ICON Solutions' Affiliate Warehouse System Implemented by C-SPAN to Enhance Database Management Operations.PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1998--ICON Solutions, a leader in delivering high-quality innovative systems integration and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , has deployed the final phase of development on C-SPAN's Affiliate Warehouse System. ICON Solutions created a system that addressed C-SPAN's unique business requirements, bridging the C-SPAN Networks to their affiliate base of more than 6,300 cable systems throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "Consolidation, ownership changes, competition, digital delivery, and new service launches complicate com·pli·cate tr. & intr.v. com·pli·cat·ed, com·pli·cat·ing, com·pli·cates 1. To make or become complex or perplexing. 2. To twist or become twisted together. adj. 1. the business issues facing all cable networks," explained Jeff O'Brien O'Bri·en , Edna Born 1932. Irish writer whose works, including The Lonely Girl (1962) and Johnny I Hardly Knew You (1977), explore the lives of women in modern-day Ireland. Noun 1. , Business Development Manager, ICON Solutions' Broadcast and Cable Practice. "Our approach is to provide a semi-custom solution, combining proven software components with the necessary amount of client-specific customization." With years of experience with clients in broadcast, entertainment, arts, and media, ICON Solutions' technical expertise matched C-SPAN's business needs. "ICON Solutions was selected because of their past cable clients and their custom project approach," explained Marty Dominguez Dominguez is a name of Spanish origin. It literally means son of Sunday. The name may refer to: Persons
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. database." The Affiliate Warehouse System The Affiliate Warehouse provides one common data source for the enterprise, minimizing version conflicts and facilitating sales and marketing efforts by offering the most up-to-date account information. The Affiliate Warehouse acts as a foundation for managing the many relationships between programming services, distributors, and other businesses in the industry, providing a core database and management facility necessary to maintain business and industry data, such as subscriber counts, carriage information, and contact information. To complement the Affiliate Warehouse, extension modules are also available on a custom basis, including revenue forecasting, account management, launch support, activity tracking, and contract tracking. Private AIS Demonstration at the Hyatt Hyatt is an international brand of hotels within the Global Hyatt Corporation that operates numerous properties. Hyatt is a part of the Marmon Group which is owned by Chicago's Pritzker Family. Mark S. Hoplamazian is the current President and CEO of Global Hyatt Corporation. Regency Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was vested in the prince of Wales (later George IV) as regent. The complete Affiliate Information System (AIS) will be featured at the NCTA's Cable '98 Convention, May 3-6, Atlanta, for private demonstrations at the Hyatt Regency's International Suite. To attend, please call 800/325-2263, ext. 5233. About ICON Solutions ICON Solutions Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, is a premier provider of next-generation information technology solutions serving Fortune 1000 organizations seeking a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Offering a full-range of open-systems information technology, project management, and consulting services, ICON Solutions specializes in the broadcast, entertainment, arts, and media industries using contemporary technologies, such as client/server, object, and Web-based applications See Web application. to create innovative business solutions. Web site: http://www.iconsolutions.com. CONTACT: ICON Solutions Inc. James Tagliaferri, 610/238-5229 tagliafj@iconsolutions.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion