SilverStream -R- and Autonomy Expand Strategic Partnership With OEM Agreement.Business/Technology Editors BILLERICA, Mass. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2001 SilverStream eXtend(TM) Director to Ship With Autonomy's Industry Leading Technology SilverStream Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSSW) and Autonomy, Inc. (Nasdaq: AUTN AUTN Autonomy (stock symbol) AUTN Authentication Token (3GPP) AUTN Authentication Token for Network ; Nasdaq Europe: AUTN; LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : AU.) today announced that they have entered into an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement to embed a core piece of Autonomy's dynamic reasoning engine within SilverStream eXtend(TM)Director 3.0 (eXtend Director). By incorporating this technology into eXtend Director, users will benefit from the flexibility and power of Autonomy's infrastructure software to identify and leverage relevant information within the enterprise. A key piece of the SilverStream eXtend product suite, eXtend Director 3.0 has a comprehensive set of capabilities for consuming and delivering dynamic content, data and Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. in a relevant way to customers, partners and employees on any device. Available today in beta (see related announcement issued September 18, 2001), eXtend Director is fully J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. compliant and runs on market-leading J2EE application A J2EE application or an enterprise application is any deployable unit of J2EE functionality. This can be a single J2EE module or a group of modules packaged into an EAR file along with a J2EE application deployment descriptor. servers including the SilverStream eXtend Application Server. Autonomy's technology enhances eXtend Director's content management subsystem by enabling computers to automatically analyze and rank concepts within unstructured information -- including email, voicemail, Web pages and word documents -- so that it can be categorized, linked to related information and delivered to the appropriate person. Using eXtend Director with Autonomy's technology, users no longer need to sift through irrelevant content to find information they need, which allows organizations to focus on core business objectives and save time and money. "We found Autonomy's concept-based technology to be more powerful and scalable than key word-based technologies," said Kim Sheffield, vice president of eBusiness technologies for SilverStream Software. "The strength of Autonomy's solution, combined with the quality of its support and market-leading presence, made the company a natural first choice for SilverStream. eXtend Director uniquely offers a very flexible approach to helping organizations provide a relevant and customizable user experience, and the addition of Autonomy's technology makes this even easier for our customers." 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. Richard Gaunt, chief technology officer and co-founder of Autonomy, SilverStream is a valuable OEM Partner because its software simplifies and accelerates the delivery of sophisticated business applications that leverage the Internet. "We were pleased that SilverStream joined our OEM Partner program earlier this year and we are delighted that they are already rolling out the first of their products, eXtend Director, which includes our technology," said Gaunt. "With Autonomy's technology, SilverStream eXtend Director will make it even easier for companies to provide ubiquitous access to information and electronic processes -- no matter where it resides throughout the enterprise or on the Web." The expanded relationship and OEM agreement between SilverStream and Autonomy strengthens the partnership that the two companies have benefited from since 1999. SilverStream eXtend Director customers will also benefit from seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with other Autonomy products and solutions. For example, customers will be able to aggregate content from a variety of mainstream corporate systems including Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. , MS Exchange, Interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. and Documentum. SilverStream and Autonomy will be working together to bring the strength of these complementary offerings to their combined customer base, as well as pursue joint opportunities and support each other's marketing efforts. Additionally, Autonomy and SilverStream will deliver a single point-of-contact, integrated customer support to customers. About Autonomy Autonomy Corporation plc (Nasdaq: AUTN; Nasdaq Europe: AUTN; LSE: AU.) is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise. Autonomy's technology powers applications dependent upon unstructured information including: e-commerce, customer relationship management, knowledge management, enterprise information portals, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. and online publishing. Autonomy's customer base includes more than 450 global companies, including Astra Zeneca, British Aerospace, Clorox, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, General Motors, Lucent, Royal Sun Alliance, Sun Microsystems and public sector agencies including the United States Department of Defense, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and the United States Department of Energy The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its purview includes the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, . Strategic reseller and OEM partners include leading companies such as Business Objects, Hewlett Packard, IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. , Oracle, Vignette and Sybase. The company has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and is on the Web at http://www.autonomy.com/. About SilverStream Software, Inc. SilverStream Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSSW) provides the first comprehensive integrated services environment to simplify and accelerate the development of sophisticated business applications. SilverStream's proven technology is based on the best of Java, 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. , and Web Services, and enables businesses to unlock the potential of existing systems and rapidly deliver business applications to the Web. SilverStream powers business operations for more than 1,500 customers worldwide including Amerisure Insurance, Home Depot, the Chicago Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) A major exchange trading only stocks, with 90% of trades taking place on an automated execution system, called MAX. , Samsung Electronics, Sears, Qwest Communications and US Cellular. SilverStream's worldwide partner network includes system integrators, independent software vendors, application service providers and other strategic partners such as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Compaq, Deloitte & Touche, Hewlett Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Mercury Interactive, Microsoft, Oracle and Sun Microsystems. SilverStream Software is headquartered in Billerica, Mass. with offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit http://www.silverstream.com. SilverStream is a registered trademark and SilverStream eXtend is a trademark of SilverStream Software, Inc. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Factors related to the subject matter of this press release include the possibility that: SilverStream will not be able to continue using the Autonomy software in its SilverStream eXtend Director product; and that the Autonomy software will not work effectively with the SilverStream extend Director product to enable users to sift through irrelevant content. Other factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: continued widespread adoption by businesses of Internet business solutions, including the adoption of Web Services; market acceptance of our products and services and enhancements thereto, including market acceptance of SilverStream products; our ability to expand our eBusiness solutions and services customer base and to provide customers with solutions and services; our ability to develop and enhance our sales and marketing capabilities; technological changes; our ability to grow our customer base or generate repeat business; our ability to develop and enhance our products and services; our ability to continue using third party software in our products; protection of our intellectual property; and other risk factors that are discussed in the Company's reports and registration statements filed previously and from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update such statements or the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements. |
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