CGI Teams with Micro Tempus to Deliver Implementation Services for Enterprise Communications with Tempus Connectivity Solutions.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 1997-- MICRO TEMPUS (ME MTP (1) (Message Transfer Part) See SS7. (2) (Media Transfer Protocol) A Microsoft enhancement to the picture transfer protocol (PTP), starting with Windows Media Player 10 in Windows XP. .) CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. Information Systems has become the first systems integrator in Canada to provide integration services for Micro Tempus' core product, Tempus Connectivity Solutions (TCS (Transportation Control System) A widely used integrated information system for railroad transportation developed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was later implemented by Union Pacific when the companies merged. ). The product is sold extensively in the U.S. and in several other countries. Micro Tempus Inc., announced the strategic business partnership today which will allow CGI to utilize TCS technology for custom integration and implementation services to their mutual client bases. CGI is the largest Canadian-owned information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. firm serving some 1500 medium-sized and large corporations in the public and private sectors. Revenue for the current year will be approximately $300,000,000. TCS is a product which creates a single, secure corporate-wide data distribution infrastructure for enterprise network environments consisting of MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. , WindowsNT, Netware, OS/2 and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . As part of the agreement, CGI becomes part of the TCS Certified Consultants Program, designed for premiere integrators with advanced network and communications skills. "TCS has solved the fundamental issue of providing one consistent solution to tie together heterogeneous networks," said Alain Bissonnette, CGI Vice President, Telecommunications and Business Engineering, "we believe it will significantly enhance the services offered to our clients." "The availability of the skills from CGI is a major asset to our clients. This is an example of the growth of our partnerships and expertise with the top providers of information services See Information Systems. . It is yet another indication that TCS has gained market recognition as an emerging enterprise communication standard," said Andre Levesque, Micro Tempus President and Chief Technology Officer. About Micro Tempus Micro Tempus Inc. develops and markets software that facilitates network communications and promotes cross-platform connectivity. Founded in 1982, the company has over 2000 customers worldwide covering every major sector. Approximately 90 percent of sales are 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. , Europe and South America. Maintenance services account for some 50 percent of revenues. Micro Tempus shares trade on the Montreal Exchange Montreal Exchange A Canadian derivatives exchange that facilitates the trading of stock options, interest rate futures and options, as well as index options and futures. Located in Montreal, Quebec, it is the country's main financial derivative market, while the Winnipeg under the symbol "MTP". About CGI CGI is the largest Canadian-owned, publicly-traded consulting firm in the information technology, systems integration and outsourcing. Its 2,700 high-level professionals offer complete business solutions to public and private sector organizations in Canada and the Northeastern United States. CONTACT: Micro Tempus Inc. Mark Leff, 516/ 795-9628 516/ 795-7208 (FAX) Leffm@microtempus.com or SSSmith & Associates Sally Smith, 513/ 897-0654 513/ 897-0655 (FAX) sally@sssmith.com or The CGI Group, Inc. Yves Roberge, 514/ 841-3200 514/ 841-3299 (FAX) yves.roberge@cgi.ca or Maison Brison Rick Leckner, 514/ 731-0000 514/ 731-4525 (FAX) brison1@nexus-is.qc.ca |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion