I screw up on VIAS,, sold looking at the chart.. which said 25 1/2
It was a bear trap ? ggggg
its Enterprisewide Data Administration Project
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 1998--Viasoft Inc.
(Nasdaq/NM:VIAS), a leading provider of business solutions to help
companies manage and evolve their information assets, announced Monday
that the Air France Group has signed a licensing agreement for
Viasoft's Rochade repository.
The agreement covers an initial purchase of NT server, Windows 95
clients and services support. Air France will use the Rochade
repository to implement its enterprisewide Data Administration
project.
"Having carried out an in-depth study of the market, we settled
on Rochade because it offered a reliable and expandable Business Data
Administration platform," said Roland Postic, Technical Architecture
Manager with Air France.
"Thanks to its ability to integrate all existing information
sources, Rochade can form the backbone of every new project, allowing
each development team to automatically re-use the company's components
and data."
"We were impressed by the approach of the Air France team in
defining its objectives and the resources needed for this project,"
said Ludovic Clement, managing director of Viasoft France. "We are
very pleased that Air France has chosen the Rochade technology and are
confident that we can meet the Air France Group's objectives for this
project."
Rochade was recently ranked as the number one enterprisewide
repository by Yphise, a leading worldwide industry analyst group.
According to the Yphise List of Requirements, Rochade proved to be the
best repository software compared to the competition.
"Rochade's main asset is its ability to run on any platform," said
Xavier Denis of Yphise. "It is able to be used in a mainframe
environment and also a client/server environment with a wide variety
of platforms supported."
Viasoft's Rochade is an enterprise repository that facilitates an
integrated information technology (IT) asset management environment
and provides a single point of communication for managing critical
information about information systems and work products. Rochade
enables the Information Asset Warehouse, which supports information
asset management.
The ability to successfully manage information assets is arguably
the most important capability an emerging organization must develop in
the information-based economy.
About Air France
The Air France Group, a national company since 1945, has more
than 55,000 employees worldwide and services 33 million passengers
annually. In fiscal year 1996-97 it had revenue of 45 billion (FFr).
Air France is one of the largest airlines in the world. Its
success testifies to a well-established commercial policy that is
characterized by an ambitious building of customer loyalty; creation
of new products; more stopovers due to airline alliances;
rationalization; and modernization of its fleet.
About Yphise
Since 1985 in Europe and 1996 in North America, Yphise has been
committed to providing independent, relevant and accurate advice to
assist large companies in embracing IT changes. More than 1,000 large
companies are Yphise customers worldwide, in business areas such as
manufacturing, banking, insurance, retail sales, transportation,
services and government.
Yphise customers receive technical expertise, in-depth knowledge
of operation IT management constraints, method development, training
and process organization. For more information, please visit its World
Wide Web site at www.yphise.com.
About Viasoft
Viasoft is a leading provider of business solutions, consisting
of integrated technology and specialized professional consulting
services, designed to enable customers worldwide to cost-effectively
manage and evolve their information technology assets.
With headquarters in Phoenix, Viasoft provides sales and service
through regional offices in the United States, Europe, the
Asia/Pacific region and a growing network of international
subsidiaries and distributors. For more information on Viasoft's
products and services, visit the company's World Wide Web site at
www.viasoft.com.
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NOTE: (C) 1998 Viasoft Inc. All Rights Reserved. Viasoft is a
registered trademark of Viasoft Inc. All product names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
The statements made in this news release that are not historical
facts contain forward-looking information that involves risks and
uncertainties. Important factors that may cause actual results to
differ include, but are not limited to the impact of competitive
products and services, risks associated with results and timing of
technology development and commercialization, the company's ability to
manage growth and acquisitions of technology or businesses, the effect
of economic and business conditions, including risks inherent in
international operations and the ability to attract and retain
technical personnel, and other risks detailed from time to time in the
company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
CONTACT:
Viasoft Inc., Phoenix
Judy Redman or Sue-Ellen Jacobs, 602/667-2849
or 602/667-2866
judy-redman@viasoft.com
or sue-ellen-jacobs@viasoft.com
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