Casahl Technology Announces RA.GroupwareLink; New Product Provides Tools for Coexistence between Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1998--Casahl Technology, Inc., the leading provider of software for integrating groupware with corporate database systems, today announced a new product, RA.GroupwareLink. Designed to meet the growing need for coexistence between 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. and 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. , RA.GroupwareLink enables companies to synchronize data across the two groupware platforms. In addition to its powerful, industrial-strength replication engine, RA.GroupwareLink includes tools for developers to convert forms and user mailboxes from one groupware product to another. An analysis tool also enables developers to obtain vital design statistics of Notes databases or Exchange/Outlook folders to help during the forms conversion process. RA.GroupwareLink is a member of the Replic-Action family of products being offered by Casahl. Synchronization between Notes and Exchange takes advantage of the features and capabilities of Replic-Action, which include server-based, two-way replication with conflict detection, notification and resolution, as well as selective replication or field-level replication to filter data between each platform. RA.GroupwareLink leverages other Replic-Action strengths, such as load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them , fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. , performance monitoring, and remote administration. Actions and Data Transformations, two of Replic-Action's prominent features, are also provided in RA.GroupwareLink. Actions can be used to trigger workflow events in one groupware system based on data being replicated from the other system. Data Transformations provide a way to modify data during the replication process. "Companies are wrestling with their groupware decisions," says David Waal, 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. of Gateway Group, a consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a specializing in both Lotus and Microsoft products. "Should they scrap their investment in one groupware platform and retrain re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train its users in favor of another one? What if two departments have separate business-critical applications in different groupware systems? Who wins and who loses? The answer we've all been waiting for is RA.GroupwareLink from Casahl. They have combined their industry-leading technology, their groupware and DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. expertise, and their strong market and customer focus to produce what will surely become one of the most significant and elegant technology solutions in a long time." "Replic-Action and specifically RA.GroupwareLink are very important products that will assist companies and system integrators in tackling the challenges of connecting different groupware products," says Dr. Harry Wong, President and CEO of Casahl. "RA.GroupwareLink also opens new doors for ISV's who have been traditionally aligned by Lotus or Microsoft channels. Now ISV's can create versions of their software in both groupware platforms, then with RA.GroupwareLink, their customers can deploy ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. solutions across their enterprise without being restricted by any particular groupware system." Features of RA.GroupwareLink RA.GroupwareLink provides many features and capabilities, including: -- Two-way synchronization including new, modified and deleted records -- Automatic conflict detection, notification and resolution -- Actions -- the ability to trigger events based on data being replicated -- Data Transformations -- the ability to modify data during replication -- Full rich text and response hierarchy support between Notes and Exchange -- Automatic scheduling of synchronization jobs -- Wizard-based user interface used for creating and modifying jobs -- Proven industrial-strength server technology that includes load balancing, fault tolerance, performance monitoring, and remote administration -- Mailbox conversion tool -- Form conversion tool -- Database/folder analysis tool RA.GroupwareLink is scheduled for release later this quarter. Replic-Action Family of Products RA.GroupwareLink is one of a family of products under the Replic-Action name. Within this family of products, customers can integrate their groupware applications with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. systems such as SAP, or even synchronize between two different DBMS systems (e.g. Oracle to SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. ). One product in the Replic-Action family, RA.Interchange, provides complimentary synchronization services between Microsoft Exchange servers. RA.Interchange enables companies to perform synchronization between Exchange servers belonging to different sites, and to perform selective form and/or field level replication. Replic-Action is the most popular data integration solution, used by over fifty percent of Fortune 500 companies. Casahl Technology, Inc. Casahl Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Danville, California Danville is an incorporated town located in a part of Contra Costa County, California called the San Ramon Valley, United States. The population was 41,715 at the 2000 census. It is considered an upscale suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. and is a Lotus Premium Business Partner and a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider. Founded in 1992, Casahl has been focused on the integration of groupware products. Its first product was licensed to Lotus as NotesSQL, an ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. driver for Notes, which is still shipping with each copy of Notes. Replic-Action, Casahl's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , began shipping to customers three years ago and quickly became the leader in the industry. Casahl has maintained this leadership. In mid-1997, Casahl began shipping a version of Replic-Action specifically for Microsoft Exchange users. Information regarding RA.GroupwareLink and the Replic-Action family of products can be obtained by contacting Casahl at (510) 736-7704 or casahl_sales@casahl.com. Casahl can be reached on the World Wide Web at http://www.casahl.com . -0- Note to Editors: Replic-Action is a trademark of Casahl Technology. Lotus and Lotus Notes are registered trademarks and Notes and Domino are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). . Microsoft and Exchange are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: Casahl Technology, Inc. Ken Wilson, 510/736-7704 ext. 127 ken_wilson@casahl.com |
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