ACTIV-e Solutions Unveils Innovative ZERO-RISK Computing Concept.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2001 ACTIV-e Solutions, the area's fastest growing Application Service Provider (ASP) and Citrix(R) Platinum Partner, today announced their innovative "ZERO-RISK Computing" offering. By leveraging its core competencies in Citrix(R), Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. (R) and Microsoft(R) within an exciting new concept called ZERO-RISK Computing, ACTIV-e is making it easier and safer for clients and software vendors to deploy web-enabled applications over the Internet. "ZERO-RISK Computing is not a buzzword A term that refers to the latest technology or a term that sounds catchy. If not a flash in the pan, new technologies become mainstream. For example, Java was a hot buzzword in the 1990s, but should remain a major topic for decades. . It's a discipline created by ACTIV-e that provides an unequaled level of stability to create a risk-free ASP solution from beginning to end," stated Tony DePaul Tony DePaul is the current writer of the Lee Falk created adventure comic strip The Phantom, which is read by millions of people every day in newspapers around the globe. DePaul has been writing the newspaper strip since Falk died in 1999. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ACTIV-e Solutions. "ZERO-RISK Computing is possible because of a unique combination of mission-critical elements that only ACTIV-e offers. These include an expertise in ASP, Bandwidth management/support and our strategic partnerships with Citrix and UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for ." The ZERO-RISK Computing concept is based upon two important components. First, ACTIV-e Solutions offers its unique "Proof-of-Concept" pre-installation process that allows the client to test an application's performance, scalability and resource requirements The components of a system that are required by software or hardware. It refers to resources that have finite limits such as memory and disk. In a PC, it may also refer to the resources required to install a new peripheral device, namely IRQs, DMA channels, I/O addresses and memory in a controlled environment. Thus, clients can see a demonstration using their own data prior to making major investment decisions. Once proven, ACTIV-e implements the fully tested application and backs it up with an unparalleled Service Level Agreement (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ) supported by UUNET, thereby creating a totally risk-free, reliable solution. About ACTIV-e Solutions ACTIV-e Solutions, headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, PA, co-locates with UUNET to host business and productivity software applications via the Internet. Its asp1source(TM) suite of managed services provides robust, high-availability hosting services and software solutions. A Citrix Authorized Platinum Reseller and Citrix Authorized Learning Center, ACTIV-e specializes in the use of Citrix technology for high-speed access to Windows NT(R) and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). business applications. ACTIV-e is a Microsoft(R) Certified Solution Provider and an authorized reseller for Cisco, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Exabyte, NetReality, Packeteer, Sun Microsystems, and Wyse. For more information visit www.activ-e.com or call Richard Huffman at 888/621-5495 ext. 3307. |
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