PRINCETON, N.J., June 8, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Level 8 Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:LVEL) today announced it has signed a reseller agreement with Genesis Technology Group, Inc., a Reston, Virginia company focusing on Homeland Security and Government. Under the reseller agreement, Genesis will add CICERO, Level 8's groundbreaking enterprise application integration solution, to its Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), specifically targeting Homeland Security and related initiatives. Government agencies can now easily acquire CICERO directly through Genesis.
Genesis is a leading provider of end-to-end technology and management consulting services to Government and corporations, offering more than 30,000 IT-related products and services in the following areas:
* Information Technology, Investment & Risk Management
* Electronic Business, Hosting and ASP Services
* Systems Integration & Architecture
* Change and Knowledge Management
* Information Assurance & Security
"We see the immediate benefits of CICERO for our clients and are excited to make it available to our broad customer base," said Genesis' Chairman & CEO, P.F. Thomas. "Unlike anything else available to our customers today, CICERO rapidly facilitates integration of diverse applications and business processes and transforms enterprise applications, whether they are running on mainframes, mid-tier servers or even client workstations, into sophisticated, standards-based Web Services."
CICERO consolidates key technical advances and delivers substantial business value to any application integration effort, including CRM, ERP, M&A and other business critical initiatives. Key features include:
* Faster ROI, usually within 3-6 months
* Rapid integration without modifying applications or underlying code
* Automation and integration of diverse applications and business processes
* Support for core Web services standards (WSDL, ebXML/UDDI, SOAP, XML, etc.)
* Enhanced server side capabilities
* Voice enablement of legacy applications (traditional CTI/IVR and VoiceXML)
* Integration of Internet-driven self-service customer care with call center agent desktops
CICERO runs transparently on client or server, significantly extending the functionality of traditional middleware, portals and other application integration approaches. CICERO speeds deployment of J2EE application servers (BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Oracle 10g, Sun Java System, etc.) and Microsoft's .NET Web Services solutions, enabling faster, more cost effective and feature-rich implementation of these mission critical initiatives.
"CICERO's unique business value has been demonstrated in the Fortune 200. Our innovative products and integration services, together with Genesis Technology Group's expertise and broad customer base, are a great partnership. CICERO will enable more companies and government agencies to deploy new solutions in less time and at lower cost from their current portfolios of applications, business processes, and emerging technologies," said Tony Pizi, Chairman and CEO of Level 8 Systems. "Agency restructuring, M&A, CRM, portals and Web Services, and other large application integration and Homeland Security initiatives can be implemented faster and with less technical and business risk than with alternative approaches."
About Level 8 Systems
Level 8 Systems, Inc. is a global provider of high-performance, productivity-enhancing application integration software solutions that enable companies to extend the life, flexibility and operational effectiveness of their mission critical IT investments, substantially improve IT portfolio ROI and more efficiently maximize the business value of complex business systems in use throughout the enterprise. Level 8's breakthrough technologies, products and services assist leading companies in diverse industries such as financial services, government, healthcare, contact center and business process outsourcers, energy, communications, utilities, media, travel and hospitality, transportation, manufacturing and retail.
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