Crystal's Cross-Platform Migration of the World's Largest Carpet Maker.Business Editors HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2001 Shaw Industries Shaw Industries is a flooring manufacturer headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. It agreed to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2000. As of 2006, it employed 32,000 people in the USA and Canada. It is considered the largest broadloom carpet maker in the world. , Inc., with 53 U.S. manufacturing plants, is working with Crystal Systems Solutions (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 :CRYS), to migrate its application systems from a Bull GCOS (General Comprehensive OS) An operating system from Bull that, originally used in its minis and mainframes, has migrated to its Intel-based servers. GCOS was originally developed by GE in the early 1970s as GECOS (GE Comprehensive OS), then changed to General 8 environment to 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) OS390, through Crystal's US project management and delivery center, IntraComp Group. "Crystal, using their phased approach and extensive migration experience, is performing the project in a safe and controlled manner," said Jim Berry Jim Berry (b. 1932, Chicago) is an American comic strip artist. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Art. CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. at Shaw Industries. "Since Shaw processes 2 million online transactions daily, a seamless and error free migration was required that would not disrupt normal business processes. Through Crystal's IntraComp Group, we are achieving our goals." "Crystal, using its extensive experience with large Bull/GCOS migrations, is assisting Shaw with the migration of eight major application groups comprised of over 3,000 COBOL COBOL: see programming language. COBOL in full Common Business-Oriented Language. High-level computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the most popular language in the business community. programs and 828 database record types," reports Bob Ruetz, President of Crystal's IntraComp Group. "On January 13, 2001 we successfully implemented on the IBM the heart of Shaw's business systems, the 1,000 program order processing and distribution module." About Shaw Shaw Industries, headquartered in Dalton, Georgia Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield CountyGR6 and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. is the largest tufted carpet manufacturer in the world, with 53 U.S. manufacturing plants in 26 communities in five different states. Shaw's manufacturing facilities encompass every aspect of carpet and rug production, from basic chemicals and raw materials to advanced tufting Tufting is an ancient technique for making warm garments, especially mittens. After the knitting is done, short U-shaped loops of extra yarn are introduced through the fabric from the outside so that their ends point inwards (e.g., towards the hand inside the mitten). , weaving, and finishing equipment. Shaw also operates 18 service distribution centers across the United States. About Crystal Systems Solutions Crystal Systems Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ:CRYS) develops and markets software tools and provides end-to-end transformation projects for e-Business enabling of legacy systems, cross-platform migration, and consolidation of information systems. Crystal provides comprehensive enterprise products spanning mainframe, midrange, and client/server computing platforms. Crystal has enhanced its expertise through the successful completion of projects for Fortune 1000 prestigious organizations, establishing solid credibility, and achieving global recognition and presence. Crystal is totally committed to supporting its customers, both directly and via its partners, offering end-to-end solutions through consultancy, assistance, and service in conjunction with its wide variety of proprietary software tools. For more information, please visit our web site at http://www.crystal-sys.com. Crystal Systems Solutions is a member of the Formula Group (NASDAQ:FORTY). The Formula Group is an international information technology company principally engaged, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, in providing software consulting services developing proprietary software products, and providing computer-based solutions. Certain statements contained in this release may be deemed forward-looking statements, with respect to plans, projections, or future performance of the Company, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual plans to differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: market demand for the Company's tools, successful implementation of the Company's tools, competitive factors, the ability to manage the Company's growth, the ability to recruit and retrain re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train additional software personnel, and the ability to develop new business lines. All names and trademarks are their owners' property. |
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