Sequoia Software Delivers Next-Generation Interactive E-business Portal Server with XML-based B2B Collaboration and Wireless Functionality.Business/Technology Editors COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Built on Sequoia's XML-based E-Business Platform, XPS (1) See XML Paper Specification. (2) A brand name for certain models of Inspiron laptops from Dell. 3.0 Lets Businesses Link Employees, Customers and Extended Value Chain through an E-business Control Center Sequoia Software Corporation (Nasdaq: SQSW), a leading provider and innovator of XML-powered e-business software, today announced the release and immediate availability of its next-generation XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Portal Server (1) A network server that deploys portal services to a public Web site or internal intranet. See portal. (2) An application that is used to develop, deliver and maintain a Web portal. (TM) (XPS) version 3.0. To help businesses operate at Internet speed, Sequoia has totally re-engineered XPS, creating an e-business command center that integrates three critical feature sets necessary for a true e-business solution including: personalized content delivery on browsers or any Internet-enabled wireless device; business process automation; and an integration framework that enables businesses to easily communicate, share information and support interactions among employees, customers, trading partners, and suppliers across the value chain. "A new generation of interactive portals such as Sequoia's XPS will become the primary interface for all e-business within the next two years," said Nathaniel Palmer Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799 – 1877) was a seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He was born in Stonington, Connecticut. During the 1810s the skins of Antarctic Ocean seals were highly valued as items for trade with China. , senior analyst, Delphi Group. "With this latest release, XPS 3.0 offers a vehicle for businesses to engage in two-way communication Two-way communication is a form of transmission in which both parties involved transmit information. Common forms of two-way communication are:
Standards-based Architecture XPS 3.0 is built upon Sequoia's revolutionary new XML-based e-business platform that enables faster and easier integration of previously incompatible applications, guaranteed delivery of messages and transactions, load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them , and simplified administration through a centralized management console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. . Other new features include robust workflow capabilities, allowing XPS to integrate automated business processes; Smart Spiders that automatically gather and aggregate content from directories and databases within corporate networks and via the Internet; and meta search, a user configurable search process that executes parallel searches on any external search engine including XPS indexed content. "IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features. was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a portal platform that would allow us to interact with our customers, and give them access to their corporate content anywhere, anytime on any connected device utilizing IMC's worldwide wireless network," said Jonathan Sklar, chief technology officer, IMC World Cell. "Based on our work with XPS 3.0, we believe Sequoia's XML-based architecture, bi-directional functionality, and device independence will streamline our effort to deliver an evolving range of e-business services to our Fortune 1000 customers." XPS is the first interactive portal software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. product that is intrinsically based on XML. By leveraging the power of XML, XPS is capable of integrating, extracting and aggregating information from disparate applications such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. systems, groupware products, business intelligence solutions, human resource systems and financial applications, as well as the Internet. Once XPS aggregates information, it uses patent-pending XML technology to provide users with capabilities that enable access and interaction with the most relevant information available. XPS lets users "close the loop" on information by providing a bi-directional interface through which they can read and write data back to source applications. "CareWise serves over 4 million people through large managed care and self employed insurer groups with services that enhance patient health," said Bill Yock yock Slang intr.v. yocked, yock·ing, yocks To laugh or joke, especially boisterously. n. A loud laugh or joke. [Imitative.] , executive director of IT Services, CareWise. "We are really excited about building our new health care portals on XPS 3.0, and believe Sequoia's XML technology and incorporation of Microsoft's Windows DNA (Distributed InterNet Architecture) An umbrella term for Microsoft's enterprise network architecture built into Windows 2000. It includes all the following components that collectively provide a Web-enabled infrastructure for an organization. platform components give us a highly extensible platform that will easily grow with our demand and disease management services." "Today, Sequoia is breaking new ground by delivering the first industrial-strength e-business portal software, XPS 3.0," said Mark Wesker, president and COO of Sequoia Software. "By extending interactive portal services to users across the value chain, XPS 3.0 is poised to be the primary vehicle for businesses establishing, maintaining and enhancing the `e-relationships' that are redefining success in virtually every industry. XPS is