CEMTEC Chooses Action Technologies for Worldwide Work Management; Technology Division of International Cement Company, Cemex, to Implement Action Metro and ActionWorkflow for 5000 Desktops in 22 Countries.ALAMEDA Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1996--Action Technologies, Inc., a leader in Internet/Intranet and client/server business process automation software, today announced that CEMTEC, the technology and integration services division of international cement cement, binding material used in construction and engineering, often called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then grinding it to a fine powder. company Cemex S.A. de C.V. (Monterrey, Mexico), has purchased a 5000-seat license to implement Metro and ActionWorkflow on every desktop within Cemex. CEMTEC will also become an Action Technologies distributor within Mexico. CEMTEC's initial Action software implementations are underway within Cemex, which was named in the May 1, 1995 issue of Computerworld as one of the world's top 100 users of information technology. The worldwide license includes installation, training and support for Cemex's 5000 internal users by CEMTEC, working in conjunction as a business partner with Action. "One of the key elements to our success has been our determination to supply our employees with the most advanced technology available in order for them to be effective," said Cemex Information Systems Director Gelacio Iniguez. "ActionWorkflow has proven itself as a valuable tool which allows us to align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. our business processes along the needs of our customer. We see this customer-centered focus and the ability to use Metro to leverage the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to deliver these service improvements as an important differentiator as we continue to compete in the global marketplace." "CEMTEC has already introduced the Action products to several of the largest companies within Mexico," said CEMTEC General Manager Kishore Shahani. "We are especially excited about the opportunities Action's business process manager for the Web, Action Metro, brings to our expanding customer base." Using Action's process development tools, CEMTEC has created a series of business applications focusing on customer satisfaction. The solutions, which involve running ActionWorkflow and Metro for Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. and Netscape Commerce Server, allow groups such as sales and accounting to work together with a customer-centered focus, share information more efficiently, and provide improved coordination and management of work across geographically disbursed departments and facilities. The initial Metro implementation will be a travel expense application that allows Cemex's employees across 22 countries to coordinate travel plans, expenditures and approvals with the corporate office via a Netscape browser See Netscape. . "CEMTEC has made a commitment to aggressively utilize Action's proven Internet and workflow technologies Workflow technology is a new field of software products designed to improve the design of information systems. It involves use of workflow engine to execute models of processes. The models can be edited by persons not experienced in programming (e.g. in order to increase its customers' competitive advantage," said Sumi SUMI Software Usability Measurement Inventory (measures software quality from the user's point of view) Shohara, Action Technologies' vice president of marketing. "With Metro and ActionWorkflow, CEMTEC is able to quickly develop and deploy complete business solutions that allow its clients to focus on their most important asset-the customer." About CEMTEC CEMTEC is the technology services and integration division of Cemex. Based on the experience gained through ongoing world-class system implementations for parent company Cemex, CEMTEC today offers systems consulting, support, and integration services to organizations throughout Mexico and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Additional information on CEMTEC is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.cemtec.com. About Cemex Cemex S.A. de C.V., headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, is one of the world's largest producers of cement, ready mix concrete and aggregates. Founded in 1906, Cemex has operations in 22 countries and a trading and distribution network in 60 countries. With major international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Spain, Venezuela, Panama and the Caribbean, Cemex achieved worldwide revenues of more than $10 billion in 1994. Additional information on Cemex is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.cemex.com. About Action Technologies, Inc. Founded in 1983, Action Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of Internet/Intranet and client/server-based work coordination software for business process and workflow automation See workflow. . Action offers a suite of open software products for the rapid design, development and deployment of business process applications for knowledge workers across the extended enterprise. Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., Action sells its products worldwide through a direct sales force as well as through systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. , VARs and distributors in 25 countries. Additional information and product demonstrations are available on Action Technologies' web site at http://www.actiontech.com. -0- Note to Editors: ActionWorkflow, ActionWorkflow Process Builder, ActionWorkflow Process Manager, Action DocRoute and Action Metro are registered trademarks of Action Technologies, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Action Technologies Michael Bendel, 510/748-1042 michael_bendel@actiontech.com or CEMTEC Gustavo Garza, 011-528-380-8000 ggarzac@cemex.com |
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