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Information Builders Presents Customers With Awards of Distinction for Exceptional Business Intelligence and Integration Implementations

Jun 08, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Columbus City Schools, Ford, New York Public Library, US TRANSCOM, and TNT Recognized at Annual User Conference

NASHVILLE, TN (June 08, 2009) –

Information Builders, an independent leader in business intelligence (BI) solutions, and iWay Software, an Information Builders company and an innovator of enterprise integration solutions, today announced the winners of the annual Awards of Distinction for original and innovative use of BI and integration technology. Information Builders is honoring the winners at its 2009 Summit User Conference, which highlights successful customer implementations from around the world along with contributions from leading industry analysts and pundits.

Featuring more than 100 customer-led sessions addressing relevant business issues, this year’s Information Builders Summit also showcases new products and features throughout the event.

The honored customers are deploying BI and integration solutions for a variety of business issues – from improving patient care to becoming more efficient organizations. The companies that are receiving awards exemplify the Summit theme of expanding the scope of business intelligence as these organizations are continually finding innovative applications for BI and integration technologies.

“The companies receiving awards have all found new and exciting ways to leverage Information Builders technology,” said Information Builders Founder and CEO Gerald Cohen. “By identifying new uses for BI and expanding the number of BI users, these companies are getting the maximum value for their BI investment. Through BI and integration technology, the award winners are more productive and are improving decision-making throughout their organizations.”

The following Information Builders customers are being recognized with Awards of Distinction:

* Best Enterprise BI Application – Ford
While the automotive industry is facing tough challenges, Ford Motor Company found a way to save money through BI. With Information Builders’ Web-based reporting system deployed across 9,000 dealerships, dealers can compare their performance on warranty costs with peers. The system enables dealers to identify anomalies and isolate problems, saving Ford $40 to $60 million per year in covered warranty expenses.
* Most Innovative BI Implementation – New York Public Library
The library created a BI system called Metrics On Demand (MOD) that allows employees to effectively track visitor traffic, borrowing habits, and other key metrics. This information helps library personnel make judicious decisions about which library resources and services are most important to the general public. These capabilities have become extremely important in the face of recent budget cuts. The library faces budget reductions from both public and private sources, which means managers need to make tough, strategic choices about where money is spent. Personnel at 91 locations use MOD to analyze many facets of the library operation, helping personnel track traffic patterns, use of materials, and inventory to preserve the services people care about most. The dashboard-driven environment empowers hundreds of employees to share information and create customized reports.
* Most Humanitarian Use of BI – Nationwide Insurance and Columbus City Schools
Columbus City Schools is bringing greater insight and accountability to the education of more than 55,000 students at 130 schools in central Ohio. Nationwide Insurance, which is headquartered in Columbus, developed a tool with the school district using BI technology that helps administrators analyze student data. The resulting environment connects 4,000 teachers and administrators to student assessment data, attendance data, and discipline data with the overall goal of improving student achievement.
* Best Use of BI in the Public Sector – US TRANSCOM
A critical function of the United States Transportation Command (US TRANSCOM) is patient evacuation, a complex, logistical challenge where speed is essential. BI technology is helping US TRANSCOM devise optimal patient-movement plans based on urgent medical needs, available facilities, in-transit visibility, and enterprise-wide cost and performance analytics. Thanks to an operational BI system, the military’s evacuation and patient movement activities in places like Iraq and Afghanistan are more efficient – boosting overall patient care.
* Best Use of iWay Software – TNT
TNT meets the mail and express delivery needs of customers worldwide. With high volumes of data in multiple locations, in a variety of languages, and on several platforms, the company brought in iWay integration solutions to help. Integrating with legacy systems, iWay’s service-oriented architecture (SOA) solutions allow business units to access the data they need, when they need it for improved decision-making.

