Informix and Fulcrum Announce Strategic Partnership; Informix to Distribute Fulcrum's SearchServer Text DataBlade Module Worldwide.MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1998--Informix Corporation (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 :IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ), the leading provider of innovative database technology, and Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of PC DOCS Group International Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCSF)(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :DXX DXX Digital Cross Connect DXX D-Generation XX (gaming) DXX Drawing Interchange Attribute DXX Dxf Format Extract File ), today announced a strategic partnership that will bring together industry-leading technology to enable the implementation of sophisticated, mission-critical corporate knowledge applications with fewer resources. Working closely with Informix(R), Fulcrum(R) has created the Fulcrum SearchServer(tm) Text DataBlade(R) module for Informix Dynamic Server(tm) with Universal Data Option (tm). The Fulcrum SearchServer Text DataBlade module is fully integrated with Informix Dynamic Server, enabling customers to realize significant return on investment for knowledge applications such as help desk, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. and human resource management. This new DataBlade module has received Informix certification and will be sold worldwide by Informix. "Organizations today need software solutions that embrace and extend their existing IT infrastructure," said Dan Scharf, vice president and general manager of Fulcrum. "Informix delivers this capability with Informix Dynamic Server and Informix's DataBlade module technology. "The Fulcrum SearchServer Text DataBlade extends corporate technology investments by providing access to the entire corporate knowledge base, regardless of how or where it is stored. The Fulcrum SearchServer Text DataBlade module refines that access, providing powerful indexing and knowledge retrieval capabilities using proven access and analysis capabilities." The Fulcrum SearchServer Text DataBlade module, a top-rated text searching and information retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. technology, has successfully completed Informix's formal certification program. The certification program strives to achieve the highest levels of quality and interoperability across DataBlade modules and encourages the on-going development of third-party DataBlade extensions. The Fulcrum SearchServer Text DataBlade module provides faster, easier, and more precise access to information repositories stored in Informix databases, locally or remotely, on both NT and 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). platforms, all from within a Web-based or client/server environment A networking environment that is made up of clients and servers running applications designed for client/server architecture. See client/server. . Typical business functions such as sales automation Sales Automation - Sales Force Automation , human resource management, or help desk applications see significant returns on investment through the use of this technology. Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option uses Informix DataBlade module technology to extend traditional relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. functionality to incorporate new data types, allowing customers to take advantage of new server functions and indexing methods which enable a new class of innovative business applications. "With the extended capabilities that the Fulcrum SearchServer Text DataBlade module delivers, Informix customers will enjoy valuable new ways to tap into their information repositories," said Dan Leighton, executive director, product marketing at Informix. "Viewing and presentation of data are enhanced by the module's support for all of the most popular document formats. And with industry-leading support for international languages, the SearchServer Text DataBlade module will provide our worldwide customer base with a more complete information set for decision making." The Fulcrum SearchServer Text DataBlade module for Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option is currently in beta and is expected to be generally available from Informix in the next calendar quarter. About Informix Informix Corporation, the world's database technology leader, based in Menlo Park, provides innovative database products that assist the world's major corporations to attain competitive advantage. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from small workgroups to very large parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. applications. Informix's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of major information technology solution areas including data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , online transaction processing See transaction processing and OLCP. (OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing ), and Web/content management. For more information, visit Informix's Web site at http://www.informix.com. About Fulcrum For 15 years, Fulcrum Technologies Inc. has been a world leader in providing software for managing corporate knowledge bases. With its advanced tools, Fulcrum is uniquely positioned to provide the intelligent access and analysis that enterprises require for successful knowledge management. Customers rely on Fulcrum's products to create multi-platform, standards-based solutions -- for customer care, best practices, publishing and other applications. Fulcrum has offices and partners throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. For more information on Fulcrum and Fulcrum products, visit Fulcrum's Web site: http://www.fulcrum.com. About PC DOCS Group PC DOCS Group International Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCSF)(TSE:DXX) and its subsidiaries, PC DOCS, Inc., Fulcrum Technologies Inc., CMS/Data Corporation and CompInfo, Inc., develop, market and support object-oriented client/server and corporate intranet enterprise document management systems, knowledge management systems and information management systems for professionals. The Company's customers include Fortune 1000 companies, financial institutions, healthcare providers, manufacturing, consumer products, communications and pharmaceutical companies, utilities, government agencies, the legal industry, and accounting and other professions in North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia and the Far East. The following are trademarks of Informix Corporation or its affiliates: Informix(R), Informix Dynamic Server(tm), Universal Data Option(tm), and DataBlade(R). PC DOCS is a registered trademark of PC DOCS Group International Inc. Fulcrum is a registered trademark Fulcrum Technologies Inc. and Fulcrum SearchServer is a trademark of Fulcrum. Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 800/356-0851. CONTACT: Wilson McHenry Company Sylvia Braunle, 650/638-3400 ext. 240 sbraunle@wmc.com or Fulcrum Technologies Isabelle Des Chenes, 613/238-1761 ext. 264 pr@fulcrum.com |
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