Data General Corporation Announces Web-Track Secure Web-Access For AV Image; Company Also Releases Version 3.0 of ObServer.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1997--FedNet/FedImaging Expo --At the FedNet/FedImaging Expo today, Data General Corporation announced the availability of Web-Track, a Java-based document manager to be used with Data General's award winning AV Image. Web-Track provides users with secure Web access to documents stored on an AV Image database and can be used with any standard 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. . Data General also announced the release of version 3.0 of ObServer, Data General's distributed object Distributed objects are software modules that are designed to work together, but reside either in multiple computers connected via a network or in different processes inside the same computer. server. Web-Track is database and platform independent and requires no `plug-in' client-side software -- only a standard Web browser -- making it accessible to users from any location. Web-Track employs AV Image's FX technology which enables production level users of AV Image to view thousands of prescaled, full page images and zoomed images from multiple documents in rapid succession, without the typical wait associated with the Internet. "The only economically feasible way for a casual user to be an active imaging participant is over the Web," said William Zastrow, vice president, Data General Imaging Business Unit. "Production imaging is impossible without high-end database servers and storage systems which is where real scalability benefits are gained," said Joel Schwartz, senior vice president, Worldwide Sales, Data General. "With our family of AViiON open NT or UNIX servers, CLARiiON storage systems, PCs, peripherals and services, Data General offers a single source for complete, high-performance imaging solutions." New Versions ObServer 3.0 offers several new features for its AV Image, AV cold, Web-Track, Express-Track and Staffware clients: -- AV Image 3.0, Data General's high-volume production imaging solution, now bundles several advanced document management capabilities in its core feature set, including: - Free Text Retrieval (FTR FTR Fighter FTR For The Record FTR Federal Travel Regulation FTR Formal Technical Review FTR Full Text Retrieval FTR Financial Transmission Right FTR Florida Trail Riders (motorcycling) FTR Full-Time Regular ), based on Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. Search Tools, which allows users to search for particular words or phrases within the content of any document; - Optical Character Recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. (OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. ) for converting scanned images into searchable text documents; and - Rules-based Advanced Document Routing (ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio ), a built-in workflow component that allows users to customize the automatic routing of stored documents. -- AV cold 3.0, Data General's high-volume computeroutput capture, storage and retrieval solution, now includes: - Report Distribution System (RDS (1) (Remote Data Services) A set of programming interfaces from Microsoft that enables users to update data on the Internet or intranets from their ActiveX-enabled browser. ) which is a `push' technology that automatically e-mails specified reports to pre-assigned distribution lists; - Express-Track, a high speed image scanning and indexing option; and - Intelligent print stream support options for capturing and viewing 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) AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. , Xerox Metacode and HP PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. . -- Staffware 97, the workflow component of AV Image, now offers major enhancements to its production workflow option. Also new is Staffware Global which allows users to fully participate in an automated workflow process using only a Web browser. Pricing and Availability All products are available for immediate shipment. List price for ObServer is $15,000 for unlimited users. List price for Web-Tra ck is $1,995 per 25 concurrent users. Client prices for AV Image, AV cold and Staffware are $995, $495 and $695 respectively. AV Image and Web-Track are also available in French, German, Spanish and Dutch versions. About Data General Corporation Data General specializes in providing servers, storage systems and related software and services to information technology users worldwide. The company, which is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts, reported revenues of $1.5 billion during fiscal 1997. Additional information on the company, its products and services is available on the Internet at http://www.dg.com -0- AV Image, AV cold and Express-Track are registered trademarks of Data General Corporation. All brand and product names appearing in this press release may be product or brand names of their respective holders. CONTACT: Data General Corp. Brodeur Porter Novelli Jim Dunlap Denise Sutton 508-898-6546 617/587-2851 jim_dunlap@dg.com dsutton@brodeur.com |
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