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ClickSoftware Announces Partnership to Provide Interface to SAP R/3 Customer Service Module; ClickSoftware Now Offers a Packaged Interface Between ClickSchedule and SAP R/3.


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CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2001

ClickSoftware (Nasdaq:CKSW), a leading provider of service chain optimization solutions for service organizations, has announced a partnership with Wessendorf Software + Consulting GmbH, which specializes in the integration and distribution of complementary software components.

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 the terms of the partnership, Wessendorf, an official development partner of SAP, will be ClickSoftware's exclusive vendor to provide a generic interface between ClickSchedule, ClickSoftware's award winning optimized service scheduling product, and SAP R/3. Wessendorf must also ensure that the interface is certified, maintained, fully documented and supported with future versions of SAP R/3.

"By partnering with Wessendorf, ClickSoftware now has an SAP R/3 specialist developing the interface between ClickSchedule and SAP R/3 CS," said Gary Fowler, Senior Vice President of Business Development of ClickSoftware. "Wessendorf Consulting has extensive SAP R/3 experience and have been trained on ClickSchedule, so the interface is impeccable."

ClickSchedule enables SAP customers to optimize the performance of their field service engineers and service operation. ClickSchedule solves the challenge of simultaneously achieving both high levels of customer service and resource utilization, while reducing operational costs. It works according to the user's specific business policies accounting for overtime, service level agreements, customer preferences, geographic location, travel time, technical skill sets and much more.

ClickSchedule is uniquely suited to act as the field service optimization tool for R/3 because it is XML based and allows a very flexible mapping of R/3 and ClickSchedule fields. Assignments are transferred to R/3 and stored in preset preset Cardiac pacing A parameter of a pacemaker that is programmed permanently when manufactured  data structures. This information can also be used to send the order to a mobile device. The interface is available for R/3 4.6C (downgradable to R/3 4.0).

"Our intimate knowledge of the Customer Service Module and close link to SAP AG (company) SAP AG - (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung - German for "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing") A company from Germany that sells the leading suite of client-server business software. The US branch is called SAP America.  coupled with our ClickSchedule training allows us to seamlessly integrate a packaged interface of both applications, so that customers can achieve optimized service and increased revenues in the shortest amount of time possible," said Michael Wessendorf, 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. , Wessendorf Software Consulting.

Michael Wessendorf previously worked as a software developer for SAP AG in Walldorf, Germany for six years. Part of his responsibilities included coordination of the development of the "Service Management" component. In addition, he participated in numerous introductory projects in a consultative capacity.

About ClickSoftware

ClickSoftware is a leading provider of end-to-end service chain optimization solutions for service organizations. ClickSoftware's solutions cover daily scheduling, real time wireless monitoring and rescheduling, problem resolution, short term resource planning Resource planning may refer to:
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
  • Manufacturing resource planning (MRP and MRPII)
  • Distribution Resource Planning (DRP)
  • Human resources (HR)
, strategic capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. , and continuous on-going business performance analysis. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. and also has offices and distributors throughout 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. , as well as in Canada, Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom. ClickSoftware's products are used by many service organizations, including: British Gas British Gas is the name of several companies
  • British Gas plc the former gas monopoly in the United Kingdom and its successor companies.
  • Centrica plc which has the rights to the British Gas
, Caterpillar, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees.

Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994).

http://compaq.com/.
, Crawfords, Crown Castle, Siemens Metering Limited, Enbridge Home Services, Gerber Technology, High Speed Access Corp. (HSA HSA Health Savings Account (US)
HSA Human Serum Albumin
HSA Human Services Agency (Nevada)
HSA Health Services Agency
HSA Health and Safety Authority (Ireland) 
), ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. , Level 3 Communications
Not to be confused with L-3 Communications, a communications system company.


Level 3 Communications NASDAQ: LVLT is a communications and information services company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.
, Swisscom, and Verizon. For more information about ClickSoftware, call 408/377-6088 or 888/438-3308 or visit www.clicksoftware.com.

About Wessendorf

Wessendorf Software & Consulting GmbH (WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics
WSC Winter Simulation Conference
WSC Wayne State College
WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA)
WSC Western State College (Colorado) 
) was founded in January 1997 and is registered in the Handelsregister Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg (the register of companies in Berlin) under the number HRB HRB H&R Block, Inc.
HRB Harbin, China (Airport Code)
HRB Human Resources Branch (Canada)
HRB Haiti International Airline (ICAO code)
HRB Human Rights Bureau
 62255. The company specializes in products and consultancy for service management and maintenance, development and distribution of add-ons to the standard, and implementation and business consulting. More information about Wessendorf is available at www.wsc-gmbh.de/english/index.html.

This press release contains express or implied forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those regarding ClickSoftware's products and markets, product functionality in future installations and benefits derived there from, and may include implied statements concerning market acceptance of our products, and our growing leadership role in the market. Such "forward-looking statements" involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those projected. ClickSoftware's achievement of these results may be affected by many factors, including among others, the following: uncertainties regarding product installation; uncertainties regarding continued market acceptance of our products; uncertainties regarding our intellectual property; and the uncertain effects of competition and other factors on our results of operations. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in ClickSoftware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, ClickSoftware's prospectus dated June 22, 2000 and ClickSoftware's 10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, and may be found within the sections titled Risk Factors and Management Discussion and Analysis. ClickSoftware does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.
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