DAZEL Corporation Announces DAZEL for R/3 Version 3.1; DAZEL Delivers Support for Windows NT and Enhanced Document Distribution to the Leading ERP Environment.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1997--DAZEL(R) Corporation today announced DAZEL for R/3(TM) 3.1, an SAP AG (company) SAP AG - (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung - German for "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing") A company from Germany that sells the leading suite of client-server business software. The US branch is called SAP America. Certified See certification. interface expanding the DAZEL Output Server(R)'s output management capabilities to SAP(TM)'s R/3(TM) users. New features include support for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , enhanced document distribution capabilities and support for publishing to corporate intranets. Additionally, a new R/3 client authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. mechanism and new administration tools make it easier for end-users to access and system administrators to manage the reliable delivery of business-critical R/3 reports and documents to any output resource in an extended enterprise. "SAP's R/3 customers represent one of the fastest growing segments of DAZEL's business, underscoring the complementary fit of the DAZEL Output Server in 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. environments," said Matt Tormollen, director of product marketing for DAZEL Corporation. "The latest version of DAZEL for R/3 3.1 delivers the functionality R/3 users need to unify the distribution of their R/3 reports and documents to print, fax, the Web and a host of other output devices in remote locations within their enterprise. DAZEL for R/3 3.1 and the DAZEL Output Server 3.0 provides a single-environment approach to tracking and managing R/3 output and reports regardless of destination, removing uncertainty and cost from enterprise output delivery." Unified Environment for Mixed-UNIX and Windows NT Environments DAZEL for R/3 3.1 features a full port to Windows NT, as well as a variety of UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms such as Sun Solaris, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. and 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) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . This new support extends the access, management and control of output resources across mixed-platform environments providing a single output management system for the entire enterprise. Enhanced Document Distribution Capability A new delivery option allows a single instance of a document to be broadcast to multiple, disparate devices via a look-up in DAZEL's directory. This reduces the overhead associated with report distribution in ERP applications because it facilitates the delivery of a single report to a single multicast destination, which broadcasts the report in the specific formats requested by individual users. New Windows NT-Based Administration and Management Tools New DAZEL Explorer tools provide system administrators, help-desk personnel and end users the ability to manage and control all aspects of information delivery through a flexible and customizable set of applications. DAZEL for R/3 3.1 enables DAZEL Explorer users to track and confirm output deliveries based on R/3 specific-job attributes to output resources in the extended enterprise. Web Publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. Capabilities DAZEL for R/3 3.1, through MetaWeb(TM), DAZEL's intranet Web destination, enables R/3 users to publish business-critical R/3 reports to a corporate intranet with no changes to R/3. Through its publish-and-subscribe mechanism, intended recipients gain access to reports directly from their Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Certification of DAZEL Interface with BC-CON DAZEL for R/3 3.1 received formal certification for its integration to the SAPconnect messaging server through the SAP BC-CON interface. The formal certification provides R/3 customers with a reliable integrated solution for faxing R/3 documents and reports in their extended enterprise. New Client Authentication Mechanism DAZEL for R/3 3.1 users are now authenticated au·then·ti·cate tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar. using the standard R/3 security mechanism. This simplifies system administration and renders DAZEL for r/3 3.1 invisible to end users. This feature also makes it easier for system administrators by extending the standard R/3 user ID to become an authenticated DAZEL user. Pricing and Availability DAZEL for R/3 3.1 is scheduled to be available as part of the DAZEL Output Server in October 1997. The DAZEL Output Server 3.0 supports Windows NT, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and IBM AIX. DAZEL Express 2.0 supports Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT and UNIX Motif platforms. DAZEL's Output Server is sold in packages based on supported client configurations with prices starting at $60,000 for 150 users. DAZEL Express pricing starts at $100 per user. DAZEL products are sold directly through DAZEL sales offices. For more information, on DAZEL products, call 800/357-8357 or visit the DAZEL Web site at http://www.dazel.com . CONTACT: DAZEL Corporation, Austin Pat Colpitts, 512/494-7274 pcolpitts@dazel.com or Lois Paul & Partners Leslie Fletcher, 617/238-5704 leslie_fletcher@lpp.com |
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