Convoy Corporation Announces New Strategic Partnerships; Noblestar, Megasys, and Sierra Systems Added to Growing Partner Program.EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999--Convoy Corporation, the premier data migration and integration solutions leader for PeopleSoft applications, has announced that three leading consulting firms have joined its Solution Partners Program. The addition of Noblestar, Megasys Software Services, and Sierra Systems Sierra Systems Group Inc. ("Sierra Systems") is a private information technology and business consulting corporation headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The company provides services to both the public and private sectors. Consultants to Convoy's comprehensive Alliance Partners Program furthers Convoy's commitment to providing rapid, reliable solutions to its customers implementing PeopleSoft applications. Other Convoy Solution Partners include IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. , Ernst & Young, Atlantic Duncans, IIT IIT - Integrated Information Technology , HC Associates, and The A Consulting Team. Katie Mackrill, Convoy's vice president of business development said, "We are thrilled that these important and experienced companies have chosen to work with Convoy Corporation. Their signing on with us is the stamp of approval that our customers seek, and serves to emphasize that Convoy Corporation is the data migration tool of choice." "To provide a whole product solution to our customers, we need a data migration tool like Convoy/DM. Our partnering with Convoy represents an obvious affinity between the products and services of both our companies. Convoy's tools make the challenge of implementing 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. applications easier by automating the data migration process," said Rick Wilson This article is about the former ice hockey player. For the NASCAR driver, see Rick Wilson (NASCAR). Rick Wilson (b. 1950, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired professional hockey defenceman and head coach. , business development manager at Noblestar. Convoy's partnerships with Megasys Software Services and Sierra Systems Consultants also demonstrate a strong show of support for Convoy/DM, as well as the use of a proven data migration solution to speed up their PeopleSoft implementations. Sierra is one of the largest, independent Canadian providers of IT services, while Megasys provides IT solutions to Fortune 1000 and medium-sized organizations. Mackrill added, "Convoy was founded to address a difficult technical challenge accompanying many ERP implementations - that of migrating data from legacy systems to new applications, as well as creating interfaces. Our success with customers and partners is a strong validation of our progressive vision and execution." About Noblestar Founded in 1987, Noblestar is a leader in custom software engineering and ERP services. Noblestar provides distributed open software solutions for the public and private sector. These high-performance, end-to-end solutions encompass client/server, web-based transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings , and data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse applications. Noblestar's 500 professionals deliver world-class services for users of Baan, Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, and SAP applications. About Megasys Established in 1994, Megasys has focused on PeopleSoft implementation support in addition to its core traditional mainframe and mid-range platform client/server solutions. The result is a one-stop, training and implementation solution for the most current software products available today. Megasys staff include 200 U.S.-based consultants and off-shore programmers numbering more than 100. Megasys customers include many universities and Fortune 500 companies. About Sierra Systems Consultants, Inc. One of North America's most experienced and successful information technology services organizations, Sierra Systems Consultants has been providing cost-effective information technology-based business solutions in the U.S. and Canada since 1966 in areas including: business consulting, systems solutions delivery, and technology management. Sierra's more than 600 IT professionals bring to their assignments an in-depth understanding of both business and technical issues. About Convoy Corporation Convoy Corporation, headquartered in Emeryville, California Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California , in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. , is the leader in providing sophisticated and rapid implementation products and services to move data between PeopleSoft and other enterprise applications. Convoy's 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. , Convoy/DM, has become the standard tool for PeopleSoft implementations, with over 125 organizations worldwide successfully using it in mission-critical applications. These companies include 3M, Allied Signal, American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. 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Convoy/DM supports a client/server architecture and the entire suite of PeopleSoft applications including Human Resources, Financials, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Student Administration. In addition, Convoy/DM facilitates the rapid development and maintenance of interfaces between PeopleSoft and other applications, including legacy systems. Convoy is a Software Alliance Partner in PeopleSoft's Global Alliance Program, and is the only data movement tool that has been certified for use with PeopleSoft applications. Convoy has strong relationships with key consulting organizations and systems integrators including IBM Global Services, Ernst & Young, Megasys, Sierra Systems, Noblestar, and Atlantic Duncans, all of which use Convoy products in their application implementations. Convoy products are sold worldwide through Convoy Corporation and can be found on the Web at www.convoy.com. Convoy and Convoy/DM are trademarks of Convoy Corporation. 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