Strategic Alliance for Enterprise Application Integration

Strategic Insights -

KPMG Consulting's Customer Value Management (CVM) practice has partnered with Active Software to deliver end-to-end solutions for enterprise application integration (EAI). This strategic alliance aims to provide organizations with complete front-to-back office integration, leveraging Active Software's Integration System technology platform and CVM's expertise in customer management solutions. As the EAI market is expected to reach $1 billion within two years, according to the Aberdeen Group, this partnership offers a compelling technology and business proposition for clients seeking rapid and cost-effective integration solutions.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership between CVM and Active Software focuses on delivering end-to-end solutions for EAI, combining CVM's expertise in customer management with Active Software's award-winning Integration System.
  • The alliance provides a complete front-to-back office integration solution, streamlining the process of integrating disparate databases, custom and packaged applications, mainframe systems, and Internet and intranet technologies.
  • CVM will develop EAI solutions on Active Software's Integration System technology platform, and will be the primary integrator of Active Software's suite of integration software products.
  • KPMG Consulting's CVM practice has experience in delivering integration solutions across multiple industries, including banking, insurance, software and devices, and telecommunications.
  • Active Software's Integration System is designed to provide a simple, flexible, scalable, and manageable suite of products for enterprise application integration.

Statistics:

  • The EAI market is expected to reach $1 billion within two years, according to the Aberdeen Group.
  • KPMG Consulting's CVM practice has clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies across various industries.
  • KPMG International has more than 6,500 partners and 85,300 professionals in 155 countries, and $9 billion in annual revenues.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, May 18, 1998 - KPMG Consulting's Customer Value Management (CVM) practice and Active Software Launch Push Into Enterprise Application Integration Market
  • Active Software, Inc. - About Us
  • KPMG Peat Marwick LLP - About KPMG
  • Aberdeen Group - Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Market Research Report