Conservation International Standardizes on the eRoom Solution to Coordinate Global Environmental Preservation Efforts.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Enables Multi-National Teams of Conservation Professionals to Collaborate on Projects that Reach Across Continents and Time Zones eRoom Technology, Inc., a leading provider of digital workplaces for extended enterprise collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. , announced today that Conservation International (CI) has standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. on the eRoom(R) solution as its platform for global knowledge sharing and collaboration. With seventy-five percent of its workforce deployed on field assignments in 32 countries across four continents, the Washington D.C.-based CI is using the eRoom solution to bring together teams of scientists, educators, economists and other conservation professionals to collaborate on environmental issues and projects. For the first time, CI employees around the world can turn to a single resource for coordinating field programs, sharing ideas or discussing ongoing projects, dramatically enhancing the effectiveness of international conservation efforts. "CI employs a world-class team of highly skilled conservation professionals, many of whom are located in remote areas of the world working on biodiversity biodiversity: see biological diversity. biodiversity Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where organisms live) and genetic diversity (the variety of traits expressed projects where they are needed most," said Tod Heisler, senior vice president of operations, Conservation International. "eRoom is providing us with an unparalleled opportunity to take advantage of the skills and experience of these workers, uniting their efforts through regular dialog, shared experiences and better communications. The end result is a higher level of learning and collaboration that immediately benefits CI and its ongoing preservation efforts." As a non-profit institution focused on global environmental concerns, CI's collaborative needs are as diverse as the regions of the world in which it operates. Regular collaborative activities range from project planning project planning - project management , management, and reporting, to corporate partnership and donor The party conferring a power. One who makes a gift. One who creates a trust. donor n. a person or entity making a gift or donation. DONOR. He who makes a gift. (q.v.) program management, to the coordination of public policy initiatives and legislative agendas. "The strength of the eRoom solution is in its ability to unite the resources of an organization to reach a common goal," said Jeffrey Beir, president and chief executive officer for eRoom Technology, Inc. "We are pleased to be working with CI as it reaches out to the conservation community to address the critical environmental issues of our time." About Conservation International Conservation International (CI) applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's richest regions of plant and animal diversity in the hotspots, major tropical wilderness areas Broadly, a wilderness area is a region where the land is left in a state where human modifications are minimal; that is, as a wilderness. It might also be called a wild or natural area. (Very low or immaterial human impact or "footprint. , and key marine ecosystems Marine ecosystems are part of the earth's aquatic ecosystem. They include oceans, estuaries, salt marshes, lagoons, some tropical ecosystems, such as mangrove forests and coral reefs, rocky, subtidal ecosystems, and shores. . With headquarters in Washington, D.C., CI works in 32 countries on four continents. For more information about CI's programs, visit http://www.conservation.org. About eRoom Technology eRoom Technology is a leading provider of Internet-based software and services for collaboration among an organization's extended enterprise of employees, customers, suppliers, and other partners. The company's eRoom product provides a digital workplace for the extended enterprise, allowing organizations to quickly assemble a project team wherever people are located and manage the collaborative activities that support their complex and rapidly-changing business projects and processes. Customers use eRoom digital workplaces to help get products to market faster, drive down production costs, enhance customer relationships, and improve the work products that drive their businesses. The eRoom solution is used by more than 600 companies such as A.T. Kearney, Aventis Pharmaceutical, BIC BIC See: Bank Investment Contract , Bausch & Lomb, Compaq, Deloitte Consulting, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard, Ketchum, Pharmacia, Pfizer, Siemens, Solectron, and Sony. More information about eRoom Technology and its product offerings can be found at www.eroom.com. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : eRoom is a registered trademark of eRoom Technology, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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