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Jaspersoft Surpasses 100 Cloud BI Customers

Nov 02, 2010 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Jaspersoft Sets the Standard for Deploying BI in the Cloud, Launches a New Partner Program and Debuts a Free Trial for Cloud BI Software

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (November 02, 2010) – CLOUD COMPUTING EXPO, Booth #120 — Jaspersoft, provider of the world’s most widely deployed business intelligence (BI) software, today announced it had surpassed a milestone of 100 cloud BI customer deployments, growing at close to 300% year over year. Customers include Ad Genesis, Cardsmith, eBuilder, Energysys, Fat Spaniel, QED Financials, SereneCloud, Tomax, Virgin Money Giving and Yarris. Jaspersoft’s unprecedented success bringing BI to customers in the cloud demonstrates the strength of its BI platform. It also proves its partnership model to be superior to other companies’ direct SaaS deployment models, which have not gained similar traction. Today, to expand its success and offerings around cloud BI, Jaspersoft launched two new initiatives: a cloud-focused partnership program and a free trial of its BI platform in the cloud.

“If there is one thing we have learned since engaging our first cloud customer three years ago, it’s that there is a right way and a wrong way to tackle BI in the cloud,” said Jaspersoft CEO Brian Gentile. “With over 100 customers, we believe our ‘platform and partner’ approach is proving to be the best way to deliver BI in the cloud. Other vendors have had challenges selling cloud-based BI as a platform directly to end-user customers, forcing them to switch their focus to domain-specific BI applications. Our focus has been to provide a best-in-class BI platform for the cloud and let our partner channel, including SaaS ISVs and system integrators, bring the domain expertise to the end-user customer. I’m thrilled to see Jaspersoft and its partners at the forefront in this arena.”

Mark Madsen, President and Analyst, Third Nature – “Jaspersoft’s partnership approach to cloud BI sets them up to incorporate new technologies at any time and gives them the flexibility to change as consumers’ cloud BI needs change. Though cloud computing is still in its early stages, Jaspersoft’s strategy puts them in a good position to adapt moving forward.”

Jeremy Walters, Head of System Development at Virgin Money Giving – “Multi-tenancy is not a standard feature for cloud BI deployments and to see Jaspersoft offering multi-tenant access at this stage reaffirms their position as a leading BI provider that is well-equipped to tackle new challenges posed by the cloud.”

Jaspersoft’s “Cloud Platform and Partner” Program

Jaspersoft was one of the first BI providers to address BI in the cloud over three years ago, and later partnered with RightScale, the leading cloud management provider, and Full 360, a leading business intelligence and cloud consulting firm. The joint success resulted in Jaspersoft winning the prestigious SIIA 2010 CODiE award for “Best Cloud Infrastructure Platform”. Jaspersoft’s BI platform is based on a modern, flexible, standards-based architecture that is built from the ground up to support multiple deployment options. Jaspersoft’s rich web APIs and true multi-tenancy capabilities make it easy for partners to integrate in order to quickly deliver BI-enabled cloud applications to their customers.

Today, to meet growing demand for cloud BI, Jaspersoft is introducing a newly expanded partner program for ISVs and global SIs who want to leverage the Jaspersoft BI platform in the cloud for faster, more affordable reporting, analysis, and dashboarding. Partners joining this program can benefit from Jaspersoft’s Cloud BI experience as well joint sales and marketing activities focused on this area.

Josh Fraser, Vice President of Business Development at RightScale: “We are committed to partnering with leading technology vendors such as Jaspersoft to deliver complete solutions in the cloud. Today, we are seeing strong customer interest in sophisticated BI, backed by the low-cost, on-demand resources of the cloud. We are pleased to continue our successful partnership with Jaspersoft to address this market need with a proven BI solution.”

Larry Hill, Director of Business Development at Full360: “When it comes to cloud computing, there is truly no all-in-one solution; it’s about integrating the best-of-breed. With Jaspersoft, we’ve done just that. They have a defined market presence and a proven solution for cloud-based BI. We’re excited to be teaming up with them to meet the needs of our customers.”

Prospective partners interested in joining Jaspersoft’s Cloud Platform and Partnership Program can get more information here: http://www.jaspersoft.com/join-jaspersoft-partner-network.

Jaspersoft Live Offers Free Cloud BI Trial

Also launched today, Jaspersoft Live is a cloud-based trial environment that gives business intelligence users a true reporting, analysis, and dashboarding experience. Users receive free access to all Jaspersoft Enterprise BI Suite features without having to install any software.  

