Centura Software's CTD 2000 Extends Knowledge Touch.com's BookWorld Application to the Web and Wireless Environments.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000 Solution Enables Company to Leverage Its Existing Software Investment and Extend It to the Web and Beyond Centura(tm) Software Corp. (Nasdaq:CNTR CNTR Center CNTR Container CNTR Control CNTR Counter ), a leading global provider of solutions that mobilize the enterprise, announced today that Singapore-based Knowledge Touch.com Pte Ltd PTE LTD Private Limited , (Knowledge Touch.com) has chosen Centura Software as its preferred partner to Web- and wireless-enable its market-leading client-server application, BookWorld. CTD CTD 1 Connective tissue disease, see there 2 Cumulative trauma disorder, see there 2000, Centura's premier development environment for building strategic, e-Business and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings systems, will be used to leverage the existing BookWorld application. Seeking the ability to make BookWorld much more widely accessible on multiple continents, Knowledge Touch.com required an integrated platform that would extend the application to the Web as well as to wireless, hand-held devices. In searching for a company with which to partner on the project, Knowledge Touch.com considered cost, performance and functionality, the technology's future viability, and the ability to meet a tight December 1, 2000 deadline for Web-enablement. It turned to Centura Software when the company demonstrated that CTD 2000 would Web-enable Knowledge Touch.com's application in under a third of the time and for less than half the investment the next-best alternative could offer. "We ultimately chose to move forward with Centura Software for a number of key reasons, including the strength of their technologies, their expert guidance in achieving our objectives and their willingness to partner with us, not just sell us their software," said Jesselynn Mah, 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 Knowledge Touch.com. BookWorld, written in Centura's SQLWindows technology, offers a complete retail enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (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. ) solution for bookstores of any size--from the corner bookstore to the multi-million dollar booksellers--and integrates all facets of business management, including planning, accounting, inventory control, sales and marketing. Knowledge Touch.com will use CTD 2000 to deploy BookWorld in an Application Service Provider (ASP) environment, providing its clients with improved customer care capabilities through its business-to-consumer (B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. ) interface, and offering enhanced interaction with business partners by exposing many of the business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) processes. The speed with which CTD 2000 enables its developers to build components for robust Web-enabled business applications will result in a valuable return on investment for Knowledge Touch.com. CTD 2000 combines the power of classic programming techniques and the speed of the new Web development tools into one easy-to-use application development environment. The company's developers will be able to take advantage of team development of source code, a unique capability for Web development, as well as version control and the ability to generate dynamic HTML (1) A general term for (HTML pages) Web pages that are customized for each user; for example, returning different values from a search. Contrast with a "static HTML" page, which is the same for all users. See dynamic Web page. and 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. . "We are convinced that the greater productivity afforded by CTD 2000, coupled with the ability to re-use much of our existing business logic and the productivity of our staff -- who are already knowledgeable Centura developers -- will result in dramatic savings in time and investment dollars compared to an implementation based on other technologies," said Mah. "Securing this opportunity with Knowledge Touch.com is a true testament to just how powerful our value proposition is, and it speaks to the validity of our worldwide strategic focus on being the leader in mobilizing the enterprise, and providing Information Appliance See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. and e-business solutions," said John Armenakas, managing director of Centura Software Asia Pacific Pty. Ltd. CTD 2000 is Centura's latest generation, premier Internet Development Environment for developing 32-bit Windows based business applications. In launching CTD 2000, Centura has embraced Microsoft's Distributed Network Architecture (DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. ) approach, which provides a framework for component-based development of Windows platforms. About the Companies Centura Software Headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., Centura Software is a leading global provider of solutions that mobilize the enterprise. The company's suite of integrated mobile enterprise products enable secure, real-time business across an array of devices. Developers and IT decision makers worldwide have relied on Centura's rich and innovative technology offerings and its world-class professional services since 1984. The company integrates its solutions in various business systems worldwide including the healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications and financial industries for customers such as ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. , Merck, Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, Deutsche Bank and Southern Company. Centura has 19 offices worldwide, including locations in North America, Latin America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . For more information about Centura, visit http://www.centurasoft.com. Knowledge Touch.com Innovation Pte Ltd, which was established in 1991 by Jesselynn Mah. Headquartered in Singapore, the company also has a branch office in Bangalore, India. Knowledge Touch.com specializes in providing solutions that integrate ERP systems, reporting systems, manpower systems, and giving an e-business front-end to legacy systems. Its suites of applications targeted at the retail and distribution industry not only meet the business process requirements but also allow an enterprise to enhance its employees', suppliers', partners' and customers' decision-making processes through efficient and effective capture, retrieval, use and reuse of knowledge. Its solutions keep managers in touch with their enterprise data easily, allowing them to categorize and analyze data so they can act on information immediately. With its IT experience, strong industry expertise in retail and distribution, creativity and determination, the team at Knowledge Touch.com offers Knowledge Management solutions with a personal touch. It's Knowledge Management in its highest form. BookWorld, written in Centura's Team Developer, uses UDB See DB2 UDB. udb - Universal Debugger 2 as the backend database and Centura's SQLBase database for its Point of Sale module. Note to Editors: Centura, the Centura logo and all Centura products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Centura Software Corporation, or are used by Centura Software Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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