Seagate Crystal Reports to Ship in Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0; Seagate Software and Microsoft Announce Partnership to Provide Web Log Analysis and Database Publishing in Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1996-- Seagate Software, Information Management Group (IMG), a world leader in business intelligence software, and Microsoft Corporation today announced plans to integrate a special version of Seagate Crystal Reports 4.5 in the upcoming Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 (IIS3.0).

This bundle, which includes the Crystal Report Designer and the Crystal Report Engine, adds ad hoc Web log analysis capability to Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0, allowing users to create graphical reports on-the-fly to analyze their Web site traffic. In addition, it allows Web application developers to publish Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access database information to HTML via Active Server pages. The agreement follows an extensive evaluation by Microsoft of available Web log analysis and reporting tools.

"We wanted to provide our users with an easy-to-use, visual reporting tool," said Mike Nash, director of server marketing at Microsoft Corporation. "Seagate Crystal Reports gives users of IIS 3.0 the ability to create custom reports on the fly to build a real picture of when, where and how often their site is being accessed."

"For small to medium customers looking to justify the money they are spending on their Web site, to high volume Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who need to track log on times for billings, to content providers setting advertising rates based on volume of hits, Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 now offers a robust Web site analysis tool with a proven track record," said Fred Tummonds, Internet product development manager at Seagate Software, IMG.

The Seagate Crystal Reports shipping in Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 accesses standard NCSA log files as well as Microsoft's standard Web log file format, plus Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server databases. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 will also ship with a set of six pre-designed Web log analysis reports from Seagate Software. These provide a starting point for customers and include: analysis of Web site activity by Day of the Week; Hour of the Day; Most Accessed Directories; Most Requested Pages; Top Downloaded File Types and Sites; and Server Errors. Customers can choose the range of data accessed and the location of the data.

"Crystal Reports is becoming the standard for Web reporting of any kind, and we're very pleased that Microsoft chose Seagate Crystal Reports for this function," said Greg Kerfoot, executive vice president and general manager of Seagate Software, IMG. "Seagate Software is strategically committed to supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 as a key Internet technology."

Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 users wishing to access other PC, SQL or ODBC data sources and schedule database reports to publish on a regular basis, can upgrade to Crystal Info, a 3-tier client/server enterprise reporting and analysis system (US$350 per license; sold in five-user Paks) with its time and event driven report scheduling. For more information, call Seagate Software at 800/877-2340 or 604/681-3435, or by visiting Seagate Software's Web site for a demo at http://www.seagatesoftware.com

Separate from this bundle, Seagate Software announced last month plans to deliver a Crystal Reports ActiveX Server Component for the Microsoft Active Server Platform, a key technology shipping in Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0. This component works with Seagate Crystal Reports Professional, taking full advantage of Microsoft's ActiveX server framework technology to provide Web developers with many report options for their Web applications. It is expected to include over 60 properties for designing interactive database reports for Active Server Pages. It will also allow developers to re-use existing Seagate Crystal Reports files on the Internet Information Server 3.0. This is the second in a range of ActiveX controls that Seagate Software has developed for Seagate Crystal Reports, the first being the Seagate Crystal Reports ActiveX Viewer Control that ships today in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0.

Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 is scheduled to ship in December 1996. Seagate Crystal Reports 5.0 began shipping in September 1996 and is a leading component software development tool. It is available in both 32- and 16-bit versions and runs on Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, and Windows NT platforms.

Seagate Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seagate Technology, Inc., develops tools and applications in the areas of information management and infrastructure management, including network, systems and storage management. Its industry leading software solutions are developed as integral components of a total data management product strategy supporting all major operating environments. Seagate Software has established strategic relationships with Microsoft, Novell, IBM, HP, and other industry pacesetters, and markets its products worldwide, through distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators, retailers, OEMs and direct to large corporate users. -0-

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