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Proforma Announces Industry's First Software-as-a-Service Offering
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. -- May 9, 2007 -- Proforma Corporation today announced that it is the first enterprise modeling solution provider to deliver Software-As-A-Service (SaaS). This new offering allows organizations to utilize a secure server hosted by Proforma to store ProVision repositories in a collaborative environment, thus making it even easier, faster and more cost-effective for them to share and manage critical business information.
"In today's dynamic business environment, organizations must be agile in order to succeed. Proforma's SaaS offering allows our customers to quickly and conveniently establish a shared repository environment, while avoiding hassles associated with the installation of an internal server," said Jerry Huchzermeier, CTO, Proforma. "That means distributed work teams now can immediately pool their knowledge and focus on the important business of improving the performance of their organization's processes and systems."
Several top organizations are already using Proforma's SaaS offering to increase the efficiency and reach of their enterprise modeling, business process management, enterprise architecture and Six Sigma programs.
Key benefits of Proforma's SaaS offering include:
- Accelerated deployment - Proforma SaaS server is up and running quickly.
- Controlled costs - Set fees for SaaS mean customers can effectively forecast IT expenses.
- Reduced load on internal IT staff - No need to request IT resources for installation, set-up or daily maintenance.
- Expert support - Proforma's support team specializes in helping customers successfully utilize the SaaS offering, as well as ProVision.
"SaaS provides a quicker-to-deploy, lower-risk alternative to traditional licensed software; it empowers the business unit by enabling ownership of the buying cycle, eliminating dependence on IT, and facilitating ongoing collaborative development… SaaS deployment options bring faster business benefits and quicker ROI, as well as frequent, automatic updates, independence from IT, and improved usability," according to Forrester Senior Analyst Liz Hebert, "Software-As-A-Service," Oct. 26, 2006.
Proforma's SaaS offering is available immediately for customers in North America. To learn more about Proforma solutions and services, call 888.789.6903, write to info@proformacorp.com, or visit www.proformacorp.com.
About Proforma Corporation
Proforma's enterprise modeling solutions enable effective visual collaboration for business and IT-- empowering the agile enterprise. The ProVision visual modeling environment provides modeling, analysis and simulation tools for all aspects of the enterprise, including strategy, business and technology. Using a model-driven approach, entire organizations can see and evaluate the impact of change and continually manage and deliver improved performance. With Proforma, global enterprises, government agencies, and systems integrators achieve success in business process analysis and management, service-oriented architecture, enterprise architecture, simulation, ITIL, requirements analysis, supply chain, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and Six Sigma. Know More. Do More.
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