Cap Gemini America Announces Oracle Financials Implementation At Dresser-Rand.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1999-- "Go-Lives" in Europe and 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. Enable Effective Information Management and Streamlined Business Processes Cap Gemini America and Dresser-Rand Company announced the successful implementation of the first phase of a multi-phased Oracle Applications project. The major manufacturer of heavy equipment for the oil, petrochemical, utilities and marine industries partnered with Cap Gemini America to implement Oracle General Ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , Payables, Receivables, Purchasing, Projects, and Cash Management at each of Dresser-Rand's locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Europe. The first major facility is now in production, and additional sites in North America and Europe will be rolled out during the remainder of the year. The U.S. portion of the Cap Gemini America/Dresser-Rand project is being extended to include the implementation of Oracle Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and Payroll applications. The implementation of the Oracle Financial applications is helping Dresser-Rand achieve several business objectives, including application standardization, consistent and improved business processes and more timely and accurate information management. Jeff Shepard, vice president of Cap Gemini America's Oracle Practice said, "This implementation is only the beginning of our value-added relationship with Dresser-Rand. The substantial return on investment that Dresser-Rand has achieved from this project has opened the door for additional applications work at sites around the world." Bob Hesch, Project Manager for Dresser-Rand said, "Cap Gemini America understood the business drivers behind our decision to implement Oracle Applications. It is of prime importance to us that this 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. tool continues to enhance our bottom-line results. Success on this project has convinced us that Cap Gemini America is a partner we can trust and who is delivering real value to our organization." The Package Based Solutions division of Cap Gemini America provides end-to-end ERP implementations across all major applications platforms. As a vendor-independent firm partnered with leading software vendors, Cap Gemini America tailors solutions to the specific business needs of each client. Cap Gemini America LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is an information technology 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 firm with 4,000 employees at 35 locations throughout the United States. Cap Gemini America is recognized as a leader in providing IT services to clients on issues like Year 2000, electronic commerce, applications management, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. and customer relationship management. Cap Gemini America is a member of the Paris-based Cap Gemini Group, one of the largest IT and business consulting firms in the world with 39,000 employees in 20 countries and 1998 revenues of approximately FF26 billion. Cap Gemini's 1998 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. revenues are approximately $623 million. Cap Gemini's mission is to deliver strategic change through ideas, people and technology. More information on Cap Gemini America is available at http://www.usa.capgemini.com. |
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