PricewaterhouseCoopers Joins the Open Applications GroupAppointed Board Member Responsible for Operations of Customer Advisory CouncilChicago, USA - July 30, 1998 PricewaterhouseCoopers today announced that is has become a member of the Open Applications Group, Inc. (OAGI), a non-profit industry consortium comprised of the world’s leading business-software applications companies. In joining the organization, PricewaterhouseCoopers will become active in assisting the OAGi achieve its primary mission: promoting easy and cost-effective integration of key business-application software components. The OAGi addresses all areas of an enterprise application portfolio with the goal of enhancing integration integrity while driving down the ongoing cost of application ownership. PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed a member of the OAGi board, and will oversee operations of the organization’s Customer Advisory Board, responsible for ensuring that customer and vendor priorities are well reflected by the OAGI’s activities. "The OAGi provides software companies, some of whose applications we select and implement for our clients around the world, a common integration infrastructure, thus making their applications interoperable with those from other vendors," said Charles Prow, partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Solutions Thru Technology practice. "This interoperability will enable companies to deploy their applications more quickly, seamlessly integrate applications across the enterprise, and spend less on ongoing maintenance costs." "We are pleased that PricewaterhouseCoopers has joined the Open Applications Group and has agreed to oversee the Customer Advisory Board," said David Connelly, President and Chief Technology Officer for the OAGI. "As the only systems integrator to hold a position on our board, PricewaterhouseCoopers is establishing leadership in the implementation of standards that are the future of application interoperability."
About The Open Applications Group, Inc. The Open Applications Group, Inc. is the leading business-application software vendor association in the world. It advances industry awareness of issues and solutions regarding interoperability of business components, and through the development and publication of a common specification that defines the dialogs required to integrate these components. The Open Applications Group Integration Specification (OAGIS) defines inter-application integration scenarios, and details the message formats required for connecting the applications. The OAGIS encompasses interoperability specifications for front-office, back-office, and supply-chain business-software components, including Financial, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Logistics applications. For further information on the Open Applications Group, contact the following or visit their web site at www.openapplications.org.
About PricewaterhouseCoopers The Management Consulting Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers helps global and national clients maximize their business performance through seamless integration of strategic change, process improvements and technology solutions. Combining the talents and skills of 25,000 people worldwide, PricewaterhouseCoopers consultants manage complex projects with global capabilities and local expertise, from strategy through implementation. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (www.pwcglobal.com) global network is the world’s largest professional services organization, with more than 140,000 people in 152 countries. |