International strategic alliance agreement teams KPMG with Computron Software; Computron products showcased at opening of KPMG's Advanced Business Technology Center and will be used to provide client/server solutions to customers internationally

Business Wire, Dec 4, 1995

RUTHERFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1995--Computron Software Inc. announced today that it has entered into an international alliance with professional services firm KPMG, Canada, through which the two companies will provide customers with high-end, seamless solutions for a wide range of client/server-based software applications.

Under the agreement, Computron and KPMG will collaborate in the areas of product planning, account management and joint marketing to offer a three-tiered structure that will enable clients to manage critical business processes and the flow of information throughout their entire enterprises. Computron and KPMG are already beginning work on a major installation at the City of Surrey in British Columbia.

"Our extensive experience with business process automation and our impressive three-tier client/server financial and workflow software solution make this an extremely powerful alliance," said Al Fleming, principal, KPMG in Vancouver, British Columbia. "Computron is recognized in the industry for delivering flexible, open- component solutions. Its full suite of high-end financial software will enable us to implement enterprise-wide solutions that will allow clients to seamlessly integrate future technology as their business needs expand."

Fleming noted that the entire Computron product line was featured as part of the opening of KPMG's new Advanced Business Technology Center in Vancouver, on September 27.

According to Andy Typaldos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Computron, "Our alliance with KPMG is a perfect fit because it capitalizes on KPMG's vertical-industry expertise in implementing enterprise-wide financial and workflow solutions and in Computron's ability to consistently deliver high-end, feature-rich software applications targeted to major national and multinational organizations. We're happy that KPMG is developing an international Computron competency center with appropriate staffing to deliver the expertise for implementing our advanced finance reengineering solutions."

In addition to Computron Financials, Computron Software also delivers a complementary set of high-impact software applications, including Computron Workflow and Computron COOL (Computer Output On-line), that manage the business process and archival and report data. Furthermore, Computron supports virtually all of the leading client/server and relational database environments.

KPMG Background Information

KPMG is one of the world's largest professional services organizations, providing a complete range of audit, consulting, financial advisory and tax services to businesses, individuals, public companies and not-for-profit organizations. KPMG provides access to information and insight into business practices around the world through a global network of more than 800 offices in more than 130 countries. Worldwide, KPMG has more than 6,000 partners and 72,500 total personnel.

Computron Software Inc. Background Information

Headquartered in Rutherford, N.J., Computron Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) is a publicly held international software company that designs, markets and supports three-tier client/server financial, workflow and computer output on-line (COOL) report/data archiving software solutions that are interoperable across most major UNIX and legacy architectures. Computron was one of the pioneers in the development and integration of high-impact business process reengineering Workflow and COOL technologies into client/server packaged software applications. These technologies add value by automating business processes and expanding the financial software from its roots in accounting to encompass literally every person and department enterprise- wide, bringing together all forms and types of information.

The company currently markets its products and services through a direct sales force and indirect channels throughout the world. The company has 17 offices and distributors in 13 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South Africa.

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