J.D. Edwards and Microsoft Provide Strong Technology Solutions for Government
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 1999--
State and Local Governments Benefit from Enterprise
Software and Windows NT; Joint Solution Helps
Governments Streamline Operations
Enterprise business software provider J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq:JDEC) and Microsoft today announced that the two companies are working together to deliver tailored solutions for the state and local government sector or market.
J.D. Edwards enterprise solutions for state and local governments running on Microsoft's NT platform will offer technology-driven solutions to improve information management capabilities, enhance workflow, facilitate fiscal and service delivery efficiencies and measure performance to ultimately serve citizens better, improve operations and reduce tax-dollar spending.
More than ever, governments recognize the value of information technology to improve revenue collection, provide increased access to information and streamline delivery of government services. With privatization pressures, citizen demands for service and diminished funding, governments must integrate technology and tools to help them do more with less -- while balancing the managerial and financial challenges specific to their industry. And while legacy systems worked well in the past, they are unable to integrate technologies necessary for the future success of government, such as Internet-enabled applications, E-Business and knowledge management.
J.D. Edwards' AIMx (Asset Investment Management and Execution) for government framework and Idea to Action(TM) software help governments enhance efficiencies by managing the life cycle of critical assets, providing enabling technology and efficiently handling changes in business processes. The AIMx framework for government helps automate the process of conception to development to post delivery support of services to constituents.
"J.D. Edwards' financials, procurement, human resources and public works solutions give local and state governments the ability to reduce redundancy, share information across agencies and increase citizen-centered business processes while complying with GASB and GAAFR requirements," said Allen Winder, vice president and general manager of J.D. Edwards' public services practice.
Driving forces behind the growing demand of Windows NT in state and local governments are its ease of use and maintenance, greater efficiency, faster response times and availability of applications spanning the government sector.
"J.D. Edwards' relationship with Microsoft can bring something unique to the client/server marketplace -- rapid, economical and predictable implementations of enterprise solutions for state and local governments," said Connie Dean, Microsoft's industry marketing manager for state and local governments. "J.D. Edwards' use of Windows NT enables them to provide our government customers with significantly enhanced business functionality and performance on a low-cost, standardized platform."
About J.D. Edwards Public Services Area
J.D. Edwards is a leading enterprise resource planning software company that has been providing solutions to the public sector since 1977. J.D. Edwards supports more than 400 public service organizations, including state and local government, education, not-for-profit and utilities. J.D. Edwards delivers Web-enabled enterprise financial, human resources, budgeting, procurement, capital project management, materials management and public works applications.
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 services industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a collection of tools and technologies that extend the 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 on J.D. Edwards' solutions for government can be obtained by contacting the Company at 800/362-0481 or via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com/industries/government.asp.
Note to Editors: Copyright(C) J.D. Edwards World Source Company, 1999. J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. OneWorld and Configurable Network Computing are trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. All other product names and companies referenced 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.
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