Active Software and HP Offer Cross-Application Process-Management Solutions.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999-- HP and Active Software Announce ActiveWorks Integration System as Integration Platform for Changengine Active Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASWX), a leading provider of eBusiness integration software, and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ), provider of HP Changengine business-process management system, today announced an alliance to offer cross-application process-management solutions. By integrating Active Software's ActiveWorks(TM) Integration System with HP's Changengine, the two companies will deliver business-process solutions that span application boundaries, thereby helping customers better automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. and manage their day-to-day eBusiness operations. HP and Active Software will develop a Changengine adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. that will provide the connection between Changengine and ActiveWorks, equipping e·quip tr.v. e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips 1. a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. b. customers with a comprehensive Enterprise Integration (EI) solution. The combined EI solution will create a seamless flow of information between Changengine business processes and the broad scope of applications the ActiveWorks platform supports, including SAP R/3, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Clarify, Vantive and Kenan. "Companies across all industries are realizing that they need to deploy business-process solutions that cross application boundaries if they are to reduce operational costs, deliver better customer service and accelerate time-to-market for services and programs," said John Morrell,director, Business Development, Active Software. "The Changengine and ActiveWorks solution enables customers to quickly design and implement a flexible system for business-process management that is integrated with the various applications that reside within and outside the enterprise." The HP Changengine and Active Software Solution The META Group estimates that the average Fortune 1000 company maintains 49 distinct enterprise applications and spends from one-quarter to one-third of its total IT budget on integration-related efforts. By integrating disparate applications with ActiveWorks, information can be quickly and cost-effectively delivered to Changengine and then transferred to multiple applications to manage the business processes. For example, most organizations today have extensive support programs to ensure customer success. The support cycle within an organization can be viewed as a business process because it typically involves sharing information stored in multiple front- and back-office applications. Using the HP Changengine and Active Software solution, the entire business process can be managed and optimized across the enterprise. Additionally, once a process has been defined and deployed in the system, it must be flexible and adaptable a·dapt·a·ble adj. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. a·dapt  a·bil to meet changing organizational needs. Using the HP Changengine and Active Software solution, the process can be modified easily and re-deployed quickly. "Our alliance with Active Software reinforces our commitment to providing customers a complete process-management solution that is dynamic and can leverage their existing enterprise application investments," said Mike Shaw
Mike Shaw , worldwide product marketing manager, for Changengine, at HP's Communication Industry Business Unit. "Implementing process management solutions based on ActiveWorks will allow our customers to react to and rapidly embrace changes in their businesses with minimum impact on their IT systems." "We chose Active Software because of the speed with which they can integrate existing applications," said Shaw. "This speed is tied to the number of pre-built adapters they support and the development environment Active Software provides for creating new adapters. These attributes fit well with what we are trying to achieve with Changengine -- fast creation of process-based solutions." ActiveWorks Integration System The ActiveWorks Integration System allows customers to seamlessly integrate the packaged, custom, 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 , database and legacy applications that implement their mission-critical business processes across and beyond their enterprise. ActiveWorks supports specific eBusiness integration solutions for major markets, such as telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , 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. , customer service and 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. , in addition to providing a platform to solve the general integration challenge. HP Changengine HP Changengine enterprise process management is based on HP technology that enables automation and management of business processes across applications and organizations, within and beyond the enterprise. HP Changengine enables enterprise users and business partners to adapt to changing business demands by dynamically modifying business processes, independent of underlying applications and technologies, providing 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. management of the business environment. Information about HP Changengine can be found at http://www.hp.com/go/changengine. Pricing and Availability The HP Changengine and Active Software solution is slated to be available in the fourth quarter of 1999, and can be licensed directly from HP. Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing computing - computer and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of electronic services. HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments. HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. Active Software Founded in 1995, Active Software is a leading provider of eBusiness integration software products that enable the integration of enterprise software applications within and across the extended enterprise. Active Software has more than 130 customers in industries such as telecommunications, 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. , government, technology, utilities, distribution, manufacturing and transportation. Active Software's headquarters are in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.activesw.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, Active Software's limited operating history, potential fluctuations in operating results, the company's substantial dependence on its ActiveWorks software products, uncertainties regarding the impact of the Year 2000 issue, the company's need to expand its sales and distribution channels, and the uncertain market acceptance of eBusiness integration software products. These and other risk factors are described in detail in the company's prospectus dated August 12, 1999 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: The Active Software logo is a registered trademark and ActiveWorks and Active Software are trademarks of Active Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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