Press Release
- Date:
- Tuesday, November 14, 2000
- Contact:
- David Peikin
- Phone:
- (301) 918-0818
- Email:
- G1@schwartz-pr.com
CSC Forms Alliance With Group 1 To Offer Electronic Document Composition Software
AUSTIN, Texas, and LANHAM, Md., November 14, 2000 — Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) and Group 1 Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSOF) today announced that they have entered into an agreement authorizing CSC to resell Group 1's DOC1 suite. CSC will provide implementation and integration services for the DOC1 suite in conjunction with CSC's banking and insurance administration systems.
DOC1 is an electronic document composition system that enables companies to create customized account statements and other business documents for high-volume printing and Internet delivery.
"We are pleased to team with CSC to deliver dynamic document composition systems to its financial services clients," said Alan Slater, general manager of Group 1's DOC1 Division. "Group 1 clients, including major banks, brokerages and insurance organizations, have used DOC1 to create customer-focused documents to cross-sell products and services, build brand awareness and improve customer service."
"Statements and invoices are among the few remaining opportunities financial institutions have to market to customers," said Ken Williams, president of the Americas Division of CSC's Financial Services Group. "Group 1's software will help our clients generate high-volume, personalized statements, notices and letters. The software also lets them move from the paper-based to the electronic correspondence many prefer."
The agreement between the two companies allows CSC's Financial Services Group to offer the DOC1 suite, which includes DOC1, Message1 and DOC1 for Workgroups. DOC1 has an NT-based "drag-and-drop" user interface that enables companies to quickly and easily create customized account statements, invoices, letters and notices. The DOC1 production engine runs under all major operating systems. DOC1 generates XML, PDF and HTML output for Web presentment as well as AFP, HP/PCL, Postscript, Metacode and line data for high-speed production printing.
DOC1 for Workgroups allows a team of application developers to create, maintain and manage the resources used in dynamic document applications. Message1 enables marketers to create targeted messaging campaigns on their desktops, allowing CSC's clients to use account statements to provide customized marketing messages and product offers.
About Group 1 Group 1 Software is a leading provider of software for data quality, database marketing, electronic document composition applications, and mailing efficiency and direct marketing applications. Group 1 supports MVS, VSE, AS/400, UNIX (including Linux), Windows NT, Windows 2000 and other operating systems and various computers. Group 1 has offices throughout the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe; the Miami office serves the Latin American market. The company is also represented in Asia and Australia.
About CSC Computer Sciences Corporation's Financial Services Group offers a comprehensive array of business and technology solutions that supports the complex requirements of the evolving global financial services industry. Customers include more than 1,000 banks, insurance companies, investment firms, consumer finance companies, and other major financial services organizations around the globe.
Computer Sciences Corporation, one of the world's leading consulting and information technology (IT) services firms, helps clients in industry and government achieve strategic and operational objectives through the use of technology. Having guided clients through every major wave of change in IT for more than 40 years, CSC today is well positioned to develop and apply IT strategies and technologies, particularly in the e-business area, based on its full range of capabilities in management and IT consulting; systems design and integration; applications software; Web and application hosting; and IT and business process outsourcing.
Since its formation in 1959, CSC has been known for its flexibility and customer-centric culture. Through numerous agreements with hardware and software firms, the company develops and manages solutions specifically tailored to each client's needs. With more than 60,000 employees in locations worldwide, CSC had revenues of $9.6 billion for the twelve months ended June 30, 2000. It is headquartered in El Segundo, California. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.
Contact: Dottie Nauer Public Relations Computer Sciences Corporation 860-221-1852 dnauer@csc.co