Press Release
DIAGNOS AND DCIenable TO PROVIDE E-BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO ADC / BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS’ VALUE INTEGRATION PARTNER CUSTOMER BASE THROUGH A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH ADVANCED DATA CENTER (ADC) USA
Montreal, Quebec, Canada — March 22, 2001– DIAGNOS Inc. (DGN-CDNX), a leader in knowledge extraction artificial intelligence, announced today that it will provide advanced knowledge management solutions for e-business to ADC/BellSouth Telecommunications customers in North America through its new strategic partnership with Miami-based Advanced Data Center (ADC) and DCIenable Inc (DCI: TSE), located in Kanata, Ontario. The companies will jointly provide a complete range of e-business solutions, including Web hosting, data warehousing, data storage, e-commerce, e-learning and data mining services.
Under the terms of the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU), the partnership between DIAGNOS Inc., Advanced Data Center, Inc. (ADC) and DCIenable, will focus on an ‘all in one’ approach, selling a complete range of e-business services. The partners will benefit from a reciprocal marketing arrangement to access a web hosting market that is expected to rise from US$4 billion in 2001 to US$17.2 billion dollars by 2004 according to IDC.
ADC, through its “Value Integration Partnership” agreement with BellSouth, will be able to provide Web design, data management, data storage services and managed services BellSouth’s customer base of over 41 million customers in 20 countries. Through the new partnership with DIAGNOS and DCIenable, ADC will now offer expanded, full-service ‘end-to-end’ e-business solutions to the ADC/BellSouth
DIAGNOS will be responsible for all knowledge management services including data mining and advanced I-Learning. DCIenable will be responsible for Web and portal development, professional services, B2B e- markets, and e-commerce. ADC will be responsible for Web hosting, network management, data storage, data warehousing, and technical support.
“With the combined capabilities of ADC and DCIenable added to DIAGNOS’ leading data mining expertise and advanced E-Learning solution, we will be able to offer seamless e-business solutions that can be scaled to meet the needs of SME’s and Fortune 500 companies alike,” said DIAGNOS President André Larente. “The new partnering relationship will be key to expanded growth for all three companies.”
“Through this new partnership we intend to be one of the major driving forces in digital business,” said DCIenable President Gary Economo “In an increasing competitive business environment, companies are choosing to outsource the infrastructure and operation of web-based initiatives in order to focus on their core business. Major telecommunications companies are rapidly responding to their customer needs by partnering with leading e-business solution providers like DCIenable, DIAGNOS and Advanced Data Center (ADC).”
“We are excited by the prospect of now being able to provide a broad array of complete end-to-end e- business solutions to BellSouth customers and to other major clients through this new partnership,” said ADC President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Hood, citing incredible synergies and huge potential for marketing to the BellSouth VIP customer base.
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About DIAGNOS
DIAGNOS Inc., an international company with offices in Europe, Canada, and the United States, develops and markets proprietary advanced knowledge extraction solutions that allow intelligent analysis of text, numerical and image databases. DIAGNOS is the only known developer of multimedia mining technology. The company’s unique software tools were developed over a ten year period by a team of scientists at Lyon University II led by Dr. Djamel Zighed, the chief technology officer. The company provides customer relationship management (CRM), health and advanced e-learning solutions for the telecommunications, education, financial services and health care markets. For further information visit www.diagnos.ca.
About DCIenable
DCIenable Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dynasty Components Inc. (TSE:DCI) is a leading e-business solutions provider dedicated to enabling clients to use the power of the Web to drive productivity and profitability. The DCIenable suite of integrated e-business solutions provides clients with all the elements needed for implementing an effective e-business strategy, including: Web/portal development and marketing, integration and professional services, e-payment solutions, ASP services, logistics management and e-Learning. DCIenable delivers customized solutions and offers a seamless, one-stop shop with one point of accountability. DCIenable headquarters is in Ottawa, Ontario. For further information visit www.dcienable.com.
About Advanced Data Center (ADC)
Advanced Data Center Inc. is the BellSouth Telecommunications ‘Value Integration Partner’ that provides a full range of data management and Internet products/services – that combines BellSouth’s advanced Internet network, including the dedication of its highly secure and state-of-the-art Data Center in Miami, Florida with ADC’s customized data services and private network capabilities to assist companies to utilize the Internet for comprehensive e-business solutions.
BellSouth provides ADC with the substantial marketplace for its current business activities. BellSouth serves more than 41 million customers in 20 countries. The company provides, on its wire line network, local, long distance and network access services for voice communications, digital and data services, wirless, cellular, cable and digital TV services.
For additional information:
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(514) 906-2602 (613) 599-5570 (786) 777-0000
Andre Larente Rick Tachuk Michael Hood
President, DIAGNOS Vice-President, DCIenable President, ADC
andre.larente@DIAGNOS.ca rick.tachuk@dcienable.com m.hood@adcnap.com
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