Document Sciences and Esker Software Form Strategic Partnership.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CARLSBAD, Calif., & LYON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2002 Partnership Integrates Leading Content Automation Software With Data Recognition and Multi-Channel Delivery Capabilities Document Sciences Corporation (Nasdaq:DOCX), the leader in enterprise Content Automation software for print, Web, and email, and Esker esker, long, narrow, winding ridge of stratified sand-and-gravel drift. Eskers, many miles long and resembling abandoned railway embankments, occur in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland, and New England; they arose from deposition of sediment in the beds of streams Software (Nouveau Marche/Euroclear:3581), a worldwide leader in Intelligent Information Delivery(TM), have joined forces in a partnership designed to enhance and diversify the way enterprise organizations create and distribute business communication. The partnership will combine Document Sciences' Document Library Services(TM) (DLS DLS abbr. Doctor of Library Science ), used by leading insurers and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. organizations to create personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , compliant customer communications, with the data recognition and delivery technology of Esker's Pulse(TM) electronic document delivery software. The combined solution will allow companies to automate creation of personalized, content-compliant policies, claims, statements, and other business communications, and deliver them with precision and speed in a variety of formats (text, PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. , HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , 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. ), using nearly any available delivery method (Web, e-mail, fax, distributed print, and internet-enabled devices such as PDAs and cell phones). For example, an insurance company representative using the DLS/Pulse solution can now generate a custom-tailored policy quote for a client at the point of sale, and distribute the quote to the client's home, office, e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address , fax, or wireless device at the client's convenience. These new capabilities can speed the sales cycle, improve productivity, and generate significant cost savings. "Virtually 100 percent of Esker's customer base uses our products in mission-critical document delivery environments, and we believe they can benefit greatly from the Document Sciences products," states Mitch Baxter, Executive Vice President for Business Development at Esker. "By the same token, the Document Sciences customers are great candidates for our document delivery products, so it is a very nice match." "Companies that use DLS and Pulse together will have great flexibility in terms of both document creation and delivery," added Dan Fregeau, Executive Vice President of Document Sciences. "Both are tremendous solutions when used individually, but combining the two opens up many options. As companies incorporate new delivery technologies such as wireless messaging into their customer communication strategies, the Document Sciences-Esker partnership will provide capabilities needed for rapid implementation." About Esker Software Esker Software solutions enable intelligent access to and delivery of core business information. Organizations use Esker software to streamline information exchange, open new channels of communication, and achieve business objectives with new levels of speed and efficiency. Esker is traded on Euronext -- the French Stock Exchange (Le Nouveau Marche/Euroclear:3581). With offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, and Asia/Pacific, Esker has shipped over 80,000 document servers and has a host-access installed base of two million licensed users. For more information about Esker, visit http://www.esker.com. Esker, the Esker logo, and Pulse are trademarks of Esker S.A. About Document Sciences Document Sciences Corporation develops and markets software solutions that enable an enterprise to better communicate with their customers both on the Web and through high-quality personalized documents that can be printed, viewed on demand, or distributed electronically in high volume. Approximately 600 customers worldwide use Document Sciences products in insurance, banking and financial services, managed-care, telecommunications, utilities, and commercial print service bureaus. Customers include more than 60 Fortune 500 companies. Based in Carlsbad, California Carlsbad is a coastal resort-town in northern San Diego County, California. According to the state Department of Finance, the city had a total population of 90,271 in 2003. , with regional locations across the U.S. and a European subsidiary in Paris, France, Document Sciences also markets its products in Australia, Canada, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Brazil, Mexico, and China. For more information about Document Sciences Corporation, visit http://www.docscience.com. |
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