Collaborative Groupware to work with Lotus Development Corp. to integrate JOT-IT! Collaboration with Lotus Domino.Applications.VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1997--Collaborative 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. , Inc. (a subsidiary of JOT-IT! Software Corp.) and Lotus Development Corp. have formed a strategic relationship to integrate JOT-IT! Collaboration with the Lotus family of Domino.Applications. Lotus Domino is an applications and messaging server with an integrated set of services that enable users to easily create secure, interactive business solutions for the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , extranets and corporate intranets. JOT-IT! Collaboration adds value to Domino.Applications by providing a means to independently add a layer of shared information such as messages, comments or reminders. For example, by using Domino.Action, Lotus' solution for the rapid, easy creation and management of an extensible intranet powered by the Domino server, a development team creating a web site could share work flow comments with each other by attaching messages to pages under development. Then market researchers accessing the finished web site could attach comments and inform others of any interesting web pages or process changes. In another example, organizations using e-commerce solutions developed with Domino.Merchant, Lotus' Domino-based business solution for Internet commerce, can use JOT-IT! as an ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. communications vehicle by "sticking" comments onto individual product pages. CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. , a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of JOT-IT! Software Corp. of North Vancouver North Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 38,436), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver, of which it is a suburb. Shipbuilding, woodworking, and the shipping of grain, lumber, and ore are the chief industries. , BC, develops groupware applications based on the JOT-IT! patented concurrent technology. Owen Jones Owen Jones may refer to:
"By working with Collaborative Groupware, Inc. we are extending the information sharing See data conferencing. and collaboration capabilities of Lotus' family of Domino.Applications," said Keith McCall, Director, Lotus Domino.Applications. "This strategic relationship continues Lotus' thrust to add cutting-edge technologies to the Domino.Applications and to help our customers deploy solutions which extend their reach to their customers, partners and employees globally using the Internet." Further information about Collaborative Groupware, Inc. and JOT-IT! Software Corp. is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.jot-it.com . Lotus Development Corp., founded in 1982, is a subsidiary of 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) . Lotus offers high quality software products and services that reflect the company's unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses must work together to achieve success. Lotus' innovative approach is evident in a new class of applications that allow users to access and communicate information in ways never before possible, both within and beyond organizational boundaries. Lotus now markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide, and provides numerous professional consulting, support and education services through the Lotus Services Group. Lotus can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.lotus.com . On behalf of the Board JOT-IT! Software Corp. Grant Sutherland Chairman The Vancouver Stock Exchange Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) A securities and options exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia, (Canada), specializing in venture capital companies. Vancouver Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of this news release. CONTACT: Manfred Kurschner, 604/986-6121 manfred@egn.com |
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