Fujitsu and TeamWARE select Fulcrum's text-retrieval technology.OTTAWA --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dec. 5, 1994 -- Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. Technologies 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 :FULCF), a leader in the market for text-retrieval software, today announced a significant agreement to incorporate its text-retrieval technology into the TeamWARE Office family of groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. products. The agreement creates an alliance between Fulcrum; TeamWARE, providers of the TeamWARE Office groupware suite; and Fujitsu Ltd., the second largest computer company in the world and the co-developer and reseller of TeamWARE Office. TeamWARE will incorporate Fulcrum SearchServer, the content-based text-retrieval engine, into the document management component of its groupware suite, TeamWARE Library. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Esa Ketola, vice president and general manager of TeamWARE: "Fulcrum's powerful full-text searching A search that compares every word in a document, as opposed to searching an abstract or a set of keywords associated with the document. Word processors and text editors contain full-text search functions that let you find a word or phrase anywhere in the document. and indexing engine is a natural fit, and will extend the broad functionality of our TeamWARE Office product family. Scaleability is an essential feature of TeamWARE Office, especially its TeamWARE Library component. That's why we chose Fulcrum, an established leader in scaleable text-retrieval technology." Under the arrangement, Fulcrum, TeamWARE and Fujitsu will work together to ensure TeamWARE Library has the functionality needed to ensure international acceptance. According to Hiroaki Hirai, general deputy manager of Fujitsu Ltd.'s Middleware Div. II, "TeamWARE Office is already tremendously successful across Europe, and it is increasingly popular in the U.S. and Japan. Clearly, any component we add to our product has to fit into our international strategy. Fulcrum brings a proven strength in linguistic support." Fulcrum's vice president of corporate marketing Peter Eddison sees great potential in the alliance: "We are working closely and cooperatively with two acknowledged industry leaders. Their goal is to provide their customers worldwide with the most full-featured groupware products, and they chose Fulcrum because we can deliver on their vision of enterprise-wide solutions." About Fujitsu and TeamWARE o Founded in 1935, Fujitsu Limited is the world's second largest computer manufacturer and an international leader in telecommunications, semiconductors, and other electronic devices. The company offers a broad line of information processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. systems, ranging from the world's fastest supercomputer to the smallest palmtop palmtop or hand-held personal computer, lightweight, small, battery-powered, general-purpose programmable computer. It typically has a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike keyboard for input and a small, full color, liquid-crystal display computers. The Fujitsu Group of technology, software, and services companies posted global revenues of more than $30 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, 1994. o TeamWARE is a leading provider of workgroup computing software to companies worldwide. As a division of ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. (International Computers Limited), a leading information technology company, TeamWARE has grown its installed base to over 200,000 users in a variety of businesses around the globe. Its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters are in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. ICL is majority-owned by Fujitsu. About Fulcrum Formed in 1983 and headquartered in Ottowa, Canada, Fulcrum Technologies Inc. develops, markets and licenses and supports software that indexes and retrieves information contained in electronically-stored documents. The company is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "FULCF". CONTACT: Fulcrum
Barbara Johnson, 613/238-1761
email: barbj(at)fultech.com
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Fujitsu
Etsuro Yamada, 212/265-5360
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Rourke & Co.
Mark Nardone, 617/267-0042
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TeamWARE
Mika Enberg, 408/982-9143
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