Sequent Users' Resource Forum Recognizes Peer IT Achievements in Data Warehousing and Enterprise Solutions

Strategic Insights -

The Sequent Users' Resource Forum (SURF), an independent organization of Sequent Computer Systems users, has announced the winners of its first annual Enterprise Vision Awards. The awards recognize companies that have leveraged Sequent IT investments for tangible business benefits such as enhanced customer service, faster response times, lower costs, and competitive advantage. The winners were selected in three categories: Data Warehousing, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Total Data Center Design and Solutions Excellence.

Key Takeaways:

  • NDC Health Information Services' Information Solutions Group won the Data Warehousing award with its Dynamic Warehouse, a design of open-systems components powered by Sequent technology that provide a robust data warehouse delivering significant competitive advantage.
  • Cisco Systems was recognized with the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) award for the successful completion of its "Project Millennium," one of the most aggressive and successful Year 2000 and ERP business strategy updates in the industry.
  • AirTouch Cellular received the Total Data Center Design and Solutions award for excellent management of their customer activation, customer care, billing and other support systems throughout the company's Western Region markets.
  • SURF has honored its first recipients of the Enterprise Vision Awards and will present these awards annually to member companies that have leveraged Sequent IT investments for tangible business benefits.
  • The companies recognized have shown clear leadership and innovation in the execution of winning IT strategies leading into the next millennium.

Statistics:

  • 99.96% system uptime (or computer reliability) achieved by AirTouch Cellular's Production Open Systems Administration (POSA) group.
  • SURF has over 10,000 installations worldwide, including many of the world's largest and most sophisticated OLTP, DSS and RDBMS applications.
  • 3 categories of Enterprise Vision Awards: Data Warehousing, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Total Data Center Design and Solutions Excellence.

Sources:

  • Business Wire. (1999). Sequent Users' Resource Forum Recognizes Peer IT Achievements in Data Warehousing, Enterprise Resource Planning and Total Data Center Design and Solutions.
  • Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. About SURF and About Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.