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June 9, 2008
ActiveBatch® Live: Microsoft TechEd 2008 IT Professionals Booth# 1015
ActiveBatch Enterprise Job Scheduling and Management Solution live at Microsoft TechEd 2008 IT Professionals
Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, Florida - June 10-13, 2008 - Bronze Sponsor

June 8, 2008
ActiveBatch® Live:
HP Technology Forum 2008 Booth# 748
ActiveBatch Enterprise Job Scheduling and Management Solution live at HP Technology Forum 2008
Mandalay Bay Convention Center - Las Vegas, Nevada - June 16-19, 2008

April 25, 2008
ActiveBatch® Enterprise Job Scheduler is Selected by Children's Hospital of Omaha to Facilitate Communication Between Source Systems
Managed Care Outlook / The Insider's Business Briefing on Managed Healthcare Volume 21, Number 8 - April 15, 2008

April 22, 2008
ActiveBatch® Job Scheduler Keeps The Hits Coming for Groove Mobile (Now LiveWire Mobile)
Groove Mobile (Now LiveWire Mobile) Finds ActiveBatch Can Match Demanding Tempo Of Global Music Marketplace; Over 60 Systems Now Managed, with Dozens More On the Way

March 11, 2008
ActiveBatch® Enterprise Job Scheduling Solution chosen by world s largest materials engineering society for easy scalability and more...
World’s Largest Materials Engineering Society Chooses ActiveBatch To Maximize Value Of Its Community Web Sites ActiveBatch to Manage SQL Server Tasks, Run Crystal Reports; Solution Chosen for Its Easy Scalability as Society Ramps Up to 90+ Community Sites

February 12, 2008
ActiveBatch® Enterprise Job Scheduler is Potent Remedy for Hospital-Wide Data Warehouse
ActiveBatch Job Scheduler Becomes First-Ever Automation Solution for Children’s Hospital Of Omaha, Managing Data Processing Tasks For Everything from Patient Care and Operational Efficiency to Decision Support and Accounting

January 16, 2008
ActiveBatch® 6.0 Service Pack 2 with z/OS support has been released
ASCI Announces Service Pack 2 For ActiveBatch® 6.0, Offering z/OS Job Support, Broader Functionality Within Non-Windows Systems

November 12, 2007
ActiveBatch Enterprise Job Scheduling Software found to be "A Job Scheduler for the Ages" by GRIDtoday
More than a Job Scheduler

November 12, 2007
ActiveBatch Enterprise Job Scheduling Software makes your job easier, one tool at a time states Redmondmag
If you're looking for a scripting solution that helps you design and maintain workflows, ActiveBatch will get the job done for you. That's especially true if you have a mixed server environment, as it supports Windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX and OpenVMS.

October 9, 2007
ActiveBatch V6 Enterprise Job Scheduling Software Offers Direct Support For Crystal Reports®, 64-Bit Solaris/Linux Systems
New Execution Agents, Crystal Reports Job Library Expand Job Scheduling Platform’s Support For Latest Enterprise Computing Environments

October 2, 2007
ActiveBatch® Answers Dutch Yellow Pages Publisher’s Call for Improved Service Levels, Exceptional Product Support:
Cross-Platform Job Scheduler Helps Company Shift to Window-Centric Environment While Also Increasing Efficiency; Points-Based Licensing Reduces Operational Costs

September 21, 2007
ActiveBatch cross-platform enterprise job scheduler solution improves service levels with exceptional product support for Truvo Nederland BV
Cross-Platform Job Scheduler helps company shift to Window-Centric Environment while also increasing efficiency; points-based licensing reduces operational costs

June 27, 2007
2007 Microsoft TechEd and HP Technology Forum Expo iPhone Giveaway Winners
Announcing the winners of the 2007 Microsoft TechEd and HP Technology Forum Expo iPhone Giveaway.

June 27, 2007
ActiveBatch® Job Scheduler Quadruples Portfolio Processing Capacity For Danish Bank:
Jyske Bank Turns to ActiveBatch to Enable Multi-Server Job Execution Environment; Solution Removes System Wait Time, Reduces Errors and IT Man-Hours!

