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Information Builders and PBS&J Partner to Expand Business Intelligence Implementations Agreement
WebFOCUS Optimizes PBS&J Offerings, Expanding Single-Source Solution
| Source: Information Builders
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 3, 2009) - Information Builders, the independent leader
in operational business intelligence (BI)
solutions, and PBS&J, a multidisciplinary engineering firm with expertise
in the design and implementation of information solutions, today announced
an agreement to offer Information Builders WebFOCUS BI platform as part of
PBS&J's implementation and consulting services. PBS&J's Applied
Technologies Group uses customized reporting and dashboard tools for many of its clients' solutions. With
WebFOCUS, a proven and robust reporting solution, PBS&J will be able to
speed up project timeframes, reduce certain implementation risks, and
increase ease of maintenance.
As an Information Builders implementation partner, PBS&J will leverage
WebFOCUS capabilities and deliver enhanced BI and integration projects and solutions. Through common partnerships
with ESRI, a geographic information systems (GIS) provider, Information
Builders and PBS&J can offer broad location intelligence capabilities --
from reporting and analysis to Web-based applications and asset management
systems.
"Our philosophy at PBS&J stresses a relentless pursuit of quality and
excellence in the services we provide," said vice president, Donna Huey.
"Information Builders business intelligence capabilities are a natural
extension of our vision and the work we do, and will enable us to expand
our portfolio of comprehensive solutions to enhance decision support
capabilities for our clients."
As one of the nation's largest multidisciplinary firms, PBS&J offers core
services in engineering, planning, program management, scientific
disciplines, architecture, and information technologies. The company has
3,800 employees in 80 offices worldwide. With WebFOCUS, PBS&J can now offer
its customers expanded business intelligence and integration solutions for
both the public and private sectors, including counties and municipalities,
departments of transportation, contractors, and other regional, state, and
federal agencies.
"Efficient management of data is crucial in today's business environment,"
said Gerald Cohen, CEO and founder of Information Builders. "We aim to help
PBS&J be a single-source solution for its clients by combining its offering
with sophisticated business intelligence technology. In turn, PBS&J's
leadership in planning, designing, and constructing new infrastructure
enhance our own customers' investment. Together we will drive new value for
our end users."
About PBS&J
PBS&J is an employee-owned company that provides infrastructure planning,
engineering, construction management, architecture, and program management
services to public and private clients. The firm is ranked by Engineering
News-Record as 29th among the nation's top consulting firms. PBS&J
has 3,800 employees and more than 80 offices across the United States and
abroad. Learn more at pbsj.com.
About Information Builders
Information Builders' award-winning combination of business intelligence
and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions
to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the
world's most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides
the security, scalability and flexibility needed at every level of global
extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical,
and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users.
Information Builders' iWay Software suite provides state of the art,
multi-purpose, pre-built integration components that address all SOA,
application, data and information management requirements. Its integration
adapters have been adopted by the leading software platform providers.
Together, these products give Information Builders' customers the ability
to grow and innovate according to their needs.
Information Builders' customers include most of the Fortune 100 and U.S.
federal government agencies. Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices
worldwide, the company employs 1,450 people and has more than 350 business
partners. More information is available at
http://www.informationbuilders.com.