Clarkston-Potomac Offers New Enterprise-Wide Solutions as a New Member of the Baan Consulting Alliance Program.DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 1998--Clarkston-Potomac has become a member of The Baan Company's (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 : BAANF; Amsterdam Stock Exchange
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the former name for the stock exchange based in Amsterdam. : BAAN) Consulting Alliance Program, supporting the delivery and implementation of Baan's enterprise-wide software to Clarkston-Potomac's core market: middle market companies and divisions of Fortune 500 firms. Clarkston-Potomac, a leading full-service consulting and information technology firm, and Baan, a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions, will target companies looking specifically for timely, cost-effective and successful process integration. Clarkston-Potomac's first Baan implementation client is D.H. Pace Company, Inc., one of the nation's largest distributors and service providers of Overhead doors and door-related products. Combined with Baan's product architecture, Clarkston-Potomac's ValuePath methodology or Baan Business Innovation's Target Enterprise methodology will be used to deliver a fast, effective and flexible implementation. Baan's scaleable and component-based architecture and Clarkston-Potomac's mid-market focus also provide an alternative to costly and often cumbersome enterprise solutions. "We are very excited to join the Baan Consulting Alliance Program. We see our services as a complementary fit with the Baan solution," said Ron Gridley, partner at Clarkston-Potomac and head of the Baan-focused practice. "Our ValuePath methodology and Baan's Dynamic Enterprise Modeling Dynamic Enterprise Modeling is the approach the Baan company uses for the Baan Enterprise Resource Planning system to align and implement it in the organizational architecture of the end-using company. , the evolution of Baan's innovative DEM See digital elevation model. business modeling environment, are designed to create timely, cost-effective, and, above all, functionally effective solutions for the middle market client. We pride ourselves in developing 100 percent client satisfaction, and are well on our way to continuing that tradition as we engage with our first Baan implementation client." Clarkston-Potomac has entered into an agreement with D.H. Pace to implement Baan software. The relationship with D.H. Pace began with the development of a strategic information technology (IT) plan, followed by an 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 (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. ) software evaluation. D.H. Pace subsequently selected Baan software as its Enterprise Solution for the next decade. "Clarkston-Potomac's commitment to helping us identify the right solutions to meet our business objectives has resulted in a partnership to implement the most effective solution to drive true business results," said Ed Newcomer of D.H. Pace. "Baan's ability to address our business process needs, provide effective implementation tools and methods, and provide a technical architecture that is appropriate now and scaleable for the future, set it apart from the other solutions we considered. We expect it will set us apart from our competition by establishing a back-office system to support our growth strategy." Clarkston-Potomac's clients include Black & Decker, Heatcraft, Inc., Mycogen, Dow Agrosciences Dow AgroSciences LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company specializing in not only agricultural chemicals such as pesticides, but also seeds and biotechnology solutions. The company is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. and Georgia-Pacific. "We look forward to working with Clarkston-Potomac, whose strong commitment to the client is integral to our strategies for successful implementations," said Susan Heystee, Vice President of Consulting, The Baan Company. Clarkston-Potomac provides the full spectrum of information technology related professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. including IT planning, project management, change management and implementation services for mid-sized companies. Clarkston-Potomac offers an affordable, responsive alternative to the Big 5 consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , along with the depth of experience not always available from smaller, independent consultants. The firm provides cost-effective software systems integration, ERP and sales automation Sales Automation - Sales Force Automation solutions. As an advisor to growing, mid-sized companies and divisions of larger Fortune 500 corporations since 1991, Clarkston-Potomac delivers a proven methodology that ensures cost-effective, rapid implementation of packaged software See software package. , customized solutions and business process change. For more information, visit Clarkston-Potomac's World Wide Web site at www.clarkstonpotomac.com. CONTACT: Baron, McDonald & Wells Dana Cogan, 770/492-0373 fax: 770/492-0374 e-mail: dcogan@bmwpr.com |
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