DBS Announces Strategy for Public Sector; Providing Year 2000 solutions and Internet-based enterprise applets.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1996--Dun & Bradstreet Software (DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter. ) today announced its strategy for delivering enterprise client/server applications to the public sector through a focused reseller program and development of government-specific product modules. DBS is the developer of SmartStream(R) Distributed Enterprise (DE), a comprehensive suite that includes financial, human resource and decision-support applications for client/server. In conjunction with its public sector strategy, the company announced the following: -- Funds Control module to assist government entities in meeting budgets -- Listed on the federal government's General Services Administration (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) schedule -- Partnerships with public sector-focused resellers, including: o Systems Plus o EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. o Triton o SRA SrA abbr. senior airman o CAD Scan -- Year 2000 Solutions -- Internet-based enterprise applications. Public-sector sales of SmartStream applications through June of this year have increased 278 percent compared to the same time period in 1995. This is according to Jim According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. Sursavage, public sector marketing director for DBS. He added that currently, 15 percent of all SmartStream applications are sold to federal, state and local governments, and to K-12 and higher-education institutions. "Government agencies are under intense pressure to provide increased services through fewer resources," explained Sursavage. "With SmartStream, these organizations are significantly improving worker access to data, as well as automating and streamlining routine tasks. SmartStream's fast implementation and adaptability provide the impetus for our increased sales in the public sector, where productivity, rapid results and timely access to information are at a premium." As a part of the company's Rapid Results(TM) goals, DBS also offers Extranet (Internet/Intranet) solutions using Java-based applications that provide extremely light clients and extend the reach of SmartStream applications to remote users, partners and suppliers. The company's CyberStream solutions leverage the Federal Government's tremendous use of the Internet for faster deployment and lower cost of ownership through Zero Administration and Zero Training solutions. The first two CyberStream offerings include a purchase requisition As part of an organization's internal financial controls, the accounting department may institute a purchase requisition process to help manage requests for purchases. Requests for the creation of purchase of goods and services are documented and routed for approval within the and an HR employee self-service application A software application that allows a user to obtain information or complete a business transaction on the computer that has traditionally required the help of a human representative. Voice response systems and Web sites are widely used for self-service applications. See kiosk. . The company also offers the most comprehensive Year 2000 solutions and strategies via industry partnerships and fully compliant Year 2000 applications. "The Federal Government is one of the largest users of the legacy technologies that will be most affected by the Year 2000 issues," stated Sursavage. "DBS has developed a comprehensive solution for these legacy systems that allows the Government to maintain its hardware and software investments and secure the integrity of its data." The SmartStream platform is a Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (R)-based client/server environment A networking environment that is made up of clients and servers running applications designed for client/server architecture. See client/server. for decision support and transaction-processing applications. The powerful workflow engine is easily configurable, allowing organizations to adapt quickly to changes in processes, without recoding Noun 1. recoding - converting from one code to another coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher . With more than 3,000 customers worldwide across a range of industries, Dun & Bradstreet Software is a premier developer of a broad range of client/server and host enterprise application software and services, including financial, procurement, human resources, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (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. ), and decision support applications. The company specializes in providing enterprise solutions that deliver results quickly and have the flexibility to be adapted rapidly and easily to meet changing business conditions. Headquartered in Atlanta, DBS provides sales and support worldwide through a network of offices in more than 40 countries. DBS news, plus product and service information, is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.dbsoftware.com, or through the Internet at solutions@dbsoftware.com. For more information, contact the company at 66 Perimeter Center East, Atlanta, Ga. 30346-1805. Or call 404/239-2000. EDITOR'S NOTE: SmartStream is a registered trademark of Dun & Bradstreet Software Services, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. CONTACT: Randy Renbarger D&B Software 404/239-3658 rrenb@dbsoftware.com OR Donna Faulkner Baron, McDonald & Wells 770/492-0373 dfaulkner@bmwpr.com |
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