Ciber Launches .com in-a-box; First Bundled Delivery of Fast, Customized and Scalable Internet Solutions.Business Editors, Technology Writers ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2000 CIBER CIBER Center for International Business Education and Research (various locations) CIBER Center for International Business and Research (Michigan State University) CIBER Cellular Inter-Carrier Billing Exchange Record , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CBR (1) (Computer-Based Reference) Reference materials accessible by computer in order to help people do their jobs quicker. For example, this database on disk! (2) (Constant Bit Rate) A uniform transmission rate. ), the trusted technology leader transforming businesses to be agile, scalable and connected, today launched .com in-a-box(TM), the first bundled Internet solution for start-up and established companies to quickly ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale their web presence and capabilities. Through three modular versions of .com in-a-box - robust, turbo and supercharged su·per·charge tr.v. su·per·charged, su·per·charg·ing, su·per·charg·es 1. To increase the power of (an engine, for example), as by fitting with a supercharger. 2. - CIBER delivers fast, customized and scalable solutions, enabling companies to leverage the power of the Internet and add real value to their businesses. CIBER's expert consultants quickly design and conveniently maintain a complete .com in-a-box Internet solution, providing Internet strategy, web design/marketing, networking, hosting, project management and full integration of business software. Depending on which version a company chooses, its enhanced web presence will be up and running within 60, 90 or 180 days. CIBER's .com in-a-box implementation is bundled with reliable products and services from industry leaders including Cisco Systems, Inc., Microsoft Corp., Verio Inc. and Vignette Corp., to automate a company's online marketing, sales, order fulfillment and other critical functions, cutting costs and increasing customer service. "Through .com in-a-box, we've created a new way of providing our customers with a competitive advantage at Internet speed," said Mac Slingerlend, CIBER President and Chief Executive Officer. "CIBER's .com in-a-box is a proven service offering that quickly develops an e-business strategy through to back-end implementation for our customers - all aimed at fast online profitability. CIBER is leading the next e-business trend with this innovative approach to our customer's needs." "In a market where every emerging .com can expect competition from a half dozen or more identical business models, time to market and speed of execution are critical," said Kristen Engelhardt, Senior Analyst, GartnerGroup. "CIBER's three-tiered `.com in-a-box' offering speaks to this need." This first, bundled Internet solution is fast-to-market, customized, scalable and built in a modular framework using reliable products of: Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet; Linux, an operating system used for a wide variety of purposes including networking, software development, and as an end-user platform; Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing; Verio (Nasdaq: VRIO VRIO Virtual Reality Input Output ), the world's largest operator of web sites for businesses; Vignette (Nasdaq: VIGN VIGN Vignette Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), a leading supplier of e-business applications for building online businesses; Agilera.com, a next generation application service provider (ASP) that delivers e-business and enterprise solutions to emerging and middle-market companies; and CIBER's subsidiaries, DigiTerra, Inc., a leading implementor and integrator of end-to-end e-business solutions for the middle market and Interactive Papyrus papyrus (pəpī`rəs), a sedge (Cyperus papyrus), now almost extinct in Egypt but so universally used there in antiquity as to be the hieroglyphic symbol for Lower Egypt and a common motif in art. , a full-service business consulting and interactive agency specializing in web development, interactive multimedia production, marketing and sponsorship marketing. The three versions of .com in-a-box increase in service-offerings depth starting with .com in-a-box robust and expanding to .com in-a-box turbo and supercharged. The .com in-a-box robust version enables companies to create a web presence, while the .com in-a-box turbo and supercharged versions expand on the robust to include integration of enterprise software systems that increase business-to-business and business-to-customer transactions. "The explosive growth of e-commerce and market domination rests on the newest trends and innovations. Whether you are a new .com scaling up fast or an established company racing to grow your business and web commerce, you will find a customized Internet solution in .com in-a-box," said Steve Kinstler, .com in-a-box Program Director and CIBER Vice President. Kinstler will be leading a series of launches in six major cities across the country over the next two weeks in Denver, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Chicago, Washington D.C., Seattle and San Francisco. Integrate Online, Inc., a business-to-business application service provider for the financial mortgage industry in San Francisco, is one of CIBER's first .com in-a-box projects. Integrate Online has created a technology infrastructure platform that establishes an online business community where due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. can be performed at Internet speed. As a good example of the scalability of the .com in-a-box solutions, Integrate Online's solution began as a .com in-a-box robust solution about five months ago. However, over the months, the project scaled far beyond the initial .com in-a-box robust solution. The end result is a marketable engine set to revolutionize the mortgage industry. CIBER, Inc. is the trusted technology leader transforming businesses to be agile, scalable and connected. Backed by 26 years of information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. , CIBER provides thought leadership in Internet solutions to Global 2000 companies and rapidly scaling ".coms" through its National Practices. Based in Englewood, Colo., the company's consultants serve client businesses from 35 CIBER offices, 15 DigiTerra offices and four Interactive Papyrus/Waterstone offices in the U.S., Canada and Europe. CIBER's web site is www.ciber.com. For more information on .com in-a-box, go directly to www.ciber.com/in-a-box. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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