Paragon Development Systems Provides Global IT Asset Lifecycle Management to Customers with Scalable Software's Survey Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2003 Survey Helps Covenant Healthcare System Optimize IT Assets and Achieve Immediate Return On Its Investment Scalable Software Inc., the leader in IT asset optimization, today announced the swift implementation of its Survey IT Portfolio Manager by Paragon Development Systems (PDS (1) (Processor Direct Slot) A single expansion slot on certain, early Macintosh models that was used to connect high-speed peripherals as well as additional CPUs. Providing a channel directly to the CPU, the PDS coexisted with NuBus slots on some models. ) at Covenant Healthcare System, one of the largest integrated regional health care delivery systems in Southeastern Wisconsin. Scalable Software's Survey products allow businesses to manage their IT resources as a portfolio of assets for increased business value, by correlating enterprise hardware, software and printers with actual usage. The regional healthcare system needed a tool to generate hard data about what software applications were being used in their enterprise and which were not. PDS, a leading reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. of lifecycle management solutions, proposed that Covenant implement Scalable's Survey tool to measure resource usage and validate software-licensing expenditures. Survey agents immediately began collecting information about the company's standard office applications and the cost savings exceeded Covenant's expectations. "We ended up saving the equivalent of our entire investment in Survey on just Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. licenses," said Tim Belec, vice president of technology for Covenant Healthcare System. "We showed Microsoft we were going to go with 800 fewer licenses, and they cut us a deal, reducing the price of the licenses. We were also able to save additional money on top of that, by slimming down licenses for some of our other business-critical software applications." "One of our primary initiatives is to help clients reduce their total cost of ownership through lifecycle management," said Lance Berg, director of systems management for PDS. "Survey complements our offerings by enabling our clients to measure how their IT assets are being used and trim expenses where possible. We knew immediately that Survey would be a perfect fit for Covenant." Since becoming a Scalable Software partner in 2001, PDS has leveraged Survey to meet the demands of numerous customers from healthcare organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions regionally and nationally. Additionally, PDS was recently awarded Scalable Software Partner of the Year in recognition of its success in fulfilling Scalable's mission to bring excellence to IT asset management. "PDS has built their business around understanding the needs and technical requirements of customers like Covenant, while developing great proficiency in utilizing Survey products," said Brent Rhymes, Scalable Software's vice president of global sales. "PDS brings incalculable in·cal·cu·la·ble adj. 1. a. Impossible to calculate: a mass of incalculable figures. b. Too great to be calculated or reckoned: incalculable wealth. value to this reseller agreement by identifying those customers who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. proactive ways to optimize their enterprise IT assets." About Paragon Development Systems Paragon Development Systems Inc. (PDS) is the IT Life Cycle Management (LCM (Liquid Crystal Monitor) A flat panel display that uses the liquid crystal (LCD) technology. See flat panel display. ) company. PDS improves the way IT departments of medium- to large-sized organizations plan for, procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person , deploy, manage, support and retire their IT assets. An ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002-registered technology manufacturer, PDS produces its own brand of custom-configured systems. PDS is also a leading supplier of Enterprise Tier products and enterprise services. PDS's innovative approaches to LCM challenges include many of its Platinum Plus logistics services, such as Corporate Standard Desktop configuration, automated asset tagging/tracking, and Rack N Roll(SM) packaging and deployment system. PDS is headquartered in Oconomowoc, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. ., with offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis. For more information, call 800/966-6090, or visit www.pdspc.com. About Scalable Software Founded in 1999, Scalable Software is the leader in software solutions that allow businesses to manage their IT resources as a portfolio of assets for increased business value. By correlating enterprise hardware, software and printers with actual usage, Scalable Software provides a comprehensive solution for asset lifecycle and IT portfolio management methodologies. Scalable Software is headquartered in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the , and maintains global representatives in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Benelux and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . Additional information is available at www.scalable.com or by calling 713/316-4900. Survey, Survey Inventory Manager, Survey Software Manager, Survey Hardware Manager, Survey IT Portfolio Manager, Survey Policy Manager and Survey Enterprise Printer Manager are trademarks or registered trademarks of Scalable Software Inc. All other trademarks, service marks and logos, with or without attribution at·tri·bu·tion n. 1. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art. 2. , are the properties of their respective owners. No reproduction or use of the trademarks, service marks and logos is permitted without the express consent of their respective owners. |
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