The Jaspersoft Enterprise BI Suite, featured in Jaspersoft Live:

  • Is a full BI suite including ad hoc query and reporting, OLAP and in-memory analysis, and advanced dashboarding,
  • Costs 80-90 percent less than traditional and niche BI providers,
  • Scales to any size deployment and includes big data capabilities,
  • Uses web standards within a modern, flexible architecture,
  • Contains a rich set of web service APIs that customize and extend easily,
  • Deploys in the cloud with options for full multi-tenancy, or on-premise.

Karl Van den Bergh, VP Product Strategy at Jaspersoft: “Jaspersoft recognizes there’s growing cost incentives to shift to the cloud. Both business managers and BI end-users looking at cloud BI options want to see the instant-on functionality of Jaspersoft’s BI platform, and Jaspersoft Live provides the proving ground for what a low-cost, yet full end-to-end BI cloud deployment can do.”

Prospective users interested in trying Jaspersoft Live can sign up here: http://www.jaspersoft.com/jaspersoft-live-trial.

RESOURCES AND LINKS

  • Join Jaspersoft’s Cloud Expo session on “Using BI in the Cloud” Wednesday, November 3.
  • Learn more about Jaspersoft’s Cloud BI.
  • Follow Jaspersoft on Twitter.
  • Join Jaspersoft on Facebook.
  • Read Jaspersoft CEO Brian Gentile’s Blog, OpenBookOnBI.

About Jaspersoft

Jaspersoft provides the most flexible, cost effective and widely deployed Business Intelligence suite in the world, enabling better decision making through highly interactive, web-based reports, dashboards and analysis. Leveraging a commercial open source business model, Jaspersoft provides end-to-end BI capabilities at a fraction of the cost of other vendors. The BI suite includes pixel-perfect enterprise reporting, ad hoc query, dashboards, OLAP and in-memory analysis, and data integration. Jaspersoft is the only BI vendor that enables companies to adapt to the new, virtualized world by providing a complete spectrum of on-premise, multi-tenant SaaS and cloud-based deployment options for both embedded and standalone business intelligence. Unlike traditional BI vendors, Jaspersoft is built on a modern, lightweight, standards-based architecture and offers greater vendor independence thanks to its open source codebase. Unlike niche BI vendors, Jaspersoft represents a safe choice with tens of thousands of production deployments across a wide range of industries.

Jaspersoft’s open source business intelligence software has more than 12 million product downloads worldwide, 160,000 production deployments in 100 countries and over 13,000 commercial customers. Its BI suite is advanced regularly by a development community of more than 175,000 registered members. For more information visit: http://www.jaspersoft.com and http://www.jasperforge.org.

Media Contact:
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Jaspersoft PR
Page One Public Relations
jasmine@pageonepr.com
+1 415-321-2348

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APS Bank Executives Gain Visibility Into Corporate Performance With Panorama NovaView

Oct 19, 2010 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Networks, Technology | 0 comments

Community Bank Chooses Panorama Software BI Suite for Intuitive Web Interface and Tight Microsoft Integration

TORONTO (October 19, 2010) – Panorama Software, a global leader in proactive Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced APS Bank has selected Panorama NovaView Enterprise Suite to provide its management actionable insights into corporate performance trends.

APS Bank was established in 1910 to inculcate savings habits for the working class. Since then, APS has evolved into a community bank focused on personal banking services with multiple locations across the Maltese Islands.

To improve overall business performance, APS Bank recognized that a dynamic enterprise business intelligence solution could help improve decision making across the organization. Following an extensive search, APS Bank selected Microsoft platform and Panorama NovaView as its corporate BI infrastructure based on its ease of use, tight integration with Microsoft Office/SharePoint, and the ability to provide web-based access to data analysis and reporting throughout the enterprise.

APS Bank plans to integrate NovaView across its management layer.  Introducing the solution to its entire organization will streamline overall management operation by providing greater transparency for all important KPI’s (key performance indicators) and significantly improving response time to business opportunities. With Panorama NovaView, management and other information workers will be able to drill down and analyze terabytes of data in real time through a set of intuitive business intelligence tools and simple, web-based access.

“After evaluating other BI solutions, Panorama NovaView was clearly the best fit for our business needs because of its intuitive web interface and self-service BI capabilities,” said Luciano Anastasi, Head of Information Technology Division of APS Bank. “Branch managers are thrilled to have multi-level views of business performance, as well as the ability to easily drill into data for deep, efficient analysis.”

