Carrera-MAXIMUS Selects Sequent for Web-Based Application Hosting Program for the Government Market.BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1999-- NUMACenter(TM) Provides Highly Available, Highly Scalable E-business Environment for Delivering PeopleSoft, 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. Applications Via the Internet Sequent Computer Systems 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 :SQNT SQNT Sequent Computer Systems (stock symbol) ) and Carrera-MAXIMUS, Wednesday announced that Carrera-MAXIMUS will deploy Sequent's NUMACenter(TM) environment as the infrastructure for a full-service application service provider (ASP) business. Carrera-MAXIMUS will launch the ASP, offering state and local government agencies software subscription and Web-hosted application services See ASP and Web services. beginning this summer. The Internet provides a cost-effective and flexible vehicle for delivering high value applications to small and growing institutions, and in particular government agencies, that have limited internal IT resources. To address this market, Carrera-MAXIMUS will host key business applications in a central data center on the NUMACenter environment, then deliver those applications to its customers via the Internet. Carrera-MAXIMUS will first offer PeopleSoft 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. , financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against and other 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. (ERP) applications through this service. Additional future applications will include fleet management, human services case management, as well as revenue maximization and cost allocation services. "Web-hosting allows government agencies to focus on their core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
A key advantage of NUMACenter for an ASP environment is its ability to run Windows NT in the data center. The majority of front-office applications are developed in the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT environment for its volume economics, functionality and ease-of-use. NUMACenter will allow Carrera-MAXIMUS to easily deploy and deliver Windows NT-based applications, including PeopleSoft ERP suites, to its customers. The Carrera-MAXIMUS Web-hosted solution also includes Cisco's Hosted Application Initiative for optimal Internet and ASP solutions. "Web-sourcing mission-critical applications to thousands, and potentially hundreds of thousands of users demands a robust, highly scalable platform," said Jeff Pancottine, vice president of global marketing for Sequent. "Sequent combines our NUMACenter environment, our proven ASP expertise and our eReady competency resources to help partners such as Carrera-MAXIMUS launch successful Web-hosting businesses and reach new customers." The NUMACenter Environment Sequent NUMACenter provides a framework for consolidation and rapid deployment of large scale Windows NT applications. NUMACenter is the industry's first system to support concurrent Windows NT application and database resources within a managed and fully integrated environment including Intel processors, middleware, databases, storage, back-up and management tools. NUMACenter combines unique Sequent technology, such as the NUMA-Q(TM) architecture, Storage Area Network capabilities and the Advanced Detection Availability Manager (ADAM Adam, the first man, in the Bible Adam (ăd`əm), [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. ), with key partner components. NUMACenter provides a framework through which an application service provider can quickly deploy applications and add new capabilities over time, protecting their infrastructure investment. About eReady(R) Program The eReady Program is a Sequent initiative to partner with select independent software vendors (ISVs) and systems integrators to enable their delivery of applications to small- and mid-sized businesses over the Internet. The program includes the eReady Lab, a Web-hosted application center where key software vendors and system integrators can work with Sequent to design and test Web-hosted application delivery solutions in a real-world environment. Sequent provides a range of data center infrastructure services and facilities under both fee-based and revenue sharing revenue sharing Funding arrangement in which one government unit grants a portion of its tax income to another government unit. For example, provinces or states may share revenue with local governments, or national governments may share revenue with provinces or states. models. About Carrera-MAXIMUS Carrera-MAXIMUS is a full service systems integration firm focused exclusively on serving the public sector. MAXIMUS is one of America's largest government services companies devoted to improving the delivery of service and management of government programs. MAXIMUS has more than 3,000 employees in more than 100 offices across 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. . For further information contact Bill Cody at 916/456-3300 or visit Carrera-MAXIMUS' Web site at www.carreraconsulting.com. About Sequent Computer Systems Inc. Sequent Computer Systems, the leader in Intel-based solutions for the data center, is committed to the success of its end-user and system integrator customers. Sequent's platform architectures and services are optimized for the scalability, availability and manageability requirements of large, growing corporate infrastructures leveraging Internet technologies, database technologies and best-of-breed partnerships. Sequent supports more than 10,000 installations worldwide, including many of the world's largest and most sophisticated e-commerce, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. and business intelligence environments. For further information, phone Sequent at 503/626-5700 or 800/257-9044, or visit the company's Web site at www.sequent.com. Note to Editors: Sequent and NUMA-Q are registered trademarks and NUMACenter and eReady are trademarks of Sequent Computer Systems Inc. All brand and product names appearing in this release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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