Donnelley Enterprise Solutions signs enterprise agreement with Computron Software and Coopers & Lybrand Consulting.RUTHERFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 11, 1997--Computron Software, 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 :CTRNE), a provider of integrated client/server financial, workflow, and COLD software systems, announced today that it has signed a major license agreement with Donnelley Enterprise Solutions Incorporated (NASDAQ:DEZI), formerly a subsidiary of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, which recently completed its initial public offering (IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. ). The agreement, which calls for implementation of the Computron Financials(TM) applications, together with Computron TEAM(TM) (time & billing/project management system), Computron Workflow(TM) and Computron COOL(TM) (Computer Output On-Line) solutions, includes both software and professional implementation services. The agreement also stipulates that business process reengineering See reengineering. (BPR (Business Process Reengineering) See reengineering. BPR - Business Process Re-engineering ) services will be provided by Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, the management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects line of business of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Headquartered in Chicago, Donnelley Enterprise Solutions is a leading single-source provider of integrated information management services to professional service organizations, primarily large law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
Large financial-services conglomerates combine commercial banking and investment banking, and sometimes insurance. , and accounting firms. The company's solutions for designing, implementing, and managing information and technology assets are delivered through the 14 worldwide office locations of its two business lines: business services outsourcing and information technology. "We are proud to have Donnelley join the list of service organizations that are using Computron's solutions to streamline and automate processes, improve service to customers and, in general, manage their businesses. Computron's Workflow and COOL technologies, combined with our strong presence and focus in both the professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. arenas, makes Computron a logical business partner for Donnelley Enterprise Solutions," said John Rade, Computron 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. . Stated Lon Spooner, Quality Manager and Director of Information Services See Information Systems. for Donnelley Enterprise Solutions, "This agreement will allow Donnelley Enterprise Solutions to install one operations and financial management system for the entire company. The Computron applications are robust, business process-driven, and designed to handle the needs and future growth of our business, as well as being accessible to all business process participants. Additionally, Coopers & Lybrand Consulting's business process reengineering practice group will be helping Donnelley Enterprise Solutions to examine and implement the appropriate processes for our needs both internal and external to the Computron system." The Computron implementation will be part of an aggressive reengineering project headed by Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, a leading consulting firm. In the course of making business process redesign recommendations, Coopers & Lybrand Consulting will guide the Computron implementation and create the blueprint for extending Computron Workflow across Donnelley Enterprise Solutions' enterprise business processes. Spooner stated, "Computron's workflow engine is what really brings the financial applications to life by automating business process procedures with accounting for best practices. Users will be able to graphically view where, or how far, information has progressed through the process cycle. This is an especially important feature to businesses that are operationally decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. , but administratively centralized, as is the case with each of Donnelley Enterprise Solutions' business units. "Additionally, Computron COOL will provide Donnelley Enterprise Solutions' with an electronic report/data archiving solution. The reduction in paper and storage space alone is a real value add for us, but the most important factor will be the ability to retrieve historical, as well as current information, directly from the desktop," Spooner added. Computron Software, Inc., Background Information Headquartered in Rutherford, New Jersey Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 18,110. Rutherford was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 21, 1881, from portions of Union Township, , Computron Software, Inc. is an international software company that designs, markets and supports 3-tier workflow and internet-enabled client/server-based financials, workflow and COOL (Computer Output On-Line Laser Disk) and maintenance and materials/work management software solutions. Computron products are interoperable across most major UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and legacy architectures, as well as on Microsoft Windows NT. The Company currently markets its products and services world wide through a direct sales force and indirect channels. The Company has offices and distributors in 14 countries in North America, Europe and Asia. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks detailed in the Company's documents and reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -0- Computron Financial, Computron TEAM, Computron Workflow, Computron COOL, and Computron Maintenance and Work Management are trademarks of Computron Software, Inc. All other companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Alex Plavocos Computron Software, Inc. 201-935-3400 aplavocos@ctronsoft.com http://www.ctronsoft.com or Howard Solomon Ruder Finn, Inc. 312-644-8600 or Amy Morenz Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. 972-448-5038 |
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