Action Technologies and UWI.Com Join Forces to Combine Web-based Workflow and Internet Forms.ALAMEDA Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1998-- ActionWorks(TM) Metro, Leading Web-based Workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. Software for Knowledge Workers, Now Tuned to Save Time and Money for Forms-Intensive Enterprises Action Technologies, Inc., the leader in Web-based workflow and work management software for knowledge workers, today announced a partnership with UWI UWI University of the West Indies UWI Unique Well Identifier UWI Unisoft Wares, Inc. UWI Unattended Windows Installer UWI Unified Workforce Intelligence .Com, a pioneer in Web-based business forms. Action Technologies' ActionWorks(TM) Metro, the Web-based workflow software suite, now incorporates UWI.Com's InternetForms, allowing customers to cut costs and time in routing, processing, and storing documents. Everything from simple purchase orders and fill-in applications to lengthy procedures and complex reports requiring review and collaborative input can travel quickly and smoothly among designated employees and departments in even the largest organizations. Key opportunities for Web-based management of processes requiring precision forms that create accurate, trackable records exist in the government, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , insurance, and health care markets. The Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource of the U.S. Department of Defense is currently deploying an ActionWorks Metro/UWI.Com solution. ActionWorks Metro integrates the whole spectrum of work in the enterprise, from clerical and structured tasks to knowledge interactions involving change and judgement. This integration of Web-based work management and InternetForms technology, combined with marketing teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. between the two companies, will help both Action Technologies and UWI.Com address the growing demand for Web-based workflow solutions in large enterprises, such as government and financial organizations. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. David Yockelson of the META Group Inc., "Organizations building second generation intranets require additional facilities to enable process management as well as effective information distribution. Web-based work management, in conjunction with Internet-native forms, play an important role in helping to streamline formerly paper-intensive processes while creating the potential for dramatic cost savings." The Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. reports that businesses spend more than $120 billion annually processing paper forms. InternetForms can be completed and submitted on a desktop computer, eliminating costly paper-based steps such as printing, manual processing, and the warehousing or scanning and archiving of completed forms. Unlike online forms created in hypertext markup language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". (HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. ), the language used for publishing on the Web, UWI.Com's InternetForms have passed stringent federal requirements for precision, including clarity to color-blind col·or·blind or col·or-blind adj. 1. Partially or totally unable to distinguish certain colors. 2. a. Not subject to racial prejudices. b. users, that are vital to the health care and insurance industries as well as government organizations. ActionWorks Metro is the only Web-based workflow and work management solution specifically designed to manage the complex interactions of knowledge workers -- today's primary source of new revenue generation and competitive advantage. Metro enables companies to implement, manage, and constantly improve processes in the more structured back office, while also improving best practices and facilitating the team projects, spontaneous spontaneous /spon·ta·ne·ous/ (spon-ta´ne-us) 1. voluntary; instinctive. 2. occurring without external influence. spontaneous having no apparent external cause. interactions, and ad-hoc tasks that make up "front-line" knowledge worker activity. Unlike traditional workflow, Metro applications provide users with freedom to respond to the unpredictable, exercise judgment, and show initiative while maintaining complete process integrity, tracking, and reporting. "We're seeing increasing numbers of large organizations migrating to the Internet to help them implement core business processes that cross enterprise boundaries" said Rodrigo Flores Rodrigo Flores Álvarez (born 23 August 1913, Santiago; died 17 January 2007, Santiago) was a Chilean engineer and chess master.[1] The Chess Player Flores was Chilean Champion eleven times in 1931, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1961, and 1965. , vice president of product management of Action Technologies. "By combining ActionWorks Metro and UWI.Com's InternetForms, we can bring these customers unprecedented levels of process auditability while reducing the total cost of ownership compared to paper-based methods." UWI.Com actively sought this partnership with Action Technologies after researching ways to bring a more comprehensive solution to its customers. "Our briefings with analysts confirmed that Action's Web-based work management product is fully evolved when compared to other Web-based solutions," said Eric Jordan, president and 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 UWI.Com. "By joining forces with Action Technologies, we merge two successful solutions, and we can offer superior routing and workflow in addition to our proven forms capabilities." About UWI.Com UWI.Com is a pioneer and leader in the Internet forms software industry. The company's InternetForms System allows organizations to move their business forms to the Internet, thereby saving time and money. UWI.Com. UWI.Com recently unveiled XFDL XFDL Extensible Forms Description Language , an open XML-based protocol for describing forms. Global 2000 and public sector clients, including the U.S. Department of Defense, have deployed InternetForms. UWI.Com's partners include such companies as VeriSign, Datakey, and Intelligent Environments. Interested parties may learn more about UWI.Com and its products through the company's Web site at www.uwi.com or by calling 1-888/517-2675. About Action Technologies Action is the leading provider of Web-based workflow and work management software for knowledge workers. The ActionWorks(TM) system, anchored by ActionWorks(TM) Metro, the leading Web-based workflow software, allows organizations to rapidly develop collaborative business applications that enhance the mission-critical efforts of skilled professionals, working together to deliver products and services to demanding clients. Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., Action sells its products worldwide through a direct sales force as well as through systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. , VARs, and distributors. Action's European Support Center, Work Management Europe, provides dedicated support for Action's products in Europe. Additional information and product demonstrations are available on Action's Web site at http://www.actiontech.com, or contact Customer Relations at 510/521-6190. Note to Editors: ActionWorks is a trademark of Action Technologies, Inc. All other company and product names are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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