APS Bank will leverage NovaView’s tight integration with Microsoft Office and SharePoint to maintain efficiency with existing Microsoft applications that executives are already using in their day to day work. All managers will be able to continue using SharePoint as the corporate information center, without experiencing any limitations on advanced analysis, web-based reporting or dashboarding.

“Microsoft Malta is excited to be collaborating with Panorama Software to combine Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Panorama NovaView and provide APS Bank with a powerful solution that is aimed at boosting business productivity on a multitude of levels,” said Nick Tonna, Enterprise Segment Manager for Microsoft Malta. “Our joint solution will allow senior management at APS Bank to receive up-to-the minute reports on corporate performance trends while they focus on the most important aspect of their business – the bank’s clients.” 

Panorama NovaView implementation will be done by NewEra, Panorama Software’s partner in Malta. In addition to deploying the NovaView BI suite, NewEra will provide its clients with a full suite of services surrounding the software, including consulting, training and customer support.

About NewEra:

NewEra Solutions has been providing Business Intelligence Solutions using cutting edge technology since 2007. NewEra Solutions, who are proud of having a number of leading companies in Malta in its portfolio come from different Market segments such as Distributors and Supply Chain, Insurance, Legal and Financial Services and Telecom companies. The addition of APS means that NewEra Solutions adds the banking sector with Panorama, to its notch.

The success is owed to the dedication and commitment of their staff and through the use of best practices, industry standard methodologies and the creation of a business bonding with their customers. Each implementation is unique and tailor made to client’s requirements making sure that the client’s expectations are exceeded. NewEra’s ultimate satisfaction is that each and every client uses its BI solution on a daily basis and since its implementation the Business Intelligence project becomes an intrinsic part of the client’s business.  

NewEra, Panorama Software and Microsoft (Malta) are collaborating closely to the extent of being in a position to offer a Business Intelligence solution that no other Business Intelligence provider can offer.  

NewEra Solutions and Microsoft (Malta) are also collaborating in providing training jointly on Microsoft products such as MS SQL Server Analysis and Integrated Services, Biztalk and MS SharePoint both for the local and for the foreign Market. NewEra is also strongly present in the provision of Sales Order Processing Solutions (Sales Force Automation products) using wireless technology and VPN architecture to enable sales reps transmit sales orders from anywhere and integration with any ERP system.

Apart from Malta, NewEra also serves the Italian Market.  

About Panorama Software:

Panorama Software empowers individuals and global organizations with the ability to rapidly analyze data, identify trends, maximize business opportunities and improve corporate performance and results through a complete SaaS and on-premise BI solution.

Panorama NovaView®, the company’s flagship solution, is a comprehensive Business Intelligence product suite of Analytics, Reporting, Dashboarding, Scorecarding and Visualization designed to work on top of any data source – OLAP, Relational, Spreadsheets or In-Memory (PowerPivot).

Founded in 1993, Panorama is a leading innovator in Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Multidimensional Expressions (MDX). Panorama sold its OLAP technology to Microsoft Corporation in 1996; the technology was rebranded as SQL Server(TM) Analysis Services and integrated into the SQL Server(TM) platform.  Panorama supports over 1,500 customers worldwide in industries such as financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, telecommunications and media.  Panorama has a wide eco-system of partners in 30 countries, and maintains offices throughout North America, EMEA and Asia. Visit www.panorama.com to learn more about Panorama’s Business Intelligence Solutions.

NovaView and the Panorama logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Panorama Software Ltd.  All other company product or brand names are the trademarks or the registered trademarks of their respective companies.  Panorama Software Ltd. is not responsible for errors or omissions.  Copyright 2009 Panorama Software Ltd.  All rights reserved.

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Panorama Software Expands APAC Business Intelligence Market Presence

Aug 11, 2010 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Technology | 0 comments

TEC and TransPacific Team up with Panorama for BI Excellence in Japan and India

TORONTO (August 11, 2010) – Panorama Software, a global leader in proactive Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced further expansion of the company’s Asia Pacific operations. The expansion includes establishing strategic partnerships in Japan and India.

“We are very excited about the opportunities in the Asia Pacific market,” said Jonathan Ben Shaoul, Director of Sales APAC & CEE, Panorama Software. “It has become an international investment region where many foreign companies have set up branches, research centers, manufacturing plants and sales offices. We are pleased to help organizations like these access information and help them make better business decisions from any location at any time.”

Panorama created a strategic partnership with TEC, a leading Japanese software developer, IT consultancy and system integrator with extensive knowledge on Microsoft platform and products. The partnership will facilitate the distribution of Panorama’s NovaView®, Panorama’s flagship BI solution, and a full suite of product support to TEC’s clients in Japan.