About iWay Software

iWay Software’s integration methodology is simple: it uses a single, integrated set of graphical design tools to assemble powerful pre-built components for enterprise-class business-to-business (B2B) integration, business process automation (BPA), or enterprise information management (EIM) integration scenarios – without the use of custom code. Integration configurations can be deployed in a stand-alone manner to any environment supporting a JVM – or to Web application servers from any vendor. iWay delivers the fastest, most cost-effective, and simplest way to integrate and streamline critical business processes. iWay Software’s vendor-, platform-, and protocol-neutral solutions achieve the promise of SOA: true reusability. For more information visit: www.iwaysoftware.com
About Information Builders

Information Builders’ award-winning combination of business intelligence and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the world’s most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the security, scalability and flexibility needed at every level of global extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical, and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users. Information Builders’ iWay Software suite provides state of the art, multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA, application, data and information management requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers. Together, these products give Information Builders’ customers the ability to grow and innovate according to their needs.

Information Builders’ customers include most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business partners.

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Information Builders Customer US TRANSCOM Wins at Computerworld Honors Awards Celebration

Jun 04, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

New York Public Library and Columbus City Schools are Named Finalists for Innovative Use of BI Technology

WASHINGTON, DC (June 04, 2009) –

Information Builders, an independent leader in business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that its customer, United States Transportation Command (US TRANSCOM), was declared a winner at the 2009 Computerworld Honors Awards ceremony in Washington DC. US TRANSCOM was recognized for utilizing BI technology to benefit society. Two additional Information Builders customers, New York Public Library and Columbus City Schools, were honored as finalists for their innovative use of BI technology.

Other Information Builders clients honored included the Erlanger, Kentucky Police Department, the engineering department of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, the Federal Student Aid Office of the Federal Department of Education, Prince George’s County Police Department, and Spain’s Ministerio de Trabajo e Inmigracion (Ministry of Immigration).

The United States Transportation Command (US TRANSCOM) developed TRAC2ES, a Web-based BI system that transports sick or injured personnel and coordinates their movement throughout the U.S. military’s worldwide network of healthcare facilities. TRAC2ES also provides critical reporting capabilities to more than 2,500 users, from senior command officers to the President and Congress, including data such as the number of patients and movements, number of missions, and costs. Detailed reports follow the status of patients from the beginning of transport to the outcome of treatment. TRAC2ES supported operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom by providing 100 percent patient in-transit visibility for more than 11,500 patients. This system improves efficiency in medical transport and access to advanced care for wounded troops, patient movement from the battlefield, and operational decision support.

The New York Public Library created a BI system called Metrics On Demand (MOD) that allows employees to effectively track visitor traffic, borrowing habits, and other key metrics. This information helps library personnel make judicious decisions about which library resources and services are most important to the general public. These capabilities have become extremely important in the face of recent budget shortfalls. The library faces budget reductions from both public and private sources, which means managers need to make tough, strategic choices about where money is spent. Personnel at 91 locations use MOD to analyze many facets of the library operation, helping personnel track traffic patterns, use of materials, and inventory to preserve the services people care about most. The dashboard-driven environment empowers hundreds of employees to share information and create customized reports.

Columbus City Schools and Nationwide Insurance are bringing greater insight and accountability to the education of more than 55,000 students at 130 schools in central Ohio. Nationwide Insurance, which is headquartered in Columbus, developed a tool with the school district using BI technology that helps administrators analyze student data. The resulting environment connects 4,000 teachers and administrators to student assessment data, attendance data, and discipline data with the overall goal of improving student achievement.

The Erlanger, Kentucky Police Department created an operational business intelligence system with integrated search capabilities that combines data from 19 government agencies to link information about suspects, incidents, arrests, and crimes. The BI environment helps patrol officers and supervisors respond more knowledgeably to calls and provide better services to Northern Kentucky citizens.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway created a Maintenance Excellence Dashboard to monitor its infrastructure of tracks, signals, and structures, which improved safety, limited train delays, and minimized revenue loss.

The Federal Student Aid Office of the Federal Department of Education created the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) tool to improve assistance to students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). ISIR enhances verification efforts and ensures that the right students are receiving the aid they need to achieve their higher education goals. The tool has helped more than 150 schools identify discrepancies of more than $600 million in FAFSA applications.

