Getronics Licenses NQL Technology to Create Knowledge Management Solutions
BusinessWire, Thursday, August 03, 2000 at 07:44
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000--
Worldwide Technology Company Using NQL Solutions' Web Content
Gathering Functionalities to Build Custom Applications
The NQL Solutions division of AlphaServ.com (Nasdaq NM: ALMI) today announced that Amsterdam-based Getronics (AEX: GTN), the world's third-largest IT solution provider with annual revenues exceeding $5 billion, has licensed NQL's core technology for the development of information management solutions.
Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Getronics' Business Solutions Group, one of Getronics' two primary service groups, is using Network Query Language (NQL) to re-engineer the company's knowledge management tools, and plans to use the patent-pending technology to capture best-practices information.
"Integrating cutting-edge technologies like NQL into our solutions is a crucial part of our plan to provide our customers with the most sophisticated e-business applications and solutions available. To that end, we have partnered with industry leaders including Cisco, Nokia, Microsoft and now NQL," said Raymond Kalustyan, Getronics' vice president, business solutions and consulting.
Kalustyan continued, "NQL's patent-pending lateral crawling approach is key to our success in re-engineering our knowledge management tools. Our engineers are already working with NQL and are excited about how easy it makes the automated retrieval and organization of Web content. Integrating this technology should strengthen our ability to capture vital information and allow us to better serve the business needs of our global clients."
Getronics boasts more than 500 $1 million-plus customer relationships, representing 60 percent of the company's revenues. Getronics customers include ABN AMRO Bank, Barclays, British Petroleum, BT, European Community, Federal Express, Fiat, France Telecom, Kmart Corporation, KLM, McDonald's, NASA, Philips, Shell, Telstra Corporation and Unilever. Getronics helps these organizations maximize the value of their technology investments by integrating a range of sophisticated technologies on a global scale.
"We believe Getronics' licensing of NQL demonstrates our ability to sell NQL to major Fortune companies. Our long-term strategy is to foster adoption of NQL throughout the various divisions of those companies," said AlphaServ.com chairman, chief executive officer and president, Douglas J. Tullio.
The agreement with Getronics is one of several international partnerships recently announced by NQL, including a deal with SiteLynx, which is using NQL for digital search and navigation marketing solutions, and major European Web portal Jubii, which uses NQL for content aggregation on its portal, serving more than 1.5 million users.
"Getronics is an established and recognized market leader. Their acceptance of NQL proves what we've always believed about NQL, that it is a powerful tool for harnessing the power of the Web and building applications with ease," said Denny Michael, NQL's vice president of marketing. "Getronics' success with NQL is a further validation of our technology and business plan. We look forward to working with Getronics to help them gain every competitive advantage NQL has to offer."
About Getronics
Getronics is one of the world's leading providers of Solutions and Services to the professional users of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). With 34,000 employees at year-end 1999 and a direct presence in 44 countries, Getronics works with many of the world's largest companies to help them maximize the value of their technology investment.
Getronics is headquartered in Amsterdam, with regional head offices in Boston, London, Singapore and Washington DC. Getronics shares are traded on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange ('GTN'). Further information about Getronics and its Solutions and Services can be found at www.getronics.com.
About AlphaServ.com
AlphaServ.com, the d.b.a. name for Alpha Microsystems, operates an Internet technologies division, NQL Solutions, and the DCi professional services division. NQL Solutions provides Internet software solutions to the global marketplace. This division develops and deploys enabling software technologies based on its Network Query Language to partner systems integrators, Fortune 1000 corporations, Internet communities and marketplaces, software vendors and Internet-based service providers. For more information, visit www.nqlsolutions.com or call 888.785.3370. The company's professional services division is a provider of Internet and intranet consulting and networking, onsite network support for customers primarily located in the Northeastern U.S. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.alphaserv.com.
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including (i) the company's ability to successfully implement a marketing campaign, (ii) the company's ability to manage personnel and external resources and (iii) the company's ability to continue developing technology that is competitive according to industry standards, as well as other risk factors set forth from time to time in the company's SEC reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
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