“Teaming with Panorama is opening new doors to our business associates in Japan, who gain new innovative ways to analyze data using NovaView’s intuitive user interface,” said Takahiro Ogawa, General Director of Business Administration Japan & China, NIHON TECHNICS CO., LTD (TEC). “The rich, connected world of Panorama’s NovaView opens up on-demand business insight and outstanding simplicity that extends the usefulness of data to business users across the enterprise, who in turn drive greater business impact.”

Panorama has also secured partnership with TransPacific, a software company specializing in customized BI solutions in India. In addition to reselling the NovaView BI suite, TransPacific will provide its clients with a full suite of services surrounding the software which includes consulting, implementation, training and customer support.

“For TransPacific, the addition of Panorama’s NovaView product line represents a crucial step in bringing our clients the next generation of self-service BI,” said Prashant Telang, Director of Technology TransPacific. “NovaView gives our clients the opportunity to choose between packaged and custom BI solutions while offering them the most cutting-edge BI suite to build upon new Microsoft innovations like PowerPivot.”

About TEC:

TEC, with 27 years’ track record in the software industry, is an independent software vendor that designs and manufactures business analysis services for a wide range of industries including manufacturers, retails, distributors, and financial and service companies. In addition, the company’s four business offices in Japan and a local office in China enable TEC to offer a wide range of sales activities, which have immediate effects, and the support system that meet local requirements.

About TransPacific:

TransPacific Software Pvt. Ltd., established in 2006, is an offshore outsourcing and Business Intelligence software development provider with development office in Mumbai, India. TransPacific offers consultancy services in data warehousing and BI space including development of trend analysis, predictive analysis and forecasting models. Visit http://www.transpacific.in for more information about the company.

About Panorama Software:

Panorama Software empowers individuals and global organizations with the ability to rapidly analyze data, identify trends, maximize business opportunities and improve corporate performance and results through a complete SaaS and on-premise BI solution.

Panorama NovaView®, the company’s flagship solution, is a comprehensive Business Intelligence product suite of Analytics, Reporting, Dashboarding, Scorecarding and Visualization designed to work on top of any data source – OLAP, Relational, Spreadsheets or In-Memory (PowerPivot).

Founded in 1993, Panorama is a leading innovator in Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Multidimensional Expressions (MDX). Panorama sold its OLAP technology to Microsoft Corporation in 1996; the technology was rebranded as SQL Server™ Analysis Services and integrated into the SQL Server™ platform.  Panorama supports over 1,500 customers worldwide in industries such as financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, telecommunications and media.  Panorama has a wide eco-system of partners in 30 countries, and maintains offices throughout North America, EMEA and Asia. Visit www.panorama.com to learn more about Panorama’s Business Intelligence Solutions.

NovaView and the Panorama logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Panorama Software Ltd.  All other company product or brand names are the trademarks or the registered trademarks of their respective companies.  Panorama Software Ltd. is not responsible for errors or omissions.  Copyright 2009 Panorama Software Ltd.  All rights reserved.

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Will County Health Department Using Kronos

Dec 17, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

The Will County Health Department in Illinois is using the time and attendance solution from Kronos® Incorporated to accurately track employee time at H1N1 flu vaccination clinics. The real-time information offered by Kronos is helping the department properly reimburse employees working extra hour

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (December 17, 2009) –

The Will County Health Department in Illinois is using the time and attendance solution from Kronos® Incorporated to accurately track employee time at H1N1 flu vaccination clinics. The real-time information offered by Kronos is helping the department properly reimburse employees working extra hours and effectively track labor hours accurately for federal grants received to administer the clinics.
News Facts

* Kronos is helping the health department pay its employees working extra hours at seven clinics set up in schools across the county. Employees are conducting various duties including site coordination, vaccine administration, and review of release forms.
* Will County Health Department is also using Kronos to develop a First Responder emergency tracking strategy.
* Kronos allows the health department to add extra pay codes and specific comments in the system, to help calculate accurate overtime for First Responders. Given the complexity of a government organization’s payroll environment, the more challenging pay rules a time and attendance system can handle, the greater the reduction in error.
* Will County Health Department selected Kronos to completely automate and centralize its time and attendance data collection process, which is a common weak point in many government infrastructures. If time and attendance data collection is done manually, it can leak hundreds of thousands, even millions, of dollars each year. Considering that labor costs represent one of the largest operational expenses for government organizations, time and attendance data collection is a great place to look for efficiency improvement and quick payback.

