Quintessential School Systems First Public Sector Financial System to Leverage Epylon's Commerce Integration Platform.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000 Industry Leader Partners With QSS QSS Quintessential School Systems QSS Quality Systems and Software QSS Working Frequency (radiotelegraphy) QSS Quick Service System QSS quasi-stellar source (radio source) QSS Quick Supply Store to Offer Data Exchange Between eProcurement Solution and Financial System Epylon Corporation, a leading provider of hosted eBusiness solutions for education and government institutions, and Quintessential School Systems (QSS) the exclusive distributor of the QSS/OASIS software system, today jointly announced that the companies will offer data exchange between Epylon's eProcurement solution and QSS's financial system software. The Kern County, Calif., Superintendent of Schools office which has been using Epylon since April of this year and QSS for more than 15 years, is the first customer to leverage this seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. platform. Kern County has implemented Epylon within its county office and is in the process of rolling out Epylon to its 47 school districts. "The future of online purchasing is now. We want to do all of our purchasing through the integrated Epylon/QSS solution," said Mary L. Simms, director of internal business services for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office. "The integration of Epylon and QSS has already saved us tremendous time and effort in our purchasing cycle, and we look forward to rolling it out across all our districts." Epylon's integration platform enables public sector purchasing professionals with an installed QSS financial system to conduct frictionless eCommerce -- from electronic requisition through encumbrance A burden, obstruction, or impediment on property that lessens its value or makes it less marketable. An encumbrance (also spelled incumbrance) is any right or interest that exists in someone other than the owner of an estate and that restricts or impairs the transfer of the estate or to receipt and payment. Critical purchasing information such as supplier information, budget and user data, fund encumbrance information, purchase order numbers and purchase validations will be seamlessly exchanged between Epylon and QSS systems. "Epylon's integration platform web-enables the public sector's purchasing systems," said Stephen George Stephen 'Stevo' George is one of the founding members and formerly drummer of the American industrial band Ministry. Ministry Al Jourgensen Tommy Victor | John Bechdel | Dave Ellefson | Jimmy DeGrasso | Mike Scaccia | Sin Quirin , founder 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 Epylon. "Our agreement with QSS leverages the public agency's investment in its existing financial system without requiring them to buy or install new software, while also maintaining tighter budget controls and complying with local, state and federal regulations." Epylon currently has more than 1,200 registered school districts and government agencies, representing more than $7 billion in annual spending, and more than 1,500 supply partners including Compaq, Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, , Grainger, Sodexho Marriott, Staples, Barnes & Noble.com, Xerox, and Wesco. "Expanding our application to integrate with Epylon makes the procurement process easier for school districts," said QSS executive, Duane Percox. "This relationship will reduce the amount of time it takes for school officials to buy the products they need, and extends the ability of our financial system modules to take advantage of efficiencies that Epylon has created for public sector purchasing." QSS publishes, distributes and supports QSS/OASIS nationally. This product is a complete administrative solution for K-12 districts and community colleges. QSS/OASIS is a fully integrated administrative system that encompasses general ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , accounts payable, procurement accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying , payroll, retirement, position control, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , stores warehousing and fixed asset inventory. About Epylon Corporation Epylon Corporation is the leading provider of hosted eBusiness solutions for education, government and other public sector institutions. Leveraging its alliances with Andersen Consulting See Accenture. , Deloitte Consulting, and Ariba, Epylon provides a tailored eProcurement solution that includes expertise in public sector business processes, technology designed around the public sector's unique operating and workflow environment, the leading business-to-business eCommerce platform, change management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects and integration expertise. Both Andersen Consulting and Deloitte Consulting have purchased an equity stake in Epylon. The company currently has over 1,200 registered school districts and government agencies, representing over $7 billion in annual spending, and more than 1,500 registered supply partners including Compaq, Office Depot, Grainger, Staples, Xerox, Wesco and Barnes & Noble.com. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., Epylon is privately held and can be found on the Web at www.epylon.com. |
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