the standard by which next-generation e-business portals will be measured." Sequoia XML Portal Server 3.0--New Features and Benefits Features and benefits of XPS 3.0 include: Automating Business Processes for Business-to-Business Collaboration--With XPS, administrators and power users can easily implement automated workflow processes, even coordinating multiple processes across a value chain. Whether departmental, enterprise wide or shared across multiple enterprises, businesses can configure and customize workflows 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. the required business process. Customers are never forced into rigid pre-configured settings. Support for Wireless Devices -- Users of XPS 3.0 can now use wireless devices such as Web phones and Internet-enabled PDAs to access and interact with all information integrated into or accessible through their e-business portal. This includes the ability to use a wireless device to update information within the portal from anywhere at anytime. XPS automates the transformation process, making it easy to deliver portal content and services in the appropriate screen format to any Internet-enabled device. Scalable and Reliable -- Sequoia's XML application server (XAS XAS X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy XAS Experimental Air Specification Weapons ), embedded into the portal server, allows XPS to scale to accommodate large numbers of users and large volumes of data. Built in load balancing technology allows all XPS platform and application components to be deployed on multiple distributed servers as necessary to support massive deployments and high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. . XPS integrates Microsoft Transaction Server A TP monitor for Windows NT servers from Microsoft that supports transaction-based applications on LANs, the Internet and intranets. It also serves as the infrastructure for a multi-tier system. It is used in the middle tier between the client and the database server. and Message Queue A storage space in memory or on disk that holds incoming transmissions until the computer can process them. See messaging middleware. Server for guaranteed delivery of messages and transactions. Breaks Down Organizational Barriers to Information--Smart Spiders gather and aggregate information from across departmental and organizational barriers. This can be a rapid and powerful tool for merged organizations to integrate content from incompatible systems without complex and expensive point-to-point integration. Enables Faster and More Widespread Deployment--Through the extensive use of an open XML API, XPS streamlines the process of integrating diverse source applications and data types. Sequoia's XAS provides XPS with fault tolerance and the ability to scale so customers can easily extend portal services to diverse sets of users across their value chain. Easy to Administer --The XML Portal Server's user-friendly portal management console (PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. ) provides a single point of administration for multiple server clusters and portals. This feature allows organizations to manage multiple portals on the same hardware configuration. Sequoia's PMC dramatically reduces the cost and effort of managing enterprise-class portals by providing a single, comprehensive control center for all key server functions. Highly Flexible --XPS 3.0 platform and application components are tied together by Sequoia's open XML messaging API. This makes it easy for XPS to be coupled or integrated with third party applications, streamlines portal to source application integration. In addition, XPS supports PerlScript, Vbscript and Jscript, and also leverages the Microsoft Active Scripting Engine, making it easy for developers to extend the product's functionality. Pricing and Availability Sequoia XPS 3.0 is available immediately for Windows NT Servers. Pricing starts at $500/user for a minimum of 100 users. Discount pricing begins at 250 users. For more information call toll free at (888) 820-7917. About Sequoia Software Sequoia Software Corporation (Nasdaq: SQSW) is a leading provider and innovator of XML-powered e-business software. Sequoia's flagship product, the XML Portal Server(TM) (XPS), gives users a Web-based, single point of personalized access to distributed information, along with the capability to publish, edit, change or update content. As the cornerstone of an effective e-business strategy, XPS improves the accuracy of information search and retrieval, and fosters the interchange of information between organizations and their customers and trading partners. Sequoia's customers and partners include marchFIRST Cornerstone, Baylor Health Care System, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. , General Electric Power Systems Division, PSINet Limited, S2 Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Kaiser Permanente. For e-business solutions that let you do more in less time visit www.sequoiasoftware.com or call Sequoia toll free (888) 820-7917. Note: Other than historical information contained herein, certain statements in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in market conditions, government regulation, technology, our ability to expand, our early stage of development, attraction and retention of key personnel, management of rapid growth, entry into new markets, intense competition, customer concentration and attrition and our dependence on XPS. These risk factors are discussed in further detail in the Company's SEC filings including the prospectus filed in connection with our initial public offering and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. |
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