Supporting Quotes

* Sue Olenek, director of administrative services, Will County Health Department
“Complete automation of complex processes such as tracking time, calculating overtime, and managing absence leaves no room for error. This becomes even more critical when we need employees to spend extra hours during unforeseen circumstances. Kronos has been a valuable technology partner in enabling us to develop our First Responder strategy and helping us become as accountable as possible to the public.”
* Christine Carmichael, director of public sector marketing, Kronos
“Today it is the H1N1 virus that is capturing the nation’s attention, but tomorrow it may be another crisis. Since workers are key to successfully executing a First Responder strategy, the ability to actually track employee time is crucial. Will County Health Department is using Kronos solutions to achieve the important goal of tracking effectively during emergencies in addition to controlling labor costs, minimizing compliance risk, and improving workforce productivity.”

Supporting Resources

* About Will County Health Department

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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WellStar Health System Selects Kronos

Dec 15, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

WellStar Health System has selected an integrated suite of workforce management solutions from Kronos® Incorporated to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (December 15, 2009) –

WellStar Health System has selected an integrated suite of workforce management solutions from Kronos® Incorporated to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. The solution will be used to effectively manage more than 11,000 employees across WellStar Health System’s five hospitals in northwest Georgia.
News Facts

* Previously, WellStar used a variety of labor-intensive products and processes for employee scheduling, time and attendance data collection, budgeting, and other decision support functions.
* WellStar’s management team realized the potential for incremental cost savings with an integrated and fully automated solution with applications to support all of its workforce management business processes.
* WellStar selected Kronos employee scheduling, labor analytics, and absence management applications, along with biometric data collection devices. As the Kronos solution operates in real time, WellStar managers will always be working with the most current, high-quality information.
* Anticipated benefits include standardized employee scheduling across all hospitals; better management reporting for more effective decision making; ability to track labor laws and regulations more consistently; and improved overall workforce productivity.

Supporting Quotes

* David Anderson, executive vice president, human resources/OL/COO, WellStar Health System
“Several of our executive team members had experienced the first-hand benefits of Kronos working at other healthcare systems. This made our selection process much easier. We see tremendous cost savings and productivity improvement opportunities with the Kronos workforce management solution.”
* Brian Graves, global practice leader of healthcare, Kronos
“Healthcare organizations are increasingly supplementing time and attendance systems by adding strategic workforce management applications to maximize the benefits of an integrated and automated system. We are very pleased with the fast adoption of our solution by WellStar because of the support of the executive team. We are confident that both management and employees will benefit from our solution.”

Supporting Resources

* About WellStar Health System – The vision of WellStar Health System is to deliver world-class healthcare through its hospitals, physicians, and services. WellStar Health System includes Cobb, Douglas, Kennestone, Paulding and Windy Hill hospitals; WellStar Physicians Group; Urgent Care Centers; Health Place; Homecare; Hospice; Atherton Place; Paulding Nursing Center; and the WellStar Foundation. For more information, call 770-956-STAR or visit www.wellstar.org.

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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Kronos

Dec 14, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Kronos ranked in six of the most influential “Top 10” categories in the annual Software LeaderBoard compiled and published by Retail Info Systems News (RIS News)

CHELMSFORD, Mass., (December 14, 2009) –

Kronos ranked in six of the most influential “Top 10” categories in the annual Software LeaderBoard compiled and published by Retail Info Systems News (RIS News). The LeaderBoard, a list of the top software companies serving retailers, recognized Kronos for strengths in the areas of ROI, innovation, product reliability, and quality of service. Five out of six of these rankings are solely based on customer satisfaction.
News Facts

* The rankings, published in the December 2009 issue of RIS News, are based on survey responses of retail executives who rated 99 software vendors. Kronos ranked in the following “Top 10” categories:
o Leaders in Product Reliability by Tier One Retailers
o Leaders in Installation/Integration by Tier One Retailers
o Leaders in Quality of Service by Tier One Retailers
o Leaders in ROI by Mid-Size Retailers
o Leaders in Technology Innovation by Mid-Size Retailers
o Leaders in Grocery
* Kronos offers the most widely adopted and deployed end-to-end workforce management solution in retail with more than three million retail employees using Kronos across 80,000 stores globally.
* Kronos is the only vendor in the market to offer integrated hiring, forecasting and scheduling, time and attendance, HR and payroll, absence management, workforce analytics, and operations planning solutions.

