest supplier of remanufactured automotive parts, has selected Account4(R) to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the company's IT service supply chain. CARDONE evaluated offerings from several PSA vendors before choosing Account4. "CARDONE has an aggressive PSA implementation plan. Account4's Web-based architecture will enable us to roll-out our PSA solution in about one-third the time of any other vendor we evaluated," explained John Howard For other persons of the same name, see John Howard (disambiguation). John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. , IS Project Manager at CARDONE. "Our IT group has set the goal to move from cost center to `zero-based budget' operation. This means the dollar value we'll receive from chargebacks to various divisions within CARDONE over the course of a year equals the IT budget dollars allocated for that year. Account4 will be the tool to measure our critical project information (such as project costs and time & resources allocated to projects), establish a chargeback Chargeback The charge a credit card merchant pays to a customer after the customer successfully disputes an item on his or her credit card statement. Notes: Customers dispute charges to their credit card usually when goods or services are not delivered within the structure, and provide the visibility over all IT work to make this goal a reality." Mr. Howard also noted the evaluation team was impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with Account4's straightforward Web-based navigation and `role-based' approach to assigning work and resources. Account4 lists skills, roles, proficiencies, and availability by resource, making it simple to assign work to appropriate individuals. "CARDONE's selection exemplifies the broad appeal of Account4. Corporate IT departments across a variety of industries are requiring accountability within their organizations," said Dick Artus, Senior VP of Marketing for Account4. "These groups want an application that tracks project costs and manages chargeback for their work, and Account4 is the ideal tool to facilitate these procedures." About CARDONE Industries: CARDONE is a leading supplier of remanufactured automotive products, including a full line of brakes, drivetrain, electronics, motors, pumps, steering and ride control. CARDONE received the Wharton 2000 Family Business of the Year award (large company category). About Account4(R) Software: Account4 is a fully integrated, Web-based, end-to-end PSA solution grouped into three major areas that mirror the business model of a typical professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization (PSO PSO - Oracle Parallel Server ) or corporate information technology (IT) department: Business Development, Service Delivery and Administration. Account4's thin-client (browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used only) architecture coupled with a central repository provides users the ability to access, share and collaborate on key data integral to the success of their business. About Account4: Account4 (www.account4.com) develops Internet-based software products and services that enable PSOs and corporate IT departments to successfully manage projects and increase the utilization, productivity, effectiveness, and retention of their workforces. Over the past 13 years, Account4 has provided solutions to a premier customer base of over 175 companies representing over 290,000 licensed users. |
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