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davywavyMost of you won't know why I'm posting this, or why it's such good news to me, but suffice to say that I think my next holiday just paid for itself.
(PR NEWSWIRE) MCI Launches On-Demand Application Service
MCI Launches On-Demand Application Service
- Companies Can Now Intelligently Distribute Software Over MCI's Global IP
Network to Enhance Productivity and Optimize Resources -
ASHBURN, Va., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MCI, Inc. (MCIA.PK) today
introduced its On-Demand Application Service, a new managed solution that
helps businesses intelligently distribute software to end-users via MCI's
global IP network. Delivering on its Convergence Networking strategy, MCI's
new on-demand service addresses the growing challenge businesses face in
distributing software to multiple locations and hundreds of users. With this
first-of-its-kind service, companies can now more easily distribute software
releases and patch updates, better control software licenses and track
software usage under a pay-as-you-go model.
"As more companies leverage the power of IP, MCI is using its global IP
network in a new way to empower a host of new business capabilities," said
Nancy Gofus, MCI senior vice president, Product Management. "MCI's On-Demand
Application Service is bringing together the power of computing and networking
to deliver the benefits of convergence to our customers."
Available immediately, MCI's new fully managed offering builds on the
"software-as-a-service" concept and helps companies lower total cost of
ownership, optimize company resources and improve network utilization. With a
simple connection to MCI's IP network, companies can utilize MCI's streaming
application delivery platform to centrally deploy and locally execute
Windows-based software. As a result, On-Demand Application Service customers
can benefit from several new capabilities, including automated software
entitlement, compliance, license tracking and extensive monitoring, metering
and reporting capabilities.
Hosted at an MCI data center and centrally streamed over the company's
global IP network to user desktops, the service enables companies to support
corporate-wide usage of applications to geographically dispersed users and the
"extended" enterprise, resulting in better performance and faster download
rates than more traditional methods. MCI is utilizing the latest technology
from Endeavors Technology, a leading provider of on-demand software tools.
A key advantage of this service is its extensive license compliance and
usage tracking capabilities that provide businesses with valuable statistical
information at the desktop level. With these features, MCI customers can log
all usage and check for compliance each time an application is requested using
a Web-based interface. This provides the ability to create a software audit of
licenses in use and to assess users by specific application. Offering
customers a new and better way to plan for software purchases, MCI's On-Demand
Application Service also provides strong anti-piracy and license management
control features.
One of the first to utilize this service is MCI's internal department
responsible for software and hardware contract administration and license
compliance. Enabling the distribution of six different software application
deployments initially to 200+ users, MCI has stopped shipping CD-ROMS to
corporate users and eliminated the time and effort spent installing the
software. Now MCI can push the software simultaneously to end users quickly,
easily and securely with the ability to monitor application usage, helping the
department to become more efficient in managing software licenses and better
informed when making software-purchasing decisions. As a result, MCI is
reducing operating expenses and improving overall efficiencies through
automation.
MCI's On-Demand Application Service is easily integrated with the
company's other offerings, including its Remote Access, Wide Area Networking,
Data Center, Security and Content Delivery services, to deliver a
comprehensive communication solution to customers.
MCI's Convergence Networking strategy blends old and new, voice and data,
and public and private networking capabilities to deliver new business
advantages for its customers. As computing and telecommunications converge,
MCI is uniquely positioned to lead the market and deliver on the promise of a
more efficient and effective communications infrastructure that allows
businesses to enhance productivity and optimize resources at all levels of an
organization.
About MCI
MCI, Inc., (MCIA.PK), is a leading global communications provider,
delivering innovative, cost-effective, advanced communications connectivity to
businesses, governments and consumers. With the industry's most expansive
global IP backbone, based on the number of company-owned points of presence,
and wholly-owned data networks, MCI develops the converged communications
products and services that are the foundation for commerce and communications
in today's market. For more information, go to http://www.mci.com.
SOURCE MCI, Inc.
-0- 06/09/2004
/CONTACT: Janet Brumfield of MCI, Inc., +1-800-644-NEWS,
janet.brumfield@mci.com /
/Web site: http://www.mci.com /
(MCIA)
CO: MCI, Inc.
