Acta and Allaire Bring Greater Amount of Business Communication Online for the Extended Enterprise; Joint Solution Rapidly Turns Any Enterprise Into a B2B Site.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000 Acta Technology, Inc., which offers the first and only data platform designed to make enterprise data eCommerce-ready for all channels in the networked economy, and Allaire Corporation Allaire Corporation was a computer software company founded by Jeremy and JJ Allaire in Minnesota, later headquartered in Cambridge, then Newton, Massachusetts. It commenced operations in May of 1995, had its initial public offering on NASDAQ (trading as ALLR) in January 1999, and (Nasdaq:ALLR), a leading provider of 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 software and services for companies building their businesses on the Web, announced today that they are integrating the two companies' technologies to bring a wide range of businesses quickly to the 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 ) market. This integration connects the Acta eCommerce Data Platform with Allaire ColdFusion, the industry-leading Web application server used by more than 3,500 companies worldwide. Through this partnership, companies striving to put their businesses online will have both the front-office and back-office tools necessary to rapidly create successful B2B eCommerce sites. As part of the partnership agreement, the two companies are jointly developing tighter integration between the Acta eCommerce Data Platform and Allaire ColdFusion. Among the benefits of the tighter integration are decreased time-to-deployment and less customization. The expected availability of the joint solution is Summer 2000. Putting more critical B2B communication online Acta addresses a problem that many companies are just beginning to encounter as they implement their B2B programs: back-office systems that are not designed to meet the data demands of B2B eCommerce. Acta has created the first eCommerce data platform, a combination of a real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. server and packaged eCaches that contain both the data and associated business logic -- allowing for rapid access to both 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. and historical information from a variety of back-office systems. Acta's new data platform gives businesses a true enterprise-wide solution for all their B2B data needs. With the use of Allaire ColdFusion in cooperation with Acta's technology, Allaire's global client base will enjoy the power of Acta's first-to-market platform for delivery of heavy, back-office data essential for both direct eCommerce and eMarketplaces. Acta is a recognized leader in the movement of complex data from 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. ) systems. Allaire ColdFusion helps e-business companies that are using Acta's technology to bring systems that weren't originally programmed for e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. onto the Web quickly and without expensive implementation costs or hardware purchases. "Both companies have recently announced that they are committed to bringing a greater amount of critical business-to-business interaction and communication online," said Scott Hicar, Senior Director of Worldwide IT at Maxtor Corporation (Nasdaq:MXTR), a leading supplier of storage solutions and joint customer of Acta and Allaire. "Maxtor plans to use Allaire's Web application server with the Acta platform making our enterprise resource assets eCommerce-ready." "Allaire customers want best-of-breed solutions to help them compete in B2B environments, but cannot always bring data from the back office to the Web -- a crucial component for successful B2B sites," said Jeremy Allaire In 1995 Jeremy D. Allaire co-founded Allaire Corporation with his brother JJ Allaire, creating the web development tool Cold Fusion. When Macromedia acquired Allaire in March 2001, Jeremy became Chief Technology Officer. , co-founder and chief technology officer of Allaire. "This partnership will enable Allaire customers to bring data not developed for the Internet to the Web faster and more cost-efficiently than ever before." "Allaire has clear leadership and presence among a wide range of businesses around the globe," said Carol Mills Baldwin, 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. and president of Acta. "Today's announcement signals the availability of the Acta eCommerce Data Platform to an impressive range of companies that are selecting Allaire's easy-to-implement and robust tools for B2B eCommerce." Without rapid access to heavy data, B2B remains offline The partnership represents the merger of two corporate visions that are strikingly similar. The Allaire product line and the Acta platform were both launched on the premise that the true benefits and efficiencies of eCommerce can be realized only by bringing a greater amount of existing business interactions online. A recent poll by Survey.com, a leading research firm, reveals that purchasing managers A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company. -- the people responsible for B2B procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. -- are generally dissatisfied dis·sat·is·fied adj. Feeling or exhibiting a lack of contentment or satisfaction. dis·sat  is·fied with their online purchasing experience of strategic goods. Purchasing managers said they would rather use the telephone for such goods, the procurement of which often requires frequent requests for pre and post-order information. About Allaire Allaire Corporation is a leading provider of Internet software products and services for companies building their businesses on the Web. Supported by a community of 450,000 developers and global network partners, the Allaire Business Platform enables tens of thousands of companies worldwide to seize seize v. To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions. new business opportunities by creating eCommerce content management, customer service and business automation systems. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Allaire has offices in Europe and Asia Pacific and can be found on the World Wide Web at www.allaire.com. About Acta Technology, Inc. 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 (ERP), front-end eCommerce and eAnalytic solutions. The company's 140+ customers include 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) , 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 888/613-3282. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.acta.com. |
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