Environmental Dynamics introduces new version of Online Groupware Product.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 1995--Environmental Dynamics, Inc. (EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. ), a recognized leader in the Workgroup Services industry, today announced the introduction of SOCRATES Socrates (sŏk`rətēz), 469–399 B.C., Greek philosopher of Athens. Famous for his view of philosophy as a pursuit proper and necessary to all intelligent men, he is one of the great examples of a man who lived by his principles even ONLINE(tm) Version 2.0, an upgrade of the widely available interactive business communications groupware system that is dedicated to project management, communication, and information research for the environmental, legal, engineering and construction industries. "We've made substantive expansions of the databases," says Dave Dahlstrom EDI President and Chief Executive Officer. "SOCRATES 2.0 will offer up to 500 experts and specialists resumes online within the system, as well as a number of environmental information sources including PRP PrP A prion protein. See Prion. , ROD's, CERCLIS CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (formerly ERRIS; US EPA) , Civil Enforcement Documents, and site-specific compliance reports." Other SOCRATES 2.0 expansions include: -- Direct access to Socrates through the Internet -- Windows 95/ 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. compatible -- Outgoing fax support on demand -- Direct document feed via scanners -- Reuters News Service -- Internet news and industry/professional/technical group access SOCRATES significantly enhances management efficiency and effectiveness, and provides better accountability of personnel, according to Dahlstrom. "We've created a groupware product that's based on the principals of sustainable development which enables decision makers to make better-informed decisions because the information they need is at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ," says Dahlstrom. "SOCRATES decreases overhead costs overhead costs see fixed costs. and supports the corporate and federal environmental goals of waste minimization and pollution prevention. SOCRATES also significantly improves a company's ability to manage outsourced providers." Primary SOCRATES ONLINE Benefits: - Significant reduction in user training maintenance compared to other groupware (Lotus Notes, Collabra, Share, Oracle, etc.) - Instant internal/external network - Private, customized Project Management Center - Built-in system security packages - "Point-and-click" ease of use - "Point-and-click" transfer of attachments (text, graphics, photos) - Document delivery to single and multiple addresses - Cross-Platform compatible SOCRATES was designed by a team of professionals with more than 60 years of experience in managing projects in construction, environmental, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. support, information services See Information Systems. and computer system development and management. The system is built on a proprietary communications software that makes it extremeley user friendly, and allows users to take full advantage of SOCRATES' extensive value-add capabilities. For more information, call Allison Ector, Director of Sales and Marketing at Environmental Dynamics, Inc. at 404-261-2340 or 404-642-7002. Visit EDI's home page on the web at: http//www.soconline.com CONTACT: Environmental Dynamics, Inc. Allison Ector, 404/261-2340 Allison_Ector@soconline.com David Dahlstrom, 404/643-6825 or Daniel+Douglas+Norcross Dan Fell, 615/752-3150 |
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