Levi, Ray & Shoup Adopts StarBase Solution to Manage Custom Development Process for PensionGold;StarTeam's Internet-Based Global Collaboration was the Deciding Factor
March 13, 2000 08:48 AM
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000--StarBase Corp. SBAS , a leading provider of eCollaboration solutions for the development and management of eBusiness applications, Monday announced that Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc. (LRS), a $100 million information technology services firm with headquarters in Springfield, Ill., has adopted StarTeam Enterprise to manage the development of PensionGold(R), LRS's client/server defined benefit pension fund administration software.
Levi, Ray & Shoup's initial purchase standardizes PensionGold's development efforts on StarTeam.
The PensionGold team, facing growing development demands, had outgrown the capabilities of their existing development management environment. A key factor in their selection of StarTeam was its team collaboration and Internet architecture; meeting the needs of the team today and in the future, to support the development of Web-based applications.
StarTeam also provided a superior solution to the complex build process involved with PensionGold. This process had become time consuming, labor intensive for the development team, and difficult to manage. The implementation of StarTeam brought a new level of efficiency and control to the build process resulting in a 50% reduction in the time needed to complete the cycle.
StarTeam's command line interface and optimized levels of performance enabled this improvement, allowing the development team to focus their efforts on enhancing the PensionGold product and delivering custom client solutions. StarBase's professional training and services group were key to the speed of the implementation to enable PensionGold developers to rapidly incorporate the StarTeam technology into their existing development process.
"Our unanimous choice was StarTeam because it provided all the tools necessary to more efficiently manage and control the current development process. In addition, StarTeam can grow with us as we move to the Internet since it was the only solution we found that was obviously built and designed from the ground up for the Web," stated Dan Jordan, manager, PensionGold technical services. "StarTeam has the right architecture -- a match for our needs now and in the future."
"Our customers want to exploit the opportunities presented by the Internet. They require a solution that supports traditional and Web application development, and the content associated with corporate Web sites," commented Lydia Patterson, vice president StarBase products group. "StarTeam is perfectly positioned to address these needs. It was built and designed to manage Web-enabled applications while providing a robust solution for traditional application development."
In addition to using StarTeam for the development of their own product, the PensionGold team recommends StarTeam to customers who license PensionGold source code, thereby improving the customer's ability to manage and support that development.
About Levi, Ray & Shoup
Founded in 1979 and with headquarters in Springfield, Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc. (LRS) is an information technology services firm with over 500 employees and $100 million in revenue providing software and consulting services.
LRS is the world leader in print distribution with its Enterprise Print Management software solutions while its software for pension plan administration, PensionGold, is widely used by major local, state and national government agencies as well as companies in the utility, insurance and healthcare industries. For more information, contact LRS at PensionGold@lrs.com, www.lrs.com or call 888/577-0010 (ext. 2455).
(R)PensionGold is a registered trademark of Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
About StarBase
StarBase Corp. is a leading provider of eBusiness Life Cycle Management Solutions for the enterprise. The StarBase eCycle technology offers a complete family of user-friendly software products that enable teams of people to collaborate in the production of Web sites, e-commerce and business critical applications.
StarTeam, a prime component of eCycle, received "Two Thumbs Up" from New Media in May 1999, Four Stars from Software Development in August 1999, was named the 25th fastest growing ISV for Windows by Microsoft and CMP Media in April 1999, and "Best of the Test Center" by InfoWorld in January 1998.
Leading organizations such as Bank of America, Boeing, Dell Corp., Intel Corp., Hollywood Entertainment, Sprint, and Xerox have chosen StarTeam to aid in their development projects. StarBase is located at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 800, Santa Ana, Calif. 92707. Tel: 714/445-4400. Fax: 714/445-4404. Visit StarBase's Web site at www.starbase.com.
StarBase and its product names are trademarks of StarBase Corp. All other product and company names herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
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