Supporting Quotes

* Kevin Campbell, AVP store operations, Bob’s Stores
“When looking for a workforce management vendor, we needed a technology partner that could offer an end-to-end solution and lower the total cost of software ownership. Kronos was the clear vendor of choice. We are pleased that the organization is getting such recognition.”
* Charlie DeWitt, vice president of vertical marketing, Kronos
“Our fundamental belief is that workforce management doesn’t have to be so hard and we are committed to delivering on this promise. This RIS Software LeaderBoard recognition is gratifying, as it acknowledges what we strive to offer to retailers: workforce management solutions that are easy to use and help achieve fast payback.”
* Brian Kilcourse, managing partner, Retail Systems Research (RSR)
“Retail winners seek to provide differentiating levels of service to consumers while at the same time holding the line or even reducing their labor spend as a percent of revenue. These companies know that this is accomplished by optimizing the non-selling functions within their stores so that they can redirect a greater percentage of their labor on services. RSR’s research shows that workforce management solutions are an essential technology enabler to achieving this objective.”

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated.Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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iWay Software Extends Data Profiling Capabilities With iWay Data Profiler

Dec 09, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

New Offering Works With iWay Software’s Data Quality Center to Enhance and Streamline Data Profiling, Without Additional Client Software, Plug-Ins, or Report Viewers

NEW YORK (December 09, 2009) –

iWay Software, an Information Builders company and an innovator of enterprise integration solutions, today announced the release of iWay Data Profiler, a product that enables users to query, report, analyze, deliver, and display electronic profiling data in any way they choose. Backed by mature tools for data quality monitoring, reporting, and analytics, iWay Data Profiler integrates output from iWay Software’s Data Quality Center (DQC) with business intelligence (BI), enabling administrators to view, monitor, compare, and report on the quality and other key indicators of the mission-critical data of their organization.

iWay DQC generates advanced data profiling information, allowing users to define custom business rules and determine basic data statistics, uniqueness, frequency, and masks. iWay Data Profiler takes the information provided by iWay DQC one step further, enabling information archiving for on-demand reporting, as well as additional graphical and intuitive analysis of the variance in data profiles over different time periods. Additionally, with the new product, drill-down data can be collected in a database so the exact records that fall into one of the profiled categories can be displayed.

“In an increasingly competitive market, our customers need solutions that work together to streamline business operations and provide real-time data management. iWay Data Profiler does just that by allowing users to harness information assets provided by their existing iWay Software solutions in new and unique ways,” said Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders. “The new iWay Data Profiler was specifically designed to enhance an organization’s integration and data profiling capabilities. Not only is this new offering the perfect complement to iWay DQC, but it also eliminates the need for organizations to purchase expensive bolt-on software and plug-ins, meaning our customers save big on costs.”

With the release of iWay Data Profiler, organizations now have the ability to extend powerful data profiling capabilities to anyone who needs them. In addition, iWay Data Profiler administrators can now:

* Collect profiling data from iWay DQC
* Tag and archive profiling data input as a set into an associated RDBMS for easy retrieval
* View the data profiling set using advanced data manipulation and graphics
* Compare multiple archived data profiling sets to view the variance in profiling data
* Print/export any of these views in industry-standard formats like HTML, PDF, and Excel
* Share data with other users across the intranet/Internet

Sabre Airline Solutions uses iWay Data Quality Center to ensure the quality and integrity of origin and destination (O&D) information, which it collects from nearly every airline worldwide. “We collect millions of rows of passenger information from the airlines every month,” said Jeff Pelletier, director of product management and delivery, Airport Data Intelligence, Sabre Airline Solutions. “We are using iWay Data Quality Center to detect errors and anomalies as the data is loaded, so our clients know the data is accurate.”

iWay Data Profiler is available immediately. For more information, please visit: iwaysoftware.com/products/dataprofiler.html
About iWay Software

iWay Software’s integration methodology is simple: it uses a single, integrated set of graphical design tools to assemble powerful pre-built components for enterprise-class business-to-business (B2B) integration, business process automation (BPA), or enterprise information management (EIM) integration scenarios – without the use of custom code. Integration configurations can be deployed in a stand-alone manner to any environment supporting a JVM – or to Web application servers from any vendor. iWay delivers the fastest, most cost-effective, and simplest way to integrate and streamline critical business processes. iWay Software’s vendor-, platform-, and protocol-neutral solutions achieve the promise of SOA: true reusability.
About Information Builders

Information Builders’ award-winning combination of business intelligence and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the world’s most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical, and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users. Information Builders’ iWay Software suite provides state of the art, multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA, application, data and information management requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers. Information Builders also offers solutions in the performance management, business activity monitoring, and enterprise search markets. The company’s comprehensive enterprise product offerings give Information Builders’ customers the ability to grow and innovate according to their needs.

