Cartesis Announces Software Agreement with First Consulting Group -FCG-; FCG to Acquire Best of Breed Budgeting, Forecasting and Planning Applications from Cartesis.NORWALK, Conn. -- Cartesis, a leading supplier of business performance management (BPM (Business Process Management) A structured approach that models an enterprise's human and machine tasks and the interactions between them as processes. BPM software provides users with a dashboard interface that offers a high-level view of the operation that typically ) software today announced a deal with First Consulting Group, 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 : FCGI FCGI Fast Common Gateway Interface FCGI Fellow of the City and Guilds Institute (UK) ), a leading provider of 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. , consulting and systems implementation and integration to health-related industries, to provide best-in-class planning software to the organization. FCG FCG First Consulting Group FCG Foreign Clearance Guide FCG Fatigue Crack Growth FCG Flux Compression Generator FCG Guinean Civic Forum (Guinea-Bissau) FCG Fisheries Consultative Group (ASEAN-SEAFDEC) will use the planning, budgeting, and forecasting applications for all of its' business units in 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. , Europe, Vietnam and India. Cartesis Magnitude Planning will enable FCG to integrate its planning, budgeting and forecasting functions into a single integrated solution, significantly shortening its planning processes, creating time for more value-added planning activities and creating a system that is optimized for a multi-user environment. "With the use of Cartesis software, FCG will be able to consolidate its financial data and easily compare actual against plan, including variance The discrepancy between what a party to a lawsuit alleges will be proved in pleadings and what the party actually proves at trial. In Zoning law, an official permit to use property in a manner that departs from the way in which other property in the same locality analysis in the same application," said Marc Schnabolk, President, Cartesis, Inc. "FCG's confidence in our solution is a clear indication that Cartesis is gaining a strong foothold foot·hold n. 1. A place providing support for the foot in climbing or standing. 2. A firm or secure position that provides a base for further advancement. foothold Noun 1. in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market. Our offerings speak to a specific need for today's increasingly compliance-focused businesses and we're pleased to say our North American customer base continues to grow as a result." With an optimal balance between control, flexibility and ease-of-use, Cartesis Magnitude Planning specifically improves the efficiency, accuracy and accountability of the corporate planning process. This bottom-up planning solution creates a dynamic application designed to support sophisticated financial consolidation, reporting, planning and performance management. Using a single database to consolidate financial information from numerous sources, Cartesis Magnitude Planning enables more efficient and accurate 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 forecasting. "We found that Cartesis' offerings were flexible, efficient and responsive to the changing market needs," said Michael Pilatos, Director of Planning at FCG. "This software will provide greater visibility into our business with the speed and scalability we expect in this market. We're confident that Cartesis' solutions offer the most visibility into our financial planning process, helping us rapidly make critical budgetary decisions based on accurate and clear data." About Cartesis Cartesis is a global software vendor that provides trusted solutions for driving your company's financial and business performance. Cartesis equips its customers with the control and insight they need to assess and react in today's rapidly changing marketplace. One in five Fortune Global 100 companies rely on Cartesis' powerful technology to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. complex information, people and processes in a single data model that can be applied easily and consistently across multiple geographies and business segments. Cartesis' customers success depends on having meaningful insight to act upon, because great performances start with confidence. Headquartered in Paris, Cartesis has offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Norwalk (CT), Tokyo and Utrecht. The company has more than 1300 corporate customers and partners worldwide in 25 countries around the globe. About FCG FCG is a leading provider of outsourcing, consulting, systems implementation and integration for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and other life sciences organizations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Through combinations of onsite, off-site and offshore outsourced services, FCG provides low cost, high quality offerings to improve its clients' performance. The firm's consulting and integration services increase clients' operations effectiveness with and through information technology, resulting in reduced costs, improved customer service, enhanced quality of patient care, and more rapid introduction of new pharmaceutical compounds. For more information about FCG, visit www.fcg.com or call 800-345-0957. All cited names and/or trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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