Airtuit Launches Partnership Program for Enterprise System Integrators; New Partners Represent BlueMoon Wireless Integration Software Nationwide.Business Editors & Technology Writers KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 Airtuit, the leading provider of Universal Application Integration Software, has added two key partners in the launch of its Enterprise System Integrator (ESI (Edge Side Includes) A markup language for Web pages that enables elements of a Web page to be dynamically assembled in servers distributed throughout the Internet. ) Partnership Program. By offering BlueMoon Software as a tool designed to help enterprises wirelessly extend their back end systems, ClientSoft of Miami, and The Revere Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc. as a city 1914. Group of Deerfield, Illinois Deerfield is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. A portion of the village is in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,420 at the 2000 census. It is one of the predominant suburbs that make up Chicago's North Shore region. are strengthening their leadership positions in their respective marketplace. Airtuit's ESI Partnership Program is a comprehensive program designed to support third party groups in developing, promoting and selling wireless applications and services using Airtuit's software. The program includes marketing, sales and technical initiatives along with training and discounted engineering services. Each ESI is required to pass a certification process to qualify. About ClientSoft: ClientSoft is a leading provider of e-business solutions that leverage an enterprise's existing investment in host-based applications. ClientSoft's proven solutions and rapid implementation helps increase productivity and profitability by linking mainframe and AS/400 applications data into new e-business initiatives. Simply put, they provide the quickest, safest, most reliable and cost-effective ways to enable core business to conduct e-business. Now with Airtuit as a solid wireless partner, ClientSoft is able to strengthen its wireless portfolio of products to accommodate the next generation of business needs. ClientSoft has been in the business of providing e-business solutions for legacy systems since 1987. ClientSoft offers e-solutions that open the door to all the benefits of today's client/server, Internet and wireless technologies. Clients include Fortune 1000 companies, universities and government entities: ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. , Allied Insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Consultec, CSC Logic, Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance , The Farmers Insurance Group, First Health, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. , Motorola and Trustmark Insurance. ClientSoft is privately held and headquartered in Miami, FL. "We considered partnering with several companies that could help us advance our wireless technology and expand our market. Airtuit provided the best technology with the best support. Airtuit impressed us with their product and their customer focus. That means that we can implement world-class solutions with confidence that our combined efforts will exceed our customers expectations," said Hugh Raiford, Vice President of ClientSoft. About The Revere Group: The Revere Group provides a broad-base of technology and process business consulting, with specific skills in integrating buy-side, sell-side, and enterprise operations for their clients. The company has a history rooted in providing e-business and enterprise solutions, with specific expertise in delivering services in Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Application Services See ASP and Web services. , Supply Chain Management, IT Strategy, Program Management Office, and Change Management. Founded in 1992, The Revere Group has close to 400 employees and is headquartered near Chicago in Deerfield, Illinois and also has offices in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, and Milwaukee. By providing a wireless component through Airtuit, The Revere Group is extending enterprise applications that will result in increased productivity and streamlined operational efficiencies. "Wireless technology is very much on the minds of most enterprises. They realize that staying competitive means continuing on a path of streamlined efficiencies. At this point in the game, after downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing and business process re-engineering See reengineering. (business) Business Process Re-engineering - (BPR) Any radical change in the way in which an organisation performs its business activities. BPR involves a fundamental re-think of the business processes followed by a redesign of business activities to , most gains in efficiency are being found in implementing technology, and wirelessly extending critical data makes the most sense for improved business processes. We're excited to be in Airtuit's ESI partner program. It allows us to offer the best technology to our clients at the best price," said Michael Amiot, Vice President--Advanced Technologies, The Revere Group. About BlueMoon: Airtuit recently released BlueMoon 3.0 at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando. Based on Java and an XML-based language, BlueMoon 3.0 is a middleware application server and development tool for wirelessly extending enterprise data to any mobile device over any network. BlueMoon software supports delivery of dynamic content such as company databases, Internets, intranets, and extranets to any mobile device. BlueMoon Studio -- Rapid Application Development Tool BlueMoon Studio is a Rapid Application Tool (RAD) tool that incorporates powerful features to help IT departments or developers design, build, and test wireless applications for the BlueMoon Application Server. The program contains tools for developing wireless applications, shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. that ease application development and integration with Java to provide the robust environment developers need. New features include: -- Built-in custom emulators that provide convenience in allowing developers to write a BlueMoon application and view a realistic representation of the output as seen on an actual device. -- Built-in templates that provide quick start functionality. The ready-to-use application framework helps developers get up and running with BlueMoon in just minutes. Developers can easily modify field names and the data source to customize applications. -- Support for all TCP/IP networks including wireless LAN, CDMA, GSM, CDPD, IMODE and others providing a high level of independence from specific carriers. BlueMoon Application Server Once an application is built with BlueMoon Studio, it resides on the BlueMoon Application Server, which takes back-end enterprise data and renders it appropriately for any mobile device. BlueMoon is carefully designed to handle such limitations as screen size and wireless navigation. Features include: -- Improved BlueMoon email makes navigation easier to use. Email functionality includes the ability to read, send, reply and sort incoming and outgoing corporate email. Supports Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. . -- True device independence using XML-compliant markup language markup language Standard text-encoding system consisting of a set of symbols inserted in a text document to control its structure, formatting, or the relationship among its parts. The most widely used markup languages are SGML, HTML, and XML. and device adaptor technology -- Development flexibility through embedded server-side scripting Server-side scripting is a web server technology in which a user's request is fulfilled by running a script directly on the web server to generate dynamic HTML pages. It is usually used to provide interactive web sites that interface to databases or other data stores. -- Integration of language-independent business logic -- Support of voice-enabled wireless applications -- Functionality for SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. notification and alerts -- Optimized HTTP Server The software that services HTTP requests, which is the protocol of the Web. The term may refer only to the HTTP services in the Web server, or the term can be used as a synonym for "Web server." See Web server and HTTP. for higher performance -- In-memory session management for performance or database session management for scalability As the trend toward mobility continues in the workplace, corporations are turning to system integrators to help them gain access to critical enterprise information such as customer information, inventory lists, product specifications, and to develop the company's wireless strategy. Groups that will benefit from wirelessly extending their enterprise systems include: -- Field sales personnel for pricing and product information (part numbers, availability etc), customer information, calendar, competitor information, and fulfillment schedules -- Field service technicians for pricing and product information, scheduling, technical documentation, and email. -- Business executives for key financial indicators, stock prices or relevant Web content, and e-mail -- Truck drivers/delivery personnel for shipment routing, driver allocation, and load management -- Customers for access to account and product information. About Airtuit Airtuit, the leading provider of Universal Application Integration Software, offers software products that wirelessly extend enterprise systems for mobile work forces. Airtuit lists such Fortune 1000 companies as Northwestern Corporation Northwestern Corporation is a bulk vending machine company in Morris, Illinois. It was founded in 1909 by Emerson A. Bolen as Northwestern Novelty Company. The 60, Northwestern's bulk vender, began being marketed in 1960. , Qwest Communications, Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Chemical Company is a United States based chemical company, engaged in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastics and fibers. Eastman has 16 manufacturing sites in 10 countries, supplying its products throughout the world. , and Landstar Systems as customers. The delivery of Software Powered Mobility for the enterprise can be made across any network, on any existing enterprise system, via any wireless device. The company is privately held and headquartered in Knoxville, TN. For more information, please visit www.airtuit.com. |
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