Cambridge Technology Partners announces imaging and document management initiatives; Increases focus on RAD for Document Imaging Services; Senior executive appointed AIIM Chair.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1996--Cambridge Technology Partners (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 ) (CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step. ), a leading client/server systems integrator An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. , today announced new initiatives aimed at integrating imaging and document management technology with CTP's client/server systems services. The announcement follows the appointment of CTP's Thornton May, Vice President, Research and Education, to Chair of the Association of Information & Imaging Management (AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. ). The appointment, in recognition of May's commitment to the identification and development of imaging technologies for corporate IT, will be announced at a reception during the AIIM Show in Chicago on April 2nd. "Imaging technologies are key components of many of today's most effective client/server systems," said May. "I am thrilled to have been chosen Chair of AIIM, a group that has been instrumental in spreading the innovative use of new imaging technologies. AIIM will continue to play a key role in the development and implementation of imaging across a broadening array of industries and applications." "CTP has played a pioneering role in the rapid deployment of imaging and document management applications for organizations in a range of industries, including financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , insurance, and banking, where the processing of documentation is paramount," said May. "While these applications have been known for long development cycles, CTP's rapid consensus methodology and fixed time/fixed price approach have helped to rapidly migrate organizations to these technologies to achieve strategic competitive advantage." Cambridge Technology Partners is increasing its focus to delivering rapid application development (RAD (1) (Rapid Application Development) Developing systems incrementally and delivering working pieces every three to four months, rather than waiting until the entire project is programmed before implementing it. ) and deployment services of imaging and document management systems to its existing client base, as well as new prospects. As part of its imaging initiative, CTP has developed strategic sales and marketing partnerships with leading providers of imaging and workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. software, including FileNet, Tower Technologies, ViewStar and Wang. Typically, these vendors provide the underlying technology for applications in which CTP designs customized process-driven solutions. CTP expects imaging and document management to be a key component of client engagements in 1996. For example, CTP recently developed a Workflow and Image (WFI WFI Wide Field Imager WFI Water For Injection WFI Wireless Facilities Inc. WFI Workforce Florida, Inc. WFI WaterFurnace International WFI Wraparound Fidelity Index WFI Water For Irrigation WFI Washington Food Industry (Olympia, WA) ) solution for a insurance customer service center for Prudential in the U.K. Designed to improve service to both policy holders and direct sales representatives, the system generates screen images of critical forms and correspondence to enable rapid routing and documentation throughout the work process. As a result, the system increased overall productivity by more than 30 percent. "In addition to significant productivity gains, CTP was instrumental in building the system in only 10 months, enabling us to rapidly realize strong returns on our new application," said Dennis Ratcliff, IT delivery manager at Prudential. "With WFI, we can now give up-to-the-minute information over the phone. The back office is integrated into the system so that staff can automatically send work to technical services, and managers have a complete overview of how big work queries are and how quickly staff are working." CTP's extensive experience with imaging and document management includes a sophisticated document management system, developed and refined over the past seven years by CTP/Scandinavia, called DMS/IMTOP. All information assets, be they electronic documents, spreadsheets or presentation graphics, are stored, controlled and managed in the system. DMS/IMTOP also plays an integral, information storage and retrieval information storage and retrieval, the systematic process of collecting and cataloging data so that they can be located and displayed on request. Computers and data processing techniques have made possible the high-speed, selective retrieval of large amounts of function in KnowledgeShare, a CTP service that helps clients capture, apply, and share internal knowledge, using the Internet. KnowledgeShare uses the open interface of the Internet to help clients manage an enterprise-wide knowledge repository on their internal web sites, or "Intranets," which create a community for users to build and share professional competencies and leverage best practices. Founded in 1991, Cambridge Technology Partners is one of the fastest growing companies in the systems integration industry, with a proven track record of developing and deploying client/server distributed applications An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications to more than 400 organizations worldwide. Working within a unique fixed time/fixed price model, CTP's systems development expertise also includes package implementation and rapid process implementation. CTP has seen revenue growth at an average of 69 percent per year, and has expanded to 20 offices globally and has more than 1,100 employees today. -0- CTP News on the Web: http://www.ctp.com CONTACT: Colleen col·leen n. An Irish girl. [Irish Gaelic cailín, diminutive of caile, girl, from Old Irish. Irish, Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. Cambridge Technology Partners 617/374-8705 ciris@ctp.com or Doug Black/Michael Bayer Miller/Shandwick Technologies 617/536-0470 dblack@millercom.com mbayer@millercom.com |
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