GMAC Commercial Mortgage wins the Crossroads 2000 A-List Achievement Award with DataMirror Corporation's Transformation Server.Business/Technology Editors PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000 Winner Accepts Prestigious Award At the Seventh Annual Crossroads Conference Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ) today announced the winner of its annual Crossroads A-List Achievement Awards at the seventh annual Crossroads Conference in Palm Springs, CA (http://www.crossroads-osa.com). To identify the best new products and services for addressing today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. challenges, each year OSA interviews hundreds of business and IT executives who have achieved business results by implementing emerging technology in the enterprise. Vendors win a Crossroads A-List Award based on references from deployed customers. Among this elite group of technology implementers, OSA selects a Crossroads A-List Achievement Award winner recognizing the most significant business accomplishments achieved with the use of a Crossroads A-List Award winning product or service. The Crossroads A-List Achievement Awards go to the IT customer organization that has executed the most aggressive business strategies with the most aggressive technology strategies, resulting in a decisive competitive advantage. This year's award was accepted by Steve Benson Steve Benson could be referring to:
GMAC Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC Give Me A Call GMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee GMAC Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (Singapore) GMAC Give Me A Chance Commercial Mortgage for its implementation of DataMirror Corporation's Transformation Server. Nina Lytton, President, Open Systems Advisors and editor of the Crossroads A-List Awards explains "What struck us was the extent to which GMAC became the dominant player in a new market through strategic foresight Strategic foresight is a fairly recent attempt to differentiate "futurology" from "futures studies". It arises from the premise that:
a similar equine neurosis to windsucking; the horse grasps a fixed object with its teeth, but does not swallow air. new technology. It is rare that a company of similar size and history moves so fast and so effectively toward e-business." "We're honored to have been selected for this year's Crossroads A-List Award. It's very satisfying to us to have our e-commerce strategies acknowledged as among the industry's best. DataMirrorTransformation Server has been an important tool for us in implementing our e-commerce plans. We had to transform and move data on our legacy system to a relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. platform, so it could be used by the applications surrounding our core servicing system, such as our reporting applications, for instance. It was critical that we had a product that could integrate easily with our AS/400 and McCracken Strategy systems. It had to be able to transform and move data to the relational environment that our applications were developed in, which is Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. . The DataMirror Transformation Server came through for us for meeting these critical needs." "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to have our customer, GMAC, and Transformation Server recognized by both Crossroads awards. Winning the Achievement award is particularly exciting given the tough competition," said Nigel Stokes Stokes , William 1804-1878. British physician. Known especially for his studies of diseases of the chest and heart, he expanded on the observations of John Cheyne in describing the breathing irregularity now known as Cheyne-Stokes respiration. , Chairman, President and 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 DataMirror. "Technology in business is moving at an incredible rate. The wired and wireless world we live in today waits for no one. We are very pleased that GMAC was able to gain competitive advantage quickly with our technology and that they had a positive experience with DataMirror." The annual Crossroads Conference brings a select group of business and IT executives together with Crossroads A-List Award-winning vendors and their reference customers. The Crossroads A-List Awards mark the most important milestone in the product or service lifecycle -- the point at which a new or enhanced product or service is proven ready for mainstream adoption. "For users, the Crossroads Conference is an opportunity for high-quality interpersonal in·ter·per·son·al adj. 1. Of or relating to the interactions between individuals: interpersonal skills. 2. networking with experienced peers who share the objective of harnessing new technology and management practices to get business results faster," said Nina Lytton, president of Open Systems Advisors, Inc. For additional information, contact the company at: Open Systems Advisors, Inc., 268 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, 617/859-0859; http://www.crossroads-osa.com. 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 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. (R)Crossroads is a registered trademark, and (TM)Crossroads A-List and (TM)Crossroads Decisions , and (TM)Bizno-Tech are trademarks of Open Systems Advisors, Inc.; any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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