ConneXt, Inc. Selects NCMX, Inc. as Its Management Services Provider.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 19, 2000 NCMX, Inc., today announced that ConneXt Inc., a Seattle-based software developer of billing and customer care solutions for the utility industry, announced that it will use NCMX, Inc. as its Management Service Provider (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ) to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. many of their manual, labor-intensive la·bor-in·ten·sive adj. Requiring or having a large expenditure of labor in comparison to capital: "Intrigue and subversion are labor-intensive undertakings" George F. Kennan. desktop management activities. "The services offered by NCMX will allow us to meet our growth and cost control targets without the burden of having to expand our internal IT staff," stated ConneXt, IT Manager Jim Burbidge. "We believe that NCMX's new and innovative services will help us to manage our PC environment and reduce the total cost of ownership for our network. NCMX will provide a set of flexible services, expertise, tools, and discipline necessary to deliver the PC support service levels and internal controls that we require. The NCMX Asset Management services will increase efficiency while reducing costs." "We are excited to be partnering with ConneXt and sharing in their continued growth and success," said Steve C. Samuelson, 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 NCMX, Inc. "We are looking forward to delivering our services to this dynamic and innovative company so that they can continue to focus on billing and customer care solutions for the utility industry" NCMX is an IT management services provider (MSP), which provides PC and network information and software change management services to middle market organizations. The company uses third party and proprietary tools and processes that improve the security, reliability and productivity of the organization. The core services The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. offered by NCMX are PC Asset Management, Asset Assurance, and Software Change Management. Along with commercially available software, NCMX uses the following proprietary tools: -- LANaide(TM), an asset inquiry and database system -- LANqa(SM), a closed loop change management process About ConneXt ConneXt is a provider of sophisticated, packaged CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S software targeted to utilities. Comprehensive, flexible and scalable, ConneXt billing and customer care solutions allow utilities to thrive in a deregulating de·reg·u·late tr.v. de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing, de·reg·u·lates To free from regulation, especially to remove government regulations from: deregulate the airline industry. energy market. 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. , ConsumerLinX, is a powerful Customer Information System (CIS) for larger utilities featuring high volume product billing and customer care of residential, commercial and industrial energy users. Now in use at a major utility in the Pacific Northwest, ConsumerLinX has produced millions of flawless bills. It is the first CIS designed for the 21st century, feature-rich and readily implemented. ConneXt is located at 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. , 98101. For additional information, phone 800/706-1976, fax 206/521-2400 or visit the ConneXt Web site at http://www.connext.com. All brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders. |
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