Avanade Launches Campaign to Improve Enterprise Messaging, Collaboration; New Asset Accelerates Application Migration from Lotus Notes to Microsoft.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002 Avanade Inc., the world's premier technology integrator for Microsoft solutions in the enterprise, today announced the availability of its latest solution -- an application migration tool to enable faster, more reliable migration of applications from Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. to the Microsoft platform. This asset will facilitate fast, effective migration of applications previously run on Lotus Notes, while providing timely, cost-effective integration with other existing applications. Avanade plans to offer this asset in conjunction with its existing Exchange Migration solution, which addresses the migration of messaging from competing platforms to Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. 2000. "Often, customers recognize the total cost of ownership of Exchange and want to move off their existing solution, but are deterred from this migration by the applications that have been developed on that existing platform," said Avanade CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. Ashish Kumar. "Avanade's Lotus Notes application migration asset is targeted at these companies and, with the help of Microsoft .NET See .NET. , offers a rapid, secure, reliable way to migrate those applications to an environment that is more cost-effectively managed." The new Avanade asset was created in part through the company's experience migrating customers from Lotus Notes to Exchange. It facilitates the analysis of .nsf databases and helps create corresponding SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. databases, and then manages the migration of data. In addition, this asset includes a .NET-based 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. document framework that allows a company to standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. its custom 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. forms creation, management, and routing to backend systems using XML. The asset also includes a methodology for migration projects, example of "before" and "after" code base of a Lotus Notes application migration, access to the most current Microsoft tool set, training and white papers, and guidance for other industry-standard tools in this area. As a launch partner in Microsoft's "Move Machine" initiative, Avanade is currently offering cost-effective assessments of enterprise environments to help customers determine the TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. of a move from Lotus Notes to Exchange. In addition, Avanade is already engaged in Lotus-Exchange migrations at several Global 2000 customers, including a retail chain in the UK and a healthcare organization in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "The introduction of this asset makes Avanade a leading player in the Exchange migration arena," said Kevin McCuistion, group product manager for Exchange at Microsoft Corp. "Its expertise with the Microsoft platform, its experience in messaging migrations and this new tool for application migration make a compelling package for enterprises that want to lower their TCO by moving away from Lotus Notes." About Avanade Avanade is the world's premier technology integrator for Microsoft solutions in the enterprise. With Development Centers in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas, Avanade delivers secure, reliable, scalable Microsoft-based solutions to help Global 2000 companies optimize their technology investments across the connected enterprise. Founded in April 2000 as a joint venture between Microsoft Corp. and Accenture, Avanade offers customers unique value based on a heritage of commitment to superior service, paired with unmatched insight into cutting-edge Microsoft technologies. Additional information can be found on the Avanade Website at www.avanade.com. Note to Editors: Avanade Connected Architectures are trademarks of Avanade Inc. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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