Bellevue, Wash. - Onyx® Software Corporation (NASDAQ: ONXS), a leading provider of Web-based, hosted- and customer-premise customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, and Cap Gemini today announced a regional alliance to deliver Web-based customer relationship management and e-services solutions to financial services companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Cap Gemini will resell and implement Onyx software throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
The agreement between Cap Gemini and Onyx Software will combine Onyx's leading customer relationship management solution, Onyx Front Office, and Cap Gemini's extensive experience in management consulting and information technology. Financial services companies will benefit from this alliance with Cap Gemini and Onyx effectively planning, designing, building and operating customer management solutions and modeling best practices geared toward optimizing use of the Internet.
"Partnering with Onyx Software strengthens Cap Gemini's offerings in customer relationship management for the financial services sector. Cap Gemini, as a global leader in management and information technology consulting, recognizes the advantages of partnering with leaders in customer-centric software solutions like Onyx Software. Our clients are pursuing solutions for customer management through our rapidly growing customer relationship management service offering. We believe that Onyx Software complements our industry focus and regional reach, " said Seetoh Hon Chew, director, financial services, Cap Gemini Asia Pacific.
"We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Cap Gemini to deliver our Web-based customer relationship management systems to a greater number of organizations throughout Asia Pacific. Onyx customers will benefit from Cap Gemini's experience in business process consulting and systems integration, and will be able to leverage Onyx Front Office quickly and cost effectively, bringing together traditional business processes with the Internet," said J.Y. Pook, managing director, Onyx Software Asia Pte Ltd. "Helping financial services companies incorporate the Web into the front office operations and industry-specific knowledge is where Onyx and Cap Gemini bring tremendous value to customers."
About Onyx Software
Onyx Software Corporation (NASDAQ: ONXS) is a leading provider of customer premise and hosted Web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions. The company's innovative e-business software combines comprehensive CRM functionality, third party applications and Internet content into personalized digital workplaces for marketing, sales and service employees, business partners and customers. The company's systems are scalable, flexible, reliable and deploy quickly resulting in a rapid return on investment and industry leading customer satisfaction. Onyx Software operates worldwide, supporting large, medium and small companies such as American Express, Cognos, Credit Suisse, CyberWay, FirstWorld Communications, Giga Information Group, Hummingbird, Interactive Intelligence, NTL Internet, Plumtree, Portland Trailblazers, Prudential, Sharp Electronics, Sierra Health Services, Singapore Cable Vision, Singapore Telecoms, and US Bancorp Piper Jaffray. For more information call 1-888-ASK ONYX or email info@onyx.com
About Cap Gemini Group
The Cap Gemini Group is one of the global leaders in management consulting and information technology services. It has unique scope in both fields through two core businesses - Cap Gemini Information Technology Services and Gemini Consulting. Today, with over 38,000 people located in more than 20 countries, the company can operate anywhere in the world to design and deliver strategic change for clients, helping them to build the competitive advantage they need to succeed. The Cap Gemini Group recorded 1998 revenues exceeding USD4 billion.
Cap Gemini Asia Pacific's operations include Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In addition, the company's projects span widely across the Asia Pacific Region - Australia, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Focusing on Financial Services, Telecommunications & Media and Manufacturing & Others, Cap Gemini's technological expertise delivers competitive advantage to clients in IT consultancy, outsourcing, systems integration, software development, package-based solutions and applied knowledge management. The company's transnational organization assures clients of strong sector specialization, in-depth knowledge of the client's business and high value-added offerings.
The European Business Press Federation (EBP) has declared Cap Gemini 'European Company of the Year' for 1999.
For more information about Cap Gemini Asia Pacific, please call (65) 484 3188 in Singapore, or visit the company's web pages at http://www.capgemini.com.sg
