Classified Ventures Extends Outsourcing Contract with Trigent; Providing Offshore Maintenance for Apartments.Com Web Site and Production Tracking System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003 Trigent Software has won a contract to provide software maintenance services for Apartments.com, a leading U.S. online real estate rental resource. Trigent will provide ongoing software maintenance and enhancements for Apartments.com, which represents millions of apartments across the U.S. Owned by Classified Ventures, LLC Classified Ventures, LLC ("CV") is a joint-venture owned by five large media partners whose main focus is in the real estate and automotive online advertising. Classified Ventures, LLC ("CV") is a joint-venture owned by five large media partners whose main focus is in real , a joint venture of six leading media companies including: Belo Corp., Gannett Co., Inc., Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder (IPA: /ˈrɪdɚ/) was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. , The McClatchy Company, Tribune Company The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, responsible for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Hartford Courant and The Washington Post Company, Apartments.com is the exclusive provider of visual apartment listings for the Web sites of more than 150 newspapers across the U.S.. Trigent has also expanded its maintenance services for Classified Ventures' Production Tracking system, used to manage orders for Apartments.com. Trigent's team includes software developers and project managers based in its Bangalore, India development center. "Classified Ventures has relied on Trigent to provide on-time delivery and quality code for the past three years," said Rodney Smith, Director of Technology for Apartments.com. "We are confident in Trigent's ability to deliver technology expertise and maintain strict quality standards, while giving us the cost benefit of offshore resources." "High-volume Web sites such as Apartments.com require ongoing maintenance and support to ensure the best service for its customers at all times," said Bharat Khatau, 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. of Trigent. "Trigent's offshore development center is ideally suited to providing the high-quality, cost-effective services that such Web-based businesses demand." About Trigent Trigent Software provides application development, maintenance and quality assurance services Assurance services have been defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as 'Independent Professional Services that improve information quality or its context'. to technology-driven enterprises. Founded in 1995 and based in India and the U.S., Trigent strategically leverages offshore resources in its ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001 certified development center to enable its clients to more efficiently develop and maintain critical applications. Trigent clients include enterprise organizations, Web-based businesses and software companies, including International Truck and Engine, Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , Classified Ventures and Aspect Proteus. For more information, visit www.trigent.com or call toll free (within the U.S.) 877-524-1637. About Apartments.com Apartments.com is a leading national online apartment resource distinguished by its personalized searches, highly visual ads and partnership with the local newspaper and television station Web sites of more than 170 affiliates across the country, including the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper (www.chicagotribune.com), The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com) and the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). (www.latimes.com). Apartments.com, a division of Chicago-based Classified Ventures, LLC, delivers highly qualified, ready-to-rent prospects to its more than 10,500 trade customers, which increases closure rates and decreases the average cost of leasing an apartment. |
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