New Functionality and Partnerships Drive Demand for IntelliCorp Assessor Solutions
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 6 / -- IntelliCorp, a worldwide provider of software tools for lifecycle management and system support of SAP(R) solutions, today announced significant momentum of its Assessor(TM) Upgrade and Assessor Support Pack Editions. Both Assessor Editions are now compatible with all SAP solution platforms, including mySAP(TM) ERP 2005, which is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2006. In hours, instead of the weeks and months it typically takes for analysis, the automated application of the Assessor Upgrade and Support Pack Editions provide a more clear, complete and accurate picture of an as-is and to-be SAP solutions environment.
Companies of all sizes, industries and geographies are leveraging IntelliCorp's Assessor solutions to answer important questions when evaluating upgrades, consolidations, support pack installations and other SAP lifecycle events. B&Q, Bombardier, Conair, Dupont, Duval County Public Schools, Fernwaerme Wien, GlaxoSmithKline, New York Life, Panasonic Canada, Philips Medical Systems and Toromont are just a few that have streamlined activities, reducing the cost, and safeguarding their software projects.
"Given SAP's importance to an organization and the extraordinary investment it represents, Senior Management is recognizing the need to audit the current environment to enhance lifecycle events, and gain a better understanding for how SAP solutions are being used," said George D'Auteuil, Jr. CEO for IntelliCorp. "For a small percentage of what it costs in time and dollars to manually obtain that intricate detail, Assessor provides a comprehensive business and technical view of a company's actual SAP solution usage, in less than one day."
In addition, new partnerships have fueled adoption of IntelliCorp's Assessor products, including IBM Global Services and Mercury. An elite collaboration with the SAP Consulting organization was also established. It will use Assessor Upgrade Edition to speed, safeguard and enable more cost-effective upgrades, and provide companies running SAP solutions with a more efficient, thorough understanding of system data and how functionality supports business processes.
Assessor Upgrade Edition is a comprehensive business and technical diagnostic solution used to scan SAP systems in search of transaction-level details that will affect an upgrade or consolidation. In-depth reports about an SAP solution environment provide a thorough understanding of how functionality is being used to support business processes.
"Our business did not experience a single service interruption as part of the switchover to SAP R/3(R) Enterprise and Assessor Upgrade Edition was a big reason for that," said Tim Thorp, manager of technology and business systems for GTECH. "With a comprehensive impact assessment, GTECH minimized its risk, obtained approval for the upgrade, and completed the project on time and under budget, which of course pleased Senior Management."
Assessor Support Pack Edition is a run-as-needed analysis tool for support pack installation and regression testing. It unobtrusively scans an SAP solution environment to find custom and executable objects, as well as custom Transports, that will be affected by each of the objects in the support pack. Changed objects are automatically cross-referenced with the relevant SAP solution notes, minimizing review time. The results are automatically prioritized based on actual system usage and extent of risk, which results in the more effective and efficient testing of the critical business functionality.
"Assessor Support Pack Edition provided the information we needed in a more rapid and accurate manner than we could have done on our own," explained an SAP Senior Project Specialist from one of Canada's largest equipment and compression leaders. "It complements an SAP team's efforts, and the SAP technology itself, to manage, collect and analyze data."
IntelliCorp's Assessor solutions are powered by NetProcess and certified as ABAP add-ons integrating with SAP R/3(R) Enterprise, mySAP ERP, mySAP Business Suite and SAP Solution Manager 3.1. They support SAP solution platform versions prior to and including ECC 6.0. For product or partnership information, email sales@intellicorp.com, or call 508-621-1600 in the US and +44 (0) 1454 454 100 in EMEA.
About IntelliCorp Inc.
IntelliCorp provides lifecycle management and system support software and applications for SAP customers and partners. IntelliCorp's SAP Integration Certified NetProcess(TM) tool suite, individual modules and Point-In-Time solutions take an automated diagnostic approach to analyze SAP solution-based environments. Increased system knowledge and efficiency reduces the time, costs and risks associated with upgrades, installations, consolidations, compliance, process management/modeling, testing and training. IntelliCorp customers, such as Bombardier, Harrods, IBM, McKesson, Peugeot and Philip Morris, have decreased the total cost of ownership of SAP solutions and maximized the value of IT investments. Founded in 1980, IntelliCorp is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, has offices throughout the US and Europe, and maintains partner and distributor relationships worldwide. www.intellicorp.com
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CONTACT: Jessica Ann Morris of IntelliCorp Inc., +1-508-347-6977, or
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