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Capgemini & iRise Bring User Experience into Focus Through Visualization
Alliance looks to cut up to 50% of user experience design time
NEW YORK and EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Aug. 28, 2006 — Capgemini
U.S. LLC (Capgemini), entity of the Capgemini Group, one of the world's
foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, and
iRise®, the world's leading application definition software company, today
announced an alliance agreement and plans to integrate iRise's suite of
visualization tools into Capgemini's Rapid Design and Visualization (RDV)
Labs. Capgemini will use iRise's software to help its clients lay out critical
path options at the start of engagements and bring products to market faster.
"Organizations can no longer survive on price and feature differentiation alone. The next era of competition will involve experience-based differentiation," said Kevin Schwartz, vice president in Capgemini's consulting services organization. "iRise has defined the standard for visualizing robust user-centered solutions. Using iRise in our RDV Labs can help our customers shave up to 50% off their design and development time, while greatly improving overall quality, completeness, and buy-in from business and IT stakeholders. Simulations with iRise also improve our ability to deliver projects in a distributed, global manner and can readily be deployed for real-time user testing. Our clients will find the combination of iRise's technology and its unique application in Capgemini's RDV Labs to be much more than the sum of its parts."
iRise helps business and IT staff work together to simulate new applications,
such as websites, intranets and advanced enterprise software. Taking the
place of stacks of written specifications, flow charts and screenshot mockups,
the simulations are created through a simple drag-and-drop environment where
users can arrange and link features ranging from simple login screens to
dynamic calculation-based displays. Visualizing the user interface —
before a single line of code is written or schematic is drawn — drastically
reduces re-work time, stakeholder conflicts and ultimately time to market.
"Fortune 500 executives walk out of Capgemini's RDV Labs saying 'problem
solved,'" said Sherrick Murdoff, vice president of business development
and global alliances for iRise. "Integrating iRise into the process ensures
those executives leave the lab earlier than they ever thought."
Capgemini's RDV Labs and methodologies incorporate rapid visualization and
interaction, helping to bring clarity to mission-critical business systems
before development begins. The Lab reduces complexity in every phase of
a program, employing user-centered design techniques to validate detailed
requirements. This methodology drives user participation in the design process,
reducing the risk of unmet user expectations, late delivery and cost overruns.
About The Capgemini Group
Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of Consulting, Technology
and Outsourcing services, has a unique way of working with its clients,
which it calls the Collaborative Business Experience. Through commitment
to mutual success and the achievement of tangible value, Capgemini helps
businesses implement growth strategies, leverage technology, and thrive
through the power of collaboration. Capgemini employs approximately 61,000
people worldwide and reported 2005 global revenues of 6,954 million euros.
More information about individual service lines, offices and research is
available at www.capgemini.com.
About iRise
iRise® is dedicated to bridging the communication gap between business and
IT by improving the process of defining software. Global corporations like
Agilent, CNA, CSAA, Health Net, Sprint, SunTrust and Wachovia use its market
leading application definition platform to get requirements right - the
first time. iRise application simulations cut rework costs, accelerate time
to market and reduce the risks associated with global development on mission-critical
business systems initiatives. Unlike text-based requirements, visual iRise
simulations are unambiguous and enforce specifications that ensure the needs
of the business are clearly understood and met. iRise simulations can be
built by business experts and used in a collaborative global model to quickly
iterate on stakeholder requirements with business people, dramatically improving
project success. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., iRise is backed by
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and has sales offices across North America.
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iRise is a registered trademark of iRise. All other companies and products
mentioned are trademarks and property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Jonathan Blank
Capgemini
(917) 934-8842
jonathan.blank@capgemini.com
Carla A. Schlemminger
iRise
(415) 772-0827
carlas@irise.com
Lindsay Scalisi
Access Communications
(415) 844-6217
lscalisi@accesspr.com
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