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ExpressJet Automates Back Office IT Processing Tasks With ActiveBatch® Job Scheduler

Dépèche transmise le 22 septembre 2009 par Business Wire

MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (ASCI), maker of ActiveBatch^® job scheduling software and other solutions that enhance Windows™, UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS systems, today announced that ExpressJet Holdings, Inc., parent company of one of the world’s largest regional and charter airline operators, selected ActiveBatch to automate its key applications and processing tasks. ExpressJet is using ActiveBatch to automate a number of functions that in the past were handled manually, especially those involving the company’s Lawson Software S3 Enterprise Management suite.

By selecting ActiveBatch, one of the best-known job scheduling and workload automation solutions, ExpressJet is able to create efficiencies for many data processing, monitoring and reporting tasks. “Our Lawson system reaches into virtually every back office function of ExpressJet, from Accounts Payables and HR to datamart maintenance and archiving,” said Arthur Thum, Director of IT Business Automation for ExpressJet Holdings. “ActiveBatch has already proved itself by scheduling and running routine functions, processing jobs in Lawson, LBI and Process Flow as well as among vendors and external systems, and by monitoring performance and tracking results for later auditing and analysis.”

Prior to its selection of ActiveBatch, ExpressJet was employing a combination of simple scheduling tools. “Many applications offer basic scheduling capabilities,” Thum noted, “but by adopting ActiveBatch, we’re able to plan, run, manage and audit tasks through one centralized system, instead of a number of isolated and disconnected applications and systems.”

ActiveBatch, currently available in Version 7, is a versatile and powerful enterprise application for Windows, UNIX, Linux, z/OS, and OpenVMS platforms. The solution uniquely adds strategic business value by automating operations in real-time for improved IT operations throughout an organization.

Deployed at enterprises in 36 countries, ActiveBatch enables users to automate and centrally manage jobs and workflows across multiple and disparate computing platforms, applications and databases. Version 7 adds to these capabilities by offering a dynamic Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and related Web Services tools to support internal and external Web Services.

Thum states that ActiveBatch is helping ExpressJet’s IT workers be more efficient. “Because we’ve automated our manual processes, we’re reducing errors, which improves our back-office productivity and ensures that services levels are met. Data is on time as well, which means our IT staff can concentrate on improving our departmental performance—and our user community benefits through increased efficiency,” he said. “Our staff is now able to focus its time on managing the business and handling other important tasks.”

For more information about ActiveBatch, including white papers and a free copy of a recent Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.-commissioned study on the economic impact of ActiveBatch, log on to www.advsyscon.com.

About ExpressJet:

ExpressJet Holdings operates several divisions designed to leverage the management experience, efficiencies and economies of scale present in its subsidiaries, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines serves 128 scheduled destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,160 departures per day. Operations include a capacity purchase agreement for Continental; providing clients customized 41-seat and 50-seat charter options (www.expressjet.com/charter); and supplying third-party aviation and ground handling services. For more information, visit www.expressjet.com.

About Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.:

Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. offers many software products and options for users of Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, and HP OpenVMS systems. These products provide answers to software developers and system managers with improved system efficiency and utilization. Advanced Systems Concepts today has over 200,000 licenses installed and a worldwide base of customers in 36 countries around the world. Advanced Systems Concepts is a Microsoft Independent Solution Vendor, an HP Business Partner, a Sun Catalyst member, an IBM Business Partner, a member of the VMware TAP program, Oracle Partner Network and an HP-UX Power Partner. For more information, see the company’s website at http://www.advsyscon.com or call (800) 229-2724 or 1 973 539 2660.

Copyright © 2009 Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. ActiveBatch is a registered trademark of Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. Other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective firms.