Compass Technology Management to Resell and Implement Changepoint's Professional Services Automation Solution.Business Editors & High Tech Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2001 Changepoint Corporation, a leading provider of Web-based business process automation solutions for IT services organizations, today announced that Compass Technology Management, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a leading e-business systems integrator An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. and application service provider, will be a value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. and implementation partner of Changepoint's professional services automation See PSA. (PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. ) solution. According to Jim According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. Funari, President of Compass, "Many of our clients have sought this type of solution for collecting and billing time, matching consultant skills with project needs, tracking billable hours Billable Hours is a Canadian comedy series, which airs on Showcase. Set in the fictional Toronto law firm of Fagen & Harrison, the series focuses on three young lawyers struggling to balance their expectations in life with the difficult realities of building a career against project progress, and realizing employee utilization and project profitability. Changepoint is clearly the best-of-class in this important category by enabling rapid deployment and delivering an integrated approach to managing IT service delivery." "Compass' knowledge of the professional service market, their mid-Atlantic focus and staff of 140 technical professionals, sales and business consultants make them well-suited to recommend, deploy and support Changepoint software," said Harvey Gordon, Changepoint's Vice President of Business Development. Consultants at Compass use Changepoint as a repository for their client and opportunity information, to view their sales pipeline, to track employee skills and match them against specific project needs, and to monitor status on tasks and project progress. All employees enter time, and the accounting system generates invoices against time and expenses captured into Changepoint. Compass also plans to integrate Changepoint into the firm's back office financial applications. About Compass Technology Management Compass Technology Management, LLC is a leading e-business systems integrator and application service provider, dedicated to helping clients analyze business processes, design, deliver, host and manage enterprise applications and infrastructure, while striving for open-systems, scalability, and common application tools. Whenever possible, "best-of-category" applications of other Business Partners are used. Compass was ranked as one of the top technology firms by PC Week and AT Kearney, and received recognition by Forbes, Computerworld, Communications Week, and Database Advisor. Tel: 757/233-7300 or visit www.compass.net. About Changepoint Corporation Changepoint Corporation provides comprehensive Web-based business process automation solutions for corporate IT departments and IT professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organizations to manage projects, people and budgets effectively. IT services organizations use Changepoint to automate their internal business processes, source and procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person valued resources, manage contractors and collaborate with customers and partners. By integrating the critical processes of their services supply chain and all the people involved in delivery of IT services, these organizations can realize greater operational efficiencies and maximize cost-effectiveness. Headquartered in Canada, Changepoint has offices in 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. , United Kingdom, France and Germany. For additional information, visit our web site at www.changepoint.com NOTE TO MEDIA AND ANALYSTS: All Changepoint news releases are available on the Internet, via the Changepoint Corporation Web site at http://www.changepoint.com. Screenshots are also available on Changepoint's Web site. Additional information on Changepoint can be accessed on-line, and by sending email to sales@changepoint.com or calling 1-905-886-7000. |
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