Categoric & Interknack Partner to Integrate Multichannel Alerting; Partnership transforms portals, supply chain management and CRM for corporate clients.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers STERLING, Va. & BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 Categoric Software, a first mover in alerting infrastructure technology for the 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 enterprise, announces a partnership with Internet developer Interknack Corporation to activate corporate portals, improve supply-chain efficiency and manage customer relationships for Interknack's corporate clients. With Categoric's enterprise-wide alerting technology, Interknack's clients in financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , international logistics The negotiating, planning, and implementation of supporting logistic arrangements between nations, their forces, and agencies. It includes furnishing logistic support (major end items, materiel, and/or services) to, or receiving logistic support from, one or more friendly foreign , entertainment and e-commerce procurement can exchange critical information in real time and make better, faster decisions, resulting in enhanced speed, productivity, collaboration and customer loyalty. Interknack will offer Categoric's Xalerts 5.0(TM) as part of its Web software development services to help clients build and extend their technology platforms. "Introducing Categoric's technology means our customers can conduct business anywhere, anytime, which translates into a dramatic decrease in the cost of doing business and a leap in utilization and efficiency," said Kevin Benz, Interknack 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. . "By offering Categoric's world-class enterprise alerting, we're out in front of our largest competitors." Categoric's alerting software is unique because it integrates the whole organization, regardless of existing technologies, thus boosting 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). from enterprise systems already in place. By combining back- and front-office data with intelligent business rules, Categoric enables a company to rapidly build, deploy and manage alerting applications that work with multiple data sources and multiple communications devices. "We're in the middle of a business revolution," said Fred Barrett Fred Barrett (born January 26, 1950 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 745 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings. , Interknack's Chief Technology Officer. "As more devices, from refrigerators, pagers, phones, televisions and microwave ovens, become Web-enabled, the importance of a sophisticated alerting technology that can work with all databases and communications channels will increase dramatically." "Alerting infrastructure technology creates a fluid environment where all of a company's data, employees, partners and customers work in concert," said John Virden, Categoric's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, North American Operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. . "Interknack recognizes that sophisticated companies will embrace alerting as essential to success in a rapidly moving, hyper-competitive and ever more complex business world." About Interknack Interknack Corporation, an Internet development company, helps its clients identify, define and execute their Internet business strategies. Interknack maximizes media capabilities like 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. and streaming media to create Internet communities that are frequently and heavily visited by users and compelling magnets for advertisers. Interknack is based in Bellevue, Wash. For more information, check out www.interknack.com. About Categoric Software Corp. Categoric Software is a first mover in alerting infrastructure technology for the multichannel enterprise. Categoric's component-based development platform and technology-enabling services empower companies to rapidly build, deploy and manage alerting applications vital to competing in today's time-sensitive world. The highly scaleable technology interacts with multiple data sources across the enterprise to detect critical events and send relevant, personalized alerts to individuals anytime, anywhere and via any communications channel, including e-mail, Web, SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. , WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. , pager or fax. It also enables them to respond to alerts by initiating previously defined actions. At work in over a hundred Global 1000 companies, Categoric's software helps its clients and partners in financial services, corporate portals and supply chain management to activate business processes and, thus, enhance speed, productivity, collaboration and customer loyalty. Founded in 1996, Categoric is privately held with investments from Nokia Ventures, T-Ventures (the investment arm of Deutsche Telekom), BancBoston Capital, and Alta Berkeley Ventures. Alliance partners include Logica, Sage, ACT, Armature armature, in art: see sculpture. Armature That part of an electric rotating machine which includes the main current-carrying winding. , Artemis Project Management, Optum, American Software, Qiva, and Tecsys. The company maintains dual headquarters in Sterling, Virginia, and Leatherhead leath·er·head n. See friarbird. , United Kingdom, and offices worldwide. |
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