Cognet Corp. Secures Contracts From Financial Services Firms, Web Consultant And Government Agencies.Business Editors VALHALLA Valhalla or Walhalla (both: vălhäl`ə, –hăl`ə), in Norse mythology, Odin's hall for slain heroes. This martial paradise was one of the most beautiful halls of Asgard. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000 Innovative Developer of Software Management Technologies Helps Firms Solve Software Deployment Software deployment is all of the activities that make a software system available for use. The general deployment process consists of several interrelated activities with possible transitions between them. Challenges Cognet Corp., a rapidly growing developer of software management technologies for corporate computing computing - computer and emerging personal communications devices Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. , has been awarded contracts from a number of 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. firms, a leading web consultancy, and state and federal government agencies for its software solution that rapidly deploys and manages software applications. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dov Goldman, Chairman and 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 Cognet Corp., the new contract awards reflect the growing acceptance and adoption of Cognet's flagship software deployment and management product - Cognet 3.1 - among corporate computing and IT organizations charged with maintaining networked computing devices from as little as 50 machines to more than 25,000. "Our software solution is the culmination of more than 10-years of in-field experience in solving a universal problem -- managing software throughout its lifecycle by automatically distributing and maintaining applications for a range of desktop, mobile and emerging personal communications devices," explained Goldman. "Our customers have one thing in common - they all benefit from our product's ability to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the repetitive and time-consuming task of software deployment and management in real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. , reducing the reliance on scarce and costly human labor and increasing accuracy." Goldman said that Cognet has been awarded a number of software management contracts with a range of financial, business services and state and federal government organizations, including:
-- T. Rowe Price - the Baltimore-based investment management firm
and leading provider of mutual fund products;
-- First American Title Insurance Company - the nation's largest
title insurance concern;
-- Pitney Bowes Inc. - a global provider of informed mail and
messaging management systems;
-- MarchFIRST - a leading web consultant and eBusiness services
firm;
-- U.S. Army - contracts with three departments within the U.S.
Army; and
-- Westchester County, NY - contract with the county government
offices serving one of New York State's most prominent regions.
Goldman noted that while other competitors provide software distribution and management tools within larger suites of network management products, Cognet's expert solution allows network administrators the ability to install, uninstall To remove hardware or software from a computer system. In order to remove a software application from a PC, an uninstall program, also called an "uninstaller," deletes all the files that were initially copied to the hard disk and restores the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI and SYSTEM. and establish "rules-based" mass customization without any programming or scripting - a significant advantage over competing products. "We use a very simple, straightforward point-and-click interface that saves our customers valuable time -- and money," he said. "In fact, our customer research shows that in most cases the Cognet product pays for itself after just one use." Goldman expects Cognet Corp. to continue its accelerated growth as medium-to-large size enterprises grapple with a host of network management, software distribution, security and IT personnel utilization issues. "We expect our business to expand as companies' IT staffs recognize they can significantly reduce down time and frustration associated with managing applications software throughout its lifecycle, freeing them up to focus on more high-value tasks." Cognet now serves more than 100 clients representing more than 100,000 user "seats". Headquartered in Valhalla, NY, Cognet Corp. is a venture-backed developer of software management technologies for corporate computing and emerging personal communications devices. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Cognet 3.1, is a highly customized electronic software distribution solution that allows network administrators to automatically distribute and maintain applications for a range of networked desktop, remote and mobile devices. For further information, visit Cognet Corp.'s website at www.cognet.com or call 914-747-0770. |
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