Calian Announces Strategic E-Business Win $US 1.1 Million Contract Awarded To Develop Upgraded Version Of Industry Canada's Strategis Web Site To Argentina.KANATA, ONTARIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1999-- Calian Technology Ltd. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CTY CTY - /sit'ee/ or /C-T-Y/ [MIT] The terminal physically associated with a computer's system console. The term is a contraction of "Console tty", that is, "Console TeleTYpe". .) is pleased to announce that its e-business unit has been awarded a $US 1.1 Million dollar contract by the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ) to develop a system similar to the award winning Strategis web site offered by Industry Canada Industry Canada is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/research and development. The department employs 6104 FTEs across Canada. , for an Argentine Public Agency. This opportunity came about as the result of the work by Industry Canada (IC), and the developments following the Prime Minister's Team Canada mission to South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. in January '98. Calian's e-business unit will develop and deliver an upgraded version of Industry Canada's Strategis Web site. For the first time, comprehensive listings of Argentine businesses and their capabilities, plus access to government documents affecting trade, will be available instantly via the Internet to assist Argentine businesses and those wishing to do business in Argentina to improve their opportunities for success. Initial system elements to be delivered are a "Document Publishing and Search Module," a "Multiple Web Site Integration Module," and a "Corporate Directory Module." "This is a clear recognition from the market that we have the skills and experience to deliver large e-business applications," said Larry O'Brien
Lawrence "Larry" Francis O'Brien, Jr. (July 7 1917 – September 28, 1990) was one of the United States Democratic Party's leading electoral strategists when, for more than two , 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. . He went on to say, "the Canadian Government has made great progress in using the Internet to facilitate business. With our experience in Canada and now with Argentina, we are proving our capability and positioning ourselves as a world leader in bringing other countries' businesses on-line in a real and productive way." Background: One of Industry Canada's core mandates is "To help make Canadian businesses Canadian Business is the longest-publishing business magazine in Canada. It was founded in 1928 as The Commerce of the Nation, the organ of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The magazine was renamed Canadian Business in 1933. more globally competitive." In this context, Industry Canada promotes the Connecting Canadians Agenda and leverages this initiative into international business opportunities for Canada and improved development prospects for our international partners. The award winning Strategis platform was built for Industry Canada over 4 years ago to enable its staff to provide support to a wider range of businesses in Canada than had been possible using traditional one-to-one communications. In addition to interactive electronic commerce services, the site offers over three million text documents and over ten gigabytes of fielded data with easy to use search and retrieval mechanisms. The Argentine Public Agency's mandate includes the active support and encouragement of Argentine businesses and the facilitation Facilitation The process of providing a market for a security. Normally, this refers to bids and offers made for large blocks of securities, such as those traded by institutions. of economic development. In this respect it is very similar to Industry Canada, having many of the same needs and many of the same business support issues. The Argentine Public Agency represents the infrastructure investment interests of all 24 Provinces in Argentina. The new website will initially provide information to various key industrial sectors in Argentina to advise them on technology changes, import rules and regulations of foreign markets, and partnership opportunities with both domestic and foreign businesses. It will also contain information on Argentine production and export rules and regulations and incentives for investment in Argentina by foreign companies. The Argentine Public Agency anticipates that the website and the services offered through it will grow quickly in a manner similar to that experienced by Industry Canada. CCC contracted with Calian to develop the Argentine version because Calian personnel performed the original design and much of the development of Strategis. The new system is to operate in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Industry Canada staff is providing technical support and advice to the Argentine Public Agency for this project through a separate agreement. Calian will retain all intellectual property rights to the new development but has offered Industry Canada the right to use the new software to upgrade its system. Calian Technology sells technology services including management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , 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. , technical staffing, and systems integration. Calian's strength is responsiveness to its customers' needs. |
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