Optio Software and DARC Development Corporation Form Alliance Partnership.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1998-- Two Oracle Alliances Unite to Rapidly Deploy Total Business Solution to Oracle Applications Marketplace Optio An Optio (from the Latin verb optare, 'to choose', because an Optio was chosen by his Centurion) was a soldier in the Roman army who held a position similar to that of a non-commissioned officer in modern armies. Software, the leading provider of solutions that optimize optimize - optimisation information output for manufacturing and healthcare enterprises, and a certified See certification. Oracle Cooperative Applications Initiative (CAI (1) (Computer-Assisted Instruction) Same as CBT. (2) See CA. CAI - Computer-Aided Instruction ) Partner, announced today that it has reached an alliance agreement with DARC DARC Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (German amateur radio club) DARC Data Radio Channel DARC Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council (US DoD) DARC Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines Development Corporation to provide its dynamic document formatting and delivery solutions to Oracle Applications enterprise users. Under the agreement, DARC will offer Optio's solutions to their Oracle Applications customers, as well as provide implementation and installation services for Optio's products. DARC Development Corporation, also an Oracle Alliance Partner, provides technical and functional consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to Oracle Applications users. Committed to bringing innovative and powerful "off-the-shelf" solutions to the market to allow customers to rapidly and cost-effectively implement and maintain high-quality Oracle Application systems, DARC has identified Optio as a third party product which adds a great deal of functionality to the Oracle marketplace. Optio's Enterprise Suite can save organizations money by eliminating the need for custom programming to generate customized Oracle Applications output. It also provides users with rapid implementations and immediate results from their business-critical Oracle Application information systems. The Optio Enterprise Suite consists of OptioDCS (Document Customization Server), OptioDesigner and OptioFAX and allows users to produce customized business and production documents without custom programming, utilizing user-defined "business rules" to configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. the document formatting and distribution process. OptioDCS (Document Customization Server) intercepts and interprets standard print streams output from unmodified Adj. 1. unmodified - not changed in form or character unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial" modified - changed in form or character; "their modified stand made the issue more acceptable"; "the performance of the modified aircraft Oracle Applications. It then identifies and encapsulates data elements and "objects" represented in the output, and automatically delivers the information across the enterprise and over distributed networks via multiple output devices, including departmental thermal and laser page printers, fax servers, and e-mail systems. OptioDesigner is an easy-to-use Windows-based GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. providing document design and data mapping Data mapping is the process of creating data element mappings between two distinct data models. Data mapping is used as a first step for a wide variety of data integration tasks including:
"We are partnering with Optio to assist our customers in implementing a faster and more complete solution," said Dave Harrington, President of DARC Development Corporation. "With Optio, our clients eliminate the need for custom programming and heavy technical resources to produce customized output from Oracle Applications. We see Optio's solutions as a way to provide our users with a quicker and more supportable solution. In fact, DARC is currently using OptioDCS in conjunction with our own Oracle Financials Applications throughout the organization." "We are pleased that DARC, a leader in the Oracle community, has selected Optio as its premier output customization solution for Oracle Applications users. Our cooperative relationship will allow us to rapidly deploy solutions that leverage the investments made by Oracle Applications users, while satisfying customer, partner and user needs for customized output," said C. Wayne Cape, 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. at Optio. About DARC Development Corporation DARC Development Corporation is a fast-growing products and services company headquartered in Chicago, with regional offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C. The company's mission is to provide technical and functional consulting and support services that are competitively priced and nationally regarded as the best in the Oracle technology consulting industry, and to create powerful and innovative products that set new quality and performance standards. DARC was founded in 1992 by Oracle consultants who recognized the need for a strong third-party consulting resource willing to focus on customer service. These efforts have resulted in expansion to projects throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Mexico, Europe, and Asia. Today, the staff consists of well-diversified and experienced professionals specializing in the implementation of the Oracle Cooperative Applications and the development of custom software solutions. About Optio Software, Inc. Atlanta-based Optio Software is the leading provider of software that optimizes information output for manufacturing and healthcare enterprises. Founded in 1981, Optio Software was formerly known as Xpoint Corporation. The company offers an integrated suite of products for 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). , 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 AS/400 platforms, allowing users to customize the appearance, format and delivery attributes of information. Thousands of customers use Optio's software, in addition to its consulting, education and support services. Optio Software is an Oracle CAI certified partner for Oracle Applications Release 10.7 and Release 11.0. For more information about Optio, please call 770-283-8500 or visit our web site at www.optiosoftware.com. About The Oracle Cooperative Applications Initiative Established in March 1994, Oracle's highly successful Cooperative Applications Initiative program (CAI) enables best-in-class application software vendors to develop and sell standard, integration bridge products, linking their solutions with Oracle Applications. CAI expands the Oracle-based enterprise applications solutions set and allows customers to choose complementary applications that best fit their specific needs. CAI uses Oracle's Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. Architecture (NCA (Network Computing Architecture) An architecture from Oracle for developing applications within a networked computing environment. It provides a three-tier distributed environment based on CORBA that uses program components known as "cartridges. ) as the technical platform used to bring partner products to market quickly. CAI helps deliver improved time to benefit customers by requiring partners to meet specific, high technical standards based on NCA. Nearly 200 vendors are active in CAI today with nearly 100 integrations currently available off the shelf. For more information about the CAI program, visit http://alliance.oracle.com or e-mail infocai@us.oracle.com. Optio, OptioDCS, OptioDesigner and OptioFAX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Optio Software, Inc. Oracle and Oracle Cooperative Application Initiatives are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. All other products and company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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