Coopers & Lybrand Consulting to provide data warehousing solution for SSA's BPCS Client/Server.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1997-- Builds on alliance as an SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. systems integrator System Software Associates, Inc. (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 :SSAX SSAX Soprano Saxophone ) and the Coopers & Lybrand Consulting's (CLC (The Computer Language Company Inc.) The publisher of this Encyclopedia. See About this product. ) Solutions Thru Technology Practice today announced that CLC will offer data warehouse solutions to joint SSA and CLC clients. CLC has established a formal practice to provide data warehousing solutions for BPCS BPCS Business Planning and Control System BPCS Better Process Control School BPCS Basic Process Control System BPCS Base/Post/Camp/Station BPCS Broadband Personal Communications System (FCC) Client/Server and migration services for SSA's Century Date Program. This announcement reinforces an earlier agreement combining SSA's BPCS Client/Server enterprise-wide software with CLC global system integration services to provide clients with business agility through object technology. "Being chosen as one of SSA's preferred service providers will deliver significant advantages for our clients," stated Rock Griffin, Solutions Thru Technology practice director. "It also confirms our leadership in delivering world-class business solutions that enhance BPCS management information to maximize competitive advantages for our clients." Rom Narayan, Solutions Thru Technology BPCS practice manager, explained that clients will reap the benefit of an award-winning data warehouse methodology, the CLC patented Data Management Facility for BPCS Client/Server and CLC's experienced professional consultants. "The Data Warehousing Solution and decision support applications for BPCS Client/Server from CLC will dramatically improve the opportunity for SSA clients to manage data as a strategic asset." "The CLC and SSA alliance combined with these new programs provides our mutual clients with unique and powerful solutions for enhanced business agility through object technology," said Paul Lavallee, SSA president, Americas. Further details of this program will be presented at the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic BPCS Users Conference, June 8-11, 1997 Hyannis, MA. About Coopers and Lybrand SST SST: see airplane. Coopers & Lybrand Consulting is the management consulting line of business of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. One of the world's leading professional services firms, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. provides services for enterprises in a wide range of industries. The firm offers its clients the expertise of more than 16,000 professionals and staff in offices located in 100 U.S. cities and, through the global network of Coopers & Lybrand International, more than 74,000 people in 142 countries worldwide. The Coopers & Lybrand Consulting Internet address is www.us.coopers.com . About SSA The industry leader in delivering business value through object technology, SSA provides the most robust application functionality available for industrial sector enterprise-wide information systems. The BPCS Client/Server solution delivers unparalleled agility and reconfigurability to meet changing market demands through a quantum leap forward in 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. technology that delivers significant business benefits, including century dating. The BPCS Client/Server product suite delivers competitive advantage by integrating all mission critical operations from global financials to multi-mode manufacturing to management of the total supply chain, including Electronic Commerce and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. . SSA's Distributed Object Computing Architecture (DOCA DOCA desoxycortosterone acetate. ) provides the computing platform choice, whether IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AS/400 or RS/6000, Digital, Hewlett-Packard, a combination of these or server access via the Internet. Database options include Oracle, Informix and DB2/400. Over 8,000 multi-national customers in various vertical markets - automotive, chemical, consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , electronics, fabrication and assembly, food/beverage, forest products, pharmaceutical - have implemented an SSA ERP system. SSA and its strategic partners provide full implementation support for BPCS Client/Server in over 70 countries worldwide. Visit SSA's homepage at http://www.ssax.com . Editor's Notes: BPCS is a registered trademark of SSA. BPCS Client/Server and DOCA are trademarks of SSA. NOTE TO EDITORS: There is an "at" symbol following "rgriffin" and "jcusuman" in the e-mail addresses below. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Coopers & Lybrand Rock Griffin, 617/229-1089 rgriffin@us.cooper.com or System Software Associates Jan Cusumano, 312/474-7243 jcusuman@ssax.com |
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