Casahl applies data integration strength to new electronic commerce application.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--Casahl Technology, Inc. announced Monday its newest product ecKnowledge(TM), a business-to-business Internet commerce solution. Casahl, long known for its data integration work with products like NotesSQL and Replic-Action, tackles the complex issues of integrating Web-based electronic commerce with existing corporate data processes. ecKnowledge, based on the Lotus Domino 4.5 server, is unlike any other business-to-business electronic commerce system in that: - ecKnowledge allows suppliers to maintain only one catalog. Customerspecific catalogs and pricing are generated in real-time as users navigate the Web site. - ecKnowledge facilitates the use of customer created and maintained kits orbundles that enable customers to standardize their product purchases. - All participants in the value chain can participate in the process from manufacturer to distributor to reseller to end customer. - Ordering is not restricted to just certain users at a customer site. Withthe built-in security and workflow routing process of ecKnowledge, any usercan be allowed to access the system, browse the supplier's online catalog Similar to an online library or databases in the information storage respect, ‘’’online catalogs’’’ allow potential customers to browse a company’s items for sale from a different location using the internet. , create a purchase request and have it routed for approval. - Additional marketing opportunities are achieved through ecKnowledge by recommending related items (e.g. Toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. Cartridges for a Laserjet Printer),substitute items if a product is unavailable and special announcements or promotions, which can also be customer specific. - ecKnowledge supports multiple vendors, so customers can do all of their online shopping in onween customers and suppliers. - Product availt as a robust, business-to-business electronic commerce system," said Steve Sayre, vice president, marketing, Lotus Development Corp. "A large company with a Notserver and not only leverage its existing inveon strength, since integration (with existing corporate systems) is the key component of any viable electronic commerce application," said Dr. Harry Wong, president and 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 Casahl. "Casahl has developed a way to integrate its Internet-based user interface with back-end systems that minimizes or eliminates data duplication and data integrity problems. Casahl has stepped up to the plate to solve these critical issues where other providers eagerly pass the integration work off to third parties. Who better to provide an Internet commerce solution than a known, well-respected data integrator?" Replic-Action, which is Casahl's best known product, enables customers to integrate corporate data systems (DB2, Oracle, 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. , etc.) with groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. products such as 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. . Replic-Action is the industry-leading product of its kind and has been deployed in nearly twenty-five percent of the Fortune 500 companies to solve many complex integration issues. Casahl is currently beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the ecKnowledge and is planning on a Q1/97 release. Information about ecKnowledge can be obtained from Casahl's Web site (http://www.casahl.com) or directly from Casahl at (510) 736-7704 ext. 127. -0- Replic-Action and ecKnowledge are trademarks of Casahl Technology. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. 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). , an 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) subsidiary. CONTACT: Casahl Technology Inc., Danville, Calif. Ken Wilson
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