Cambridge Technology Partners Helps Aurigin Systems Extend Its Services to Online Delivery.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001 Aureka(R) Online Services Speeds Critical Market Information to Subscribers Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CATP CATP Cambridge Technologies (stock symbol) CATP Coverage Acceptance Test Plan CATP Committee of Adaptation to Technical Process ) (Cambridge), a global eSolutions and eIntegration services provider, announces it has helped extend the business model of Aurigin Systems, Inc. (Aurigin), the leader in Innovation Asset Management (IAM IAM - Interactive Algebraic Manipulation. Interactive symbolic mathematics for PDP-10. ["IAM, A System for Interactive Algebraic Manipulation", C. Christensen et al, Proc Second Symp Symb Alg Manip, ACM Mar 1971]. ) solutions and services, with the launch of Aureka Online Services (AOS (Alternative Operator Services) Operator services provided by a third-party organization. See operator services. 1. AOS - /aws/ (East Coast), /ay-os/ (West Coast) A PDP-10 instruction that took any memory location and added 1 to it. ) which enables online delivery of Aurigin's software and services. IAM is the practice of analyzing the valuable ideas, products and processes within a business and its competitive set. Aureka Online Services (AOS) is a Web-based subscription service, providing 24-hour access to the Aureka(R) platform, Aurigin's complete solution of analytic software and integrated, worldwide patent database and other competitive information, lowering the total cost of ownership and expanding Aurigin's customer base to small and mid-size businesses. With AOS, businesses can better analyze, evaluate and then execute strategic initiatives that leverage the market value of their intellectual assets. The service aims to improve customers' time-to-market, drive patent portfolio strategies and give customers insight into the relative value of their innovation assets. "By collaborating with Cambridge, we have been able to more quickly extend our business model to include online delivery of our software and services. This allows Aurigin to meet the increasing demand for round-the-clock availability of its solutions and services," said Kevin Rivette, 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 Aurigin Systems, Inc. "We partnered with Cambridge to build Aureka Online Services because of their flexibility, proven experience in technology and project management. As a result of our partnership, we have extended our market reach and outpaced our competitors, establishing ourselves as the first complete IAM service online." "Aurigin had the foresight to understand the importance of extending its business model for the 21st Century," said Vice President of Cambridge Technology Partners, J.R. Moore. "Cambridge's expertise in full-service system integration, eBusiness delivery, design and deployment - together with Aurigin's invaluable content, software and services, and hard working team - has created an online intellectual asset management service that is second to none." Aurigin chose to work with Cambridge based on its proven ability to use an iterative development A discipline for developing systems based on producing deliverables often. Each iteration, consisting of requirements, analysis & design, implementation and testing, results in the release of an executable subset of the final product, which grows incrementally from iteration to methodology, rapid development and deployment time, high degree of flexibility and true partnership approach. Although Cambridge had a prior investment in Aurigin, the company sought competitive bids and chose Cambridge because of its experience and reputation. In less than two months, Cambridge worked closely with Aurigin to quickly assist in building Aureka Online Services including the architectural structure An architectural structure is a free-standing, immobile outdoor construction. The structure may be permanent. Typical examples include buildings and nonbuilding structures such as bridges, dams, electricity pylons, and radio masts. , concepts and backend development. Prior to AOS, Aurigin provided its Aureka system to its worldwide customers, such as Monsanto, HP, Pfizer, Dow and Chiron. Aurigin's Aureka Online Services officially launched in March 2001. The service is available to US customers, as well as customers in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. and APAC APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center APAC Asia and Pacific APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) . About Aurigin Systems Aurigin Systems Inc. is the leading provider of solutions for innovation asset management, addressing the needs of R&D, M&A, IP and technology licensing across a wide array of industries. By applying a suite of dynamic analytic tools and services to a custom database of worldwide patents, Aurigin enables customers to gain decisive insight into their innovation asset opportunities, and to leverage these opportunities for a sustainable competitive advantage. The company provides comprehensive Innovation Asset Solution(TM) tools and services to a wide range of customers from Fortune 500 companies to startups in industries such as pharmaceutical, high technology, chemical, and consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one . NOTE: Aurigin and Aureka are registered trademarks of Aurigin Systems. Innovation Asset Solution is a service mark of Aurigin Systems. All other marks are the property of their owners and retain the rights as issued. About Cambridge Technology Partners Cambridge Technology Partners provides strategic and 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 as well as systems integration services to transform its clients into eBusinesses. Working in collaboration with Global 1000 and high-velocity middle market companies, Cambridge combines a deep understanding of New Economy issues with integrated, end-to-end services, and a proven track record of shared risk and rapid, guaranteed delivery. Cambridge generated $586.6 million in revenue in 2000. Cambridge has approximately 3,500 employees in 19 countries around the world. Cambridge is a Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SFE See Sydney Futures Exchange. ) partner company. Cambridge on the Web: http://www.ctp.com. |
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