JACADA PARTNERS WITH MANPOWER INC. TO DEPLOY
E-BUSINESS CUSTOMER SERVICE APPLICATIONS
ATLANTA, GA. April 11, 2000 -- Jacada Ltd. (NASDAQ: JCDA) today announced that Manpower Inc., (NYSE: MAN) the world?s leading provider of staffing and workforce management solutions, has successfully deployed Jacada© for Java? for its strategic customer service applications in North America. Jacada provides a complete software infrastructure to rapidly transform business critical systems into e-business and wireless solutions and to empower enterprise developers to build Internet applications.
Manpower based in Milwaukee, uses Jacada for Java with its existing business applications to process customer orders and employee assignments, track and process time sheets, and match Manpower employees to job positions at customer locations. The applications? intuitive and integrated web desktop helps increase productivity and provides a more cost-effective technology infrastructure.
Manpower used Jacada?s application enhancements to replace a client/server technology project. The company determined that the client/server software and architecture was not viable based on projected maintenance, support and communications costs. According to Manpower, the e-business infrastructure provided by Jacada better serves its on-going needs.
"Jacada allows us to implement our strategic information systems quickly and cost-effectively,? said Peter Stockhausen, Manpower CIO and vice president. ?In addition, Jacada?s technological flexibility provides a significant competitive advantage and supports our goal of using IT initiatives to provide our customers and employees with the best support and solutions in the industry.?
?Jacada for Java automates the generation of Java code for our existing host-centric applications and provides a powerful e-business infrastructure,? said Daryl Lueck, Manpower director of application development. ?By using the Jacada for Java thin-client solution, we will achieve all of the benefits of client/server deployment at significantly less cost.?
"Manpower has long been recognized as an innovative leader in the application of computer technology," said David Holmes, senior vice president, marketing, Jacada. "We are pleased that they selected Jacada as their solution to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction."
About Manpower Inc.
Manpower Inc., is the world?s leading provider of staffing and workforce management solutions. The company, which annually provides employment and training to more than two million people, maintains 3,400 offices in 52 countries, including more than 160 Manpower Professional offices worldwide that specialize in the assignment of information technology, engineering, scientific, finance, telecommunications, marketing, human resource and quality professionals. For more information, visit Manpower?s Web site at www.manpower.com.
About Jacada Ltd.
Founded in 1990, Jacada Ltd. provides a complete software infrastructure to rapidly transform legacy systems into e-business and wireless solutions and to empower enterprise developers to build Internet applications. The Company operates globally with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia; Herzliya, Israel; and London, England. Jacada can be reached at www.jacada.com or at 1-800-773-9574. |
