DETERMINE Software Announces DETERMINE Appliance And The ExpressWay Program.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 New Offerings Represent Innovative Delivery and Pricing Options For Providing Contract Performance Management On-Demand DETERMINE Software(R), the leading provider of Contract Performance Management (CPM (1) (Critical Path Method) A project management planning and control technique implemented on computers. The critical path is the series of activities and tasks in the project that have no built-in slack time. ) solutions for Global 2000 companies, today announced availability of the DETERMINE Appliance(TM) and the ExpressWay(TM) program. With the introduction of these new software delivery and pricing models, DETERMINE is making it easier, faster and more affordable for companies to realize the benefits of automating the enterprise contract management lifecycle. In a related announcement made today, DETERMINE announced a significant platform upgrade of its Contract Performance Management solution (see press release titled: DETERMINE Software Launches Announces Major Upgrades To Its Contract Performance Management Platform). The launch of the DETERMINE Appliance and the ExpressWay program illustrates DETERMINE's commitment to offer modern, flexible methods of software pricing and delivery that eliminate the time, expense and risk associated with how software has traditionally been acquired. The DETERMINE Appliance is a self-contained, pre-configured device that is easily installed behind a company's firewall, but is supported and maintained via the DETERMINE Application Network. The DETERMINE Appliance complements the company's current network-delivered application, which is being used successfully by several Fortune 500 companies. Providing the best of both worlds, the DETERMINE Appliance combines the ease and speed of a network-delivered application with the security and control of an installed solution. With the new ExpressWay program, DETERMINE offers month-to-month, subscription-based pricing with immediate access to the solution. Requiring only a nominal up-front fee and no long-term commitment, the ExpressWay program is a "no risk" way for companies to immediately realize the benefits and value of contract performance management. "No other company offers this kind of on-demand access to contract performance management--most require lengthy evaluations, complex implementations and significant upfront investments," said Scott Martin Scott Martin (born October 12, 1982 in Melbourne) is an Australian shot putter and discus throw competitor. He rose to prominence in a National Australia Bank advertisement promoting the 2006 Commonwealth Games; in the ad, Martin was shown taking part in a ballet class to improve , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DETERMINE Software. "As a result, the solution provider makes all the promises, while the customer carries all the risk. Our goal is to minimize the risk and maximize the value for our customers." DETERMINE Appliance: A Fully Managed Device That Sits Behind the Firewall With the DETERMINE Appliance, customers access the DETERMINE solution through a sealed server A sealed server is a server which is designed to run without users logging in. This setup has several potential benefits over a traditional server:
The DETERMINE Appliance maintains direct connectivity to the DETERMINE Application Network for ongoing access to upgrades and support. DETERMINE provides all application and software maintenance through an authenticated au·then·ti·cate tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar. VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. or SSH (Secure SHell) A security protocol for logging into a remote server. SSH provides an encrypted session for transferring files and executing server programs. Also serving as a secure client/server connection for applications such as database access and e-mail, SSH supports a proxy to the server. To ensure maximum customer satisfaction, DETERMINE has partnered with 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) to provide 7x24 support and on-site hardware maintenance. ExpressWay: Month-to-Month Pricing Eliminates Unnecessary Costs and Cycles DETERMINE's ExpressWay program provides a low-risk, month-to-month software subscription, allowing companies to avoid a costly and time-consuming evaluation and implementation process. Customers can be up and running in weeks versus months, and are not required to make a long-term commitment. By eliminating upfront costs and shortening the evaluation cycle, companies can realize important business and cost benefits faster than with traditional software licensing options. Customers may cancel at any time, and easily migrate to another system. The ExpressWay program is made possible by two important aspects of DETERMINE's overall solution: the strength and maturity of the DETERMINE Application Network and the flexibility and ease-of-use of DETERMINE's unique architecture, which allows companies to quickly and cost effectively configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. custom contract representation and processes. "Companies are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. contract management solutions to help them move from tactical transaction management to strategic relationship management, but they are hesitant to make expensive long-term software commitments right now," said Martin. "With our new offerings, companies can avoid lengthy cycle times and costly implementations. They can get up and running right away and quickly start to realize the value of strategic contract performance management." About DETERMINE Software DETERMINE Software(R) is the leading provider of Contract Performance Management solutions for Global 2000 companies looking to improve visibility and control across their enterprise-wide contract portfolio. The DETERMINE solution improves contract performance and compliance while at the same time identifying significant cost reduction opportunities and minimizing risk. DETERMINE enables companies to increase supplier and partner performance by allowing them to focus on managing relationships instead of transactions. DETERMINE customers include Ace Hardware, ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. , Alcoa, Chevron-Texaco, Cummins, Burlington Industries Burlington Industries was a diversified U. S. fabric maker based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The company had operations in the United States, Mexico, and India and a global manufacturing and product development network based in Hong Kong. and Triad Hospitals Triad Hospitals is a Fortune 500 company based in Plano, Texas. It operates 54 hospitals in the United States. In February 2007 it received a merger/buyout offer from another company, and then in March 2007 it received a superior merger/buyout offer from Community Health Systems of . For more information: http://www.determine.com. |
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