Prince George’s County Police Department developed the Active Crime Reporting dashboard to display statistics on calls for service such as robbery, homicide, car theft, and auto accidents, helping police officers lower crime within the county.

Spain’s Ministerio de Trabajo e Inmigracion (Ministry of Immigration) implemented Project Lince, a BI environment that enforces immigration requirements by improving information integrity. A new BI portal streamlines access to information and enforces immigration rules for the entire staff.
About the Computerworld Honors Program

Founded by International Data Group (IDG) in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program is governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation. In its 21st year, Computerworld Honors is the longest running global program to honor individuals and organizations that use information technology to benefit society.
About Information Builders

Information Builders’ award-winning combination of business intelligence and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the world’s most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the security, scalability and flexibility needed at every level of global extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical, and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users. Information Builders’ iWay Software suite provides state of the art, multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA, application, data and information management requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers. Together, these products give Information Builders’ customers the ability to grow and innovate according to their needs.

Information Builders’ customers include most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business partners.

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Safelite AutoGlass Selects Kronos

Jun 03, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Nationâ??s largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services purchases latest version of Workforce Central® suite

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (June 03, 2009) –

Safelite AutoGlass, a long-time Kronos® Incorporated customer, has upgraded to version 6.1 of the Kronos Workforce Central® suite. The workforce management solution will be used by 8,000 Safelite AutoGlass employees in 395 locations in all 50 states.
News Facts

* Safelite AutoGlass previously used a legacy Kronos time and attendance solution for a portion of its workforce.
* Safelite AutoGlass recently purchased time and attendance and absence management applications from Kronos for use across the entire workforce including employees at its corporate facility, call center, and factory, as well as glass installers who work in the field.
* By using the Kronos time and attendance application across all departments and locations, Safelite AutoGlass will gain control of labor costs and improve workforce productivity by consistently applying work rules and reducing manual and timely administrative tasks.
* The Kronos absence management application will enable Safelite AutoGlass to minimize compliance risk by managing employee absence and consistently complying with government regulations such as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and state leave laws.
* Workforce Central 6.1, which became available in February, includes hundreds of features and ease-of-use enhancements that enable complete automation of workforce management business processes.
* The auto glass services provider plans to use the Kronos Workforce Integration Manager(TM) integration tool to interface Kronos applications to its existing human resources and payroll applications.

Supporting Quotes

* Barbara Mason, payroll director, Safelite AutoGlass
* “Kronos clearly emerged as the technology partner of choice for us. We were impressed with the capabilities that Kronos added in version 6.1, and equally impressed with the company’s philosophy about not having to trade functionality for simplicity. And from past experiences, we know that Kronos delivers on its promises.”
* Gregg Gordon, senior director, manufacturing industry marketing, Kronos
“Safelite AutoGlass’ needs were much simpler when it first selected Kronos: manage time and attendance for 1,600 employees. Now, eight years later, we’re pleased to see the organization extend its relationship with Kronos to achieve complete automation of workforce management business processes.”

Supporting Resources

* About Safelite AutoGlass

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated.Kronos and Workforce Central are registered trademarks and Workforce Integration Manager is a trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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MicroStrategy Selected by Media Capital for Improved Financial and Operations Reporting

Jun 03, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy Chosen to Provide Reports and Dashboards from Data Stored in SAP BW Environment

McLean, VA, (June 03, 2009) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it was selected by Grupo Media Capital for improved financial and operations reporting. Media Capital is a leader in the production and broadcasting of television programs and content in Portugal.

Media Capital uses SAP BW to store its financial and operations data and provide reports for its Executive Directors, CEOs, and Business Unit Controllers. The business users at Media Capital determined that its BI environment did not present data in a highly visual or interactive manner for decision makers. Media Capital evaluated several BI products to identify a versatile solution that offered rapid implementation and integration with SAP BW, as well as improved data analysis and visualization tools.

MicroStrategy was selected for its easy-to-use Web interface, intuitive information dashboards, and seamless access to the SAP BW system. The new MicroStrategy-based BI application, which is used in seven business units and Media Capital’s holding company, has streamlined business processes. Media Capital management is able to quickly compare and analyze business results in a single dashboard for improved insights and enhanced decision making.

