Action Technologies and PC DOCS sign software OEM agreement.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 1995--Action Technologies Inc., the leader in business process and workflow automation See workflow. software, and PC DOCS Inc., the leading enterprise document management company, today announced they have signed an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement in which PC DOCS will ship ActionWorkflow DocRoute as an enhancement to its DOCS OPEN document management system. PC DOCS and Action Technologies have tightly integrated PC DOCS' document management technology and Action's workflow technology Workflow technology is a new field of software products designed to improve the design of information systems. It involves use of workflow engine to execute models of processes. The models can be edited by persons not experienced in programming (e.g. to provide a complete enterprise workflow-enabled document management solution. DOCS OPEN utilizing ActionWorkflow DocRoute will be demonstrated at the AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. Conference at Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , April 11 - 13, in the Action booth No. 2018. PC DOCS is the first document management system that is fully compliant with the new Open Document Management API (text, standard) Open Document Management API - An open standard allowing desktop applications to interface with document management systems. http://activedoc.com. (ODMA (1) (Open Document Management API) A programming interface used to allow client programs to communicate with document management systems on a server. ) workflow specifications announced at AIIM 1995. Action is a member of the ODMA workflow committee, which authored the workflow specifications for the ODMA. The ODMA is a coalition of vendors working to provide a standard for low-cost connectivity between document management systems and desktop applications. Under the terms of the agreement, Action Technologies will license PC DOCS to resell the DocRoute workflow engine Workflow engine is a software application meant to manage and execute modeled business processes. It is a key component in workflow technology. It will typically make use of a database server. . PC DOCS will sell ActionWorkflow DocRoute directly and through its worldwide reseller channels. DOCS OPEN's current installed base is over 300,000 license users at over 2,500 customer sites worldwide. DOCS OPEN utilizing ActionWorkflow DocRoute provides customers with an enterprise document management system that is seamlessly integrated with automated routing and workflow capabilities. Now DOCS OPEN users have the ability to manage the lifecycle of documents and other work objects as they flow through the organization. The seamless integration of DOCS OPEN document management system and Action's patented workflow technology combines efficient business processes with version control, query services, security, intelligent routing, notification, and review and approval automation. This announcement marks the culmination of a one-year strategic partnership between the companies. PC DOCS and Action initially joined forces with the Team Action program, an Action partnership program in which select ISVs jointly develop and market workflow-enabled line-of-business applications. Pricing and Availability Action DocRoute is currently available through PC DOCS' reseller channel at a cost of $195 per user as an add-on to DOCS OPEN. -0- Note to Editors: 1995 Action Technologies Inc. ActionWorkflow, ActionWorkflow Analyst, ActionWorkflow Builder, ActionWorkflow Manager, and ActionWorkflow DocRoute are registered trademarks of Action Technologies Inc. All trademarks are property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Action Technologies Hinda Chalew, 510/521-6190 or PC DOCS Beth Parker, 904/942-3627 bethp@pcdocs.com or Blanc & Otus Nina Frank or Dana Larson, 415/512-0500 |
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