CQG Selects OSA netDeploy for Worldwide Software Distribution; Real-time Quote Vendor Manages Core Internal Application.Business/Technology Editors NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Open Software Associates (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. (TM)) today announced that CQG CQG Classical and Quantum Gravity (journal) , Inc. of Denver has selected NETDEPLOY(R) to manage software distribution within the company. CQG provides real-time, graphic-enhanced quotation data and software for securities and commodities traders. OSA supports companies and government agencies with software that helps them deploy and manage applications and data across enterprises. CQG is using NETDEPLOY to distribute and update a core Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) application within the company. The application is central to the company's main mission and will be used in the Denver headquarters as well as 11 other sales and support offices throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. CQG requires that all internal users have the latest version of the large CRM application files and that they are updated quickly and predictably. Since the supported staff is located in centers around the world, the company requires a flexible deployment system that uses local servers as deployment platforms rather than a distribution hierarchy using a single server at corporate headquarters. Using NETDEPLOY, CQG stages software updates to local servers which are then used to update local systems. This approach reduces network load and assures that updates occur regardless of network traffic and processing volume. In this way, CQG can be assured that the software application is refreshed at all locations as scheduled. "NETDEPLOY's ability to manage 'n' tier software distribution to hundreds of seats in a disciplined way is the main attraction for us at CQG," commented Peter Michel, CQG's MIS manager. "Since our customized application has to be rock solid and current all the time, we have to be able to stage updates locally and deploy on a known, predictable schedule. We expect to use NETDEPLOY across all of our locations, including our international offices, in June." "This particular implementation at CQG is a great demonstration of our capabilities," said Graeme Greenhill, president of Open Software Associates, Inc. "NETDEPLOY's flexible approach enables system managers to design deployment strategies that work with the existing infrastructure. Whether they're running a Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. or Windows 2000 environment, or a combination of several operating environments In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. , NETDEPLOY helps them organize, deploy and update software across the enterprise." About Open Software Associates OSA provides software management and deployment solutions for large corporations, and the outsourcing and e-service providers that support them. OSA's software management infrastructure and services provide a comprehensive and flexible approach, covering all popular computing platforms See platform. and reaching beyond corporate networks to remote offices, mobile workers and business partners. Creating innovative solutions since 1990 and with offices in 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. , Europe, and Australia, OSA is a proud supplier to major global corporations like Cable & Wireless Optus, Dresdner Bank Dresdner Bank AG is one of Germany's largest banking corporations and is based in Frankfurt. History 19th century Dresdner Bank was established on 12 November 1872 through the conversion of financial institution Michael Kaskel. , Hewlett-Packard, Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 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