PSW Technologies and Vignette Enter Into Strategic E-Business Alliance; Dedicated Practice to Provide Unique Capabilities In Response to Client Demand.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1999-- PSW (Program Status Word) A hardware register that maintains the status of the program being executed. Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:PSWT PSWT PSW Technologies (stock symbol) PSWT Pitch-Synchronous Wavelet Transform PSWT Primary Shield Water Tank PSWT Pahang-Selangor Water Transfer PSWT Protection Storage Water Tank ), a leading provider of consulting and systems integration services, and Vignette Corporation (Nasdaq:VIGN VIGN Vignette Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), a leader in the e-business relationship market, today announced a strategic alliance to create innovative Web solutions that enhance customer relationships and deliver personalized information. The alliance brings the advantages of both PSW Technologies' unique business model and Vignette's award-winning products to customers racing for e-business leadership. This alliance responds to the growing need for building and strengthening customer relationships. As the Internet redefines traditional customer interactions, companies must find methods to retain and expand their customer base with competition only a click away. Vignette's products provide a core component for delivering these e-business solutions. PSW's knowledge gained in the development, testing and porting of Vignette's products enables customers to build state-of-the-art solutions leveraging the full features of the Vignette StoryServer See Vignette V7. (tm) 4 and Syndication Server(tm) products. This builds more efficient and effective relationships with suppliers, distributors and a company's ultimate customers. "We are pleased to expand our relationship with Vignette to provide innovative solutions for companies wanting to initiate and extend their relationships with their customers," said Tim Webb, 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 PSW Technologies. "We are currently working very successfully with Vignette on development and testing projects. By extending our alliance, we are able to share with clients our deep understanding of the software and build better digital solutions." PSW Technologies' Vignette practice is already working with several customers -- ranging from early-stage dot.coms to more established Fortune 1000 companies -- to create e-business solutions incorporating Vignette StoryServer(tm) 4 and Vignette Syndication Server(tm). Current joint customers include a well-known national business publication, a leading telecommunications firm and one of the largest diversified financial The diversified financial services segment includes a range of consumer and commercially-oriented companies offering a wide variety of products and services, including various lending products (such as home equity loans and credit cards), insurance, and securities and investment and insurance services providers 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. . "There are several factors that make our relationship with PSW Technologies unique," said Mike Vollman, senior vice president of worldwide sales and services for Vignette Corporation. "In addition to their exclusive Vignette consulting and systems integration practice, PSW is working with us on application development projects. We're looking forward to great success as we team with PSW to deliver complete e-business solutions and services to customers." About PSW Technologies PSW Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:PSWT) is a unique consulting and systems integration firm that builds and deploys e-business solutions. PSW gains early in-depth knowledge of technology products by assisting leading information technology vendors in their product development. PSW then leverages this deep technical expertise when engaged in the enterprise-wide deployment of e-business solutions. PSW is a national consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a headquartered in Austin, Texas. More information about PSW is available on the Web at http://www.psw.com. About Vignette Corporation Vignette Corporation (Nasdaq:VIGN) is the leading supplier of e-business applications for building online businesses. Vignette's e-business applications and services enable Internet businesses to reach more prospects, attract and retain new customers, increase overall customer satisfaction and raise the total purchase per visit. Vignette powers more than 400 of the leading dot.com and Fortune 500 e-businesses, including Baan, Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. , Land's End, US West, National Semiconductor, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , DaimlerChrysler, CheckOut.com, Qualcomm, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , Bertelsmann and Travelocity-Preview Travel. Vignette's e-business applications transparently automate the customer's side of the interaction, taking away all the anxiety and work involved in being a customer. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Vignette Corporation has offices located throughout Europe and in Australia and can be found on the Web at http://www.vignette.com. |
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