June 13, 2007
ActiveBatch job scheduling solution deployed by Union Bank of California
ActiveBatch job scheduling solution deployed by Union Bank of CA to reduce planning staff and help desk calls, as well as inventory, cycle time and processing time.

June 4, 2007
ActiveBatch Version 6 offers robust capabilites for easier workflow integration of SSIS, DTS, SQLBlock, and more
ActiveBatch Version 6 Now Offers Scriptless Scehduling with a Robust Job Library including SQL Server integrated workflows, Log-in Protected “Virtual Root" access and more!

June 1, 2007
ActiveBatch® Real Time Job Scheduling Has Big Payoff at eCount:
Event based Job Triggers, High Availability helps Leading Corporate Prepaid Services Provider Stay Ahead of its Competition!

May 21, 2007
ActiveBatch Job Scheduler Quadruples Portfolio Processing Capacity For Danish Bank
ActiveBatch job scheduling software enables multi-server job execution environment, removes system wait time, reduces errors and IT man-hours

May 17, 2007
ActiveBatch 6.0's new tools make its good job scheduling software better
Of all ActiveBatch 6.0 features, the new built-in job library is the one that will not only save you time in your day-to-day work, but it will also decrease your learning curve so you can get up and running faster.

March 14, 2007
ActiveBatch V6 job scheduling software puts greater focus on audit compliance
ActiveBatch upgrade puts greater focus on audit compliance

March 6, 2007
ActiveBatch job scheduling software automates transactions for Trilogy Global Advisors
Leading IT Job Scheduling Software Helps Wall Street Firm to Manage Funds

February 27, 2007
ActiveBatch V6 job scheduling software addresses enterprise needs for control and accountability
Industry’s Most Versatile Job Scheduling Platform Now Offers Log-in Protected “Virtual Root” for Departments, Teams and Business Groups; New Audit/Control Features Added

February 27, 2007
Real-time job scheduler gets updated
More control over workflows, the ability to build more flexibility into processes, and remote access to the system

January 17, 2007
ActiveBatch Version 5 Service Pack 5 is now available for download
SP5 is available for download

January 8, 2007
ActiveBatch Enterprise Job Scheduling software solution supports Microsoft VISTA
Advanced Systems Concepts popular batch processing and job scheduling software solution for enterprise use, fully supports the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.

December 1, 2006
ActiveBatch scheduling software implemented to augment the Lawson ERP solution
Phoenix Children's Hospital implements ActiveBatch Job Scheduling software to augment the Lawson ERP solution

August 8, 2006
ActiveBatch job scheduler automates enterprise applications for Phoenix Children’s Hospital
ActiveBatch gives Phoenix Choldren's Hospital, southwest's largest children's hospital, consistent processing results plus monitoring of all enterprise management applications.

June 9, 2006
ActiveBatch Web Services Interface Introduced for V5
ActiveBatch Web Services Programmatic Interface allows access to ActiveBatch from Windows and Non Windows Users.

June 1, 2006
ActiveBatch job scheduling software eliminates manual errors for OSF
OSF HealthPlans eliminates manual errors in batch and claims processing with Advanced Systems Concepts' ActiveBatch Job Scheduler. Learn how OSF reduced errors by 70%

June 1, 2006
Reduce error rates with job scheduling
OSF Healthcare Systems gains accuracy and timeliness in processing claims, billing statements and enrollments

March 28, 2006
Your Network at Your Fingertips
ActiveBatch 5.0 helps you reliably coordinate job execution on Windows, Linux, Unix and OpenVMS systems. Most importantly, it reduces scheduling to a single point across a wide range of operating systems, platforms and even applications. You can set up jobs to be triggered by events, data, traditional date and time scheduling or simply on-demand. ActiveBatch 5.0 is a true enterprise-level job scheduler.

March 28, 2006
ActiveBatch Job Scheduler steals the MVP award achieving an overall score of 9.6/10!
ActiveBatch V5 Recognized for Excellence with Most Valuable Product Award from Redmond Magazine, receiving an overall product rating score of 9.6 on a scale of 10!

