Art Technology Group and Sun Microsystems Power Wireless Business-to-Business Solution.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000 ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant and Sun Strengthen Relationship by Delivering WAP-enabled Solutions Built on ATG Dynamo A family of e-commerce and CRM applications from Art Technology Group, Inc., Cambridge, MA (www.atg.com). Part of ATG's core marketing Adaptive Scenario Engine, Dynamo comprises a comprehensive set of Java-based products that enable an organization to deploy a fully-integrated customer (R) and Sun Solaris(TM) Operating Environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. Platform Art Technology Group, Inc. ("ATG") (Nasdaq:ARTG ARTG Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods ), today announced that it is working with Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. to deliver new WAP-enabled wireless customer relationship management solutions to global customers. In collaboration with MATERNA Information & Communications, one of Europe's leading systems integrators, ATG and Sun recently helped Schulte GmbH & Co KG deploy a multi-channel 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 ) eCommerce site based on the ATG Dynamo Product Suite for personalized e-Commerce and the Sun Solaris(TM) Operating Environment. Additionally, ATG has joined Sun's iForce(sm) Solution Set for Mobile Wireless Internet, announced today, which provides enterprises, content providers and service providers with a flexible and powerful infrastructure to create, deliver and manage wireless-enabled portals and services. The ATG Dynamo platform, in conjunction with the Solaris Operating Environment, provides companies with the flexibility and extensibility necessary to deploy true multi-channel eBusiness solutions. To survive today's fast-changing business environment, companies are required to provide multiple "touch points" for their customers, partners and suppliers whether it be through Web, email or, increasingly, a mobile phone. With ATG Dynamo, companies can leverage their existing infrastructure, business rules, customer data and content across all of these channels to increase their ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and improve their customer relationships. "ATG has been delivering online customer relationship management solutions for many years on the Sun(TM) platform," said Reed Hornberger, director of E-Commerce Market Development at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Today, ATG and Sun are working together to better meet the wireless needs of our joint customers. ATG is an industry leader in enabling customers to extend its eCommerce initiatives into the wireless world." "In today's mobile society, it has become increasingly important that companies reach out to customers using many different channels," said Joseph Chung, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , ATG. "Customers must be able to access information in whatever place and form they choose. ATG Dynamo provides companies with the platform necessary to meet their customer needs - fully leveraging the same business rules, content and customer information across all communication channels to drive rich customer relationships." Wireless Solutions for Customers MATERNA, a member of the ATG Solution Partner Program, is a leading developer of customer relationship solutions. MATERNA's expertise will allow organizations to take immediate action to develop and deploy wireless solutions that enable their customers and partners to conduct commerce anywhere and anytime with their mobile phone and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). . "Our customers want to be able to reach their customers wherever they are, not just when they are logged on to a land-based location," said Frank Ladwig, product marketing at MATERNA. "In developing the WAP-enabled solution for Schulte, we wanted to create a highly robust interactive relationship application that crosses multiple channels. By working closely with ATG and Sun, we were able to do just that." "With the integrated solution developed by MATERNA we can directly implement all of our activities and processes for our customers on the Internet. This saves us capacity and time and, at the same time, means greater customer satisfaction," said Frank Wiesenfeller, director of information technology at Schulte. About Art Technology Group Art Technology Group, Inc. is a leading provider of Internet customer relationship management and electronic commerce products and services. ATG offers an integrated suite of Java(TM) application server-based products and services, as well as related application development, integration and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . The ATG Dynamo(R) Product Suite enables Global 1000 enterprises, as well as new businesses using the Internet as their primary business channel, to understand, manage and build their online customer relationships and to more effectively market, sell and support their products and services over the Internet. The Dynamo solution is designed to provide businesses with the core platform and software tools required to develop and deploy personalized, scalable and reliable e-commerce Web sites. Dynamo is licensed to over 300 customers including 3M, BabyCenter, BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass Direct, Eastman Kodak, Informix, J. Crew, Network Solutions, Sun Microsystems and TheStreet.com. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass, with additional locations throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. Dynamo is a registered trademark of Art Technology Group, Inc.. Sun, Sun Microsystems and the Sun Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Important risk factors affecting ATG's business generally may be found in ATG's prospectus and in periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Risk factors related to the subject matter of this press release include the possibility that the Sun and ATG products will not be compatible, either now or in the future; that customers will encounter difficulties in implementing the two companies' software; that the wireless application will not function properly; that ATG will abandon support for the Sun system; unrealistic customer expectations; and the costs and risks associated with intellectual property infringement and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . ATG undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release. |
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