Attachmate Supports Siebel 7; Six Attachmate Solutions to Integrate With New Siebel eBusiness Applications.Business Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2001 Attachmate(R) Corporation, a leader in enterprise presentation and application integration products and services, today announced its support for Siebel 7, the seventh major release of Siebel(TM) eBusiness Applications from 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. , Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Attachmate will submit the integration of six products for validation with Siebel 7 within 90 days of general availability, providing organizations with complete eBusiness solutions that increase productivity, maximize revenue and profit, and significantly enhance customer acquisition, satisfaction, and retention. For Siebel 7, Attachmate will integrate several products that were recently integrated and validated with Siebel eBusiness Applications, version 6, including EXTRA!(R) Enterprise 2000, INFOConnect(R) EXTRA! Office for Accessory Manager, Attachmate e-Vantage(R) Enterprise Access Objects, Attachmate Data Engine 1.0, e-Vantage HostPublishing System 2.41, and e-Vantage 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. Siebel Systems enables software vendors to easily integrate solutions through its open, extensible, advanced Smart Web Architecture. Unlike rudimentary 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. clients, Siebel Smart Web Architecture combines a zero-footprint, browser-based Web client and a user interface with levels of interactivity and usability traditionally available only in Windows applications. The Siebel Smart Web Architecture enables organizations to leverage the industry's best eBusiness applications at the lowest total cost of ownership. Siebel 7 extends the reach and functionality of Siebel Systems' industry-leading suite of integrated, 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 eBusiness applications, enabling organizations to translate customer relationship strategy into execution by effectively aligning and rapidly integrating channels, employees and partners. Siebel 7 allows organizations to manage, synchronize and coordinate all customer touch points across the Web, call center, field sales and service personnel, and partner channels. As a Strategic Software Alliance Partner of Siebel Systems, Attachmate provides a best-of-class approach to meet 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 customers who are implementing Siebel eBusiness Applications. Because of the integration of products, enterprise customers of Siebel Systems and Attachmate can more efficiently access valuable legacy host data for customer-centric initiatives. "With its advanced Smart Web Architecture and highly interactive Web client, Siebel 7 will reach amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. new levels of performance," said Larry Schuiski, Attachmate Senior Vice President, Products. "Customers truly benefit from the combined industry expertise of Siebel Systems and Attachmate Corporation in addressing the need for reducing cost of ownership and delivering high 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). - essential in today's challenging economic environment." Using Attachmate and Siebel eBusiness Applications, organizations can respond rapidly to market changes and stay competitive by taking advantage of their current legacy systems. Integrated Attachmate solutions make legacy data readily available and accessible in Siebel 7 by capturing and transforming the host data. The data is then provided to Siebel 7 via either dedicated or thin clients. Enterprises already using Attachmate solutions can leverage current investments by adopting Siebel 7 as a means to extend the reach of back-office systems to customer focused initiatives. By extending the reach of legacy host data, enterprises can reduce costs to acquire, service, and support customers. "Our alliance with Attachmate provides solutions for better customer relationship management through direct, real-time access to valuable legacy host information," said Dr. Steve Garnett, Vice President and General Manager, Alliances for Siebel Systems. "With Attachmate's array of host access solutions, Siebel Systems customers can choose the best approach for their integration needs, leveraging either client- or server-based solutions to incorporate legacy data within the Siebel eBusiness Applications user interface." About Attachmate Attachmate Corporation accelerates the advantages of eBusiness through the 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 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, 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 eBusiness applications. For nearly 20 years, Attachmate has solved business problems for 10 million users around the world. 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/. About Siebel Systems Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEBL) is the world's leading provider of eBusiness applications software. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness applications software, enabling multichannel sales, marketing, and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels, retail, and dealer networks. Siebel Systems' sales and service facilities are located in more than 37 countries. For more information, please visit Siebel Systems' Web site at www.siebel.com. (c)2001 Attachmate Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Attachmate, EXTRA! and e-Vantage are registered trademarks of Attachmate Corporation. 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. . 10.01 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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