CORT Software Sets New Direction: Renews Emphasis on Customer Support and Sales/Marketing.BEND, Ore. -- The HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist Software Company Appoints New President, Changes Company Name and Implements New Donation and Pricing Policies for Non-Profit Organizations CORT CORT Escort CORT Certified Operating Room Technician CORT Coherent Receive/Transmit CORT Crew Operations Review Team Software, a leading provider of payroll and HRMS software systems to companies with complex payrolls and demanding HR needs, announced today the appointment of David Flaningam as president of the company. Flaningam is a seasoned software- and technology-company leader with an outstanding record in building high-performance sales and marketing organizations. Flaningam's appointment signals a renewed emphasis for CORT Software on customer service and support, sales and marketing. The company also announced that it has changed its name to CORT Software (from Cort Directions), and that it has instituted new donation policies for non-profit organizations and new pricing for Native American and minority-owned businesses. Flaningam has served on the Board of Directors for Warm Springs Ventures, the parent firm of CORT Software, for four years. He co-founded TSSI TSSI Time Slot Sequence Integrity TSSI Tactical and Survival Specialties Inc. (Harrisonburg, VA) TSSI Top Secret Special Intelligence (later Summit Design), and was on the executive team of Integrated Measurement Systems (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ), which was acquired by Credence Systems Credence Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: CMOS), is a manufacturer of test and analytical equipment for the global semiconductor industry. Founded in 1978, it is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol CMOS. . Flaningam joined Credence Systems as vice president, Asian Operations, responsible for marketing, sales and customer support. He is credited for building the business from less than $10 million in annual sales to more than $100 million in three years, and creating wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. companies in Japan and Korea. "David Flaningam brings to this position 35 years of leadership experience in large and small organizations alike, especially software companies," said Thomas Henderson Thomas Henderson may refer to:
David Flaningam said, "CORT and the Warm Springs Nation value trust, honesty and long-standing relationships as essential in business. It's a great honor to serve as president for a 30-year-old organization that is renowned for providing excellent service and support to its customers." He added, "I believe CORT will be the rising star in this industry." New Donation and Pricing Policies New donation policies for non-profit organizations and new pricing for Native American- and minority-owned businesses, also announced today, reflect the new initiative that CORT Software has taken under Flaningam's leadership. CORT Software now offers discounted license and service fees, including training, to 501 (c) non-profit organizations dealing with broader social issues helping people in need -- such as children, the elderly, women and veterans. In addition to price discounts, CORT Software will donate a portion of license fees back to the organization as a gift. CORT Software's new pricing policy for Native American- and minority-owned businesses includes discounts on software license and service fees. For more details on the new programs, please contact Mike Grigsby, Director of Marketing, at 800-618-3880 or mike_grigsby@cortdirections.com. About CORT Software Corporation Founded in 1975, CORT Software develops, markets, installs and supports payroll and HR software systems for companies with complex payrolls and demanding, sophisticated HR needs. Customer ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). is the company's strong suit. CORT's HR/Payroll system offers industry-leading advantages in flexibility, low-cost but rapid deployment, and low cost of ownership. The firm is renowned in the industry for the high quality of its customer support, and many of its 1,250 customer relationships exceed 10 years or more in length. Clients include: United Airlines, Denver Broncos, Pebble Beach Corporation, City of Pleasanton, U. S. Repeating Arms, Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. , and other leading American companies. CORT Software is located in Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The name Bend was derived from "Farewell Bend," the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River where the town eventually was platted, one of the few fordable points along the , and is a Warm Springs Ventures company of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is a federally recognized confederation of Native American tribes who currently live on and govern the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of Oregon. , Oregon; www.cortsoftware.com, 800-618-3880. |
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