No mention of CItrix here, but they have to be right in the middle of this:
Qwest Communications and Siebel Systems to Deliver Software Solutions
for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999--
By Teaming with Leading Software and Hardware Firms, Qwest Will
Deliver Industry's First Internet-based Portfolio of Application and
Hosting Services
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NASDAQ:QWST), a leading
Internet communications company, and Siebel Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SEBL), the world's leading supplier of Web-based front office
software systems, today announced a strategic relationship. Targeting
small to mid-sized businesses, Qwest will distribute Siebel's Sales
for Workgroups software and provide comprehensive application hosting
services for Siebel Systems' applications.
This announcement is part of a larger strategic effort that
establishes Qwest as the industry's first facilities-based Application
Service Provider (ASP), delivering Internet-based applications and
services to businesses around the world.
This strategic relationship gives businesses:
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-- A comprehensive, facilities-based Application Service Provider
(ASP) that combines Qwest's network, Siebel Systems' front office
software, SAP America's high-end ERP software and Hewlett-Packard
Company's state-of-the-art server platform and services;
-- Round-the-clock Internet access to Siebel Enterprise Applications
over Qwest's reliable, high-speed, scalable and secure network;
-- Real-time help desk, customer service and technical support for
Siebel System's front office applications;
-- Complete, out-of-the-box integration between Siebel System's
front office software with SAP R/3.
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According to Forrester Research, front office software - computer
programs that manage every aspect of the customer acquisition and
support process - represents the fastest-growing segment of the
enterprise applications marketplace.
Under the terms of the agreement, Qwest will provide application
hosting and help desk support for Siebel Sales for Workgroups,
allowing small to mid-sized organizations to seamlessly unite sales
professionals in a team-selling environment. By partnering with
leading Siebel Systems' third-party systems integration partners,
Qwest will offer turnkey Siebel solutions to their customers.
Additionally, Qwest will employ its state-of-the-art network
infrastructure and application hosting CyberCenters(SM) to offer for
the entire family of Siebel Enterprise Applications.
"As the industry moves to a virtual business model, the
distribution of business software applications is also changing. By
combining our network with Siebel Systems' software, we can deliver
the most feature rich, Web-based front office solution to customers in
a secure and scalable environment," said Lewis O. Wilks, Qwest's
president of Internet and multimedia markets. "By adding Siebel's
front office solution to our portfolio of hosted applications, Qwest
can now help businesses manage every aspect of their business
operations with the speed and reliability necessary to compete in
today's marketplace."
"Regardless of their size, companies are finding that sales,
marketing and customer service information systems are no longer
optional - they are business critical to building and maintaining
tight relationships with their customers," said Thomas M. Siebel,
chairman and CEO, Siebel Systems, Inc. "While many small and mid-sized
organizations see the need for front office solutions, they have
limited information technology resources. These organizations can now
leverage Qwest's reliable, high-speed, scalable network to access
Siebel Systems' sales, marketing and customer service applications via
the Internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week."
The Qwest ASP solution combines Qwest's high-speed network with
Siebel Systems' front office solutions, SAP's high-end ERP software
solutions and Hewlett-Packard's state-of-the-art server platform and
services. Organizations can now purchase a complete, end-to-end
solution that incorporates the latest advances in networking,
software, hardware and technical support from one, unified source.
About Qwest
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NASDAQ:QWST) is a
leader in reliable and secure broadband Internet-based data, voice and
image communications for businesses and consumers. Headquartered in
Denver, Qwest has more than 9,000 employees working in North America,
Europe and Mexico. The Qwest Macro Capacity(R) Fiber Network, designed
with the newest optical networking, will span more than 18,500 route
miles in the United States when it is completed by mid-1999, and an
additional 315-mile network route that will be completed by the end of
the year. In addition, Qwest and KPN, the Dutch telecommunications
company, have formed a venture to build and operate a high-capacity
European fiber optic, Internet Protocol-based network that has 2,100
miles and will span 9,100 miles when it is completed in 2001. Qwest
also has nearly completed a 1,400-mile network in Mexico. For more
information, please visit the Qwest web site at www.qwest.com.
About Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEBL) is the world's leading
supplier of Web-based front office software systems. Siebel Systems
provides an integrated family of sales, marketing and customer service
application software for field sales, customer service, telesales,
telemarketing, field service, third-party resellers and Internet based
E-commerce and self service. Siebel Systems products are designed to
meet the needs of small, medium and large businesses. Siebel Systems
sales and service facilities are deployed locally in over 20 countries
and can be reached through the World Wide Web at www.siebel.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from
actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents
filed by Qwest with the SEC, specifically the most recent reports
which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results
to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements,
including potential fluctuations in quarterly results, dependence on
new product development, rapid technological and market change,
failure to complete the network on schedule and on budget, financial
risk management and future growth subject to risks, Qwest's ability to
achieve Year 2000 compliance, and adverse changes in the regulatory or
legislative environment. Qwest undertakes no obligation to review or
confirm analysts' expectations or estimates or to release publicly any
revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
CONTACT: Qwest (Media)
Tyler Gronbach, 303/992-2155
tyler.gronbach@qwest.com
or
Qwest (Investor)
Lee Wolfe, 800/567-7296
IR@qwest.com
or
Seibel Systems, Inc.
Tamara Ireland Stone, 650/295-5455
tstone@seibel.com
KEYWORD: COLORADO
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET PRODUCT
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