Centra Extends Microsoft Integration With Support for .NET Enterprise 2000 Platform.Business/Technology Editors LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2000 Centra (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 : CTRA CTRA Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association CTRA College Terrace Residents' Association CTRA Canadian Telecommunications Resellers Alliance CTRA Committee To Restore America ), the world's leading provider of software and ASP services for live eLearning and Internet business collaboration, announced tighter integration with Microsoft through support of the Enterprise 2000 Platform. This announcement was made in conjunction with Microsoft's .NET Enterprise Servers Launch Event taking place today. Through this initiative, Centra will integrate Centra Symposium(TM) 4.0 with new platform technologies from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), including Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. 2000, Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 2000, Microsoft Internet Information Server See IIS. Microsoft Internet Information Server - Internet Information Server , Microsoft Digital Dashboard (software) digital dashboard - A personalised desktop portal that focuses on business intelligence and knowledge management. Microsoft's version has a launch screen including stock quotes, voice mail and e-mail messages, a calendar, a weather forecast, traffic information, , Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 2000 and Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server) is described by Microsoft as an "integrated edge security gateway". Originating as Microsoft Proxy Server, ISA 2000. This integration builds on Centra's existing use of Exchange 5.5 and 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. 7 as a BackOffice Logo compliant solution. Centra Symposium is the world's most widely deployed enterprise application software for virtual classrooms, highly interactive team collaboration sessions, and hands-on training applications. Centra Symposium supports the latest Windows 2000 client and server platforms and Microsoft Internet technologies, providing the richest and easiest solution to create, attend, lead and manage live eLearning events. Users easily enter their Centra Symposium events through their custom digital dashboard, import Microsoft LRN LRN Linux.ru.net (website) LRN Laboratory Response Network LRN Location Routing Number LRN Local Routing Number LRN Learning Resource iNterchange (Microsoft) LRN Lead Round Nose formatted content or spontaneously insert content created with Microsoft PowerPoint or other Microsoft applications while leveraging Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. platforms. Centra`s support of Microsoft BackOffice provides a deeper level of integration to deliver major advances in ease-of-use, user functionality, and system scalability. Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook 2000 users receive Centra event notification and reminders directly from their Outlook Calendar. Centra participants view and contribute to Centra's managed, self-paced content and threaded discussions in Exchange. In addition, Centra Symposium leverages Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to deliver a high-performance and scalable system for managing Centra users, event content, assessments and reporting. "By integrating Centra's live online learning system with Microsoft's platform technologies, customers can now gain the advantages of both open systems," said Stan Julien, Director of Customer Centric Solutions for Microsoft Corporation. " Centra's efforts to integrate closely with the Microsoft platform enables corporations to manage and take advantage of new eLearning initiatives, delivering enhanced reliability, scalability and overall functionality." In addition, Centra has developed a realtime collaboration dimension to the Digital Dashboard - a customized portal based on Microsoft Office 2000 that consolidates personal, group, corporate, and Internet-based information. As part of a new initiative, Microsoft is distributing components, or "Webparts," which can be installed on any Digital Dashboard. Using Centra's Webparts, Windows users can attend, create, and easily manage highly interactive, voice-enabled CentraNow(TM) Web meetings, and have single-click access to free public business events on the Centra Business Collaboration Network. Centra also has a marketing alliance with Microsoft bCentral, the leading small business portal on the Web. Using CentraNow, Centra's voice-enabled service for real-time business interaction, bCentral users can talk to each other, hold live meetings, sell products, deliver services, and manage projects with customers, partners, suppliers and co-workers in a convenient and easy-to-use, online business environment. Software Infrastructure for Live eLearning and Business Collaboration Already used by more than 600,000 business professionals worldwide in over 300 companies and universities, Centra's Web-based software products and networked services support a full range of live group-oriented business interactions on the Web. Every product features Centra's hallmark voice-over-IP capabilities, shared workspace environment, and intuitive user interface to enable live conversation and interaction over the Internet. Centra has significant advantages in functionality, performance, and universal connectivity, and can not only support, but accelerate, critical business processes in globally dispersed organizations. About Centra Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA) is the world's leading provider of application software and networked services for live eLearning and Internet business collaboration. Centra's customers include Fortune 1000 companies such as American Express, Domino's Pizza, ExxonMobil, Nationwide Insurance, Compaq, and WorldCom. Centra has business and software partnerships with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Consulting, Microsoft, Oracle, Saba and Global Knowledge. Headquartered in Boston's technology corridor, Centra has sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.centra.com. |
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