Continuus Software and Pretzel Logic Partner to Offer Integrated Change and eAsset Management Infrastructure.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000 Strategic Alliance to Deliver Best-of-Breed Tools and Services to Increase Speed and Accuracy of Dynamic Web-Based Content and Application Development Continuus Software Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CNSW), the leading provider of eAsset management solutions, today announced a new strategic alliance with Pretzel Logic, Inc., premier specialists in infrastructure and change expertise for e-business systems. In joining forces, the two companies are positioned to offer customers a completely integrated combination of best-of-breed tools and custom services for change and eAsset management. The joint solution is designed to increase the speed and accuracy of web-based content and application development, allowing e-businesses to better contend in increasingly competitive business-to-business and e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. environments. Pretzel Logic will offer integration and customization services for users of the Continuus WebSynergy Suite and the Continuus Change Management Suite, and extend those products into Pretzel Logic's overall solution for dynamic change management. Continuus WebSynergy and Continuus Change Management are designed to support the collaborative development, management, approval and deployment of complex software, 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 applications and web content. "Establishing an alliance between Continuus and Pretzel Logic enables each company to offer customers a complete package of technology and services for change and eAsset management," said David McCann David McCann (born March 17 1973) is an Irish professional road bicycle racer for the american continental squad: Team Colavita Racing. He was the 2006 Irish national road race champion, a title he has won 2 other times. , VP & GM Americas, with Continuus Software. "Our customers will not only have access to the premier change specialists at Pretzel Logic, but we expect them to be better able to integrate our solutions into an overall production environment by leveraging Pretzel's expertise and infrastructure technology. In short, we believe this alliance will help speed adoption and deployment of our solutions for e-business markets." Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan, Pretzel Logic's senior VP of technology and business development, noted, "Continuus offers some of the best solutions available for speeding changes to web-based content and application development, and we look forward to adding its technology to our arsenal of best-of-breed tools. Ensuring the reliability and consistency of e-business systems at dot-coms, ASPs and traditional IT organizations is critical for success in today's highly competitive markets, and we believe that together Pretzel Logic and Continuus can provide the necessary tools and expertise." Power of Change for E-Business Continuus Software's e-asset management solution is a set of integrated applications that enables development organizations to more effectively manage the delivery of enterprise and Internet software systems and content. Continuus provides an enterprise platform that automates team coordination, communications and collaboration through easily customized workflow-driven processes. Pretzel Logic delivers infrastructure technology focused on dynamic e-business production ecosystems. The company's integration software ties together best-of-breed vendor tools into a custom framework, while leading change experts automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the associated production and support systems (web, database, development, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , etc.). The resulting solution helps to ensure system consistency and reliability, fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. service level agreements, and deliver a fresh, dynamic, high-quality user experience. This in turn keeps organizations in sync with customer requirements while potentially increasing customer loyalty, expanding market share and building brand equity. About Pretzel Logic Pretzel Logic Software Inc., founded in 1992, is the leading provider of infrastructure solutions and change expertise for dynamic e-business environments at dot-com, ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). and traditional IT organizations. The company serves a blue-chip client and partner roster from its headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices in Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , 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. and Washington DC. Pretzel Logic's rapid growth is funded in part by Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures. Further information about the company is available at www.pretzel.com. About Continuus Continuus Software Corporation (NASDAQ: CNSW) is the leading provider of eAsset management solutions. eAsset management is an evolving technology solution that enables organizations to more effectively develop, enhance, deploy and manage their Internet and enterprise software systems, often developed by growing teams in multiple locations. 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 an integrated product line, consisting of the Continuus WebSynergy Suite and the Continuus Change Management Suite, 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 Continuus Professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. that include consulting, training and maintenance services to facilitate the successful implementation of its solutions. Since 1995, Continuus has licensed its products to over 500 customers 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) 453-2200; in Canada, call (613) 751-4499; in the United Kingdom, call 441-344-788-100; in Germany, call 49-895904-7189; in France, call 33-1-69-59-1616; in Australia, call 61-2-9904-6033; or visit the company's Web site at www.continuus.com. This press 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 and the combination of the products and technologies of Continuus and Pretzel Logic, 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 registration statement (no. 333-76893) in connection with our initial public offering of common stock, and our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Note to Editors: All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective holders. |
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