ACTA Announces Support for IBM MQSeries; Real-time Access to Information-rich Data Provides Extended Enterprise Essential Insight For B2B eCommerce.Business Editors/High-tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 Acta Technology, Inc., today announced that Acta's patented ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. data caching caching - cache technology will be used in conjunction with IBM's MQSeries(1). Acta will develop an interface enabling Acta's eCache suite of packaged data applications to provide real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. access to the rich, "heavy data" typically located in ERP systems that support the MQSeries interface. "As our rapidly growing list of enterprise customers move their business to an eBusiness, they require the tools to expand their business processes and data to their business partners," said Phil Brotherton, Acta's VP of Marketing. "By creating an adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. to the MQSeries, we've extended our reach to data located in a very broad range of enterprise back-office systems." The Acta eCommerce Data Platform and eCache application for MQSeries Acta's eCache application for MQSeries enables companies to rapidly access the information-rich back-office data (heavy data) essential for business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) eCommerce. The eCache application allows access to information from a wide variety of data sources, as IBM's MQSeries offers support of more than 35 platforms -- expanding the integration of applications, systems, and data for their extended enterprises. Heavy data -- the detailed, historical and other information (e.g., order status, inventory, product availability, year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. purchases, open invoices, related early-payment incentives, etc.) that is locked away in back-office systems -- enables business partners to make real-time decisions on purchases. The extended enterprise needs frequent, real-time access to all types of pre- pre- word element [L.], before (in time or space). pre- pref. 1. Earlier; before; prior to: prenatal. 2. and post-order information. The Acta eCommerce Data Platform and suite of eCaches enable the rapid delivery of data essential for B2B eCommerce, and prepare companies for the most data-intensive environments. Making Enterprise Data Ready for B2B eCommerce Back-office systems were designed to process transactions, not to carry out the heavy demands of providing content-rich data to the extended enterprise. Additionally, in the Internet Economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. , businesses must use new business channels Business channels are TV channels that concentrate on business news. List of channels
Real B2B eCommerce requires data from all enterprise sources -- and they need it in real-time. Making data eCommerce-ready allows enterprises to realize the full benefits of B2B eCommerce by sharing their heavy data with their extended enterprise. "Acta will work with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) to improve the information flow for customers," said Bill Reedy reed·y adj. reed·i·er, reed·i·est 1. Full of reeds. 2. Made of reeds. 3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: , Vice President of Marketing, Business Integration, IBM Software Solutions. "The combination of Acta's eCaches and MQSeries will provide real-time access to a broad range of enterprise information -- without impacting the performance of their back-end systems." Combining MQSeries real-time, scalable integration with multiple back-office systems and Acta's ability to rapidly deliver frequently requested heavy data, customers will have industrial-strength access to the information they need for B2B eCommerce. "Our eCache application for MQSeries allows B2B enterprises to share data across their extended enterprise without sacrificing the performance of their back-office systems," said Bob Hagenau, VP of Product Development at Acta. "This integration to MQSeries data greatly expands the value our customers obtain with eCaches." Under the terms of the agreement, Acta will develop an adapter for MQSeries. This adapter will allow Acta's eCaches to intelligently provide real-time access to a wide variety of data sources. MQSeries provides support to over 35 platforms. Acta eCaches provide rapid and scalable access to back-office data by extracting and staging that data in XML-enabled caches. Much like the caches that accommodate heavy demand for Web content on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , eCaches allow companies to provide rapid, click-speed response times to serve the multitude of customers and vendors who request back-office information via the Web. About IBM MQSeries IBM MQSeries, the most widely used message-queuing software on the market, enables users to exchange information between applications across more than 35 different platforms, from mainframes to PCs. This award-winning software enables business integration throughout the enterprise, allowing companies to maximize e-business opportunities by leveraging existing resources to improve speed-to-market and anticipate IT changes as their business changes. IBM's Business Integration with MQSeries family of products, which includes IBM's MQSeries, MQSeries Integrator Extensions to IBM's MQSeries from New Era of Networks, Inc., acquired by Sybase in 2001. As the predecessor to e-Biz Integrator, also developed by New Era of Networks, it adds routing and formatting to IBM's messaging transport system. and MQSeries Workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. , addresses the critical areas of IT management: messaging, application and information integration and business process automation. For more information on MQSeries, visit http://www.ibm.com/software/ts/mqseries/. About Acta Technology, Inc. The Acta eCommerce Data Platform is the first and only solution designed to make enterprise data B2B eCommerce-ready across all channels in the networked economy. With Acta's highly scalable data platform, enterprises can maintain a real-time, online dialogue with customers and partners -- providing them the critical information they need for transactions and business analysis. Acta partners with leading vendors offering enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP), front-end eCommerce, and eAnalytic solutions. The company's 140+ customers include IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, Shell, Monsanto, and other leaders in the Global 1000. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Acta has international offices in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Stockholm, the Netherlands, and Zurich. Sales and partnership inquiries should be directed to Acta's toll-free phone number 1-888-613-3282. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.acta.com. Notes to Editors: Acta and eCache are trademarks of Acta Technology, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. (1) Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. |
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