Action Technologies Wins 1997 Industry Solution Award; Microsoft and IW Magazine Honor ActionWorkflow for Excellence in Structured Workflow.ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 1997--Action Technologies Inc., a leader in workflow and work management software, today announced that it has been awarded the 1997 Industry Solution Award (ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. ) for structured workflow. Microsoft and IW Magazine presented the ISAs at the Knowledge Management Expo, which concludes today. In the award-winning industry solution, ActionWorkflow, Action's client/server workflow software suite, based on the Microsoft BackOffice server Not to be confused with Back Orifice. Microsoft BackOffice Server was a family of bundled servers and operating system sold during the 1990s and early 2000s. It was based on Windows NT Server and was for use in branch operations and for small businesses. platform, was used by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), one of the nation's largest investor-owned gas and electric utilities, to develop an Engineering Drawing Change (EDC EDC See: Export Development Corp. ) work management application. The EDC work management application integrated various technologies including FileNET Mezzanine (formerly Saros Mezzanine) and computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive into a seamless workflow process. Winners were selected based on seven criteria. ActionWorkflow was selected in large part because the ActionWorkflow-based EDC work management application was able to deliver significant business benefit, such as reduced cycle time, that PG&E estimated would produce a net present value savings of millions of dollars. Scalability was another important factor. ActionWorkflow demonstrated the ability to handle tens of thousands of work-in-progress drawings during peak loads and scale to support 500 users. The application also showed tight and effective integration of workflow and document management as well as the flexibility in handling both structured and ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. work within the same process. Award Selection Committee Three finalists in each of four categories were selected by a preliminary judging panel of industry executives and then demonstrated their solutions at Knowledge Management Expo. The winners in Document Management, Imaging, Structured and Unstructured Workflow were chosen after the judges viewed their solutions onsite. The final judging panel included Ray Edwards Ray Edwards (born January 1, 1985 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American football player for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for Purdue University and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Vikings. , Apex Associates; Tom Dale Tom Dale is a fictional Liverpool bingo caller created and played by Peter Kay. He appears in the 'Eyes Down' episode of That Peter Kay Thing. Having no ambitions beyond the bingo hall, Tom is loved by his elderly clientelle (many of whom would love to go home to , CADscan; Elias Safdie, Cordis Group; and Bill Zoellick, CAPVentures. About Action Technologies Action Technologies Inc. is the premier provider of LAN- and Web-based workflow and work management software. Action offers a suite of software products including ready-to-run applications and business process and workflow automation See workflow. tools used for the rapid design, development and deployment of work management applications for knowledge workers across the extended enterprise. Headquartered in Alameda, Action sells its products worldwide through a direct sales force as well as through systems integrators, VARs and distributors. Action's European Support Center, Work Management Europe, provides dedicated support of Action's products in Europe. Additional information and product demonstrations are available on Action Technologies' Web site at http://www.actiontech.com or contact Customer Relations at 510/521-6190. -0- Note To Editors: ActionWorkflow is a registered trademark and ActionWorks is a trademark of Action Technologies Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Action Technologies Inc. Sumi SUMI Software Usability Measurement Inventory (measures software quality from the user's point of view) Shohara, 510/748-1045 sumi_shohara@actiontech.com or UpStart Communications Julie Criscenti-Heck, 510/420-7975 jheck@upstart.com |
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