J.D. Edwards News Bulletin: J.D. Edwards New WorldSoftware Conversion Tool -- Hosting Partner and Product Alliance Partner News -- Conference and Event News.Business Editors DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002 J.D. Edwards (J.D. Edwards & Company, Denver, CO, www.jdedwards.com) A developer of multinational, integrated enterprise software for distribution, finance, human resources, manufacturing and supply chain management. & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC JDEC Joint Data Exchange Center (US/Russian missile warning) JDEC Joint Document Exploitation Center (US DoD) ) today announced the company, partner and event news detailed below. COMPANY NEWS J.D. Edwards Speeds Path from WorldSoftware to OneWorld with DREAMWriter Conversion Tool J.D. Edwards recently released its DREAMWriter Conversion Tool, to speed a customer's migration process from WorldSoftware(TM) to OneWorld(R) through automated conversion processes. Over the years, WorldSoftware customers may have generated thousands of DREAMWriter version and tens of thousands of processing options, to mold and enhance the overall business model process, without modifying the actual program code. The DREAMWriter Conversion Tool enables migrating customers to automate the conversion of their DREAMWriter versions, processing options, data selection, and data sequencing to OneWorld. J.D. Edwards DREAMWriter Conversion Tool provides dramatic time and cost savings, and improved accuracy over manual conversion. On average, the tool is capable of converting 70 percent of applicable DREAMWriter versions and 75 percent of DREAMWriter processing options. "We have committed to providing our customers with a variety of migration tools and methodologies to help them migrate to OneWorld. The DREAMWriter Conversion tool offers our customers another dramatic way to reduce the cost of their migration project, as well as accelerate their journey to OneWorld," said Dave Siebert, group vice president of WorldSoftware and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. . The DREAMWriter Conversion Tool is the second migration tool released by J.D. Edwards. The FASTR FASTR Fair and Simple Tax Relief Conversion Tool, released earlier this year, automates the conversion of FASTR financial reports from WorldSoftware to OneWorld, reducing by 75 percent the time required to manually convert these reports. J.D. Edwards plans to introduce a third migration tool, the WorldWriter Conversion Tool, later this year. PARTNER NEWS Oneneck IT Services Awarded Multi-Year Outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. Contract for J.D. Edwards Software by Broadband Services See broadband and broadband service provider. , Inc. OneNeck IT Services, Corporation, a premier IT outsourcing solutions provider, today announced that Broadband Services, Inc. has signed a multi-year outsourcing services agreement for their J.D. Edwards OneWorld(R) Xe enterprise software environment. The contract provisions include 24x7 customer support, data center management, application management, database administration, and infrastructure hosting for Broadband Services in six locations and across five company divisions 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. . "We are thrilled about our new partnership with Broadband Services," said Ted Fischer, vice president of OneNeck. "As a leading outsource provider of integrated supply chain management, network planning and fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. services, Broadband clearly understands the value of outsourcing and the importance of OneNeck's model. Application hosting will enable them to control IT costs, and identify and eliminate redundancies, while freeing up resources to focus on strategic business initiatives." Read the entire press release on the OneNeck Web site (http://www.oneneck.com/news/press_detail.cfm?eventid=126). ClickSoftware Earns J.D. Edwards Certification for ClickSchedule Adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. for OneWorld Xe ClickSoftware (NASDAQ: CKSW), the leading provider of end-to-end service optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. solutions, announces the recognition of ClickSoftware as a certified-interface product alliance partner by J.D. Edwards. As a result of J.D. Edwards' certification process, joint customers can be confident that the ClickSchedule Adapter integrates with J.D. Edwards applications. ClickSoftware's Adapter accelerates time-to-value for companies that are standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. on J.D. Edwards' enterprise software environment. "J.D. Edwards customers can select ClickSoftware's solutions knowing they are getting a solution that integrates with J.D. Edwards' collaborative business applications," said Joel Reed, director of CRM product marketing at J.D. Edwards. "Customers demand solutions that deliver real returns and ClickSchedule enables businesses to further reduce costs, increase revenue, and improve customer service," he added. ClickSoftware's Adapter takes into consideration such factors as travel time, service level agreements, work priority, customer contracts and preferences, technician skill levels, travel and overtime costs, and other user-defined objectives. Like all ClickSoftware products, it utilizes an advanced optimization engine to drive decisions within the service organization based on common business goals and policies. "ClickSchedule, used in conjunction with J.D. Edwards' products, creates a solution that enables customers to achieve the fundamental objectives of any service organization, providing highly effective customer service at the lowest possible cost," said Dr. Moshe BenBassat, Chairman 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 ClickSoftware. "We are very pleased with the results of the process, and to be recognized as a Certified See certification. Alliance Partner," he added. Read the entire press release on the ClickSoftware Web site (http://www.clicksoftware.com/press.asp?csid=49&pressID=123). EVENT NEWS CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Perspectives Conference Mark Endry, senior vice president and chief information officer for J.D. Edwards, will present, "Relationships Help Make Customers Stronger" at the CIO Perspectives Conference (http://www.cio.com/) on Oct. 8 at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in Coronado, Calif. The conference theme is "Building Partnerships With Staying Power," and J.D. Edwards will be exhibiting Oct. 6-8. ABOUT J.D. EDWARDS & COMPANY J.D. Edwards makes customers stronger, enabling them to solve their most important business challenges. The company offers collaborative enterprise software as well as consulting, education and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . J.D. Edwards' offerings are differentiated by a deeply ingrained in·grained adj. 1. Firmly established; deep-seated: ingrained prejudice; the ingrained habits of a lifetime. 2. attitude of listening to customers, innovating on their behalf, and delivering solutions as part of a results-oriented relationship. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Denver, J.D. Edwards focuses on long-term business partnerships and helping its 6,500 customers in 113 countries collaborate electronically to manage their business processes, supply chains, and supplier and customer relationships. For more information: www.jdedwards.com or 1-800-727-5333. Copyright(c)J.D. Edwards World Source Company, 2002. J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. The names of all other products and services of J.D. Edwards used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. All other product names used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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