ST: Virginia
IN: CPR TLS STW NET MLM HRD
SU: PDT
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(PR NEWSWIRE) MCI Launches On-Demand Application Service
MCI Launches On-Demand Application Service
- Companies Can Now Intelligently Distribute Software Over MCI's Global IP
Network to Enhance Productivity and Optimize Resources -
ASHBURN, Va., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MCI, Inc. (MCIA.PK) today
introduced its On-Demand Application Service, a new managed solution that
helps businesses intelligently distribute software to end-users via MCI's
global IP network. Delivering on its Convergence Networking strategy, MCI's
new on-demand service addresses the growing challenge businesses face in
distributing software to multiple locations and hundreds of users. With this
first-of-its-kind service, companies can now more easily distribute software
releases and patch updates, better control software licenses and track
software usage under a pay-as-you-go model.
"As more companies leverage the power of IP, MCI is using its global IP
network in a new way to empower a host of new business capabilities," said
Nancy Gofus, MCI senior vice president, Product Management. "MCI's On-Demand
Application Service is bringing together the power of computing and networking
to deliver the benefits of convergence to our customers."
Available immediately, MCI's new fully managed offering builds on the
"software-as-a-service" concept and helps companies lower total cost of
ownership, optimize company resources and improve network utilization. With a
simple connection to MCI's IP network, companies can utilize MCI's streaming
application delivery platform to centrally deploy and locally execute
Windows-based software. As a result, On-Demand Application Service customers
can benefit from several new capabilities, including automated software
entitlement, compliance, license tracking and extensive monitoring, metering
and reporting capabilities.
Hosted at an MCI data center and centrally streamed over the company's
global IP network to user desktops, the service enables companies to support
corporate-wide usage of applications to geographically dispersed users and the
"extended" enterprise, resulting in better performance and faster download
rates than more traditional methods. MCI is utilizing the latest technology
from Endeavors Technology, a leading provider of on-demand software tools.
A key advantage of this service is its extensive license compliance and
usage tracking capabilities that provide businesses with valuable statistical
information at the desktop level. With these features, MCI customers can log
all usage and check for compliance each time an application is requested using
a Web-based interface. This provides the ability to create a software audit of
licenses in use and to assess users by specific application. Offering
customers a new and better way to plan for software purchases, MCI's On-Demand
Application Service also provides strong anti-piracy and license management
control features.
One of the first to utilize this service is MCI's internal department
responsible for software and hardware contract administration and license
compliance. Enabling the distribution of six different software application
deployments initially to 200+ users, MCI has stopped shipping CD-ROMS to
corporate users and eliminated the time and effort spent installing the
software. Now MCI can push the software simultaneously to end users quickly,
easily and securely with the ability to monitor application usage, helping the
department to become more efficient in managing software licenses and better
informed when making software-purchasing decisions. As a result, MCI is
reducing operating expenses and improving overall efficiencies through
automation.
MCI's On-Demand Application Service is easily integrated with the
company's other offerings, including its Remote Access, Wide Area Networking,
Data Center, Security and Content Delivery services, to deliver a
comprehensive communication solution to customers.
MCI's Convergence Networking strategy blends old and new, voice and data,
and public and private networking capabilities to deliver new business
advantages for its customers. As computing and telecommunications converge,
MCI is uniquely positioned to lead the market and deliver on the promise of a
more efficient and effective communications infrastructure that allows
businesses to enhance productivity and optimize resources at all levels of an
organization.
About MCI
MCI, Inc., (MCIA.PK), is a leading global communications provider,
delivering innovative, cost-effective, advanced communications connectivity to
businesses, governments and consumers. With the industry's most expansive
global IP backbone, based on the number of company-owned points of presence,
and wholly-owned data networks, MCI develops the converged communications
products and services that are the foundation for commerce and communications
in today's market. For more information, go to http://www.mci.com.
SOURCE MCI, Inc.
-0- 06/09/2004
/CONTACT: Janet Brumfield of MCI, Inc., +1-800-644-NEWS,
janet.brumfield@mci.com /
/Web site: http://www.mci.com /
(MCIA)
CO: MCI, Inc.
ST: Virginia
IN: CPR TLS STW NET MLM HRD
SU: PDT
*** end of story ***
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Date: 2004-06-09 04:49 am (UTC)I bought a vast number of Endeavors Technology shares very cheaply last year.
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Date: 2004-06-09 04:57 am (UTC)I thought you wanted to stay away from IT shares?
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Date: 2004-06-10 01:34 am (UTC)If there's corruption, embezzlement and vice, I want in!