“We considered many BI products and found that MicroStrategy’s platform easily integrated with our SAP BW system,” said Luis Sanches, Controller, Grupo Media Capital. “Our objective was not to create a new database, but to use the existing data and ensure the reliability of the information.”

“The MicroStrategy platform has streamlined the management of business information for us, improving data comprehension and providing immediate access to information by month, product, and/or business unit, with a simple click of the mouse,” said Roberto Costa, Director of Control Management, Grupo Media Capital.

“MicroStrategy complements the SAP operational environment by providing rapid report development and outstanding query performance,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “We are finding an increasing number of SAP customers are turning to MicroStrategy to enhance their reporting and analytic capabilities.”

About Grupo Media Capital
Media Capital is the leading media group in Portugal, with a strong presence in most media sectors, audiovisual production, and entertainment. It owns TVI – the audience leader free-to-air TV channel, TVI24 – a news TV channel, and Plural Entertainment – the largest media production company in Portugal. With international operations overseas, Media Capital also has significant market positions and operations in radio, music edition, cinema, and video distribution, as well as a presence in the Internet through the IOL network.

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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MicroStrategy, Incorporated
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New Kronos

Jun 01, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Kronos® Incorporated today announced a new service to uncover significant labor cost savings through detailed analysis of an organizationâ??s time and attendance information.

CHELMSFORD, Mass (June 01, 2009) –

Kronos® Incorporated today announced a new service to uncover significant labor cost savings through detailed analysis of an organization’s time and attendance information.
News Facts

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The Diagnostic Assessment analyzes an organization’s existing time and attendance data to uncover excess labor costs in areas such as overtime; schedule effectiveness; time that is paid but not worked; and absenteeism.
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The Diagnostic Assessment finds trends and outliers in each of these areas, and uses the organization’s own historical performance to identify root causes contributing to the excess labor expense.
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The Diagnostic Assessment takes approximately one week to complete. At the end of the engagement, Kronos delivers a detailed report that identifies potential areas of cost savings and recommended actions to reduce labor expense and improve workforce performance.
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In an actual case, a manufacturer with 72 locations and 8,200 employees used the Kronos Diagnostic Assessment to evaluate 19 months of timekeeping history and revealed:
o $2.9M in savings with a five percent reduction in overtime labor;
o $11.8M in savings by bringing the three highest overtime departments back to baseline
o $2M in savings by bringing the four worst time-clock abusing departments back to baseline; and
o $3M in savings by bringing the seven lowest-productivity departments back to baseline.
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The Diagnostic Assessment does not require deployment of any new technology. The service is performed by Kronos service professionals using the Kronos Workforce Analytics(TM) labor analytics application.
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Typical cost for the engagement is approximately $10,000.
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The Kronos Diagnostic Assessment is available to existing Kronos customers.

Supporting Quotes

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Christopher Todd, vice president of services, Kronos
“In this difficult economic climate, organizations are looking for ways to trim labor costs without eliminating jobs. The Kronos Diagnostic Assessment gives new value to timekeeping data, which is too often used for little other than processing hourly payroll. Now, organizations can find areas where they can reduce overtime, uncover time-clock abuse, and identify underperforming departments. In an atmosphere where every penny counts, the Diagnostic Assessment provides a quick path to meaningful reductions in labor expense.”

Supporting Resources

* For more information regarding Kronos solutions, call (800) 225-1561.

