BACHMAN, SEER ANNOUNCE WORLDWIDE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT; Combined Strengths Provide Customers With Comprehensive, Integrated Application Development Solutions For Large-Scale Client/Server.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 1995--BACHMAN Information Systems, Inc. (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 : BACH Bach (bäkh), German family of distinguished musicians who flourished from the 16th through the 18th cent., its most renowned member being Johann Sebastian Bach (see separate article). ) and Seer Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEER), today announced they have signed a joint, worldwide development and distribution agreement. Through their alliance, the companies will provide customers a complete application development solution -- from departmental to enterprise-wide -- incorporating BACHMAN's integrated best-of-breed modeling and database design tools and the Seer*HPS solution for large-scale client/server development. The development portion of the agreement includes a two-part integration plan of the companies' respective product families. First, Seer*Mediator mediator n. a person who conducts mediation. A mediator is usually a lawyer, or retired judge, but can be a non-attorney specialist in the subject matter (like child custody) who tries to bring people and their disputes to early resolution through a conference. , a model sharing product, is being enhanced to provide integration between Seer*HPS and BACHMAN's modeling and database design tools, including BACHMAN/Analyst, BACHMAN/DBA, GroundWorks and Terrain products. The company anticipates limited availability When customers of the PSTN make telephone calls, they commonly make use of a telecommunications network called a switched-circuit network. In a switched-circuit network, devices known as switches are used to connect the caller to the callee. in the third quarter of 1995. Second, the agreement will provide complete integration of the Seer and BACHMAN products on Seer's Freeway repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. . This will enhance the Seer*HPS solution by providing customers with best-of-breed BACHMAN modeling and database design tools. Additionally, the agreement will provide BACHMAN customers with Seer's multi-platform repository to integrate their full suite of modeling products. Through the distribution portion of the agreement, Seer will resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. BACHMAN's database design tools, providing customers the opportunity to use best-of-breed database products within Seer*HPS. BACHMAN will resell Seer's Freeway with the BACHMAN product set, offering customers a scalable departmental development environment. "We believe our relationship with BACHMAN is unprecedented in the client/server application development market," said Chuck Riegel, senior vice president, worldwide marketing, Seer Technologies. "The notion of a proprietary approach to application delivery is completely unacceptable in a distributed environment. The agreement with BACHMAN shows Seer's leadership in providing a combined integrated and component-based solution." "Our alliance with Seer provides new opportunities for customers via our integrated product set," said Massood Zarrabian, vice president of product operations for BACHMAN. "BACHMAN can now offer its best-of-breed database design and modeling tools as part of an integrated, models-to-code solution. It also provides each company with incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. channels of distribution to reach additional market segments." Headquartered in Burlington, Mass., BACHMAN Information Systems (company) Bachman Information Systems - The company which merged with CADRE to form Cayenne Software in July 1996. , Inc. provides products and services to enterprises worldwide for the development of platform-independent, business-critical applications, from concept through production and maintenance. These solutions enable BACHMAN customers to profitably manage the changes in their business environment while leveraging their investments in technology. Seer designs Wat is Seer design? Seer design is een freelance multimedia bedrijfje. Seer Design maakt layouts voor websites en zet ze dan ook daadwerkelijk om in een werkende website. Ook maken ze flash headers, menu's infographics etc. , develops, markets and supports software products and provides related services that enable its customers to create, distribute and manage large-scale client/server applications. The Company was founded in 1990 and today employs more than 750 people in 30 offices throughout North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia and Australia. -0- BACHMAN is a registered trademark, and BACHMAN/Analyst, BACHMAN/DBA, GroundWorks and Terrain are trademarks, of BACHMAN Information Systems, Inc. Seer is a registered trademark, and Seer*Mediator and Seer*HPS are trademarks, of Seer Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Seer Technologies Inc. Addie Kline, 919/380-5234 or Brodeur & Partners Jeff Aubin, 617/622-2841 |
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