Carnival Cruise Lines Selects the Ultimus Workflow Suite.Business/Technology Editors CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE--March 18, 2002-- Most Popular Cruise Line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the In The World To Deploy Ultimus' Workflow Solution To Automate Key Business Processes In Real-Time And Enhance Overall Corporate Efficiency Ultimus, the leading Web-based workflow automation See workflow. platform provider, today announced the sale of its award-winning Ultimus Workflow Suite to Carnival Cruise Lines This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , the most popular cruise line in the world. Carnival Cruise Lines, which plans to incrementally rollout the solution in select departments this year, will use the Ultimus Workflow Suite to streamline key business processes in Internet time In the early days of the public Internet, Internet time referred to the breakneck speed with which companies scrambled to gain traffic and market share on the Web. A new business could come and go within a matter of weeks. , thereby ensuring smooth operation between divisions. The Ultimus Workflow Suite offers a complete, Internet-enabled solution for business process automation at the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. "We selected the Ultimus Workflow Suite because it is portable, powerful and flexible, and because it does not require the use of advanced scripting, making it a solution that can be deployed rapidly," said Myles Cyr, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. at Carnival Cruise Lines. "As the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet continues to grow and our business expands to greater heights, the automation of key business processes will play a major role in helping us maintain operational excellence and drive down costs." Initially, Carnival Cruise Lines will deploy the Ultimus Workflow Suite in its shipbuilding program, which will be responsible for producing several new Carnival Cruise Lines ships over the next 12 months. The shipbuilding program requires seamless communications between the operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. , Carnival Cruise Lines and the shipyard itself. Using the Ultimus solution, Carnival will be able to ensure smooth operation by automating key processes between the three divisions, including change orders and ship design specifications. Carnival also plans to use the Ultimus Workflow Suite with the 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. department's employee orientation efforts, where it will automate all processes to get new employees up and running quickly and efficiently. "Carnival Cruise Lines is the world's largest cruise line based on passengers carried, which translates into thousands upon thousands of key business processes that need to be executed every day, each of which is critical to the company's smooth daily operations," said Rashid Khan Ustad Rashid Khan (b. Badayun 1966-07-01) is an Indian classical musician in the North Indian Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana, and is the great grandson of Gharana founder Ustad Inayat Hussain. , co-founder and 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 Ultimus. "Deploying the Ultimus Workflow Suite will allow Carnival to automate many of these processes in real-time, helping ensure the company maintains its winning reputation as well as its leadership status in the industry." Ultimus Workflow Suite Analysts report that business process "lag time" represents 90% of the total time required to complete a task; the remaining 10% represents actual task time. Ultimus provides complete workflow solutions that help companies decrease business process lag time to increase overall productivity. The Company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Ultimus Workflow Suite, is uniquely designed for fast deployment without expensive programming, macros or scripting that can lead to time delays and cost overruns. This unique product attribute allows Ultimus professional service programs to focus on coaching companies through the process of identifying the thousands of critical processes that govern their business. Once these processes are understood, implementation of a customized solution is quick and inexpensive. About Ultimus Ultimus is a pioneer in the development of flexible end-to-end workflow platforms that allow companies across industries to realize enhanced revenues through improved worker productivity. The company currently services more than 800 customers from its corporate headquarters in Cary, NC, sales offices in Germany, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the Middle East and South Asia, and through its network of 85 worldwide partners. Current Ultimus customers and partners include Carnival Cruise Lines, Citizens Bank, FreeBalance, McKessonHBOC and Step9 Software. In 2001, Ultimus was named to both the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 and the North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Fast 50, as well as KM World Magazine's list of "Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management." Additional information about Ultimus can be obtained by visiting the Ultimus Web site at http://www.ultimus.com, emailing info@ultimus.com, or by calling 919-678-0900. Ultimus is a trademark of Ultimus Inc. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used here for reference only. |
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