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos and the Kronos logo are registered trademarks and Workforce Analytics is a trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other product and company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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New Kronos

Jun 01, 2009 | Computer Software, Technology | 0 comments

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (June 01, 2009) – Kronos® Incorporated today announced a new service to uncover significant labor cost savings through detailed analysis of an organization’s time and attendance information.
News Facts

*
The Diagnostic Assessment analyzes an organization’s existing time and attendance data to uncover excess labor costs in areas such as overtime; schedule effectiveness; time that is paid but not worked; and absenteeism.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment finds trends and outliers in each of these areas, and uses the organization’s own historical performance to identify root causes contributing to the excess labor expense.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment takes approximately one week to complete. At the end of the engagement, Kronos delivers a detailed report that identifies potential areas of cost savings and recommended actions to reduce labor expense and improve workforce performance.
*
In an actual case, a manufacturer with 72 locations and 8,200 employees used the Kronos Diagnostic Assessment to evaluate 19 months of timekeeping history and revealed:
o $2.9M in savings with a five percent reduction in overtime labor;
o $11.8M in savings by bringing the three highest overtime departments back to baseline
o $2M in savings by bringing the four worst time-clock abusing departments back to baseline; and
o $3M in savings by bringing the seven lowest-productivity departments back to baseline.
*
The Diagnostic Assessment does not require deployment of any new technology. The service is performed by Kronos service professionals using the Kronos Workforce Analytics(TM) labor analytics application.
*
Typical cost for the engagement is approximately $10,000.
*
The Kronos Diagnostic Assessment is available to existing Kronos customers.

Supporting Quotes

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Christopher Todd, vice president of services, Kronos
“In this difficult economic climate, organizations are looking for ways to trim labor costs without eliminating jobs. The Kronos Diagnostic Assessment gives new value to timekeeping data, which is too often used for little other than processing hourly payroll. Now, organizations can find areas where they can reduce overtime, uncover time-clock abuse, and identify underperforming departments. In an atmosphere where every penny counts, the Diagnostic Assessment provides a quick path to meaningful reductions in labor expense.”

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Kronos

May 28, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Kronos® Incorporated today announced that it has hired a new chief scientist, John Morrison, and two additional industrial/organizational psychologists, Philip Mangos and Rainer Seitz. The Kronos science team works in the Kronos hiring solutions group, developing tools to help customers confidently

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (May 28, 2009) –

Kronos® Incorporated today announced that it has hired a new chief scientist, John Morrison, and two additional industrial/organizational psychologists, Philip Mangos and Rainer Seitz. The Kronos science team works in the Kronos hiring solutions group, developing tools to help customers confidently select higher-quality employees whom Kronos science predicts are more likely to be productive and dependable. In turn, customers realize benefits such as reduction in hourly turnover, improvement in sales and services levels, reduction in the time spent on hiring, and an overall improvement in frontline productivity.
News Facts

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John Morrison, Ph.D. joined the team as chief scientist to provide strategic direction to the Kronos team of industrial/organizational scientists related to personnel selection tools, theory and model development, new product and service offerings, and empirical analysis. Prior to joining Kronos, Morrison held positions at A&M Psychometrics, The Home Depot, and PSI Services. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in solution and product design as well as applied research in talent assessment. Morrison earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Emory University and doctorate in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Tulsa.
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Phillip Mangos, Ph.D. joined Kronos as a senior assessment scientist, supporting the development of personnel selection systems for Kronos customers with emphasis on job and task analysis, job performance measurement, the implementation of job performance referenced passing scores, and adaptive training technologies. Prior to joining Kronos, Mangos worked as a research psychologist at the U.S. Navy and with Personnel Decisions Research Institutes. He holds a doctorate degree in industrial/organizational and human factors psychology from Wright State University.
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Rainer Seitz, Ph.D. joined Kronos as an assessment scientist. His work involves assessment development, validation, job analysis, and legal compliance. Prior to joining Kronos, Rainer was a principal in a Northwest consulting firm which provided services in the areas of employee selection and performance management. In addition to his work at Kronos, Rainer is an adjunct faculty member at Washington State University – Vancouver. Rainer holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Marquette University, and a doctorate’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology from Portland State University.

Supporting Quotes

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Peter George, chief technology officer and senior vice president, products and technology, Kronos
“We are excited to welcome such a talented group of scientists to the Kronos team. When it comes to developing hiring software, our science is a key differentiator, so we rely on having the best and brightest from the world of I/O psychology to keep us innovating at a speed and level of precision that far outpaces our competitors.”

Supporting Resources

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Kronos Hiring Software

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.

