Portera Signs ITT Industries, Defense To Its Roster Of Clients.Business, Technology, Internet & Government Editors CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2001 Portera, the vertical service provider (VSP) that develops and delivers a set of tailored subscription software and outsourcing services to the professional services industry, announced today the signing of ITT Industries, Defense. The agreement is Portera's first in the government contracting market since acquiring Maxwell Business Systems last month, and signals the market's acceptance of the Portera/MBS combination and of Portera as a leading provider of Defense Contract Audit Agency The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), under the authority, direction, and control of the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), is responsible for performing all contract audits for the United States Department of Defense (DoD), and providing accounting and (DCAA DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAA Dansk Center Vedrørende Alkoholisme Og Andre Afhængighedssygdomme (Danish) DCAA Danish Civil Aviation Administration DCAA Derby City Agility Association DCAA Dual Call Auto Answer ) compliant solutions. A VSP according to Portera is a company that delivers a comprehensive mix of business software and outsourcing services to customers in a particular industry. ITT Industries, Defense, a leading provider of tactical mobile communications, electronic warfare and aerospace solutions, will use Portera's DCAA-compliant JAMIS solution to manage job-costing, job billing and labor distribution in its defense business. These modules will be used in conjunction with their already-implemented Infinium Financials for back-office processing. The agreement also includes use of JAMIS e-timecard - (Portera's Web-based, DCAA-compliant time entry solution) for up to 8,800 ITT employees. "We conducted a thorough analysis of the major vendors, including the big 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. players and determined that JAMIS was the best solution for our needs," remarked Victor Rios, 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. of ITT Industries, Defense. "We found no other solution that could provide the remote connectivity, job costing, labor distribution and job billing capabilities we needed. This will enable us to better serve our customers by improving the processes critical to effective contract management.The functionality of this new system, combined with our DCAA compliance requirements, and our desire to work with an organization dedicated to serving government contractors, made the decision to go with Portera's JAMIS solution an easy one." Sassan Chakamian, Portera vice president, explained: "ITT Industries, Defense. is a recognized leader in the aerospace and defense arena. Their selection of JAMIS is a clear indication that leading government contractors want solutions designed especially to address their unique needs. It further validates Portera's position as an innovator serving this important segment of the professional services industry." About Portera Portera is a vertical service provider (VSP) dedicated to helping consulting firms, creative agencies and other professional services organizations succeed. Portera's solutions - based on ServicePort, its professional services automation See PSA. (PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. ) suite - enable these organizations to focus on revenue-generating activities by delivering the software and outsourcing services they need to effectively manage their finances, resources and relationships. Portera's subscription-based services are delivered over the company's global hosting and service delivery platform, to ensure the highest levels of security, reliability and performance. Portera customers are located in over a dozen countries and include Agilent (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : A), Booz-Allen & Hamilton, British Telecom (NYSE: BTY), Commerce One (Nasdaq: CMRC CMRC Canadian Motosport Racing Club CMRC Commerce One Inc. (stock symbol) CMRC Caribbean Marine Research Center CMRC Crime Mapping Research Center CMRC Credit Management Research Centre (UK) ), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), Network Associates (Nasdaq: NETA), PricewaterhouseCoopers and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN). Further information about Portera can be found at www.portera.com |
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