Corechange Launches Coreport 3g; Next-Generation Access Framework Software for All Kinds of Portals Provides Single Platform for Wired and Wireless Access to e-Business.

Business/Technology Editors

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2001

Corechange, Inc., today introduced Coreport 3g(TM), next-generation e-business access framework software for deploying any kind of portal, including corporate, community, marketplace and mobile commerce portals. Coreport 3g provides a personalized user experience based on the user's role in the enterprise, and this user experience is portable across desktop and wireless devices.

The Coreport 3g product family has an open architecture and is built using industry standards. Coreport 3g was designed for device and platform independence, scalability, security, rapid deployment and ease of integration. Single sign on gives users access to authorized content and applications. Coreport Connectors(TM) provide a direct binding between the Coreport 3g user interface and applications and content. Unlike other approaches, Coreport Connectors provide the same look-and-feel and full functionality of the native application. They do not have to be created and maintained by developers, do not require proprietary intermediate servers that increase deployment complexity and are virtually limitless in numbers and possibilities.

"Successful enterprises will be those that help employees, partners and customers to become more efficient, ultimately enhancing the bottom-line," said Gene Phifer, vice president, research director, Gartner. "Gaining this type of competitive advantage requires an access framework with a unique combination of open architectures, enterprise-class scalability, and wired and wireless accessibility."

Coreport 3g for Windows runs on Microsoft Windows server platforms and makes extensive use of Microsoft web and enterprise computing technologies. For example, Coreport 3g tightly integrates with Active Directory and uses Active Directory administration tools, simplifying administration and eliminating synchronization. This provides the secure, distributed and reliable infrastructure needed to support a globally available portal.

"Using Active Directory eliminates the need to maintain an additional organization hierarchy," stated Wayne Pryor, SVP and CIO for AMB Property Management. "Users, groups and roles defined in the directory are the same ones used by Coreport 3g, enabling us to rapidly build portal solutions for our mobile employees and partners, saving vast amounts of IT administration time."

Coreport 3g for Java runs on a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application server. Coreport 3g for Java was designed from the ground up to take advantage of the scalability, interoperability and platform independence of J2EE. Coreport 3g for Java can store user and personalization information in a standard relational database or synchronize with an LDAP-compliant directory server. Both deployment options provide a single point of authentication and a unified strategy for managing user identification and authentication. Coreport 3g for Java will be supported on a variety of application servers and operating systems, and is available today on BEA Weblogic/Solaris and IBM WebSphere/AIX.

Coreport 3g is a single access framework for wired and wireless e-business, with unified administration. With Coreport 3g, increasingly mobile business users can select the relevant enterprise information and applications they need to access from wireless devices. Coreport 3g detects and presents the same, personalized user experience on wireless devices including Pocket PC, Palm, RIM and WAP-enabled and i-mode cell phones.

"Our customers want seamless solutions that deliver access to enterprise information and applications wherever they happen to work," said Navin Mehta, vice president, wireless initiatives, global professional services at Nortel Networks. "Our strategic partnership with Corechange is enhanced with the availability of Coreport 3g because it provides our customers with a way to give their user community the personalized, relevant access they demand across wireless networks."

"Coreport 3g brings endless possibilities to enterprises," said Ulf Arnetz, president and CEO of Corechange. "Coreport 3g has the power to serve members of your business community while at their desks, on the road, or while waiting for a flight. In short, Corechange delivers the technology enabling people to transact business in any environment."

Pricing for Coreport 3g starts at $250 per user. For more information on Corechange and Coreport 3g, visit www.corechange.com.

About Corechange

Corechange, Inc. delivers next generation e-business access framework software for deploying any kind of portal. The company's Coreport 3g(TM) product family profiles and manages people, information and applications to provide an integrated, portable and personalized user experience based on roles that can be delivered on both desktop PCs and wireless devices. Corechange has a worldwide customer base, including Credit Suisse First Boston, EMC, AMB Property Management, Philips, ABN AMRO and Sears Canada. Corechange is headquartered in Boston, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.