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<<<Mastech Signs Global Strategic Alliance Partner Agreement With J.D. Edwards
PITTSBURGH, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mastech Corporation (Nasdaq: MAST), a leading worldwide provider of information technology (IT) services, announced today they had signed a Global Strategic Alliance Partner Agreement with J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC). J.D. Edwards is a developer of multinational, integrated enterprise software for distribution, finance, human resources, manufacturing and supply chain management. Under the terms of the partnership, Mastech will implement, market and support J.D. Edwards' solutions.
The partnership will bring together the two organizations' complementary core competencies: J.D. Edwards' software product excellence with Mastech's comprehensive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) package services and training. Mastech offers expert project management and technical/functional consulting for every phase of a project. J.D. Edwards offers solutions like OneWorld(TM), a network-centric, multinational software package that enables customers to change technology or business practices while reducing costs and business interruptions.
"J.D. Edwards is a highly driven, dedicated organization," said Lisa Kustra, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Package Solutions Division. "With their superior software and our technical depth in A/S 400 and rich ERP client server skills, we have a combined ability to drive product revenue. Our international recruiting capabilities and offices around the globe also enable us to support U.S.-based J.D. Edwards projects as well as those in emerging markets around the world."
"Mastech's extensive experience in ERP implementation, both functional and technical, make them an ideal partner, " said Don Beck, vice president of strategic alliances, at J.D. Edwards. "This partnership will allow us to support our customers in greater depth by allowing them to utilize Mastech's J.D. Edwards experts and methodology to successfully and rapidly implement J.D. Edwards software on a worldwide basis. "
About Mastech
Mastech Corporation (Nasdaq: MAST) is a worldwide provider of high value information technology services including e-business solutions, enterprise solutions implementation, applications development, applications management, and software modernization services, on a time and materials or fixed time/fixed price basis, with offshore delivery options. With over 5,500 staff, Mastech delivers its services to more than 900 clients through 36 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. For more information on Mastech, visit mastech.com.
About J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(TM) software for managing the enterprise and supply chain. The Company's integrated applications give customers control over their front office, manufacturing, logistics/distribution, human resources and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and service industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a collection of tools and technologies that extend J.D. Edwards' SCOREX and AIMX supply chain solutions, and OneWorld(TM) and WorldSoftware(TM) enterprise business software. ActivEra allows customers to change their enterprise 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 1-800-727-5333, or via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com.
Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning historical information should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors set forth under Risk Factors and elsewhere in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1999.
SOURCE Mastech Corporation
CO: Mastech Corporation; J.D. Edwards
ST: Pennsylvania, Colorado
IN: CPR
SU: CON
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