February 21, 2006
XLNT Version 4 Scripting and Command Language for Windows 2003 is released
Advanced Systems Concepts Debuts XLNT Command/Scripting Language V4, Featuring Support for Active Directory Commands. Powerful, easy to use programming language simplifies administration of Windows systems; new version includes multiple upgrades to shorten development time.

February 7, 2006
Comprehensive job scheduler for Whataburger generates real-time sales information
South's favorite burger chain implements ASCI's ActiveBatch data processing system; benefits include near real-time sales information from all 475 stores.

January 24, 2006
Oracle Backend Support for ActiveBatch V5 Announced
Gives Oracle users ability to quickly implement and manage ActiveBatch without additional resources or training.

January 10, 2006
OSF HealthPlans Heals its Job Scheduling challenges with ActiveBatch
Job Scheduling and Management Software reduces manual error rates, improves on-time service levels for midwest health insurance provider.

January 3, 2006
Job Scheduling Software synchronizes production plans for Cypress Semiconductor
"ActiveBatch 'did everything we wanted. We needed something that could talk to both UNIX and Windows NT and be interoperable, and we got that with ActiveBatch.'" --Rob Price, Cypress Semiconductor. ActiveBatch the enterprise job scheduler "enabled Cypress to cut its planning department by half, its inventory by 30 percent, and cycle time by 10 percent. Cypress no longer needs live operators scheduling jobs 24 hours a day."

November 7, 2005
ActiveBatch deftly juggles Windows jobs
"ActiveBatch, a real enterprise-level job scheduler...The Job Scheduling solution's highest mark is for its capability to automate a complex workflow of jobs between any number of disparate systems against different operating systems and provide visual confirmation of job execution statuses in one view. The capability to alert based on performance is another boon."

August 16, 2005
RemoteSHADOW Support For HP Integrity OpenVMS Servers
For Enterprises Choosing HP’s Most Popular Server Line for Their OpenVMS Applications, ASCI Assures Continued Reliable Data Replication.

June 28, 2005
Advanced Systems Concepts' New ActiveBatch Web Server Version 5 Makes Batch Processing Management Easier Via Internet
New Version Supports Latest ActiveBatch Features Including Ability to Review Daily Activity, Job Instance History; Access Filters Keep Customer's Object Information Private.

June 6, 2005
Enterprises Discover ASCI's Wireless Client for BlackBerry Devices Is Effective, Proven Method for Managing Batch Processing Systems
Advanced Systems Concepts' ActiveBatch Wireless ClientTM Enables IT Admins To Analyze and Correct Batch System Issues from Any Location Worldwide

May 24, 2005
Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. Announces ActiveBatch V5 Support For Microsoft 64-Bit Operating Systems
ASCI's Leading Job Scheduling/Management Application Verified for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; AMD and Intel EMT 64-Bit Processors Supported.

May 16, 2005
Review: ActiveBatch 5
"If you're looking for an enterprise-level product that can take that automation and extend it across an entire network of computers featuring heterogeneous operating systems, you need to look at a product like ActiveBatch."

February 14, 2005
New Scheduler Handles the Whole Batch
"ActiveBatch is a sophisticated scheduler that can manage the most demanding batch jobs across an enterprise."

February 9, 2005
ActiveBatch: Multi-O/S Job Scheduling and Triggering
Features for ActiveBatch V5, the multi O/S Job Scheduling and Triggering solution.

January 31, 2005
Innovative New ActiveBatch Version 5 Addresses Emerging Real-Time Batch Processing Needs
Enterprise-Class Product from Advanced Systems Concepts Designed for Fast-Moving Environments; Solution Leverages Windows/UNIX Technologies to Improve Integration.

July 27, 2004
Texas Financial Software Developer Creates AS400-Style Job Scheduling in Windows 2003 Using ActiveBatch
Firm's Municipal, State Customers Get Efficiency of Win 2003, Scheduling Capability of Mid-Range Computers; Developer Says Solution Delivers 99% of AS400 Functionality.

