Computer Associates announces CA-Masterpiece/ICE, providing Web-enabled access to Enterprise Financial Management Data.ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1997 High-Performance Web-Centric Enterprise Financial Management Solution Extends The Business Reach On The Internet and Intranets The Enterprise Financial Management Group of Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today announced CA-Masterpiece/ICE, a comprehensive, fully functional multinational, multi-organizational enterprise financial management solution that provides Web-enabled access to financial data on mainframe, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , AS/400 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. platforms. CA-Masterpiece/ICE takes advantage of internal CA technology to deliver fully-functional networked multimedia financial management capabilities on the Internet and Intranets -- extending the business paradigm. CA-Masterpiece/ICE provides a well-managed, Web-based environment that together with CA software and services allows companies to build, deploy, manage and run business applications on the Internet -- or any of the many platforms that CA-Masterpiece supports. "With CA-Masterpiece/ICE, enterprise financial management professionals now have the flexibility and the business advantage to perform accounting functions and financial reporting over the Web," said Abram Azagury, senior vice president and general manager of CA's Enterprise Financial Management Group. "The Internet has dramatically expanded the business reach of today's companies, enabling firms of all sizes to participate in commerce on a global scale." The business benefits of electronic commerce and improved communications through the Internet/Intranets have not escaped the attention or the requirements of the financial management community worldwide. While they may not yet be convinced that the Internet is a secure enough place to exchange vital financial information, they are open to exploring the benefits of processing data and reporting over the Internet. "We're excited about applying this new technology to our proven enterprise financial management solution," said Azagury. "For over 15 years CA-Masterpiece has been the backbone of over 2000 major financial companies, operating in more than 5,000 sites worldwide. And now our clients can further capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. their software investment by taking advantage of emerging business opportunities through this global connection." CA-Masterpiece/ICE is being launched and demonstrated at Softex in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. today. CA-Masterpiece/ICE has been released to Beta sites An organization or group that is beta testing hardware and/or software. See beta test. . Additional components are scheduled for release between now and CA-World '97 (July 13-18, 1997.) CA-Masterpiece is a comprehensive, integrated enterprise financial management solution accommodating the multi-organizational, multinational and multi-currency needs of thousands of organizations worldwide. CA-Masterpiece includes Consolidation, General Ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying , Fixed Assets fixed assets npl → activo sg fijo fixed assets npl → immobilisations fpl fixed assets fix npl → , Fund Accounting, Inventory Control, Job Cost, Labor Distribution, and Purchasing modules. Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 9,000 people in 130 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of $3.9 billion in calendar year 1996. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com or calling 1-516-342-5224. Computer Associates' Enterprise Financial Management Group is responsible for the development, support, marketing, and sales of CA's financial management and human resource management business solutions. CA's Enterprise Financial Management Group is dedicated to delivering enterprise financial management solutions that meet the evolving needs of worldwide businesses in a multitude of platform and operating environments In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Laura Fais, CA Enterprise Financial Management Group (516) 342-2245 faila@cai.com |
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