Changepoint Teams Up With Aston Group to Offer Professional Services Organizations an End-to-End Solution

Business Wire, Nov 21, 2000

Business and Technology Editors

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000

Mid-market PSOs can take advantage of fully integrated front office

and back office solutions from Aston Group and Changepoint

Aston Group (North America) Inc., a leading global provider of integrated digital solutions encompassing XML, demand and supply chain networks, and CRM to mid-market companies, today announced a strategic partnership agreement with Changepoint Corporation, a leading provider of Web-based business process automation solutions for IT services organizations. The partnership extends benefits to mid-market professional service organizations (PSOs) looking for a comprehensive professional services automation (PSA) solution and seamless integration to back-office Navision Financials or Great Plains accounting software.

"We evaluated several of the leading PSA software products and found that Changepoint offers the best platform for the features, functionality and usability that our customers demand," said George Brown, president and CEO of Aston Group (North America). "Changepoint will complement our current menu of products that integrate XML-based demand and supply chain networks."

By integrating Changepoint's front-office solution comprising customer relationship management, project execution, skills management, knowledge management, time and expense capture, and help desk functionality with world-class financial software from Navision Software and Great Plains, Aston Group offers clients total solutions and support that give executive management and other stakeholders a holistic view of workflow and transactions needed to effectively run their businesses.

"Clients will appreciate Aston Group's approach to providing solutions combining our PSA software with Navision or Great Plains ERP systems," said Harvey Gordon, vice president of business development and international, Changepoint Corporation. "We are excited about the opportunity to work with Aston Group, and the partnership of our two companies increases the value of the Changepoint PSA solution for mid-market professional services organizations and IT departments."

About Aston Group

Aston Group (North America), a division of Aston Group A/S of Denmark, was formed by a consortium of IT organizations in 1999. The company employs over 1,500 professionals worldwide and has local service and support locations in over 44 cities in the UK, Europe, U.S., Canada and Australia. Aston Group is delivering on its strategy of becoming the world's largest international provider of integrated digital solutions encompassing XML-based demand and supply chain networks (including Customer Relationship Management, Sales Force Automation, Web, and Digital Interactions). The company is targeted to become a $150 million-dollar organization by the year 2002.

For additional information, visit www.astongroup-us.com.

About Changepoint Corporation

Changepoint Corporation provides comprehensive Web-based professional services automation (PSA) solutions. Changepoint's enterprise software and portal, myChangepoint, automate and streamline the core business processes of corporate IT departments and IT professional services organizations, from CRM and sales force automation, resource and project management, through time and expense capture, billing and reporting to support. Changepoint facilitates workflow and collaboration between all participants in the services supply chain including contractors, staffing companies, customers and partners, resulting in enhanced productivity and proven ROI.

Headquartered in Canada, Changepoint has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany. For additional information, visit our web site at www.changepoint.com

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