Texas Instruments Selects Open Software Associates' NETDEPLOY for Corporate Software Distribution.NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 10, 1998-- NETDEPLOY to be Used to Distribute and Update Hundreds of Applications Across Texas Instruments' Global Network Open Software Associates (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ) today announced that Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. has licensed NETDEPLOY(tm) as its Web-based solution for enterprisewide software application deployment. TI will use NETDEPLOY in conjunction with Microsoft SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. to deploy and update hundreds of applications -- including some of the most popular third-party desktop applications, a prominent 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. system user interface and homegrown applications -- to over 15,000 desktops across its global network. "After a five-month evaluation of more than 15 deployment technologies on the market, NETDEPLOY emerged as the winner," said Leslie VanCura, information technology services project manager at Texas Instruments. "For our needs, NETDEPLOY offered a robust feature set and cost-effective solution, and it was certainly a fast and easy solution to implement." After selecting NETDEPLOY, TI engaged an on-site consultant from OSA to accelerate the implementation process. As a result, OSA was able to provide TI with additional customized product functionality to meet the company's specialized needs. "Thanks to NETDEPLOY's ease-of-use and the on-site expertise provided by OSA's consultant, we were able to accomplish more by the end of the pilot project than we would have expected to in 18 months," said VanCura. "The results of TI's extensive selection process and pilot program are a testament to the strength of our product and consulting services," said Graeme Greenhill, president of OSA. "NETDEPLOY has proven to be an enterprise solution that enables Fortune 500 companies to quickly and easily implement their e-business and corporate applications." About NETDEPLOY NETDEPLOY 3.0 is the only software distribution solution that enables corporations to deliver, install and automatically update any kind of application, with no requirement for proprietary server software. NETDEPLOY can deploy applications from any Web server to all major client platforms. It offers superior control to end-users along with advanced security features like digital signature authentication, assuring end users that all components delivered for an application come from a known and trusted vendor. NETDEPLOY 3.0 is the first electronic software distribution product to support the proposed OSD (1) (On-Screen Display) An on-screen control panel for adjusting monitors and TVs. The OSD is used for contrast, brightness, horizontal and vertical positioning and other monitor adjustments. standard, ensuring investment protection for application providers. About Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). solutions, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , the company's businesses also include materials and controls, educational and productivity solutions, and digital imaging. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol TXN TXN Texas Instruments (stock symbol) TXN Transaction (databases) TXN Tunxi, China (Airport Code) TXN Tarxien (postal locality, Malta) . More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com. About Open Software Associates Open Software Associates (OSA) is a multinational software company specializing in tools, applications and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. for e-business. OSA created the world's first Internet software distribution product and pioneered automatic differential updating Replacing only the files in a software application that have changed rather than replacing all the files. with NETDEPLOY's patent-pending Smart Pull(tm) technology in December 1995. Many of the world's largest companies also use OSA's platform-independent 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. development product OpenUI(tm), and OSA professional services, in producing widely deployed business-critical applications. OSA was founded in 1990 and is employee-owned. U.S. headquarters are in Nashua, N.H., with international headquarters in Melbourne, Australia and European operations in Frankfurt, Germany. For further information see www.osa.com. Texas Instruments and TI are registered trademarks of Texas Instruments. OSA, NETDEPLOY, Smart Pull, and OpenUI are trademarks or registered trademarks of Open Software Associates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Open Software Associates, Inc.
Graeme Greenhill, (603) 886-4330
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