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great news that FMX could pass the review and be selected by this strong company.
biz.yahoo.com
Tuesday April 21, 4:40 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Brightpoint Chooses Informix for Scalable Global
Enterprise Distribution Management System
Wireless Handset Distribution Leader Experiences Exponential
Growth With Custom Informix-Based Inventory, Order and Financial
Management Applications
MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1998-- Informix Corporation
(NASDAQ:IFMX - news), the leading provider of innovative database technology, today
announced that Brightpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELL - news), an international leader in the
distribution of wireless communications products, has chosen Informix(R) technology to
support its enterprise distribution, financial control and order entry systems.
An Informix customer since 1995, Brightpoint continues to invest in Informix technology,
with recent purchases of software and services to be deployed over the next three years.
Brightpoint is deploying an Enterprise Distribution Management system based on
Informix Dynamic Server(TM) and custom software from Endura Software Corporation.
Since choosing Informix technology, Brightpoint has experienced business growth in
excess of 85%, and has expanded the system from the U.S. into Asia, Europe and Latin
America, with plans to add online ordering and fulfillment centers in four regions. As part
of its most recent contract, Brightpoint has also purchased INFORMIX-4GL(TM),
INFORMIX-ESQL(TM) and INFORMIX-SQL(TM) application development tools in order
to further develop and customize its mission-critical applications.
''Brightpoint has transitioned rapidly from a small company with almost no IT
infrastructure to a publicly traded corporation with a world-class IT system,'' stated Mike
Mosher, vice president of Corporate Information Technology at Brightpoint. ''We could
not have achieved this without the vision and customer service of the people at Informix
and Endura, and the power, scalability and open architecture of Informix's database
technology. With Informix and Endura as our global business partners, we have been
able to implement a system that addresses today's requirements for instantaneous
management information and enables us to take advantage of future business
opportunities.''
''Companies are increasingly developing and deploying enterprise-wide applications on
which they run their entire business. They are demanding a foundation database that is
fast, robust, flexible and extensible,'' stated Dan Leighton, executive director of product
marketing at Informix. ''Informix is well positioned to respond to this need by offering a
high-performance, open-architecture database that can be integrated with both the
major business-critical applications and with leading application development tools. We
are extremely pleased that Brightpoint continues to invest in Informix technology.''
Brightpoint's Enterprise Distribution Management system leverages the speed,
customizability and flexibility of Informix Dynamic Server as its database foundation. As
a result of its investment in Informix technology, Brightpoint is able to manage the
distribution of wireless communication products to customers worldwide, and to track
and forecast inventory levels in warehouses around the world. Additionally, the system
has enabled Brightpoint to expand its business into new, value-add logistics and
distribution services for its customers. For example, Brightpoint provides nationally
recognized retailers and cellular telephone service providers like BellSouth Mobility
DCS with complete outsourcing of its cellular phone procurement, packaging and
fulfillment operations.
About Brightpoint
Brightpoint, Inc. is a leading provider of distribution and value-added logistics services
to the wireless communications industry. The Company facilitates the effective and
efficient distribution of wireless handsets and related accessories from leading
manufacturers to network operators, agents, resellers, dealers and retailers in the
wireless communications market. Additional Brightpoint information is accessible via
the World Wide Web at brightpoint.com.
About Informix
Informix Corporation, the world's database technology leader, based in Menlo Park,
provides innovative database products that assist the world's major corporations to
attain competitive advantage. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for
corporate computing environments ranging from small workgroups to very large parallel
processing applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools,
superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the
forefront of major information technology solution areas including data warehousing,
online transaction processing (OLTP), and Web/content management. For more
information, visit Informix's Web site at informix.com.
Note to Editors: The following are trademarks of Informix Corporation, or its affiliates:
Informix(R), Informix Dynamic Server(TM).
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Contact:
Informix Software, Inc.
Lynne Rocha, 650/926-6452
lrocha@informix.com
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