hey Bob, just want you to know you aren't alone!!! I love JDEC. I worked for them for 10 years and was a client for 5 years before that!! How about this break out?? I think the break out is due to the following news. Check it out.
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PR NEWSWIRE) J.D. Edwards Joins International ASP Industry Consortium
J.D. Edwards Joins International ASP Industry Consortium
Over 200 Companies, Including J.D. Edwards, Have Joined New Consortium
To Promote Emerging Application Service Provider Business Model
DENVER, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC), the
leading supplier of agile software solutions for E-Business, today announced
that it has joined the fast-growing Application Service Provider (ASP)
Industry Consortium, an international advocacy group dedicated to fostering
greater understanding of and guidelines for the fast-emerging application
service provider segment of the computer industry.
The Massachusetts-based ASP Industry Consortium has grown quickly in only
a few months. Launched on May 11 at Networld + Interop in Las Vegas with
25 companies, the consortium now has more than 200 members, including
J.D. Edwards. The consortium will sponsor research, foster standards and work
to educate the marketplace about the benefits of the evolving ASP delivery
model.
As an early adopter of the outsourcing business model, J.D. Edwards
provides one of the most comprehensive offerings on the market with its
OneWorld(TM) enterprise software. OneWorld encompasses a full range of
integrated E-Business, front office and supply chain management functionality,
delivered through ASPs that specialize in specific vertical industries,
business process outsourcing and traditional outsourcing models. OneWorld's
agile architecture is well suited for the high degree of customization offered
by the company's ASP partners, and is easily changed to meet evolving business
requirements.
"We believe that an outsourced E-Business solution should meet the
evolving needs of fast-growth companies to help them serve their customers and
compete to their fullest potential," commented Gayle Sheppard, vice president
of outsourcing for J.D. Edwards. "Our commitment to the application service
provider market is shared by our peers in the ASP Industry Consortium, and we
are pleased to have the opportunity to work together to raise the awareness
level of this emerging business model."
The consortium has formed four working committees which are developing the
consortium's operating plans: Education and Outreach, Research, Best
Practices and Membership.
About the ASP Industry Consortium
Founded in May of 1999, the Application Service Provider Industry
Consortium is an advocacy group of companies formed to promote the application
service provider industry by sponsoring research, fostering standards, and
articulating the measurable benefits of this evolving delivery model.
Information on the ASP Industry Consortium is available on the World Wide
Web at www.aspindustry.org or by contacting consortium headquarters at: ASP
Industry Consortium, Inc., 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 500, Wakefield, Mass.,
01880; Tel: 781-246-9321.
About J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(TM) software for managing the virtual
enterprise and supply chain. The Company's integrated applications deliver
agile E-Business solutions that give customers control over their front
office, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics/distribution, human resources
and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and services
industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a
collection of tools and technologies that extend J.D. Edwards' OneWorld(TM)
and WorldSoftware(TM) enterprise business software and its Numetrix supply
chain planning solutions. ActivEra allows customers to change their software
quickly and easily during and after implementation. The Company's solutions
operate in multiple computing environments, including Windows NT(R), UNIX(R)
and OS/400(R), and are Java(TM) and HTML enabled.
Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal
1998 revenues of $934 million. Additional information can be obtained by
contacting the Company at 800-727-5333, in Canada at 416-979-7700, or via the
Internet at www.jdedwards.com.
NOTE: Numetrix/3 and Numetrix/xtr@ are trademarks of J.D. Edwards
Company. All other marks are the property of their respective companies.
J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. The names of
all other product and services of J.D. Edwards used herein are trademarks and
registered trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. All other product
names used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners. The historical results stated above are not necessarily indicative of
the results of any future period.
SOURCE J.D. Edwards & Company
-0- 11/11/1999
/CONTACT: Elise Brassell of J.D. Edwards, 303-334-2572, or
elise_brassell@jdedwards.com; or John Lamontagne of ASP Industry Consortium,
781-246-9321, or lamontagne@aspindustry.org/
/Web site: http:// www.aspindustry.org/
/Web site: jdedwards.com
(JDEC)
CO: J.D Edwards & Company; ASP Industry Consortium
ST: Colorado, Massachusetts
IN: CPR
SU:
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