| COVANSYS AND CMI PARTNER TO PROVIDE
AGRICULTURE DATA SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS
Agribusiness Data Exchange Will Revolutionize How Ag Retailers,
Distributors and Manufacturers Share Critical Business Information
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and EWING, N.J. (July 1, 2004) -- Covansys
Corporation (Nasdaq: CVNSE), a global consulting and technology
services company, today announced that they have formed a strategic
partnership with Comprehensive Marketing Inc. (CMI) to offer data
acquisition and application solutions to the Agriculture industry.
The partnership has already generated a new product concept, designed
to revolutionize how Ag retailers, distributors and manufacturers
share critical business information. The Agribusiness Data Exchange
(ADE) will allow Ag industry players to share high quality industry
standard data in a cost effective manner. ADE will provide a framework
for compliance of current and future regulatory requirements and
other channel initiatives. ADE will provide value in production
planning, ordering, inventory management, and sales reporting and
reconciliation.
“In creating this partnership and working together, Covansys
and CMI have leveraged their individual strengths and integrated
their tools for data collection and validation to complete the
vertical data model, providing an industry solution that creates
value at all levels of the marketplace,” said Steve Hendrix,
director of sales, Covansys. “ADE will provide an opportunity
to confirm and validate product movement within the supply chain,
which is a major step towards a fully operational ‘track
and trace’ vision.”
“Our goal is to create an industry solution that provides
benefits far beyond traditional sales reporting for marketing programs,
including valuable tools and reports for each channel partner -
to allow collaborative information sharing and required reporting” said
Mike Ames, vice president of CMI. “By partnering with Covansys,
we are able to provide a compelling solution to the Animal Health
and Agricultural industries.”
ADE will also enable each channel partner to report information
or data, in a number of formats, which will then be provided to
manufacturers. The flexibility of ADE will tear down technological
roadblocks, while providing value to each channel partner.
About Covansys
Headquartered in Michigan, Covansys Corporation (Nasdaq: CVNSE)
is a global consulting and technology services company specializing
in industry-specific solutions, strategic outsourcing and integration
services. Clients gain competitive advantage by leveraging our
unique on-site, offsite, offshore delivery capability to achieve
rapid deployment, world-class quality and reduced costs. A leader
in the public sector market, Covansys is also known for application
maintenance and development outsourcing in the healthcare, financial
services, retail and distribution, manufacturing, telecommunications,
and high-tech industries. Founded in 1985, with over 5,100 employees
worldwide, Covansys was one of the first U.S.-based IT services
companies to establish offshore facilities in India, and is a
pioneer in seamlessly integrating offshore capabilities into
its offerings. Two of the company's three wholly owned development
centers in India are assessed at Level 5 in SEI CMM®. All
three are ISO 9001:2000 certified and assessed at Level 5 in
PCMM®. Covansys was named one of the leading IT companies
for state and local governments in 2002, 2003 and 2004 by Washington
Technology magazine, and one of the top 100 solution providers
in 2004 by VARBusiness magazine. Visit our web site: www.covansys.com.
About CMI
Headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, Comprehensive Marketing Inc.
is a privately held corporation, providing services to the Agribusiness
community since 1988. CMI specializes in providing industry specific
data management and data integration services critical to providing
high quality data in support of direct marketing campaigns, product
logistics, and regulatory reporting requirements. With the introduction
of its RetailRemote® suite of services in August 2000, CMI solidified
its position as the industry leader in the development of data
collection and validation applications serving the GM seed marketplace.
CMI is widely recognized for its ability to work with and collect
information at all levels within the Agribusiness distribution
channel, including independent distribution and retail organizations
for seed, chemical and animal health products. Visit our web
site at: www.compmktg.com
RetailRemote is a registered service mark of Comprehensive Marketing,
Inc.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Laura Livingstone
Senior Communications Director
Covansys Corp.
401-457-8514
llivings@covansys.com
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