Information Builders’ customers include most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business partners.

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City of Fernandina Beach to Save $200,000 Annually with Kronos

Dec 08, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

The City of Fernandina Beach in Florida recently went live on time and attendance and human resources applications from Kronos® Incorporated

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (December 08, 2009) –

The City of Fernandina Beach in Florida recently went live on time and attendance and human resources applications from Kronos® Incorporated. The city also recently selected, and is now in the process of implementing, the Kronos payroll application for a fully integrated suite of workforce management applications leading to a six-figure savings each year.
News Facts

* The city recognized that by automating its HR functions with one system to handle the entire life cycle of an employee, huge gains in efficiencies would be realized, and the city would be positioned to do more with less.
* The selection team chose the Kronos suite because of its ability to completely automate workforce management business processes to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity.
* The city expects a 100-percent return on investment within one year and $200,000 in savings every year thereafter. Savings will be achieved with:
o High-quality information provided on a timely basis requiring minimal manual intervention.
o Reduced payroll inflation and better oversight with the Kronos biometric solution.
o Automated accruals and time-off requests to accurately track leave liability.
o Benefits linked together in one automated system to handle complex payroll deductions.
o Better tracking of overtime through automatically applied pay rules.
* When selecting a workforce management solution, the City of Fernandina Beach was able to choose Kronos from a pre-negotiated, government-supported GSA schedule, and this simplified its procurement process significantly.
* The city has budgeted to implement Kronos performance management and applicant tracking functions for additional time savings by reducing redundant entry of employee information.
* The Kronos solution will be used by all City of Fernandina employees across departments such as police, fire, marina, golf course, airport, parks and recreation, utilities, and City Hall.
* Kronos is used by nearly 40 city and county governments in Florida, as well as several school districts and universities throughout the state.

Supporting Quotes

* Robin Marley, human resources director, City of Fernandina Beach
“Implementing Kronos amidst tough macro economic conditions made complete business sense to us. With rapid ROI and year-after-year cost savings, Kronos will provide long-term, consistent benefits, and enable us to make smarter use of our resources.”
* Christine Carmichael, director of public sector marketing, Kronos
“At Kronos, we have transformed knowledge of hundreds of implementations within government organizations into solutions that are cost effective to implement, improve accuracy of processes, and are easy to own and maintain. Our goal is to enable government entities to reign in budgeted dollars with quality information, reduced payroll errors, and increased efficiency.”

Supporting Resources

* About City of Fernandina Beach

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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PRISM Group Soars With Information Builders’ WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Technology

Dec 08, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Leading Airlines and Global Corporations Use Embedded BI Solution to Manage Travel Programs

NEW YORK (December 08, 2009) –

Leading Airlines and Global Corporations Use Embedded BI Solution to Manage Travel Programs

Information Builders, an independent leader in business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that PRISM Group, Inc. has standardized on the WebFOCUS BI platform for reporting, analysis, and information delivery for 7,800 clients in 161 countries. PRISM Group develops travel information systems for some of the world’s largest airlines and corporations.

PRISM Group has integrated more than 300 WebFOCUS reports into its sales server and Avion travel management systems to help airlines negotiate profitable contracts and to help corporations analyze travel expenditures. For example, airlines use the reporting system to track the effectiveness of incentives and to ensure that customers are fulfilling the terms of their contracts. Corporate travel managers use the reporting system to negotiate better deals with airlines. Some clients run hundreds of WebFOCUS reports each month to monitor the performance of their contracts, optimize profitability, and keep an eye on travel costs.

“WebFOCUS easily integrates with our existing information systems, allowing our customers to consolidate data, manage contracts, and perform a variety of decision support functions in a secure global environment,” said Laurie Stutzman, manager of the decision support team at PRISM Group. “Authorized users can run reports on demand or receive reports by e-mail. WebFOCUS gives them advanced reporting tools to graph results, drill down into details, and analyze data within their protected domains.”

Information Builders’ Professional Services helped PRISM Group develop and deploy the new reporting system. “We couldn’t have been happier with the support we received from Information Builders,” added Stutzman. “They were extremely attentive and responded quickly to our questions. They were sincerely committed to our success.”

After evaluating several leading BI tools, PRISM Group purchased WebFOCUS because of its thin-client architecture, strong Web services capabilities, and flexible tools for analyzing, displaying, and distributing information. Now PRISM Group maintains a single WebFOCUS reporting server for all customer reporting activities, significantly reducing software licensing and IT infrastructure costs.

