Cartesis joins with Ascential Software to accelerate the delivery of 'Open BPM'.NORWALK, Conn. -- Links Business Performance Management to business applications to increase speed, improve consistency, and reduce complexity Cartesis, the leading business performance management vendor, has entered into a reseller agreement with Ascential Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ASCL ASCL Alternate Smart Card Logon ASCL Advanced Sonobuoy Communications/Command Link ASCL Application Standard Component Library ) the enterprise data integration leader, to build a seamless bridge between BPM and business applications. The agreement was announced at Cartesis' global user conference in Barcelona, Spain, last week. The companies have joined to develop an integration link between the Cartesis(R) Suite and underlying business systems, using Ascential's award winning DataStage(R). This will leverage Ascential's robust data integration solution and rich connectivity packs to create a more powerful, faster and scalable environment for Business Performance Management. This is core to Cartesis' vision of "Open BPM' - streamlining the process of delivering key business indicators from underlying applications and improving business intelligence. The result is a greater insight into both the story and the process behind the numbers, and extends Cartesis' existing approach to open Business Intelligence to take in technology partnerships in the Data Integration space. The solution reduces complexity by offering direct and automated connectivity between the Integrated Data Model (IDM (1) See identity management. (2) (Integrated Device Manufacturer) A company that performs every step of the chip-making process, including design, manufacture, test and packaging. Examples of IDMs are Intel, AMD, Motorola, IBM, TI and Lucent. ) that underpins all of Cartesis BPM solutions and operational systems - such as SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft. Organizations will benefit from a highly scalable offering that can quickly and effortlessly move high volumes of data between systems as frequently as the needs of today's global businesses dictate. At the same time, it both improves data consistency Data consistency summarizes the validity, accuracy, usability and integrity of related data between applications and across the IT enterprise. This ensures that each user observes a consistent view of the data, including visible changes made by the user's own transactions and and aids compliance efforts by providing full auditability along the length of the transaction chain, from source to disclosure. "This agreement brings together the leading BPM suite See BPM. with the market's foremost integration solution," said Didier Benchimol, 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. at Cartesis. "By partnering with the best companies in their respective fields, we've built the strongest possible network to support us in areas outside of our core expertise. This deal is no exception, and will be invaluable as we move to the next stage in overall business vision - open, fully-integrated BPM." "Enterprise data integration is a critical component of streamlining and aligning business processes and financial information. We are pleased that Cartesis has chosen to partner with Ascential Software to enhance the data integration component of its offerings," said Stephane Werba, managing director for Ascential Software, Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). . "Ascential Software's established reputation as an enterprise data integration pace-setter, along with Cartesis' unique BPM solutions and experience with global Fortune 100 organizations, provides a compelling value proposition for our mutual customers." "BPM must incorporate data held in operational systems in order to become of full value to the enterprise. Additionally, the auditability of information from operational to reporting systems will help CFOs with regulatory compliance, ensuring that vital data can be traced from source," said John Van Decker, senior vice president and practice lead at META Group, a leading provider of IT research, advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal and strategic consulting. "This illustrates further that BPM solutions are increasing in functionality and value, and fast becoming crucial to the smooth running of businesses." NOTES TO EDITORS About Ascential Software Ascential Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ASCL) is the leader in enterprise data integration. Customers and partners worldwide use the Ascential Enterprise Integration Suite(TM) to confidently transform data into accurate, reliable and complete business information to improve operational performance and decision-making across every critical business dimension. Our comprehensive end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. provide on demand data integration complemented by our professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , industry expertise, and methodologies. Ascential Software is headquartered in Westboro (MA), and has more than 3,000 customers and partners globally across such industries as financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and banking, insurance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one , telecommunications and government. For more information call 1-800-966-9875 (508-366.3888 if calling from outside the US or Canada) or visit the Ascential Software website at www.ascential.com. About Cartesis Cartesis provides today's multinational enterprises with a unique business performance management solution to deliver the whole 'story behind the numbers' with unparalleled clarity and insight. Leading companies around the globe rely on Cartesis software applications to get the full picture and offer timely and relevant information to their stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. . The company maintains offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Norwalk (CT), Paris, Tokyo and Utrecht. Cartesis products give global companies the analytic capacity In complex analysis, the analytic capacity of a compact subset K of the complex plane is a number that denotes "how big" a bounded analytic function from  can become. and the flexibility they need to assess the rapid changes in their market places. One in five of the Fortune Global 100 and more than 30% of the Financial Times European 100 use Cartesis solutions to obtain unprecedented command over their financial information and processes. www.cartesis.com Ascential and DataStage are trademarks of Ascential Software Corporation or its affiliates and may be registered 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. or other jurisdictions All cited names and/or trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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