EnergyWorkspace Joins Exodus' Powered By Exodus Marketing Alliance Program.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2000 EnergyWorkspace.com, the premier business process support system, consisting of collaborative workspaces, an integrated Application System Provider (APS) and e-Commerce solutions for the oil and gas industry, today announced that it has joined the Powered by Exodus(TM) (PBE PBE Password Based Encryption (cryptography) PBE Programming By Example PBE Protective Breathing Equipment PBE Prompt By Example PBE Place-Based Education PBE Paint Body Equipment PBE Pool Boiling Experiment PBE Plain Both Ends ) Marketing Alliance Program from Exodus Communications Exodus Communications was a high-flying internet hosting and service provider to dot-com businesses that went broke along with their customers. Exodus inception Exodus was founded in 1992 as Fouress, Inc., and reincorporated in 1994 to Exodus Communications. (TM) 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 :EXDS), a leader in complex Internet hosting and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality . By joining the PBE program, EnergyWorkspace.com joins a select group of Exodus(R) customers chosen to participate in joint marketing efforts with Exodus. Becoming a PBE participant will provide key benefits for both EnergyWorkspace.com and Exodus. First, EnergyWorkspace.com and Exodus will develop joint marketing programs targeting clients that require end-to-end, full service e-business solutions. Additionally, EnergyWorkspace.com will be able to complement its technology solutions practice with Exodus' world-renowned Internet network solutions and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. staff. "Exodus' highly redundant, high-quality network, offers organizations a way to extend their resources, simplify application process and lower the cost of application ownership," said Mark Beatty, president and 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. of EnergyWorkspace. "By working with Exodus, EnergyWorkspace.com will be able to offer users superior scalability, reliability and manageability required to meet the demands of mission-critical applications." EnergyWorkspace.com's collaborative workspace is a secure Web-based network, providing knowledge and resource sharing with strategic partners beyond corporate firewalls. EnergyWorkspace.com currently hosts more than 2,500 files totaling more than 1 GB within the collaborative workspace system. Engineered for maximum performance and scalability, the Exodus network allows separate, protected sessions on a single server with highly efficient computing technology that separates the application's logic from its user interface. Exodus also enables large computing environments to overcome the critical application deployment challenges of management, access, performance and security. "We are devoted to offering our customers the high-quality service and performance they need to be successful," said Beverly Brown, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Exodus. "Exodus continues to provide the web hosting services A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own websites accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing and infrastructure to help technology companies such as EnergyWorkspace maintain their mission-critical Internet operations." Some key web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and managed services features of Exodus include: -- Support of major computing architecture -- State-of-the-art physical, network and application security protecting applications and data -- Nightly back-ups of data and applications into a data vault -- High throughput bandwidth ensures quality customer experience -- Full range of managed and professional services such as: content distribution, load balancing, storage services, caching, performance optimization, stress testing, and managed security services (firewall, intrusion detection), as well as security consulting. EnergyWorkspace is devoted to efficiently maintaining high standards for product security. Within EnergyWorkspace.com, user IDs and passwords are encrypted and 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. to restrict access to customer client databases. This login Signing in and gaining access to a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "login" or "logon," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log in" or to "log on. process establishes a secure session between the user's browser and EnergyWorkspace.com application servers. EnergyWorkspace.com uses industry standard security protocols to secure the servers from a network-based attack. For this reason, firewalls are in place to prevent direct network connections to any servers. Within the servers, standard 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. and/or UNIX security Unix security, maintaining a secure environment on Unix and Unix-like operating systems is dependent on design concepts of these operating systems, but vigilance through user and administrative techniques is important to maintain security also. is used to secure the applications and databases themselves, providing an all-inclusive protected network security. For more information on EnergyWorkspace call 877-397-1277 or visit the company's Web sit at www.EnergyWorkspace.com. About EnergyWorkspace EnergyWorkspace, formerly Interactive Systems International, is a developer of eBusiness solutions and web-based applications for the oil and gas industry. The company is the developer of EnergyWorkspace.com, the premier, Internet-based collaboration platform An emerging category of computer software, collaboration platforms are unified electronic platforms that support synchronous and asynchronous communication through a variety of devices and channels. and ASP system for the upstream energy industry. EnergyWorkspace emphasizes technologies that complement the day-to-day needs of engineers and professionals throughout the oil and gas industry. Through strategic alliances and developmental partnerships, EnergyWorkspace creates unique solutions that meet its customers' needs. Exodus Communications and Powered by Exodus are trademarks of Exodus Communications, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. SOURCE: Exodus Communications |
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