Attachmate Announces Siebel Validation; Attachmate Successfully Integrates Five Enterprise Products With Siebel eBusiness Applications.Business/High Tech Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 Attachmate(R) Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise presentation and application integration products and services, today announced that five Attachmate enterprise products have been validated by Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. to enable more efficient and seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of Siebel eBusiness Applications with customer back-office systems. Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. The Siebel Validation Program applies rigorous technical scrutiny to evaluate the integration of third-party solutions with Siebel eBusiness Applications. Integrations that meet the rigorous standards of Siebel Systems' testing criteria are validated and documented by the Siebel Alliance Program. The validated Attachmate solutions cover the back-end integration needs of 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) (R) and Unisys(R) host system users implementing Siebel eBusiness Applications 2000. Attachmate's validated server-based products include Attachmate Data Engine 1.0, e-Vantage(R) SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). for Unisys Mainframes 2.2.3, and e-Vantage HostPublishing System 2.41. Attachmate's validated client-based products include EXTRA!(R) Enterprise 2000 and INFOConnect(R) EXTRA! Office for Accessory Manager. Siebel eBusiness Applications enable multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple sales, marketing and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field reseller channels, retail and dealer networks. With this validation, enterprise customers of Siebel Systems and Attachmate can more efficiently access valuable legacy host data for customer-centric initiatives. As a result of this alliance, validated Attachmate solutions make legacy data readily available and accessible in Siebel eBusiness Applications by capturing and transforming the host data. The data can then be provided to Siebel eBusiness Applications via either dedicated or thin clients. Enterprises that already have Attachmate solutions can leverage their current investments by adopting Siebel eBusiness Applications as a means to extend the reach of their back-office systems to customer focused initiatives. "The validated integration of Siebel eBusiness Applications with Attachmate solutions delivers a combined package of both IBM and Unisys host integration," said Michael Straub, Alliances Technical Director at Siebel Systems. "By providing joint customers with compatible architectures, enterprise scope, and cutting-edge technology, we enhance an eBusiness' ability to build dynamic customer relationships." "Our Strategic Software Alliance partnership with Siebel Systems continues to provide our mutual enterprise customers with many advantages," said Larry Schuiski, Attachmate Senior VP, Products. "This solution combines the expertise of the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software with the strength of our experience in leveraging back-office systems on over 10 million desktops worldwide, providing the integration of enterprise solutions crucial to success in today's competitive eBusiness environment." Siebel Systems forms alliances with proven technology leaders to deliver tangible business benefits throughout the enterprise. By choosing Siebel eBusiness Applications and validated partner solutions, Siebel Systems' customers can pursue a best-of-class software acquisition strategy and quickly deploy the very best solution available. About Attachmate Attachmate Corporation accelerates the advantages of e-Business through the seamless integration of enterprise Back-Office information. The company's e-Vantage(R) products provide direct, two-way, real-time access to mainframes, AS/400(R), VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) A venerable family of 32-bit computers from HP (via Digital and Compaq) introduced in 1977 with the VAX-11/780. VAX models ranged from desktop units to mainframes all running the same VMS operating system, and VAXes could emulate PDP models (R) and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) systems, with centrally managed Java(TM), ActiveX(R), 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. , and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. desktop or server-based e-business applications. For nearly 20 years, Attachmate has solved business problems for 10 million users worldwide. With 80 offices in 30 countries, Attachmate's global infrastructure provides products, consulting services, support and strategic partnerships worldwide. Attachmate was named 1999's Best Large Company to Work For in Washington by Washington 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. Magazine. For more information about Attachmate(R) solutions, contact Attachmate worldwide headquarters in Bellevue, Washington Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U.S., across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle,[1] it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. , at either 425/644-4010 or http://www.attachmate.com/. (c)2001 Attachmate Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Attachmate, EXTRA! and e-Vantage are registered trademarks of Attachmate Corporation. Siebel is a registered trademark of Siebel Systems, Inc. IBM and AS/400 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Unisys and INFOConnect are registered trademarks of Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. . All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 071101 Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains 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 risk or uncertainties. Future operating results of Siebel Systems may differ from the results discussed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to factors that include, but are not limited to, risks associated with customer and partner relations, such as the availability of Siebel Systems' products and services, customer implementation of products and services, relationships with third-party vendors and systems integrators, existence of errors or defects in products, ability to successfully manage growth, significant current and expected additional competition and the need to continue to expand product distribution and services offerings. Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of Siebel Systems are included in Siebel Systems' Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2000 and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Siebel is a trademark of Siebel Systems, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other product and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. |
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