Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and BWise Announce Strategic Alliance; Alliance Focused on Providing Companies with a Total Solution for E-Business Transformation.Business Editors/Technology Writers REDWOOD redwood: see sequoia; brazilwood. redwood or sequoia Coniferous evergreen timber tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of the family Taxodiaceae, found in the fog belt of west-coastal North America. SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000 BWise, an innovator in the field of business transformation software, today announced it has signed a strategic global alliance with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young to provide companies with a total solution for migrating to an e-business environment. The companies will work together to provide organizations with the software platform and consulting necessary for e-business transformation. The alliance is an extension of an agreement between the two companies signed earlier this year, in which BWise acquired Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's SDW SDW Spin-Density Wave SDW Shoop da Whoop SDW Scalable Data Warehouse SDW Seedling Dry Weight SDW Standard Data Warehouse SDW Share Data Warehouse SDW Stored Data Warehouse SDW Stealth Designers Workbench SDW Signed D-Word SDW Student Data Warehouse modeling tool. By combining Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's consulting expertise with BWise's product expertise, the two companies will provide a total solution for e-business transformation. BWise and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young will establish a competence center to support the effort. Customers of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and BWise will be guaranteed a first-rate enterprise portal See corporate portal. , enabling them to take up the challenges of the e-business era. In making the announcement, Tim Willems, BWise 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. and founder said, "Winners in this economy are companies that transform their businesses at an accelerated pace. To gain speed, companies need a backbone for change that takes into consideration all the aspects of their organization -- people, processes and information. A backbone that supports the design, testing and control of the business processes based on existing knowledge and employee interaction. "The alliance between BWise and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young recognizes the need to factor all three of these components into the transformation process. Together we offer the platform and the years of working with global industry leaders to help companies successfully manage change today and on an ongoing basis." BWise Innovative Business Transformation Software The BWise software portfolio provides a framework for rapid and secure migration to an e-business environment. The software offers a portal that provides insight into processes, information and resources. Empowering all levels of employees to understand all these components is crucial for businesses which need to act rapidly, and effectively in today's dynamic economy. The integration of the SDW modeling tool with the BWise offering means that business processes can also be analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. and improved interactively via the Intranet. BWise also offers its products as an Application Service Provider (ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). ). As a result, customers can benefit from first-rate service and lower administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. . About Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Cap Gemini Ernst & Young is one of the largest management and IT consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a in the world and is publicly traded on the Paris Bourse Paris Bourse National stock market of France. . The company offers management and IT consulting services 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" , systems integration, and technology development, design and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. capabilities on a global scale to help traditional businesses and "dot companies" continue to explore growth strategies in the new economy. The newly formed organization employs more than 57,000 people worldwide and reports global revenues of 7.7 billion euros (1999). More information about individual service lines, offices and research is available at www.capgemini.com. About BWise BWise has been active in the market for process modeling and e-business architecture since 1994. The BWise innovative software platform helps companies move rapidly and successfully to Web applications and Web-based business management. BWise technology can be used in all phases of the e-business life cycle in order to achieve revolutionary benefits of scale. BWise is headquartered in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, and a second Dutch site is currently being established. In the first quarter of 2000, BWise established offices in Redwood Shores, Calif., and London. Further information about BWise is available at www.bwise.com. |
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