Datastream Deploys the Curl Platform to Power New Generation of Enterprise Asset Management Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Curl Client/Web Platform Extends Independent Software Vendor's Technical Leadership through Innovative Use of Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. 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. Championing the revolution in desktop-driven Web productivity, Curl Corporation today announced that Datastream Systems, Inc., has deployed the Curl Client/Web Platform(TM), the industry's first rich client software suite delivering Web-distributed enterprise applications with smart user interfaces and lightening fast responsiveness, in its Datastream 7i enterprise asset management (EAM (1) (Enterprise Asset Management) The management and control of the information technology assets within the enterprise. The asset management repository includes a description of the asset as well as contract information pertaining to its acquisition. ) solution. The Curl Client/Web Platform enables Datastream to use Web services and XML communication to extend the capabilities of Datastream 7i, one of the world's most widely deployed Web-architected EAM solutions. The Curl Client/Web Platform enhances the Datastream 7i user experience by providing a rich, customizable "executive dashboard." The Datastream dashboard optimizes the delivery and display of rich client data, providing instantaneous response times, extreme interface customization, and rich, interactive data visualization See information visualization. . These capabilities allow Datastream 7i to maintain a high level of application functionality while delivering powerful business benefits to the user. "We showcased the Curl-based dashboard to rave reviews at the Datastream User Conference this past month," explained Datastream 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. , Larry Blackwell. "Datastream 7i is one of the more significant applications that we've rolled-out, and I'm thrilled with the reaction that we are getting from our customers." "One of the most important benefits Curl delivers is true competitive advantage for ISVs building high-octane applications for enterprise customers," said Thomas R. Stiling, president of Curl Corporation. "By maximizing Datastream 7i's usability with the Curl rich client technology, Datastream brings its users the competitive advantages found only in the next generation of Web-distributed applications." Curl Helps Datastream Deliver its Pure Web Architecture In the creation of Datastream 7i, the pure Web architecture and critical success factors of superior user functionality and productivity imposed significant challenges on Datastream's development team. Datastream investigated traditional server-side solutions to provide a flexible Web client interface but found them lacking. The performance and bandwidth limitations of these traditional solutions prevented the company from adopting a server-based solution. The Curl Client/Web Platform emerged as the client-side technology of choice due to its ability to provide superior client-side data visualization and manipulation. Datastream also valued the platform's ability to readily integrate with other Web technologies, which facilitated deployment of the application via the Web, as well as its object-oriented framework, which ensured easy application extendibility. The Curl-powered executive dashboard provides a multi-windowed, rich client interface for viewing key performance indicator data. Each window in the display can be configured to display a particular indicator with drag-and-drop ease. The resulting configuration is saved on the server, ensuring persistence of the view for the user. Data can be plotted as interactive line charts, bar charts, and gauges, or can be presented in tabular form Same as table view with respect to printed output. or on a 3D globe. Local manipulation of cached data provides quick responses by avoiding unnecessary data exchange with the server. "With Datastream 7i, we committed to a pure Web architecture," added Blackwell. "The Curl Client/Web Platform helps us give users the power of a dedicated client application, while maintaining the Web-based application See Web application. efficiencies that IT departments demand." Related News Announcements and Background -- Curl champions Client/Web architecture http://www.curl.com/html/abou t/pressreleases.jsp?id=335 -- Curl customer and early adopter Siemens AG reports soaring performance and superior usability with the companys successfully deployed Curl-powered Executive Information System http://www.curl.com/html/abou t/pressreleases.jsp?id=334 -- Curl Client/Web Platform white paper http://www.curl.com/html/abou t/whitepapers.jsp -- Technology Revolutions graph http://www.curl.com/html/abou t/collateral.jsp About Datastream Systems, Inc. Datastream Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:DSTM DSTM Dual Stack Transition Mechanism DSTM Differential Space-Time Modulation DSTM Don't Shoot the Messenger, Inc (Milton, Ontario, Canada) DSTM Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine DSTM Department Store Type Merchandise ) provides enterprise asset management (EAM) software, automated procurement and supporting services to organizations worldwide, including more than 60 percent of the Fortune 500. Customers rely on Datastream's products and services to drive down operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and improve productivity through better management of capital assets capital assets n. equipment, property, and funds owned by a business. (See: capital, capital account) . Datastream's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Datastream 7i, was the first product in its class to combine an Internet architecture with broad EAM functionality. Datastream 7i integrates with the company's iProcure industrial procurement network to provide customers with a complete EAM solution that maximizes return on investment in capital assets, while minimizing the total cost of application ownership. Datastream was founded in 1986 and has customers in more that 140 countries. For more information, please visit www.datastream.net. About the Curl Client/Web Platform Curl Client/Web Platform(TM) is the industry's first rich client software suite delivering Web-distributed enterprise applications with smart user interfaces and lightening fast responsiveness. Forging the desktop power of Client/Server and the efficiencies of the Web, the Curl platform offers huge implications for large corporations for business productivity and profitability. The platform comprises a runtime environment A configuration of hardware and software. It includes the CPU type, operating system and any runtime engines or system software required by a particular category of applications. See runtime engine. and an IDE that includes an extensible programming Extensible programming is a term used in computer science to describe a style of computer programming that focuses on mechanisms to extend the programming language(s), compiler and runtime environment. language. Entirely complementary to server-side platforms like Sun's J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. and Microsoft's .NET, the Curl Client/Web Platform is ideal for the Web-enabled enterprise launching into Web services and enterprise portal See corporate portal. projects. About Curl Corporation Curl Corporation (www.curl.com) delivers the world's first Client/Web software platform for the Web-enabled enterprise, harnessing the power of Client/Server processing with Web-based efficiencies. The Curl Client/Web Platform(TM), comprising a runtime environment and an IDE with a VB-like visual GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. editor and a fully extensible programming language, addresses the needs of Global 2000 enterprises and Independent Software Vendors for enterprise portal, Web services, and other application development projects. Founded in 1995 and privately funded by Baker Capital, Curl Corporation is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . Note to Editors: Curl Client/Web Platform is a trademark of Curl Corporation. All other names, brands or products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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