“PRISM Group leads the travel industry in providing current, actionable information to its customers,” said Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders. “At a time when many companies are scrutinizing travel expenses and negotiating better purchasing contracts, PRISM Group’s travel management programs have proven to be a valuable asset.”
About PRISM Group, Inc.

PRISM Group, Inc., headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in the development of travel information systems for airlines and global corporations. PRISM was founded in 1987 and was the first consulting firm to specialize in travel distribution, that is, how travel is sold and distributed. As one of the first consulting firms in travel, PRISM provided services to all parties in the distribution channel: travel agencies, companies, and suppliers.

PRISM SalesServer technology drives airline corporate contracting systems, such as those at AirFrance/KLM, American, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, Northwest, and United Airlines. The company integrates this same technology into Avion, used by leading companies for the management of their global travel management programs. PRISM works with 5454 companies in 125 countries.
About Information Builders

Information Builders’ award-winning combination of business intelligence and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the world’s most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical, and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users. Information Builders’ iWay Software suite provides state of the art, multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA, application, data and information management requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers. Information Builders also offers solutions in the performance management, business activity monitoring, and enterprise search markets. The company’s comprehensive enterprise product offerings give Information Builders’ customers the ability to grow and innovate according to their needs.

Information Builders’ customers include most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business partners.

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Kronos Retail Labor Index(TM) Shows Retail Hiring at Highest Level in 2009

Dec 07, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Kronos® Incorporated today announced the December release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index�, a family of metrics and indices that analyze the relationship between the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector, and provide a distinct and early indicator of the overa

CHELMSFORD, Mass., (December 07, 2009) –

Kronos® Incorporated today announced the December release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index(TM), a family of metrics and indices that analyze the relationship between the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector, and provide a distinct and early indicator of the overall state of the economy. The December release includes data for November 2009. The report is available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.
News Facts

* The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This metric is defined as the percentage of job applications that result in a hiring, normalized within a scale of 0 to 100. A level of 3.00 percent means that for every 100 applications received, three hirings occurred). The Kronos Retail Labor Index increased to 3.87 percent this month, its highest level in 2009.
* Retail Hiring Level: The 68 retailers representing 27,034 distributed locations across the U.S. that make up the Kronos data sample recorded 49,412 hirings in November 2009; an 8.49 percent increase over October. This followed a 13.31 percent increase from September to October. November’s seasonally adjusted figure represents the highest level of hiring so far in 2009.
* Retail Applications Level: The supply of applications decreased in November for the first time in 2009 to a seasonally adjusted level of 1,266,902 down from 1,583,990 in October.
* Retail Employee Retention Rate: Continuing the trend of increased employee retention, the 60-day retention rate for November 2009 was 3.87 percent higher than it was in November 2008.
* Holiday Hiring: While the level of applications received by retailers in November has increased each year since 2006, the cumulative number of hirings made in each of those years has decreased and is currently at its lowest point since 2006, indicating that retailers are expecting a slow holiday sales season.

Supporting Quotes

* Dr. Robert Yerex, Ph.D., chief economist, Kronos
“The Kronos Retail Labor Index reached its highest level for the year this month, a positive sign for retailers and for those seeking retail employment. While the short-term news is good, the longer- term view is more troubling. Since 2006, the level of applications received by retailers from September through November each year has increased, but the cumulative number of hirings made over the same period has decreased. This indicates that retailers are expecting the 2009 winter holiday retail season to be weaker than each of the previous three years, and in response, delayed their surge in holiday season hiring by two weeks as compared with previous years.”

Supporting Resources

* Organizations that use Kronos hiring solutions employ approximately 15 percent of the U.S. consumer retail labor market, providing Kronos with a unique set of data on employee job applications, hirings, and length of service.
* The Kronos Retail Labor Index is released on a monthly basis. Go to www.kronos.com/retail-labor-index to access: the full report; a schedule of upcoming Index release dates; the Index methodology; and downloadable graphics.
* Note to reporters: cite Index findings as “Kronos Retail Labor Index”.

About the Kronos Retail Labor Index

The Kronos Retail Labor Index is a family of metrics and indices that analyze the relationship between the demand and the supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. It is derived from a single, unified data set, allowing for statistically appropriate comparisons and time series-based trending analysis. Firms that use Kronos hiring solutions employ approximately 15 percent of the U.S. consumer retail labor market, providing Kronos with a unique set of data on employee job applications, hirings, and length of service. The Kronos Retail Labor Index provides a distinct and early indicator of the health of the retail sector.
About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark and Kronos Retail Labor Index is a trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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