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Major ASP
initiative targeted at mid-sized organizations that will revolutionise the
deployment of business applications Solomon
Software partners industry leaders; Citrix Systems and SWsoft to offer business
applications efficiently and cost effectively over a nationwide broadband
network supported by 1-Net Singapore SINGAPORE
– March 15, 2000 – Solomon
Software South East Asia Pte Ltd, a leading provider of mid-market business management systems (ERP), today announced
its Application Service Provider (ASP) initiative in Singapore. The new
initiative enables mid-sized organizations to outsource the management of their
business systems (ERP) by freeing resources to improve their business
performance. Laurent Dedenis, general manager of Solomon Software South
East Asia said, “Solomon Software is excited to announce this new ASP
initiative which is designed to help mid-sized organizations deploy Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) solutions in a cost effective and efficient manner
across all sectors of a business. This initiative will assist mid-sized
organizations to remove information constraints, lower risk, enable growth and
adaptability, and increase enterprise-wide return on investment.” “Many small and mid-sized companies
have realized the benefits of outsourcing the responsibilities of managing
their financial and operational systems through an ASP model. Solomon’s
experience in providing solutions to improve business performance is a natural
progression towards this ASP initiative which will offer our customers a higher
level of business returns”, added Laurent. On the partnership he added, “ We have
partnered with organizations which are industry leaders in the respective
technology they offer which will greatly enhance our strategy. The use of 1-Net Singapore’s nationwide
broadband network will provide high-speed access to applications or services to
organizations. Citrix Systems’ application server software will assist in
centralizing the installation, deployment and administration of applications
over any platform or client device and SWsoft will provide advanced engineering
support.” Partners
Support Oleg Melnikov, general manager for internet development
of SWsoft said,"SWsoft's venture engineering will put together strong
technological foundation to enable Solomon-ASP solution to open new way to ERP
applications. Under the ASP model, a vendor will provides applications and
related services over networks to speed implementation and minimize the cost
and risk associated with the entire application life cycle. We are delighted in
joining this program " “We are just as thrilled about Solomon
Software joining the ASP program, “ said John Ryan, support & technical
services director, Asia-Pacific for Citrix Systems. “The tremendous growth in the use of Internet, increasing
mobility of the workforce and the explosion in the ways businesses use
information to stay ahead of competitors has contributed to the growing
acceptance of ASP. From the beginning Citrix has been focusing on providing our
customers with the broadened access to information through the application
service provider model. Citrix is at the centre of enabling access to any
application over any network connection with any device as this computing
paradigm becomes more and more fundamental to business success. “ Broadband
Support “As it is hosted on the Singapore ONE
backbone, users of Solomon-ASP benefit from the high-speed data transfer
available on the broadband infrastructure,” said Gregory Chia, chief operating
officer of 1-Net Singapore, which operates the Singapore ONE infrastructure.
“The bandwidth of Singapore ONE also allows the Solomon-ASP solution to be
scalable. In other words, Singapore ONE can accommodate volume growth as usage
increases without compromise.” Live
Demonstrations Microsoft Windows 2000 Showcase At the Microsoft Windows 2000 Launch in
Singapore (2-3March) and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (8-9March), Solomon Software
will provide online demonstrations to interested organizations to get a
practical feel on managing their IT infrastructure through ASP. Online Showcase Solomon’s web
site www.solomon.com.sg/demo/ also offers
users an interactive session to the ASP initiative. About Solomon
Software Solomon Software, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Solution
Provider Partner, is a leading worldwide supplier of flexible mid-market
business management systems exclusively optimized for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
on the Windows NT and BackOffice platforms. Solomon designs, markets and
supports the award-winning Solomon IV(r), a widely used financial and business
management system for dynamic small to mid-sized organizations, offering
unmatched flexibility and a fast time to solution. With more than 11,000
customer locations worldwide, Solomon's products and services are sold and
implemented by its extensive network of independent sales and support
organizations throughout the world. For more information, visit Solomon
Software at www.solomon.com.sg, send
e-mail to sales@solomon.com.sg or call 65-224 6795. About 1-Net Singapore 1-Net Singapore
provides the infrastructure of Singapore ONE, operating a nation-wide core
network of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches to facilitate the delivery
of broadband multimedia services. For more information on 1-Net Singapore,
please visit the company’s website at http://www.1-net.com.sg. Singapore ONE – ONE for one network for
everyone – is a national concept that aims to deliver broadband services in
four main areas: government, business, education and home. About Citrix Systems
Citrix
Systems, Inc. is a global leader in application server software and services
that offer "Digital Independance™" - the ability to run any
application on any device over any connection, wireless to Web. Citrix's
solutions enable organizations of all types, from major enterprises to emerging
Application Service Providers (ASPs), to reach more users, with more applications,
in more locations - and achieve this with greater speed and predictability, and
lower costs. Founded in 1989, Citrix today is one of the world's
fastest-growing software companies, with more than 100,000 customers worldwide,
including 99 of FORTUNE 100 firms. Its products, including MetaFrameTM software
and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA®), a core application-server
technology, have been widely adopted by the corporate mainstream to achieve key
business goals. The firm, which markets its solutions through value-added
resellers, system integrators and OEM licensees, is headquartered in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol CTXS and was recently named to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For
more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com or call: 65-8327828 for
more information. About SWsoft Singapore S&W
was established in 1995 in Singapore. Since inception, S&W has been experiencing
tremendous growth. The company's rapid development was achieved through
innovative approach to the business and highly successful expansion into such
diverse areas as advanced system integration, telecommunications and software
development. Since the end of 1997 S&W founders have focused their business
development efforts on the software and telecommunication engineering business.
SWsoft was founded. Today SWsoft is a multinational company with headquarter in
Singapore and offices in USA and Europe. We have over 100 employees worldwide
and more than $11 million in consolidated revenues. For more information,
please visit the SWsoft Web site at http://www.sw.com.sg
or call 65-220 0306 for more information. # # # # # Other product and company names mentioned
herein are trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, press only: Veranne Wong, Marketing
Communications Manager, 65-224 6795, info@solomon.com.sg |
