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PRESS RELEASE
For additional
information, contact:
Debra Andersen, Emergent OnLine.
1-703-709-9210 or pr@go-eol.com
For company information: 1-877-WINFRAM
Grant Thornton LLP
and Emergent OnLine Team To Deliver ASP Services to
Not-for-Profit Organizations Nationwide
Leading Application Service Provider and International
Management Consulting Firm Deliver Service-Based iMIS
Solutions
Reston, VA - July 13,
2000
Emergent OnLine, the premier Application Service Provider and
a leading Platinum Citrix (Citrix Systems, Inc., Nasdaq: CTXS)
consulting integrator announced today that it has teamed with
Grant Thornton, a leading international accounting and
management consulting firm, to deliver turn-key hosted
solutions for not-for-profit organizations nationwide.
"We’re excited to be
working with a market leader like Grant Thornton," said Paul
Ghostine, co-founder and CEO of Emergent. "We’ve packaged a
portfolio of essential association management, customer
relationship management and financial applications to jointly
deliver mission critical solutions to not-for-profit
organizations nationwide."
"Our clients will now enjoy the ownership benefits and the
superior services of our ASP partner EOL," said Daniel L.
Corey, CAE, Principal with Grant Thornton’s Not For Profit (NFP)
Solutions Group. "Shorter implementation timeframes, superior
service level guarantees, minimized up-front capital
investments, eliminated risk of IT staff turnover, best of
breed application integration, and a predictable
fee-for-service model are only some of the benefits that this
partnership offers our clients."
As a result of this
partnership, Grant Thornton will deliver its expert
professional consulting services while Emergent provides
value-added dedicated server-based hosting services, allowing
clients to access their integrated portfolio of applications
through EOL’s proprietary AppPortalTM technology. Among the
applications offered are Advanced Solutions International's (ASI)
iMIS Association Management and Fund Raising software, Great
Plains' Dynamics accounting software, Seibel’s Customer
Relationship Management solution, and Microsoft’s Office
productivity suite.
"Our companies’ services
are complementary," continued Mr. Corey. "Our clients will
benefit from our respective expertise and best practices
combined to deliver best of breed business services."
About Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton is an internationally recognized professional
services firm that helps the people and organizations grow
faster and manage change. Grant Thornton provides exceptional
audit, tax, and financial services - along with management and
technology consulting - to its clients based on a vertical
market approach. In the Washington, DC Area office, the firm
has separate business units that are specifically devoted to
serving the not-for-profit, public sector, technology and
telecommunications, and corporate finance markets. Grant
Thornton is a truly diverse, global firm, delivering
excellence and value to clients in more than 90 countries
worldwide. To learn more, visit the Grant Thornton website at
www.granthornton.com. As a testament to its leadership as
an iMIS Reseller, Grant Thornton has received the coveted iMIS
Reseller of the Year Award on three separate occasions since
1994.
About Emergent OnLine
Emergent, the premier Application Service Provider, provides a
variety of strategic solutions aimed at enabling clients to
leverage best of breed technologies, resulting in an increased
focus on their core competencies. Providing its consultative
integration, application hosting, management, and
implementation services to such high-powered clients as
Capital One, Freddie Mac, Black & Decker, Unisys and Teligent,
Emergent's focus is to hone technology and transform
innovation into a strategic competitive advantage.
The company’s lines of
service, each with an array of specialized practices, reflect
the demands of today's intensely competitive,
technology-reliant global marketplace. As a leading
Application Service Provider and Citrix consulting integrator,
Emergent also operates a Citrix Authorized Learning Center
(CALC) in Northern Virginia. For the latest information about
Emergent’s services, visit www.go-eol.com or call
1-877-WINFRAM.
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