© 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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Information Builders Named Finalist in 2009 American Business Awards

May 28, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Business Intelligence Leader’s Customer Service Recognized for Second Straight Year

NEW YORK, NY (May 28, 2009) –

Information Builders, an independent leader in business intelligence (BI) solutions, has been named a finalist in the 2009 American Business Awards (ABA) for “Customer Service Department of the Year.” This is the second straight year that Information Builders’ Customer Support department has been recognized as a finalist by the ABA. More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories.

In 2008, Information Builders Customer Support achieved stellar results and collaborated more effectively than ever before with three community-building programs: Focal Point, which unites 4,500 developers to collaborate on solutions; InfoResponse Survey, which proactively addresses customer feedback; and World-Class Training, which provides a common service language for more effective CSS training across Information Builders’ communities. The results of these programs included increased customer satisfaction and collaboration, all while reducing training costs for Information Builders.

“Just as Information Builders delivers cutting-edge business intelligence technology to enhance information sharing and collaboration among users, our Customer Support department uses the same Web-based interactions to deliver powerful customer support,” said Gerald Cohen, CEO and founder of Information Builders. “I am incredibly proud of the CSS team for their efforts that garnered recognition two years in a row.”

Members of the Awards’ board of distinguished judges and advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among finalists in final judging that will continue through June 3. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April through early May.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 22 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Six hundred executives from across the U.S. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network.

“Despite very tough economic conditions, many organizations and individuals continue to perform well,” said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. “The results of the 2009 ABAs thus far are a testament to the resilience, creativity, and hard work of American organizations like Information Builders.”

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.
About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
About Information Builders

Information Builders’ award-winning combination of business intelligence and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions to more than 12,000 customers for the past 34 years. WebFOCUS is the world’s most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical, and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users. Information Builders’ iWay Software suite provides state of the art, multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA, application, data, and information management requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers. Together, these products give Information Builders’ customers the ability to grow and innovate according to their needs.

Information Builders’ customers include most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business partners.

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Haskell Maximizes the Value of its ERP Investments With Information Builders’ BI and Integration Technology

May 27, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Leading Construction Firm Automates Operational Reporting With WebFOCUS and iWay Software, Cutting Costs and Boosting Productivity Across the Organization

NEW YORK, NY (May 27, 2009) –

In the construction business, periods of economic uncertainty can hit with the impact of a sledgehammer. For The Haskell Company, one of the foremost design-build organizations in the U.S., using business intelligence (BI) and integration technology from Information Builders, an independent leader in BI solutions, helps employees track costs and improve performance at a time when every dollar counts. Haskell has discovered many advantages to using Information Builders’ WebFOCUS BI platform and iWay Software to augment its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. By implementing a BI environment that enables developers and business analysts to deliver new reporting applications quickly, the mid-sized company is increasing its workers’ capabilities without increasing IT support costs.

“WebFOCUS and iWay have brought about a dramatic shift in our ability to extend operational information into day-to-day activities,” said David Ibach, manager of application development at Haskell. “In an era of economic uncertainty, having precise and accurate data makes us more credible with our clients.”

Haskell uses WebFOCUS to create self-service reporting applications for financial, payroll, and project users, making it easy for them to access ERP information and transform it into richly formatted reports. These users can select run-time parameters for sorting, summation, and sub-totaling, then display the results in a variety of output formats. These colorful reports – many with drill-down links to other reports – are more visually appealing and easier to comprehend than the standard reports from Haskell’s ERP system. For example, by organizing information in workers compensation reports in a more intuitive fashion, the payroll department identified report discrepancies and received a substantial refund in its workers’ compensation premiums.

iWay Software’s integration technology is helping Haskell streamline the report-development process and improve data quality. iWay automatically enforces the security in the ERP system so the WebFOCUS reports uphold existing access restrictions.

“ERP systems help companies compete more effectively, but only if users can leverage the data to enhance decision-making,” said Gerald Cohen, CEO and founder of Information Builders. “Like many mid-sized firms looking for an edge from technology, Haskell has discovered the power of giving business users direct access to analytical information.”

