Acta's New B2B Data Server Now Available for Multiple Operating Platforms; ActaWorks 4.4 Significantly Expands Support for Industry-Leading Data Integration Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000 Acta Technology, Inc., the leader in 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 ) data integration, announced today the general availability of ActaWorks 4.4, the latest version of its award winning enterprise data server. ActaWorks 4.4 provides recent product and performance enhancements that previously were available only for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (under ActaWorks 4.3). Acta made the announcement at the eBusiness Conference and Expo in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The new product significantly expands support for the industry-leading provider of B2B data integration. With ActaWorks 4.4, businesses with Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Unix environments (HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , Sun Solaris, and 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) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. ) can all employ Acta's new enhancements for packaging and delivering the data essential for B2B eCommerce and business intelligence. Metadata and Multi-user Development Among the new features is a repository architecture that enables centralized metadata management and multi-user development. As businesses implement a data platform to support both internal and external access to enterprise data, the need to manage metadata from external and internal sources becomes critical -- and the need for multiple users increases. The addition of these new enhancements further solidifies Acta's leadership position in B2B data integration, a rapidly emerging component of B2B integration. Industry analysts have sized the data integration market at $15B (cumulative) by 2005 -- a market that is being driven by the growing need to provide information-rich data both inside and outside the extended enterprise. About Acta Technology The Acta eCommerce Data Platform is the first and only solution designed to make enterprise data eCommerce-ready for 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 (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. ), front-end eCommerce and eAnalytic solutions. The company's 160+ 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. |
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