Crossroads-OSA Begins Accepting Applications for Crossroads 2001 A-List Awards.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000 Crossroads A-List Awards attract the best new computing computing - computer solutions that address enterprise-wide business challenges Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ) today began accepting applications for its Crossroads(R) 2001 A-List Awards, a program that identifies emerging technologies and vendors that solve real-world customer problems across the extended enterprise. Now in their eighth year, the Crossroads A-List Awards signal a product's readiness for wide-scale implementation. By focusing on the business impact of deploying new technologies, the Crossroads A-list process clarifies the relationship between emerging technologies and key business goals. The Crossroads A-List Awards do not cover consumer, personal productivity or standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. products. Companies interested in applying for the Crossroads 2001 A-List Awards can obtain an application and detailed instructions online at www.crossroads-osa.com or by contacting Jennifer Jennifer became a common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century. The name Jennifer is a Cornish variant of Guinevere, deriving ultimately from Proto-Celtic *windo-seibaro- "white ghost", via Brythonic *wino-hibirā (cf. Richards Rich·ards , Dickinson Woodruff 1895-1973. American physician. He shared a 1956 Nobel Prize for developing cardiac catheterization. at jenn@crossroads-osa.com or 617/859-0859 ext. 13. Crossroads 2001 A-List Award winners will be announced at the annual Crossroads Conference to be held during the first quarter of 2001. Vendor participation at the Crossroads Conference is limited to Crossroads A-List Award winners. The validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. of the Crossroads A-List Awards and the onsite presence of a reference customer make the Crossroads Conference the premiere reference-selling opportunity. "Our results-driven approach gives the Crossroads A-List Awards a unique perspective on extended enterprise technologies that support businesses processes, all the way from the supply chain through the back office to the customer interaction," said Nina Lytton, president of Open Systems Advisors. "We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are always excited to begin the A-List Awards application process because it affords us further opportunity to see how innovative businesses are actually using new technologies." Products and services eligible for the Crossroads 2001 A-List Awards must fall into three categories that correspond to the major business priorities for IT investments: commerce and community, operations and fulfillment 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. , and business and technology infrastructure. The application and qualification process includes vendor presentation by selected companies, followed by interviews with customer references. About Open Systems Advisors, Inc. Founded in 1989, Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA) provides a real-world perspective on using new technology in business. OSA's research is based on an ongoing and in-depth in-depth adj. Detailed; thorough: an in-depth study. in-depth Adjective detailed or thorough: an in-depth analysis dialogue with hundreds of seasoned IT executives and business leaders who are using emerging technologies to achieve business results. OSA reports the Crossroads Decisions, awards the Crossroads A-List and produces the Crossroads Conference. For additional information, contact the company at Open Systems Advisors, Inc., 268 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, 617/859-0859 or visit http://www.crossroads-osa.com. Note to Editors: (R)Crossroads is a registered trademark, and (TM)Crossroads A-List, Crossroads Decisions and bizno-tech are trademarks of Open Systems Advisors, Inc.; any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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