Documentum Expands Platform Support To Include Windows NT Servers.PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1996--Documentum Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DCTM) today announced availability of the Documentum Enterprise Document Management System (EDMS (Electronic Document Management System or Enterprise Document Management System ) See document management. EDMS - Electronic Document Management System ) 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. Servers. Now, Documentum customers can leverage their investments in Windows NT Servers with a solution to extend the benefits of document management across the enterprise. "Our customers are demanding powerful solutions that are also easy to use and easy to deploy on a cost-effective platform," said Mike Nash, Group Product Manager for Windows NT Server at Microsoft. "Windows NT Server is ideally suited for customers that need a platform that is scalable from the workgroup to the enterprise, and a growing number of companies are now choosing it as their standard. By offering the Documentum EDMS for Windows NT Server, Documentum is helping us to realize our strategy to deliver business-critical applications to the enterprise." "Many of our customers want a choice of operating environments so they can make the right decision for their implementation of enterprise document management," said Matthew Shanahan, director of product marketing at Documentum. "With the delivery of Documentum on the Windows NT Server, customers can satisfy all their enterprise-wide requirements since our EDMS can run on NT or 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). and share information in a heterogeneous environment Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. ." Key Benefits --Graphical Installation. The Documentum Server will be installed using a single "setup" command through the file manager. This process graphically manages the initialization in·i·tial·ize tr.v. in·i·tial·ized, in·i·tial·iz·ing, in·i·tial·iz·es Computer Science 1. To set (a starting value of a variable). 2. To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot. 3. of any required accounts, parameters, and directories, reducing time and dramatically simplifying not only the initial setup, but future update of an existing installation. --Cross-platform Support. The Windows NT version delivers the full functionality and features available on Unix for seamless access and transfer of information across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . For example, library services, integrated workflow, Dynamic Document Assembly, on-demand publishing, and easy customization are all include in the NT release. --Multi-Threaded Process Support. Documentum's EDMS for NT supports 32-bit applications and multi-threaded process support. This delivers better performance and scalability due to the parallel (versus serial) processing of user and system activity. --Security. In addition to the seven levels of security provided by Documentum's EDMS, the Windows NT version will also utilize the NT security subsystem that is used to authenticate end users and manage passwords. "NT is fast becoming a serious rival to Unix for departmental and database servers," said Mark Walter, senior analyst at the Seybold Group. "By delivering Documentum's EDMS for NT, Documentum is responding to the request for NT support that is coming from the marketplace." Pricing and Availability Documentum pricing is based on a concurrent user In computer science, the number of concurrent users for a resource in a location, with the location being a computing network or a single computer, refers to the total number of people using the resource at the same time. model for the Documentum Server and named users for Documentum Workspace, a graphical user environment for access to the server. Pricing is based upon configuration and volume requirements. Quotes are available upon request. Documentum's EDMS for Windows NT Server supports all versions of Documentum's client product, Documentum Workspace, and runs on Intel-based Windows NT Servers. In its initial shipment, it supports Oracle V7.1, with support for Sybase System An earlier family of SQL development tools from Sybase that included SQL Server, SQL Toolset (design, development and control) and Client/Services Interfaces (distributed database architecture). It is no longer supported. See SQL Server. 11 to follow. Documentum's EDMS Windows NT Server is MAPI (Mail API) A programming interface from Microsoft that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail (MS Mail) messaging system. Microsoft applications such as Outlook, the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI. compliant and supports integration with Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. . About Documentum Documentum, Inc. (http://www.documentum.com) develops, markets and supports a family of object-oriented, client-server document management products that specifically address the challenges of managing intellectual capital effectively across large enterprises. Documentum is a recognized leader in the document management market. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California Pleasanton, nicknamed "P-town"<ref name="">Ptown (Pleasanton) Bike Advocates Meeting, East Bay Bicycle Coalition website, August 14, 2007, retrieved August 17, 2007, is a city in Alameda County, California and was incorporated in 1894. , Documentum sells the Documentum Enterprise Document Management System through a direct sales force, systems integrators, and through affiliated distributors in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Documentum has more than 150 customer sites in pharmaceutical, process and discrete manufacturing and government applications around the world. -0- Note to Editors: Documentum is a trademark of Documentum Inc. Microsoft and Windows NT Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. CONTACT: Documentum, Inc. Larry H. Warnock, 510/463-6800 larry.warnock@documentum.com or Blanc & Otus Catherine Tamayo, 415/512-0500 ctamayo@bando.com |
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