Currently Haskell has more than 50 regular WebFOCUS users in the human resources and finance departments. Another 50 or 60 people use the BI software periodically. That number is expected to grow as developers open up new reporting domains. For example, Haskell is using WebFOCUS ReportCaster to notify budgetary managers when new budget-to-actuals reports are available in the WebFOCUS Report Library. Each manager gets an e-mail message with a link to view the summary report(s), which include drill downs to the budgeting system, the detail data in JD Edwards, and the payroll sub ledger for certain accounts. Additionally, Haskell plans to replace a variety of Microsoft Excel reporting applications with WebFOCUS applications to enforce consistent data management. The company also plans to use WebFOCUS to help people access and analyze information in the company’s document imaging system.

“Our philosophy is simple: get data out to the masses first, then roll it up into executive dashboards for management,” says Mr. Ibach. “By adopting a BI environment that delivers timely operational data to the front lines, people can get 80 to 90 percent of the information they need, and are far more effective in their decision-making.”
About Haskell

Haskell is America’s leading integrated design-build firm practicing in the general building and civil infrastructure markets. The company has annual revenues of more than $750 million with offices in the United States and Mexico. More information can be found at www.haskell.com.
About iWay Software

iWay Software’s integration methodology is simple: it uses a single, integrated set of graphical design tools to assemble powerful pre-built components for enterprise-class business-to-business (B2B), business process automation (BPA), or enterprise information management (EIM) integration scenarios – without the use of custom code. Integration configurations can be deployed in a stand-alone manner to any environment supporting a JVM – or to Web application servers from any vendor. iWay delivers the fastest, most cost-effective, and simplest way to integrate and streamline critical business processes. iWay Software’s vendor-, platform-, and protocol-neutral solutions achieve the promise of SOA: true reusability.
About Information Builders

Information Builders’ award-winning combination of business intelligence and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the world’s most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides the security, scalability and flexibility needed at every level of global extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical, and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users. Information Builders’ iWay Software suite provides state of the art, multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA, application, data and information management requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers. Together, these products give Information Builders’ customers the ability to grow and innovate according to their needs.

Information Builders’ customers include most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business partners.

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MicroStrategy to Provide Additional Reporting and Analytics Tools for Lowe’s

May 20, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Loweâ??s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) plans to expand its deployment of MicroStrategy to support new business intelligence applications for its store management. Loweâ

McLean, Va., (May 20, 2009) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) plans to expand its deployment of MicroStrategy to support new business intelligence applications for its store management. Lowe’s is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, serving approximately 14 million customers per week.

Lowe’s currently has a number of MicroStrategy-based BI applications that support thousands of employees across a variety of business functions. These applications are used to improve decision making, enhance productivity, and provide better service to customers. Lowe’s plans to expand its BI environment by providing store management teams with access to key reports and business metrics.

Current MicroStrategy-based BI applications at Lowe’s include DART (Data Access and Reporting Tool), which provides employees with greater insight into key performance metrics. Lowe’s employees use the data to manage inventory, improve margins, review market specificity, and identify sales opportunities. Lowe’s also uses BI to track millions of store items against billions of transaction records to assist in the management of stock levels at its stores. In addition, Lowe’s uses BI to help its suppliers and vendors monitor the performance of their products.

“Over the years, we have realized significant benefits from our business intelligence applications in helping us satisfy customer needs, maintain efficient operations, and improve business performance,” said Steve Stone, Lowe’s Companies CIO. “We are pleased that MicroStrategy will be a cornerstone for our continued expansion of our business intelligence environment.”

“Lowe’s BI applications are some of the most robust and demanding in the industry, and we are pleased to have supported Lowe’s BI initiatives for the past decade,” said MicroStrategy’s COO, Sanju Bansal. “MicroStrategy’s intuitive, Web-based user interface is well-suited for Lowe’s store management applications. Our user-friendly reporting capabilities and dashboards empower business people to create their own reports for seamless access to the information they need.”

About Lowe’s Companies
With fiscal year 2008 sales of $48.2 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 50 company that serves approximately 14 million customers a week at more than 1,650 home improvement stores in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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