Continuus, Sun and Hurwitz Group Host National Seminar Series to Educate Companies on How to Better Manage Their e-Business Environment.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000 Companies Seek Help in Bringing Order to Accelerated Software Development and Content Lifecycles in Today's Internet Economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. Responding to the need for companies to learn quickly how to manage software and content more effectively in today's fast-paced Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the age, Continuus Software Corp. (Nasdaq:CNSW), the leading provider of eAsset Management solutions, Tuesday announced that it will team with Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. and Hurwitz Group to host a series of seminars designed to offer expertise and solutions for managing development and risk in a continually con·tin·u·al adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage. 2. evolving e-Business environment. In today's Internet economy companies cannot afford to ignore signs of an e-Business crisis: the increase in Web application complexity, record time-to-market requirements, content and code merged into a new mix, developer demand exceeding supply, distributed development This article has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * Very few or no other articles link to this one. teams and shrinking application delivery cycles are all contributing factors. Whether a company is developing mission-critical enterprise or Web-based applications See Web application. , this seminar will give companies the insight to better manage their software and content lifecycles in order to stay competitive. Hurwitz Group will specifically address these issues by showing how designing and building e-Business solutions entails bringing together all kinds of disparate resources. One of the industry's foremost experts in Java(TM) technology and Internet-based application development, Evan Quinn, vice president of application strategies at Hurwitz Group, will bring to the seminars an overall market perspective. In his presentation, Quinn will discuss the unique challenges of e-Business solution development and how managing these initiatives differ from traditional development experiences. "We're entering an era of business complexity never experienced before," said Quinn. "Typically, businesses muddle through mud·dle v. mud·dled, mud·dling, mud·dles v.tr. 1. To make turbid or muddy. 2. To mix confusedly; jumble. 3. To confuse or befuddle (the mind), as with alcohol. their first e-Business initiatives. However, as competitive and customer demands increase -- along with system complexity, finding a way to effectively manage eAssets becomes an imperative, not a luxury. "It's important for companies to keep abreast Verb 1. keep abreast - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" keep up, follow trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the of what Web-central lifecycle tools are available, how to orchestrate or·ches·trate tr.v. or·ches·trat·ed, or·ches·trat·ing, or·ches·trates 1. To compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra. 2. them within their development environments, and what to realistically expect from their use." Sun Microsystems will discuss the relationship of the new Web economy to information technology and how the right IT infrastructure is critical to the success of the enterprise. Because e-Business implementations have brought the complexity and risk associated with the development and implementation of IT projects to new levels, Sun's objective will be to help enterprises identify potential problems and to demonstrate how Sun initiatives, such as Sun Development Framework, with its partners is helping them to reduce and manage the risk associated with building applications and delivering the intended results. "Seminars such as these enable our customers to manage risk in their e-Business environment by teaching the pitfalls to avoid," said Reed Hornberger, senior director, Enabling Solutions Market Development at Sun Microsystems Inc. "With Sun and our industry partners' guidance, companies can build reliability into their e-Business development and deployment processes." "The Internet has caused a huge increase in the rate of change," said Dave McCann, executive vice president, global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. at Continuus Software. "To keep a competitive edge and be able to respond quickly to these new market dynamics, companies must shorten (audio, compression) Shorten - A form of lossless audio compression. product development lifecycles, thereby causing shortened short·en v. short·ened, short·en·ing, short·ens v.tr. 1. To make short or shorter. 2. delivery cycles, which in turn, means increased pressure to deliver high-quality software applications. "In order for development teams to continue to meet these time-to-market deadlines, communication and collaboration becomes critical. Our eAsset Management platform enables teams to solve these problems and drive up productivity to address this change." CIOs, vice presidents, directors and managers of IT, engineering, Internet management and/or application development will benefit most from the half-day seminar, which includes a continental breakfast and features speakers from all three companies. Topics include "Getting Your Arms Around e-Business Development," "Managing Risk in Your e-Business Environment" and "How to Effectively Manage your eAssets." Attendees will gain expertise on how development organizations can succeed in today's demanding e-Business environment. The seminar series schedule is as follows: -- Toronto, Aug. 22 -- East Rutherford, N.J., Aug. 23 -- Boston, Aug. 24 -- Washington, D.C., Sept. 12 -- Atlanta, Sept. 13 -- Chicago, Sept. 14 -- Denver, Sept. 19 -- Bellevue, Wash., Sept. 20 -- San Jose, Calif., Sept. 21 -- Los Angeles, Sept. 22 To register, call 888/547-1990 or visit the Continuus Software Web site at: http://www.continuus.com/aboutcontinuus/aboutseminars.html. About Sun Microsystems Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular SINGULAR, construction. In grammar the singular is used to express only one, not plural. Johnson. 2. In law, the singular frequently includes the plural. vision -- The Network is the Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com (1) Refers to the period (dot) followed by the abbreviation of the commercial domain (.com) at the end of an Internet address. Since the .com domain is so widely used, the Internet became known as the "dot-com" world, and dot-com companies are those formed to offer services or their businesses. With $15.7 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com. About Hurwitz Group Hurwitz Group (www.hurwitz.com), a strategic consulting and research firm providing advice and assistance with e-Business and IT initiatives, is recognized for its close working relationships with clients and a focus on business realities. Hurwitz Group clients include Fortune 2000 IT organizations, as well as business-to-business software and services vendors. Hurwitz Group strategists leverage research from the company's knowledge centers to provide clients with a range of services, including market development and positioning strategies, enterprise technology strategies, primary research and custom consulting. About Continuus Continuus Software is the leading provider of eAsset Management solutions. eAsset Management enables organizations to develop, enhance, deploy and more effectively manage their teams building Internet and enterprise software and content-based systems. Continuus products enable organizations to improve the quality of their eAssets and to reduce the time it takes to deliver Internet and software applications. Continuus offers eAsset Management solutions, consisting of Continuus CM Synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. , Continuus WebSynergy, Continuus ChangeSynergy and Continuus KnowledgeSynergy, designed to support the collaborative development, management, approval and deployment of the most complex and demanding software, Internet applications and Web content. The company also offers its customers professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. through the eAsset Foundation that include consulting, training and maintenance services to facilitate successful implementations. Continuus has licensed its products to more than 500 customers, 1,000 sites and 45,000 users worldwide. For more information on Continuus: 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. , call 949/830-8022; in Canada, call 613/751-4499; in the United Kingdom, call 44-1344-788-100; in Germany, call 49-89-54-8880; in France, call 33-1-69-59-1616; in Australia call 61-2-9904-6033, or visit its Web site at www.continuus.com. This news release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are based largely on Continuus Software's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results and events could differ significantly from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those associated with the development of new products and technologies, including Continuus eAsset Management solutions, the emerging markets for our products, and intense competition in our markets, as well as other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Note to Editors: Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, iForce, Developer Connection, Sun Startup Essentials and The Network is the Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United States and other countries. Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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