WESTPORT, Conn., May 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Westport Software Group, Inc., the value leader in Enterprise Incentive Management (EIM) since 1994, today unveiled CATS(r) EIM On-Demand(tm). This new offering is a hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that significantly extends the power of the 6th generation CATS 2005 EIM Platform. It also enables mid-to-large size organizations and enterprise business units to benefit from a world-class EIM solution on a subscription basis.
"Westport Software's CATS EIM On-Demand(tm) makes the capabilities of the industrial-strength CATS EIM Platform available to mid-to-large sized companies and enterprise business units that could not afford an EIM solution before. It also now becomes accessible to organizations who wish to avoid the need to install and maintain sophisticated database applications.
"Just like many Fortune 1000 companies using CATS EIM today, these organizations can now align their incentive compensation systems with their business goals to dramatically maximize revenue and profitability," said John Laurino, CEO of Westport Software.
CATS(r) EIM On-Demand
CATS EIM On-Demand delivers all the advantages of the industry's value leading CATS EIM Platform to organizations with as few as 50+ payees. It provides them with rapid deployment, flexibility, efficiency, security and reliability at 50 to 75 percent below the cost of an on-premise enterprise implementation. Customers can select from a variety of on-demand reporting and work flow functionality options, via the web-based CATS Portal, according to their unique business requirements.
The CATS EIM On-Demand solution offers a high level of security by providing a dedicated pair of servers for each customer. Customers also get the benefit of scaleable performance and high-availability access to the CATS application.
Upgrades and maintenance are included and entirely transparent to end-users. The on-demand framework gives customers full access to all modules in CATS 2005 EIM-Enterprise Edition-Designed Enabled Version of the software including the CATS Administrator, Designer and Modeling modules. By accelerating the analysis and reporting process to increase incentive to sales, the CATS Modeling module provides sales, marketing and finance executives with the analytical capabilities and strategic insight required to drive sales performance, revenue and profitability.
CATS EIM On-Demand provides:
Dedicated computing technology in an on-demand environment.
Proven CATS architecture for comprehensive, extensible EIM.
Efficiency and flexibility in an end-to-end solution for long-term success.
Industry-leading service and maintenance from the experts in EIM.
Utility Benefits include:
Affordability: 50 to 70 percent below the cost of an on-premise enterprise implementation
Increased efficiencies, reduced operating costs and immediate ROI.
Best-in-class implementation deployment time and process.
Completely outsourced infrastructure and support services that achieve measurable business benefits more quickly and with lower implementation and operational risk.
Latest functional release guaranteed: Automatic inclusion of complete system maintenance as well as feature, function and capability upgrades, eliminate internal resource time and expense, while insuring that customers are always on the latest release.
Guaranteed high availability, security and minimal downtime.