The Copeland Companies Selects ON Technology's ON Command CCM to
Reduce IT Support and Administration Costs
Business Wire - October 26, 1998 08:44
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998--
Automated operating system and applications rollout to lower Total Cost of Ownership for all PCs
ON Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:ONTC) today announced that The Copeland Companies, members of Citigroup, a global
financial services company, has selected ON Command CCM(TM) (Comprehensive Client Manager), the industry's leading open and
scalable desktop software management system, to automate the rollout of new software applications such as Microsoft Office 97 and
Lotus Notes as well as to create a standard desktop environment under the centralized control of its IT organization. The Copeland
Companies, with 1500 employees nationwide and 600 at its New Jersey headquarters is one of the nation's largest diversified financial
services companies. The companies provide retirement planning products and services to not-for-profit organizations in the healthcare,
government and education markets, as well as 401(k) plans for for-profit employers.
Copeland's IT department will use ON Command CCM to create a standard PC environment with a series of pre-defined desktop
applications. This standard desktop environment will streamline administration costs and reduce desktop and application deployment times
across their organization. The resulting increase in productivity will allow the IT department to increase its quality of service, including
help desk support response times, to employees at company headquarters and to geographically dispersed branch offices as well as the
remote sales force.
"ON Command CCM has strategic value because it allows us to implement standardized procedures and create common desktop
configurations company-wide," said Jim Bearce, network engineer, The Copeland Companies. "At the same time, its unique installation
approach gives us the flexibility to easily customize certain desktops for individual users or groups of users. From a financial and
operational viewpoint, we can now reduce our PC operating costs, eliminate the need to hire additional technical personnel and refocus
our level 2 and level 3 people on strategic business opportunities -- as they will no longer need to run around from PC to PC installing
operating systems and applications software."
The company will also use ON Command CCM to complete a rollout of Microsoft Office 97 and Lotus Notes as well as to regularly
update Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems, desktop applications such as Netscape Navigator, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft
Project and Norton Anti-Virus, and networking applications such as Novell NetWare and IBM AS/400 Client Access and numerous
in-house applications.
About ON Command CCM
ON Command CCM provides a unique pre-OS and network booting technology that allows operating systems and applications to be
instantaneously deployed to multiple client PCs simultaneously, from centralized Windows NT or Unix servers, for immediate installation
and configuration. The system supports a range of desktops including DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95 and Windows NT. ON Command
CCM significantly reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and enhances IT quality of service by automating enterprise-wide OS
migrations and large-scale deployments of new PCs while providing continuous configuration capabilities.
About ON Technology Corporation
ON Technology Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1985, ON Technology
Corporation offers ON Command CCM and Meeting Maker, open and scalable solutions that deliver financial, operational and strategic
benefits for enterprise networks. Additional information concerning ON Technology Corporation can be found at www.on.com.
ON Technology, Meeting Maker and ON Command CCM are registered trademarks of ON Technology Corporation. All other brand
names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
The statements in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties, including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining to customer orders, demand for products and services,
development of markets for the Company's products and services and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings. Actual results,
events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
CONTACT: Schwartz Communications
Michelle Holtz, 781/684-0770
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or
ON Technology Corp.
Louise Bernardi, 617/692-3033
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