AlphaCONNECT To Launch Knowledge Management Suite; Product Will Be Showcased in Comdex Microsoft Partner Pavilion.SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1998--AlphaCONNECT(R), a division of Alpha Microsystems Alpha Microsystems is a computer company founded in 1977 by Dick Wilcox and Bob Hitchcock. The first Alpha Micro computer was based upon the WD16 microprocessor chip from Western Digital. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on NM:ALMI ALMI Application Level Multicast Infrastructure ALMI Automated Listing and Mapping Instrument (US Census Bureau) ), today announced plans to unveil a new, innovative software suite targeting the "enterprise" marketplace. The AlphaCONNECT(R) Knowledge Management Suite, a solutions set which has been in development for nearly a year, will include software and consulting services that incorporate a number of sophisticated technologies to assist companies in making informed business decisions through the use of efficient harvesting, organization, analysis and data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. . The company will be showcasing this powerful technology in space MS-17 inside the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Partner Pavilion at the Comdex Enterprise Show in San Francisco, September 8th to the 10th. "There has been a tremendous amount of activity recently in the knowledge management marketplace," commented Alpha Microsystems' chairman 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. , Douglas J. Tullio. "Everyone from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IBM) to Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) has been actively seeking knowledge management solutions to bolster their leadership position in this key area of enterprise, evidenced by their recent acquisitions of Knowledge X technology and Junglee, respectively. We are pleased that the evolution of our technology has positioned us to benefit from this knowledge management demand." According to Alpha Microsystems' vice president of marketing, Denny Michael, the AlphaCONNECT(R) Knowledge Management Suite, which comprises advanced corporate portal technologies for intranets and extranets to web-based search-and-compile database products, will be demonstrated throughout the upcoming Comdex Enterprise Show. Pricing for this suite of technology components is based on size and complexity of the Enterprise and consulting arrangements. Shipment of the software suite will begin mid-September. In conjunction with the launch of the AlphaCONNECT(R) Knowledge Management Suite, Alpha Microsystems will roll out a new web site in the next few weeks to promote the new suite of enterprise solutions. The "Knowledge" web site will provide demonstrations of the various suite components, white papers, various industry analyst reports and viewpoints, as well as answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQs). Interested parties are encouraged to visit the AlphaCONNECT(R) web site at www.alphaconnect.com for further details. "Initial input from our extensive beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the programs regarding the scope and value of our new Knowledge Management Suite has been positive," said Michael. "From our various business relationships, we compiled a cache of industry specifications to use as the basis for the development of the AlphaCONNECT(R) Knowledge Management Suite. This valuable industry information coupled with our technology and Internet expertise has produced a suite of products that will allow organizations of all sizes and industry segments to make faster, more informed business decisions and provide them with a competitive edge." Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use. AlphaCONNECT(R), a division of Santa Ana, California-based Alpha Microsystems offers powerful foundation technologies for business intelligence software serving the Internet, intranet, corporate-information technology and software development markets. Both the company and its independent vendor partners use AlphaCONNECT(R) to create award-winning business-to-business and consumer-based products. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.alphaconnect.com. Certain statements in this press release, including statements that shipment of the AlphaCONNECT Knowledge Management suite will begin mid-September and the Knowledge web site will be rolled out in the coming weeks are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including (i) whether the company's products will be commercially successful or technically advanced due to the rapid improvements in computer technology and resulting product obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. , (ii) the company's ability to manage risks associated with its Internet operating strategies, (iii) changes in the company's operating strategy and capital expenditure plans and (iv) the company's ability to manage its expenses commensurate to its revenues and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
CONTACT: Alpha Microsystems, Santa Ana
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