Subject: CBH & Adaytum to Deliver Enterprise Business Planning Solutions Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 11:54:54 -0500 From: "Xpress Press(tm) News Service" To: power@dssresources.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CBH Partners With Adaytum to Deliver Enterprise Business Planning Solutions IRVINE, Calif. -- March 2, 2001 -- /Xpress Press/ -- CBH Consultants, Inc., a leading software and services consulting practice, today announced a partnership with Adaytum, the leading provider of enterprise business planning solutions, to deploy Adaytum e.Planning among CBH's enterprise and mid-market customers in the Southwest. Under the agreement, CBH will work with Adaytum and its strategic partners Microsoft and Accenture to provide consulting, integration, and training services. The first phase of the agreement calls for the companies to execute a series of educational events, both online and hands-on workshops, in Orange County and the San Diego area. Adaytum e.Planning is the enterprise business planning solution that enables companies to gain a better understanding of future operating and revenue performance. Strategic plans, business assumptions, and revenue and expense plans are all provided in a single enterprise-wide view that can accommodate input from hundreds or thousands of users from around the world. With modules for participation from senior management, business analysts, line managers, and field personnel, Adaytum e.Planning combines top-down planning and modeling with bottom-up forecasting, budget collection, and workflow. The holistic planning approach provided by Adaytum e.Planning also leverages the investments companies have in their operational ERP and CRM systems. "We believe Adaytum e.Planning provides our clients with the best tools available to accurately plan and model their dynamic businesses," said Joe Baird, president of CBH. "Our team has implemented more than 200 business management systems over the past five years. With the investments in the backoffice systems in place, now is the time to use that data for better decisions. Our clients are striving to increase the predictability of their operations, with greater participation in planning. We believe Adaytum e.Planning gives them the tools to get this job done." "We're delighted to enter this partnership with CBH, a company that has earned a strong reputation for providing enterprise-class solutions," said Paul Hill, vice president of product marketing. "As more companies recognize the value and impact that EBP can have, we believe that CBH will be well-positioned to continue its legacy of delivering excellent value to their clients. We look forward to collaborating with them to help their customers achieve greater speed, accuracy, and visibility in their business planning processes." Myron Weber, CBH's director of software development, added "We have been working with Microsoft and their analytics platform since its inception. We have been looking for the right strategy and technology for our planning solution. With it's focus on Microsoft .net and open database architecture, we think Adaytum is the winner in this space." For more information on joint CBH/Adaytum seminars, visit the CBH Web site at www.cbhinc.com or call 949.450.0269, ext 217 for additional information. About CBH CBH (www.cbhinc.com) has been helping companies get the most out of their business systems since 1990. The company has a complete team of certified financial, implementation, engineering and development professionals who specialize in reporting, analytics, planning systems, data warehousing, Web-based integration, and business management solutions. With offices in Southern and Northern California, as well as affiliates throughout the West, the CBH family of professionals serves over 2,000 Fortune 1000 and mid-market clients. About Adaytum Adaytum provides Internet-based enterprise business planning software that allows organizations to plan, track, analyze, and forecast key business activities in a proactive and collaborative manner. The choice of more than 22,000 users in 1,200 pace-setting organizations around the world, Adaytum is headquartered in the U.S., and has offices in the U.K., Canada, the Netherlands, and Australia, and has 22 distributors worldwide. For more information, please visit www.adaytum.com. Media Contact Anthony Rufo, arufo@cbhinc.com, 949.450.0269, ext 217 949.275.4540 cell Link to this story online: http://www.xpresspress.com/news/CBH_030201.html :END Attention journalists: Change of mail address or beat assignment may be directed to . XPN makes no representation as to the accuracy of information transmitted herein. Full-text versions of releases are available at our searchable archives located online at: http://www.XpressPress.com/search