Infocrossing Managed Application Services Combine Professional Services, ERP Application and IT Infrastructure Outsourcing.Single Outsourced Offering Frees Customers to Focus on Growing Their Bottom Line LEONIA, N.J. -- Infocrossing, 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 :IFOX), a provider of selective IT infrastructure, enterprise application and business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in services, announced today the expansion of its Enterprise Application Services See ASP and Web services. to include Managed Application Services (MAS), a cross-platform suite of services to combine all aspects of 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. application outsourcing, from consulting and implementation to functional and technical support to overall IT infrastructure support. Infocrossing MAS is available for Oracle supported releases of PeopleSoft Enterprise, JD Edwards See J.D. Edwards. EnterpriseOne and JD Edwards World. Enterprises have long sought and received consulting based services for implementation, customization, and management of their ERP environment. Infocrossing MAS enables the entire application support function to be combined into a single service contract. For each client ERP environment, the experienced Infocrossing staff follows a set of structured, disciplined best-practice based processes for application and infrastructure enhancements, upgrades, maintenance and support. Throughout the MAS service contract, clients benefit from Infocrossing's network of five data centers in 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. , which ensure the availability, scalability, reliability and redundancy of the MAS offering to organizations no matter where they are located. "Our immediate - and ongoing - benefits include solid stabilization of the JD Edwards system, both in terms of access and availability. This is much improved since Infocrossing began working with us," says John Santelli, Veolia Water Solutions & Technology North America's CFO See Chief Financial Officer. . Infocrossing's MAS offers a number of customer benefits. Guaranteed application and system availability paired with a highly reliable and secure data center helps protect an organization's overall IT investment. Flat recurring monthly fees mean predictable costs for Infocrossing's clients. Clients can minimize the total cost of running the ERP system by delegating responsibility to Infocrossing for building out best practice operations around the system. "Infocrossing MAS frees IT staff from tactical details, such as implementing application patches or fixes, to focus on their core business processes and growth," said Lee Fields, executive vice president, Marketing and Business Development, Infocrossing. "Organizations also can expect to reduce overall IT costs because of the improved manageability and responsiveness of their ERP applications through Infocrossing MAS' tight coordination of infrastructure and application management." One-stop ERP application shopping Infocrossing customizes its MAS offering to meet the needs of each individual enterprise. The Infocrossing MAS Services Portfolio includes the following components: * Professional Application Services - includes project management, assessments and planning, custom application design and development, implementation and upgrade services, business advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal and training services. * Managed Application Services for ERP- include both managed ERP functional support and managed ERP technical support, such as:
-- Basic ERP Technical Support - technical application set-up,
application administration and change management, technical
incident and problem management, routine software
enhancements, customized maintenance, tax and regulatory
update support.
-- Enhanced ERP Technical Support - application availability
management, Web and app server support, application recovery
support, database administration (logical), application
performance tuning, application capacity planning.
-- ERP Functional Support - business process expertise,
knowledge transfer to client SME, application/module
configuration; identification, research and testing of
bundles, patches and fixes.
-- Cross-Platform Services - account management, service desk,
iTracker Web Portal, executive sponsor, transition
management.
-- Optional Support Services - remote management, workflow
administration and management, application security
administration, third-party software support, software
updates, after hours application support, batch processing.
* Infrastructure Outsourcing Services - include managed computing services (Windows, 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). , Linux, iSeries, Mainframe), managed storage services, managed network services, database administration, disaster recovery services, middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a management and fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. data center. About Infocrossing (www.infocrossing.com) Infocrossing, Inc. (NASDAQ:IFOX) is a provider of selective IT infrastructure, enterprise application and business process outsourcing services, delivering the computing platforms See platform. and proprietary systems that enable companies, regardless of industry, to process data and share information within their business, and between their customers, suppliers and distribution channels. Leading companies leverage Infocrossing's robust computing infrastructure, skilled technical team, and process-driven operations to reduce costs and improve service delivery by outsourcing the operation of mainframes, mid-range, open system servers, networks and business processes to Infocrossing. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As such, final results could differ from estimates or expectations due to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: incomplete or preliminary information; changes in government regulations and policies; continued acceptance of the Company's products and services in the marketplace; competitive factors; closing contracts with new customers and renewing contracts with existing customers on favorable terms; expanding services to existing customers; new products; technological changes; the Company's dependence upon third-party suppliers; intellectual property rights; difficulties with the identification, completion, and integration of acquisitions, including the integration of Infocrossing Healthcare Services, Inc., f/k/a Verizon Information Technologies, Inc., and Infocrossing, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control f/k/a (i)Structure, LLC; and other risks. For any of these factors, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, as amended. |
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