July 13, 2004
Advanced Systems Concepts Announces Worldwide Capability For ActiveBatch Wireless Client
New Client for Java-Based RIM BlackBerry Wireless Handheld Devices Allows Global Remote Interface with ActiveBatch Job Scheduling and Management System.

May 10, 2004
Advanced Systems Concepts Announces Plans For ActiveBatch V4 Support Of New Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit, AMD Opteron Processor-based Products
64-Bit Solutions from Microsoft and AMD will Together Provide New Level of Speed, Performance For ASCI's Leading Job Scheduling and Management System.

May 7, 2004
Sylvan Learning Systems - Online Higher Education Selects ActiveBatch To Manage Data Processing Jobs
"Sylvan Learning Systems - Online Higher Education Selects ActiveBatch To Improve Data Processing Efficiency Across All its Institutions"

February 25, 2004
Arizona FCU Implements ActiveBatch
Arizona Federal Credit Union has taken a sophisticated job-scheduling application and customized it to allow its IT staff to begin to monitor and control the complex goings-on within the CU's burgeoning IT infrastructure in ways never before possible.

February 1, 2004
Task Scheduling Beyond Windows
"ActiveBatch is a comprehensive job scheduler that can run in a Windows environment or interact with other scheduled jobs running in heterogeneous environments. The latter is where ActiveBatch really shines."

February 1, 2004
AIA: Multiplatform Enterprise Scheduling Makes Company More Competitive
"Cypress Semiconductor...has realized a significant ROI from using...ActiveBatch for cross-platform, distributed job automation and process management. Cypress turned to Advanced Systems to provide robust process scheduling for its planning systems."

December 1, 2003
E-Commentary - Light Out? No. Lights Dimmer? Yes.
ActiveBatch manages all this, tracking each job, monitoring its status and handling exception conditions..."With this system, we don't require intervention from any IT people to run IT jobs anymore -- that's a big advantage for us."

October 29, 2003
Making Batch Scheduling Easier
ActiveBatch is "very easy and intuitive to get around even if you've used it only once," according to Equitable Life Insurance of Canada

October 1, 2003
Cypress Semiconductor Achieves Positive ROI by Using ActiveBatch from Advanced Systems Concepts for Efficient Process Scheduling
Multi Platform enterprise scheduling makes Cypress more competitive.

August 1, 2003
Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. Announces ActiveBatch Support For Linux On IBM pSeries Servers
New Execution Agent for Leading Job Scheduling and Management System Further Broadens Range of Possible Platforms.

May 19, 2003
Phenomenal Job Management
"Phenomenal Job Management...It can be used to create complex job execution and management systems that are superbly integrated with Windows, as well as executing and managing jobs on the other supported platforms."

April 21, 2003
Job Scheduling Software Also Reduces Manual Errors
"We..needed an application that would perform repetitive tasks in an integrated environment. Job Scheduling Software also reduces manual errors."

April 16, 2003
Job Scheduling and Management
"Designed for MS Windows XP/2000/NT, Unix, and Open VMS systems, ActiveBatch offers batch processing control and management and scalable job execution across a variety of software platforms."

March 1, 2003
It's Not Just a Job, It's Your Business
"But your managers and schedulers...must see the big picture in order to handle the influx and constant movement of jobs in the field. That's what Advanced Systems Concepts has in mind with its updated ActiveBatch Version 4 job-scheduling and management application."

November 1, 2001
Ministers of Information
"...by using remote shadowing software from Advanced Systems Concepts, the company could restart business within an hour of the failure at their Manhattan site."

November 29, 1999
Save Admin Time with Scripting
This little marvel of technology allows you to plug in scripting engines so that you can script with a language that you know, rather than having to go through the pains of learning VBScript or JScript.

October 18, 1999
Recovery Strategies Take Center Stage
Read the Information Week article "Recovery Strategies Take Center Stage" and learn how one large Canadian company shadows their data over 500 miles in realtime using RemoteSHADOW.

June 30, 1998
Bob's XLNT Adventure
What I find most interesting about the software is its collection of commands. I'm not talking about simple ports of useful VMS commands, but full-featured utilities that outperform many of NT's built-in and resource kit utilities.