AlphaBlox Corporation Announces AlphaBlox Analysis Suite, eBusiness Edition.Business Editors/Technology Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000 Latest Release of AlphaBlox Analysis Suite Enables Organizations to Build eBusiness Communities and Maximize eBusiness Relationships AlphaBlox Corporation, provider of the industry's first open, Web-based platform for delivering analytical applications that optimize eBusiness efficiency, today announced new capabilities and functional enhancements in AlphaBlox Analysis Suite that enable leading business to business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) exchanges to deliver analytical applications that provide personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. information and analysis internally to corporate users, and outside the corporate firewall to customers, partners, and suppliers. By leveraging the eBusiness edition of the Analysis Suite, B2B exchanges can leverage transaction-based information to deliver value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to customers, partners, and suppliers. "The eBusiness edition of Analysis Suite will let us enhance our existing eCommerce solutions by providing analytical insight into the transactions that have been generated through our exchange platform for insurance distribution," said Frederick W. Rook rook, term used for a common Eurasian bird (genus Corvus) of the family Corvidae (Crow family), smaller than the American crow. The jackdaw is a European species of the genus. Rooks nest in large colonies, whence the term rookery. , Ph.D., executive vice president of product development and operations at ChannelPoint. "With AlphaBlox it is possible for us to expand our capabilities and maximize the value of our platform for the insurance industry." "Only Analysis Suite provides eBusinesses with the capability to deliver personalized analytical applications through firewalls and enable fully interactive applications across the Internet," said Michael Skok, founder 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 AlphaBlox Corporation. "The collaboration functionality in Analysis Suite enables our customers to share and analyze information with internal users, and create eBusiness communities by collaborating with customers, partners and vendors anywhere inside or outside the corporation." Companies struggling to deliver relevant information and applications to external audiences must overcome traditional barriers such as security restrictions, network bandwidth constraints, and browser limitations. AlphaBlox eBlox(tm) technology already enables a single application to be dynamically deployed in multiple browser formats such as 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. , interactive HTML, Java applets A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. , and Excel, without any coding or modification to the application. New advancements in the eBusiness edition overcome network or browser limitations by enabling unparalleled analytics and full interactivity to be delivered in the zero-client HTML format. Analysis Suite also offers a robust external security model that can leverage Web-server security and supports SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. . With its new capabilities, AlphaBlox helps corporations create eCommunities by eliminating the traditional barriers to delivering business-critical analytical applications to users outside the corporate firewall. "For Internet exchanges See IXP and NAP. to mature, interacting businesses will need applications that permit numerous users - in different job roles and likely in different companies - to transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting business based on analytically driven information," said Bob Moran, research vice president, Decision Support Research, of Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. . "With the eBusiness edition of Analysis Suite, AlphaBlox can provide members of B2B exchanges with the ability to filter, analyze, present and drill into eBusiness information and send it to everyone who needs it, regardless of whether they reside inside or outside the firewall." Pricing and Availability AlphaBlox Analysis Suite is now shipping through AlphaBlox Corporation. Contact AlphaBlox by calling 1-888-BLOXNOW or 1-650-526-1700, or Email info@alphablox.com. Third party solution providers may request additional information by calling AlphaBlox or Email partners@alphablox.com. About AlphaBlox AlphaBlox Corporation provides the industry's only 100% Web-based platform for delivering analytical applications that optimize eBusiness efficiencies. With AlphaBlox, companies can share and analyze information with customers, partners, and suppliers to build eBusiness communities, foster more profitable eBusiness relationships, and improve business performance. Leveraging AlphaBlox's unique "building Blox(tm)" approach customers and partners can quickly assemble and deploy a variety of customized analytical applications for measuring and improving eBusiness operations, financial performance, customer/product profitability, distribution channels, and the supply chain. Leading organizations such as Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (IPA: /'dɔɪ.tʃə/[1]) (ISIN: DE0005140008, NYSE: DB) (English: German Bank Securities, AT&T, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Hewlett Packard, Toyota Motor Company, and ChannelPoint rely on AlphaBlox solutions to turn their information assets into strategic advantage. Additional information on AlphaBlox Corporation and its products can be obtained by calling 888/256-9669 or via the company's web site at www.alphablox.com. AlphaBlox is a trademark of AlphaBlox Corporation. |
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