US Unwired Selects Corio Applications on Demand(TM)
SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Corio, Inc. (http://www.corio.com/press ), a leading enterprise application service provider, today announced that US Unwired has chosen Corio Applications on Demand(TM). US Unwired is already a Corio Onsite(TM) customer and will also deploy Corio Applications on Demand(TM) to upgrade its ERP applications.
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US Unwired is a network partner of Sprint with the exclusive right to provide PCS services under the Sprint(R) and Sprint PCS(R) brand names in all or portions of 14 states with a population of approximately 17.6 million residents. US Unwired, one of the largest PCS Affiliates of Sprint, services over 650,000 customers.
US Unwired has chosen the Corio Onsite(TM) delivery model enabling them to leverage their existing data center and infrastructure assets. US Unwired will deploy Corio Applications on Demand(TM) at their own site, and application services will be administered 24 x 7 through Corio’s global network of Application Management Centers (AMC). In addition, Corio will upgrade US Unwired’s tier-one enterprise applications to current release levels.
Corio Applications on Demand(TM) is a service that delivers enterprise applications from leading software vendors. Customers gain improved operational efficiency, ‘pay-as-you-go’ economics, and high reliability backed by service level guarantees. The Corio Applications on Demand(TM) platform and the Corio Onsite(TM) delivery model are available for a monthly fee.
“Corio provides us with a reliable, cost effective application management solution,” said Jerry Vaughn, CFO at US Unwired. “We are confident in Corio Applications on Demand(TM).”
“Corio Onsite(TM) enables US Unwired to deploy software as a service in their own data center,” said John Ottman, executive vice president of Worldwide Markets at Corio. “Through Corio Applications on Demand(TM) they gain an upgrade as well as reliable and secure management of their ERP application.”
About Corio, Inc.
Corio, Inc. is a leading enterprise application service provider (ASP). Corio Applications on Demand(TM) is a service that delivers enterprise applications from leading software vendors for a monthly fee. Corio provides infrastructure, applications management, professional services and Corio iSRVCE technology resource management (TRM) software. Corio guarantees system reliability through service level agreements (SLA’s) and allows customers to ‘pay-as-you-go,’ minimizing expensive upfront project costs, improving return on investment (ROI) and reducing IT cost overall. Additional information about Corio is available at http://www.corio.com/ .
About US Unwired
US Unwired Inc., headquartered in Lake Charles, La., holds direct or indirect ownership interests in five PCS affiliates of Sprint: Louisiana Unwired, Texas Unwired, Georgia PCS, IWO Holdings and Gulf Coast Wireless. Through Louisiana Unwired, Texas Unwired, Georgia PCS and IWO Holdings, US Unwired is authorized to build, operate and manage wireless mobility communications network products and services under the Sprint brand name in 68 markets, currently serving over 650,000 PCS customers. US Unwired’s PCS territory includes all or portions of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. US Unwired is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board exchange under the symbol “UNWR.” Additional information about US Unwired is available at http://www.usunwired.com/ .
Corio(R), iSRVCE(R) and SRVCE(R) are registered trademarks of Corio, Inc. Applications on Demand(TM) is a trademark of Corio, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
CORIO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Matters discussed in this release involving expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, intentions, future events or strategies are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are made under their safe-harbor provisions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Forward-looking statements herein include statements regarding the services to be provided by Corio to US Unwired, the deployment and administration of the services, the benefits of Corio’s relationship with US Unwired to Corio and US Unwired, and the benefits of Corio’s services to customers generally. Some of the specific factors that may cause actual results to differ include: the fact that Corio operates in a relatively new industry with a rapidly-evolving business model, the fact that the structure of relationships may change and relationships may terminate, the fact that services related to information technology can be challenging, and Corio’s ability to adapt its services for rapidly changing and complex technology and to different requirements. Additional risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected are discussed in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website ( http://www.sec.gov/ ). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. Corio undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, and Corio shall have no duty to update statements made herein.
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