BMW
Group Selects MODCOMP for E-Business Solution
Solution
Will Give BMW's European Rover Dealers Access to Legacy Systems
Via a Corporate Extranet
Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla., January 3, 2000 — MODCOMP, Inc. (www.modcomp.com),
a subsidiary of CSP Inc. (NASDAQ: CSPI) and a leading developer
of E-commerce solutions, has announced that Rover — a subsidiary
of auto manufacturer BMW Group — will use MODCOMP's ViewMax®
Web-to-host solution to convert its European dealer systems
for use over their corporate extranet.
BMW Group will use the solution to Web-enable the Rover NSC
(National Sales Company) HP3000-based dealer systems. These
systems incorporate such business applications as vehicle ordering,
warranty claims, stock locator, sales file, invoicing, and local
market updates. The solution will present Rover dealers in Italy,
Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands with real-time
access to data via a Virtual Private Network (VPN - Extranet).
The solution will integrate nearly 1,200 screens into seven
different languages. This marks the beginning of BMW's convergence
of Rover's systems into a single BMW Group extranet for its
regional offices and dealers worldwide.
"The
ViewMax solution will give Rover dealers continued access to
existing business applications as BMW Group installs modern
Web technology based systems," said Rob Crigler, Vice President
of Internet Marketing for MODCOMP's E-Commerce Division. "We
are pleased to offer BMW Group such a seamless E-business solution."
The
initial requirement for a rapid E-business implementation was
driven by Millennium issues with the existing X-25/Videotext
services. The MODCOMP solution was implemented with no changes
to backend applications or systems. This allowed the dealers
to move to the new Web-based technology without any retraining
whatsoever.
"With
MODCOMP and its unique ViewMax Web application tool, the BMW
Group IT department has delivered an E-business solution in
the time it normally takes to write the specification," said
Jack Richter, Project Manager and Senior Technical Architect
for Rover. "MODCOMP's integration and development staff helped
us roll out this project very quickly so that we could meet
the business' needs for January 2000. MODCOMP delivered the
full system a month early and our users are extremely happy."
"It
was critical that the vendor chosen understood the automotive
industry, had a European support team, and had proven experience
Web-enabling HP3000 systems very quickly," said Richter. "MODCOMP
impressed Rover management from the beginning with their worldwide
experience and understanding of our business and system needs."
MODCOMP
provided administration, technical training, project management,
application development, installation, and documentation for
this E-business project.
About
ViewMax
ViewMax is an application integration server that allows developers
to add functions and apply math and logic to existing mission
critical application programs without modifying the source.
ViewMax supports Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Windows NT
operating systems. ViewMax Web-to-host solutions are implemented
using only HTML.
About
MODCOMP Inc.
MODCOMP, Inc. is a CSP Inc. subsidiary based in Ft. Lauderdale,
FL. The company's E-Commerce Division is a leading provider
of Internet software solutions and systems integration. MODCOMP
works with third parties to develop customized application solutions
in the global E-commerce markets and has offices in the U.S.,
U.K., France, and Germany. For more information about MODCOMP,
Inc., call (800) 322-3287, e-mail info@modcomp.com,
or visit http://www.modcomp.com.
About
CSP Inc.
Based in Billerica, Mass., CSP Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI) and its subsidiaries
develop and market Internet software for E-commerce solutions,
image processing software, network management integration services
and high performance computer systems. For more information
about CSP Inc., call (978) 663-7598 or visit http://www.cspi.com.
CSP
Inc. wishes to take advantage of the 'safe harbor' provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with
respect to statements that may be deemed be forward-looking
statements under the Act. Such forward-looking statements may
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the success
of the Company's and its subsidiary's products and services.
The Company cautions that numerous factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements
made by the Company. Please refer to the section on forward-looking
statements included in the Company's Form 10-K filed November
25, 1998 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
To learn more about CSP Inc., consult www.cspi.com.
To learn more about MODCOMP, Inc., consult www.modcomp.com.
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MODCOMP
Corporate Headquarters
MODCOMP, Inc., 1650 West McNab Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309-1088,
Tel: +1 954 974 1380, Fax: +1 954 977 1900, E-mail: info@modcomp.com,
URL: www.modcomp.com
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to Editors: MODCOMP and ViewMax are registered trademarks of
MODCOMP, Inc.All other product and company names mentioned herein
may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
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MODCOMP,
Inc. contact: Robert Crigler, (678) 417-1731, crigler@modcomp.com
Press contact: Michelle Peloquin Riess,
(408) 230-2268, michelle.riess@attbi.com
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