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Blue Pumpkin Fusion Accelerates Deployment and Extension of Workforce Optimization Solutions to Drive Higher ROIIndustry’s first J2EE-based platform delivers increased connectivity, unlimited scalability and 24/7 availabilitySunnyvale, CA – August 19, 2002 – Blue Pumpkin, an industry leader in enterprise workforce optimization solutions, today announced the availability of Blue Pumpkin Fusion, a workforce optimization platform based on the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) architecture. With Fusion, Blue Pumpkin becomes the industry’s first provider with a fully-compliant J2EE platform and suite of workforce optimization solutions. Blue Pumpkin Fusion enables customers to quickly deploy, execute and extend their workforce optimization applications for greater return-on-investment (ROI). Fusion unifies disparate processes and data sources across the enterprise for a 360-degree view of the employee. It also leverages the power of leading J2EE- compliant servers – such as BEA WebLogic Server ™ and IBM WebSphere Server ™ – to achieve 24/7 application availability, virtually unlimited scalability and unparalleled interoperability with telecommunications, CRM, HR and other enterprise information systems. "Effective workforce optimization requires coordination among people, processes, and data dispersed throughout the enterprise," explained Jon Derome, program manager for Yankee Group’s Business Applications & Commerce division. "J2EE-compliant platforms, like Blue Pumpkin Fusion, can cost effectively connect these disparate resources and deliver valuable information and functionality to all types of users, including employees, managers, and executives." "As we implement more technology solutions, we need to ensure that our technology investments work well together and can evolve with our company and market," stated Gary Harmon, director of SGI’s Americas Customer Support Center. "Blue Pumpkin Fusion is the open platform that brings order to our many information systems and is powerful enough to run the advanced workforce optimization applications we need." As the industry’s first company to build a suite of applications on the flexible and increasingly popular J2EE platform, Blue Pumpkin is expected to shorten its development cycle for future releases, keeping ahead of market trends and competitors. J2EE reduces porting efforts, enhances reliability and increases the supportability of applications across platforms. The end result is an ability to develop new solutions that anticipate market needs and exceed customer expectations. "Being the first in our industry to fully embrace J2EE is a tremendous competitive advantage," stated Ken Forbes, chief technology officer for Blue Pumpkin. "Fusion provides us with the agility going forward to be highly responsive to the needs of our customers and emerging technologies. Its robust architecture gives our customers sustainable value by allowing flexible deployment options, providing the launching platform for workforce optimization initiatives across the enterprise." "Fusion running on BEA WebLogic Server ™ is a great proof point of the success of standards-based solutions – giving our mutual customers a reliable, extensible and productive platform to help run their businesses," stated Eric Stahl, director of product marketing for BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS). "Enhancing employee productivity while simultaneously reducing the complexity of implementing these systems is a win-win for our customers." Pricing and Availability As the platform that runs the new Blue Pumpkin Workforce Optimization Suite, Fusion enables customers to adopt a more effective, integrated approach to managing their people and processes. Available now, Fusion is priced starting at $10,000 and consists of the Fusion Exchange server, Fusion Foundation server and Fusion Reports server – all unifying the entire Workforce Optimization Suite to ensure a single location for all relevant information. Blue Pumpkin impacts customer service and profitability by optimizing and aligning all the underlying workforce-related processes, including strategic planning, training, time tracking, performance evaluation, budgeting, scheduling, forecasting and more. For more than 900 customers including many Global 2000 companies, Blue Pumpkin solutions ensure that their people are performing at their highest levels and helping the customer at the right place and right time. About Blue Pumpkin Blue Pumpkin is a leader in workforce optimization, a market quickly gaining momentum and enabling businesses to leverage their most critical resource: their people. Blue Pumpkin solves the urgent needs of more efficiently deploying resources and effectively managing employee performance – significantly impacting customer service, loyalty and profitability. The Blue Pumpkin Workforce Optimization Suite applications form a closed-loop system and include Planner, Director-Enterprise, Activity Manager, Advisor and other products. Professional services implement best practices and manage change to build the right processes and fully leverage technology solutions. As the first to offer extensive services in addition to applications and customer support, Blue Pumpkin helps people and businesses successfully execute on their goals. Blue Pumpkin has more than 900 customers in a wide range of industries, including many Global 2000 companies such as ADP, Apple Computer, Airborne Express, AOL/CompuServe Europe, AT&T, Borders Group, Compaq Canada, FedEx, General Mills, JetBlue Airways, Kaiser Permanente, KitchenAid, TimeWarner Cable, and Verizon. An advanced ecosystem of over 150 partners supports Blue Pumpkin customers with other products and services. For more information about Blue Pumpkin and its products, please visit http://www.bluepumpkin.com © 2002 Blue Pumpkin Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Blue Pumpkin and Blue Pumpkin Software are registered trademarks of Blue Pumpkin Software, Inc. The Blue Pumpkin logo is a trademark of Blue Pumpkin Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Editorial Contact: Renee Maler Blue Pumpkin Software 925 968 9495 rmaler@bluepumpkin.com top of page |
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