AXS-One launches Tivity

AXS-One Inc., formerly Computron Software, Inc., a leading global provider of e-business solutions, today announced Tivity, a newly branded business unit that specialises in professional services automation (PSA) solutions. Tivity provides professional services organisations (PSOs) with a range of Internet-based solutions that dramatically improve productivity, time and billing reporting, and project management.

Building on AXS-One`s recent branding efforts (the company officially changed its name from Computron Software to AXS-One on November 1, 2000), the Tivity name was chosen to reflect the positive aspects of the professional services industry, from creativity to connectivity to productivity. From its inception, Tivity has focused on providing time-tested, PSA solutions, which meet the needs of this specialised market and help PSOs reach their goals of greater efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Its clients include major IT service companies, management consultancies and consulting arms of large computer software vendors.

Parallel to AXS-One`s mission to help companies across industries harness the power of the Internet without losing their existing IT investment, Tivity`s mission is to provide PSOs with easy access to information by its consultants, clients, partners and contractors. The important aspect of this Internet access is its availability from anywhere in the world at any time.

"PSA solutions can help organisations grow their businesses more intelligently, as they provide the tools that enable them to make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and give customers, partners and employees better insight into organisational performance,`` explained David Hofferberth, Research Director of Aberdeen`s Professional Services Automation Practice. "This market is quickly emerging, and Tivity is not only one of the leading companies to offer a broad range of solutions to help PSOs embrace this new technology, but they are also one of the few PSA vendors to provide a full suite of financial applications integrated with its PSA software.``

Tivity solutions liberate PSOs from the daily drudgery of time and expense capture, as well as the ongoing management of revenue, people, projects, and time. They allow organisations to concentrate on growing their businesses and deliver superior service to customers. Tivity does this by leveraging AXS-One`s easy-to-customise, workflow-enabled systems to automate business processes, not just business data.

"Early on, AXS-One realised that professional service organisations were the world`s first true `virtual corporations` and required a globally accessible solution to manage their businesses,`` said Al Clegg, MD of AXS-One SA. "Therefore, Tivity has focused its resources to develop a suite of applications that give PSOs the flexibility and accessibility to communicate, collaborate, and share information and doing so by leveraging the power of the Internet.``

Tivity PSA Suite

Available today, Tivity`s PSA solutions can be implemented stand-alone or integrated with third-party applications. Tivity offerings encompass: Time Billing and Revenue Management (TEAM); Pre-Billing Approval Processes (Bill Memo Routing), which can be extended outside of the organisation to the client; Remote Time and Expense Capture (SWIFT-AXS); Time & Expense Cycle Management (T&ECM), a complete suite of financial applications, and Business Alerts and Information Access, tailored for PSOs.

World-Class Customer List

Tivity boasts world-class customers such as America Online, Cap Gemini America, Mercer Management Consulting, William M. Mercer and Sprint e-Solutions.