The CODA Group plc -CODA International Products Division- Receives ITAA 2000 Certification.MANCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1998--CODA, Inc. and The Information Technology Association of America See ITAA. (ITAA (Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, VA, www.itaa.org) Formerly the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO). A membership organization founded in 1960 that defines performance standards, improves management methods and monitors government ) today announced The CODA (1) A distributed file system developed at Carnegie Mellon University in the late 1980s. Evolving from the Andrews File System, Coda is noted for its ability to withstand network failures. See AFS. (2) A software company based in the U.K. Group plc of Harrogate, England has received ITAA 2000 certification. ITAA 2000 is the industry's century date change certification program. The program examines processes and methods used by companies to perform their Year 2000 software conversions. The CODA Group plc participated in a rigorous evaluation of its approach to date conversion, with extensive analysis in eleven discrete process areas deemed necessary to a successful Year 2000 conversion. The CODA International Products Division developed: CODA-Financials for Open, Client/Server (version 5.0), CODA-Financials for Digital (version 7.0), and CODA-Financials for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AS/400 (version 2.4). Certification indicates The CODA Group plc has the core capabilities needed to address the Year 2000 challenge. ITAA is the IT industry's leading trade group on the Year 2000 software conversion issue. The ITAA Year 2000 Task Force conducts a full program of Year 2000-related activities, all aimed at helping customers in government and the private sector respond quickly and effectively to the software conversion challenge. A separate white paper, vendor directory, buyer's guide and other materials on the Year 2000 issue are available on the ITAA home page. ITAA also publishes Year 2000 Outlook, a weekly Internet-based newsletter dedicated to coverage of this issue. The Software Productivity Consortium, Herndon, Va., performs the technical evaluation The study and investigations by a developing agency to determine the technical suitability of material, equipment, or a system for use in the Military Services. See also operational evaluation. of program applicants. CODA Group plc is a leading worldwide developer and supplier of highly functional financial accounting software systems and associated professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. for large and mid-size organizations. Founded in 1979, CODA has a global network of 25 offices in 14 countries, and supports more than 1,500 customer sites in 45 countries. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . CODA subsidiaries are located in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The North America East and West territories are headquartered, respectively, in Herndon, Virginia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and together operate 14 sales and support offices. ITAA consists of 11,000 direct and affiliate members throughout the U.S. which produce products and services in the IT industry. The Association plays a leading role in public policy issues of concern to the IT industry, including taxes, intellectual property, telecommunications law, encryption, securities litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. reform, and human resources policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start ups to industry leaders in the software, services, systems integration, telecommunications, Internet, and computer consulting fields. Learn more about ITAA and its positions on the issues by connecting to its home page at http://www.itaa.org. CONTACT: ITAA Bob Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , (703) 284-5333 bcohen@itaa.org or CODA, Inc. Carla Alarcon, (612) 921-3961 alarconc@codainc.com |
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