Cambridge Information Network and Dana Commercial Credit Create Online Resource to Address Growing Demand for Asset Management Solutions.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1998-- CIN CIN cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) A term used to categorize degrees of dysplasia arising in the epithelium, or outer layer, of the cervix. Research Shows Asset Management Becoming a Priority Issue for CIOs In response to growing demand for guidance on IT asset management, Cambridge Information Network (CIN), the Internet-based community for corporate IT executives worldwide, and DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. Technology Management Group, a business unit of Dana Commercial Credit (DCC), have created a new online resource center, called the Asset Management Center (AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. ). The center, which will reside on CIN (www.cin.ctp.com), features original content, research, and special programs on the issues surrounding asset management. The center was launched to CIN's membership base of 1,600 senior IT executives two weeks ago. Recent CIN research on asset management reveals that an increasing number of CIOs are exploring asset management as a way to maximize physical IT resources and reduce overall costs of ownership. -- When asked about the importance of technology assetmanagement, 98% of CIN member respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. said is was very to somewhat important to them and their organization. -- The majority of respondents are taking more control of asset management internally, with 48% including asset management in staff job descriptions. -- Additionally, 80% of respondents claim that they prefer to develop asset management services in-house, indicating that IT organizations have embraced the concept of asset management and are now exploring early implementation strategies. "This joint venture between CIN and DCC Technology Management Group was created specifically to reduce the increasing pressures on Information Technology executives to develop a successful asset management infrastructure," said Patricia Benson, managing director of Technology Management Group at Dana Commercial Credit. "We're seeing a number of IT professionals who are disappointed with their in-house attempts to build asset management solutions. These programs often lack the sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. required to address the full range of business-related issues. Our goal in sponsoring the CIN Asset Management Center is to provide educational content, as well as information about proven solutions within the asset management industry." The DCC-sponsored Asset Management Center on CIN is aimed at providing CIOs and senior technology leaders with information and insight on asset management issues and technologies. The center launched with an introductory article entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: , "What is Asset Management?" and features articles, web links, a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. of terms, a list of professional organizations, FAQs, valuable news and an asset management events calendar. CIN will update the center monthly with a new editorial piece on asset management and related issues such as Total Cost of Ownership and Return on Investment. "CIN and industry research indicates that asset management is a priority management issue for CIOs and other senior IT executives," said Ed Baum, director of operations for CIN. "Dana Commercial Credit's sponsorship of the Asset Management Center on CIN will help us to give CIOs get the information they need to make informed decisions about asset management solutions." Content from the CIN resource center will be available on www.wyzdom.com thirty days after it appears on the CIN site, allowing non-CIN members to benefit from this collection of knowledge as well. About DCC Technology Management Group DCC Technology Management Group is a San Francisco-based business unit of Dana Commercial Credit Corporation specialized in providing asset management software and services that enable companies to track and manage information technology assets throughout their life-cycles, thus reducing technology costs and risk. The web site address for Wyzdom software and asset management resources and solutions is www.wyzdom.com. About Dana Commercial Credit Dana Commercial Credit Corporation (DCC), a recipient of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality , provides leasing and financing services to a broad range of business customers in selected markets. DCC is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dana Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DCN DCN Document Control Number DCN DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) Corporate Network DCN Disconnect DCN Direction des Constructions Navales (France) DCN Declaration Control Number DCN Data Communication Network ), a global leader in the engineering, manufacture and distribution of products and systems for the automotive, engine, heavy truck, industrial, off-highway and leasing markets. Dana Corporation's web site address is www.dana.com, and DCC's web site address is www.dcc.com. About CIN Cambridge Information Network (CIN) - a division of leading consulting and system integration firm, Cambridge Technology Partners - is the first Internet-based research, advisory and consulting service Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" specifically designed for corporations' lead IT strategists. Through a variety of interactive features, CIN's fast-growing membership of more than 1,600 executives from around the globe can collaborate to solve common problems, exchange benchmarking data, and share experiences. CIN also offers a series of information and research services designed to help IT executives win the fight against time poverty and information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. . For more information on CIN, or to become a CIN member, please go to CIN on the Web: www.cin.ctp.com. About Cambridge Technology Partners Cambridge Technology Partners is a new breed of consulting and systems integration firm. Since its founding in 1991, the company has applied its unique core values to the consulting and application development markets to fundamentally reinvent re·in·vent tr.v. re·in·vent·ed, re·in·vent·ing, re·in·vents 1. To make over completely: "She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder" the way business and technology solutions are delivered. Working within a fixed-time/fixed-price model, Cambridge's services span strategic consulting, process innovation, custom and package software deployment Software deployment is all of the activities that make a software system available for use. The general deployment process consists of several interrelated activities with possible transitions between them. (including 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. applications), networking, and training to rapidly deliver end-to-end business systems that create immediate bottom-line impact for its clients. Cambridge has 47 offices and more than 3,300 employees worldwide. Cambridge on the Web: http://www.ctp.com.
CONTACT: Cambridge Technology Partners
Fran Kelly
617-374-8525
fkelly@ctp.com
or
Dana Commercial Credit
Darcy Arnold
415-439-7417
darcy.arnold@dana.com
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