CIBER Deploys Changepoint to More Than 5,000 Users.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2002 Changepoint's 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 helps CIBER CIBER Center for International Business Education and Research (various locations) CIBER Center for International Business and Research (Michigan State University) CIBER Cellular Inter-Carrier Billing Exchange Record integrate business processes, increase efficiency and support its growth as an end-to-end e-business solutions provider Changepoint Corporation, a leading provider of professional services automation See PSA. (PSA) solutions, today announced that CIBER, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CBR (1) (Computer-Based Reference) Reference materials accessible by computer in order to help people do their jobs quicker. For example, this database on disk! (2) (Constant Bit Rate) A uniform transmission rate. ) has completed the implementation of Changepoint PSA software to over 5,000 employees in more than 50 offices across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Since 1974, CIBER has earned a reputation as a unique firm in a fast-paced marketplace. Unlike many of its dot com dot com - com and accounting firm competitors, CIBER has been a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. for seven years and is financially well managed with revenues of US$600 million. It is recognized as a major player in the IT services industry. According to Mac J. Slingerlend, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CIBER, Inc.: "CIBER's core competency is aligning business vision with technical infrastructure, and a great number of our clients look to CIBER to provide end-to-end e-business-related solutions. As we have grown to provide Internet, Strategy, Wireless, Business Intelligence, and Network and Security practice solutions to the Global 2000, emerging companies and the government sector, so have the demands on integrating our core business processes, such as time and expense management, invoicing, skills tracking and resource management. Changepoint has supported CIBER's transition to being a total Internet solutions provider." CIBER's employees in North America use Changepoint for time and expenses reporting and for overall contract and knowledge management. Consultants track schedules, status tasks and manage projects on a weekly basis via the Changepoint Browser. The company's 100-plus strong sales force utilizes the software for opportunity and customer relationship management. The Changepoint implementation also is tightly integrated with PeopleSoft to provide seamless workflow for billing and financial management. CIBER's management team benefits from a holistic view of its business operations, as well as real-time access to operational and financial data that supports aggressive decision-making. "Changepoint has helped us optimize utilization, reduce significant administrative burden and shorten our invoicing cycles," added Mr. Slingerlend. About CIBER CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR) is a leading international, e-business integrator, providing IT services for Internet strategy and development, complete life cycle system integration (from customer quotation through cash collection), with superior value-priced services for both private and government sector clients. CIBER's services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (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. ) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974, the company's consultants now serve client businesses from 45 CIBER, 10 DigiTerra, five Solution Partners and two Enspherics offices in the U.S., Canada and Europe. With offices in six countries, CIBER's 5,000 IT specialists continuously build and upgrade our clients' systems to "competitive advantage status. About Changepoint Corporation Changepoint Corporation provides professional services organizations, and IT and fee-for-service departments within Global 2000 companies the most complete and mature PSA solution for optimizing operational and employee performance. Services organizations, whether internally or externally focused, use Changepoint to automate and integrate core business processes, and holistically manage individual employee job expectations and contributions. Headquartered in Canada, Changepoint has offices in the United States, United Kingdom and France. For additional information, visit our web site at www.changepoint.com NOTE TO MEDIA AND ANALYSTS: All Changepoint news releases are available on the Internet, via the Changepoint Corporation Web site at http://www.changepoint.com. Screenshots are also available on Changepoint's Web site. Additional information on Changepoint can be accessed on-line, and by sending email to marketing@changepoint.com or calling 1-905-886-7000. |
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