Press Release
Fortigo and Alcie Announce Alliance
Companies Identify Common Client Needs, Plan Integrated Solutions, Cross Sales
AUSTIN, Texas, USA (December 17, 2004) — Fortigo Inc., logistics cost management (LCM) experts, today announced it has joined with Alcie Integrated Solutions, Inc. (AIS), a Montreal-based leader in enterprise business solutions and analytics that address critical client needs in the manufacturing and distribution industries.
"Fortigo creates stellar transportation management software and many of Alcie's clients are large shippers who can benefit from Fortigo software," said Dr. George Kontoravdis, Fortigo president and founder. "Similarly, many Fortigo clients can benefit profoundly from the robust financial, project management, asset management and operational products Alcie offers."
Over the course of its business history, Alcie has developed enterprise solutions for many companies including the Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), Shell Oil, the United Nations, Honda and Shaw's Supermarkets. Fortigo serves a number of Fortune 500 companies in the manufacturing, high-tech and third party logistics (3PL) markets.
"There is a natural synergy between our solutions," explained Frank Zanfino, president of Alcie. "By working together we expect to accelerate growth for both companies, expand market share and provide customers with an unparalleled set of offerings."
Added Anthony Paraskevas, vice president of marketing and partnerships for Alcie, "our clients are seeking to optimize all areas of their enterprise — but recently there has been a renewed focus on seeking to minimize costs regarding their supply-chain and logistics decisions and increasing returns on all items shipped."
"The addition of Fortigo's strong solutions to the Alcie Financial Suite and to the Alcie Distribution Suite," he added, "will only optimize all expenses in those areas and satisfy our current and future clients."
About Alcie Integrated Solutions
Alcie Integrated Solutions provides a unified family of ALCIE® enterprise data management software suites, analytics, automated reports and related business and data solutions. The flexible and scalable ALCIE modules, known as Elements™ are an integrated software solution based on ORACLE® technology and are quickly bridged into existing legacy systems taking advantage of a company's IT investment and optimizing its business data process cycle. More information can be found online at www.Alcie.com.
About Fortigo
Fortigo automates, optimizes and audits logistics decisions to help enterprises reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction and increase profitability. Fortigo plugs into established supply-chain software and provides rapid return on investment by optimizing logistics processes, minimizing ship-to-order times and streamlining collaboration with logistics providers. The company is based in Austin, Texas and can be found online at www.fortigo.com.