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Tim Stack Bill Kern Eleanor Crow Fleishman-Hillard International Communications (415) 348-2613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J.D.
Edwards Adds Interactive Systems as First eXtended Solutions Partner (XSP) Customers to Gain Extended
Enterprise Services Through New XSP Program; Interactive Systems to Offer
Lower Installation Costs, Support Legacy Systems DENVER,
March 26, 2001
— J.D. Edwards & Company (NASDAQ: JDEC), a leading provider of
agile, collaborative solutions for the Internet economy, today announced
an alliance with Interactive Systems, Inc. (ISI) as its first eXtended Solutions Partner (XSP). The
XSP program provides customers with additional enterprise consulting
services that extend beyond those of J.D. Edwards and its consulting and
implementation partners. XSPs
offer industry or functional expertise in the technologies and verticals
of J.D. Edwards’ customers. ISI,
an information technology company that specializes in outsourcing and
enterprise systems management, will help customers transitioning from IBM
legacy systems to new collaborative and supply chain technologies provided
by J.D. Edwards and its “best of breed” partners.
ISI
differentiates these extended enterprise services through its flexible
support contract length, the level of services offered and strong customer
satisfaction track record. “As
an XSP partner, ISI provides intermediate term outsourcing services for
clients transitioning to new technologies, such as J.D. Edwards OneWorld®,”
said Don Weymer, president of ISI. “ISI also relieves the dual
operations by hosting the client’s existing systems at the ISI data
center, which reduces the client’s costs and reduces the manpower
required to run the legacy systems until the migration to the new
technology is completed.” “Customer
needs are center to creating the XSP program,” said Cathie Frazzini,
director, worldwide strategic alliances, J.D. Edwards.
“Our customers will benefit through more complete enterprise
solutions that build on our collaborative software with extended
specialized industry or technical services from leaders like ISI.” This
alliance looks to enhance J.D. Edwards’ sales and services by leveraging
ISI’s strengths and core competencies.
Services provided by ISI include outsourcing, insourcing
(co-sourcing) and IT infrastructure management. Outsourcing includes
computer mainframe processing, dedicated and shared servers, help desk
services, data center operations, LANs and WANs. Insourcing includes
mainframe/server operations, help desk services, network management,
network integration and enterprise resource planning. IT infrastructure
management includes technology refresh, network management and help desk
services. Platform experience includes IBM CMOS, IBMES9000xxx, IBM AS400,
DEC Alpha/VAX, Data General, HP, Servers and PCs. About
J.D. Edwards Founded
in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver. Additional information
can be obtained by contacting the Company via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com
or at 1-800-727-5333. About
Interactive Systems, Inc. Copyright
© J.D. Edwards World Source Company, 2001. J.D. Edwards is a registered
trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. The names of all other products
and services of J.D. Edwards used herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. All other product names
used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
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