 |  |
| |
       |
|||
 |
|
|
COMPOSITE SOFTWARE AND BRAUN CONSULTING TEAM TO DELIVER HIGH PERFORMANCE EII SOLUTION San Diego, CA. - August 9, 2004 - TDWI World Conference '04 – Composite Software, a leading provider of EII solutions, and Braun Consulting (Nasdaq: BRNC) , a leading management and technology consulting firm , today announced a strategic services partnership under which the companies will co-market and deliver customized data integration solutions using the Composite Information Server. Composite and Braun enterprise customers will now be able to streamline access to critical business information that is distributed throughout their organizations. The high performance Composite Information Server and accompanying Composite Views TM allow companies to instantly query their enterprise networks for critical business information, unhindered by the complexity of where the information resides and what form it is in. Utilizing these Composite products, Braun Consulting will provide companies with an on-demand information resource, giving employees, partners and other members of today's extended enterprise the exact business data they need in a way that allows them to make the most intelligent and informed business decisions. By being able to aggregate and retrieve disparate information on demand, companies will be able to increase the intelligence and effectiveness of front-end applications that support marketing, service and sales. Composite Software and Braun Announce Partnership “Composite's partnership with Braun Consulting is a big win for companies which understand that on-demand access to their own information, intelligently combined and simply presented, is one of the most powerful business tools in existence today,” said Jim Green, Composite CEO “This is especially true for financial services and pharmaceutical companies. Many of them see EII as a critical investment over the next year. We chose Braun Consulting to help these companies quickly implement their EII strategies. They have an excellent reputation as a respected professional services provider to the Fortune 1000.” “Because on-demand information is now a business imperative, EII has quickly become a critical component of our client's enterprise data integration strategies,” said Dave Reinke, Senior Vice President of Braun Consulting. “Our clients are demanding a single view of cross-enterprise information, especially surrounding their customers, and they want to leverage their prior IT investments. Our partnership with Composite allows us to strengthen our ability to meet this new architectural requirement and affords us an avenue to deliver a complete information management package for our clients.” Initially Braun Consulting and Composite Software will focus on customers in the financial services and pharmaceutical industries. Together, the companies are exhibiting EII products and professional consulting services at the Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) World Conference ‘04, currently underway in San Diego, CA. The TDWI World Conference '04 is one of the industry's premier forums for data management technologies and practices, drawing approximately 1,000 business leaders and technologists from around the globe. About Composite Software Composite Software is the acknowledged leader in Enterprise Information Integration (EII) solutions, which provide real-time views of critical business information across multiple systems. The company's flagship Composite Information Server enables access to distributed enterprise data as if it existed in a single location. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Composite Software is funded by Palomar Ventures, Apax Partners, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Clearstone Venture Partners and Dot Edu Ventures. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.compositesw.com. About Braun Consulting Braun Consulting, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRNC) is a professional services firm delivering customer-focused business solutions to Fortune 1000 and middle market companies. Braun Consulting combines cutting-edge business intelligence and CRM/eCRM technologies with business strategy to help clients build customer loyalty. Founded in 1993, Chicago-based Braun Consulting has 5 offices throughout the U.S. Braun Consulting maintains strategic alliances with top developers of enterprise applications, including BEA Systems, Business Objects, Cognos, Documentum, Oracle, Siebel, Unica, and others. Additional information about Braun Consulting is available at www.braunconsult.com.
###
|
|
