Unisys and SuperNova Enter Technology and Distribution Agreement to Deliver Output Management Server for SAP R/3.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- Unisys Licenses SuperNova's Integration Adapter for SAP R/3 to Deliver Output Management Solutions to Its SAP Customer Base Worldwide Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. and SuperNova, providers of reliable and adaptable software solutions for e-business and enterprise application development and integration, today announced a technology and distribution agreement aimed at delivering a host of value-added products to SAP R/3 customers. The first product of this partnership addresses the enterprise output management requirements of SAP R/3 users in heterogeneous environments. Unisys has licensed and incorporated SuperNova's enterprise application integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) tools and technologies, which include the SuperNova for R/3 Adapter and SuperNova's Universal Integration Engine (UIE UIE User Interface Engineering UIE User Interface Environment UIE United International Enterprise Ltd ). SuperNova for R/3 Adapter and the UIE are SuperNova's key enabling technologies for SAP R/3 integration used by Unisys to provide best-of-breed R/3 connectivity for the recently announced Unisys Output Management Server for R/3, which has already been certified by SAP. Output Management Server for R/3 is based on Unisys proven and scalable enterprise 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. server platform and includes out-of-the-box value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services for SAP installations. Output Management Server for SAP R/3 transparently accepts print and other electronic files from SAP R/3 and delivers them throughout a distributed network. SAP R/3 users can customize routine operations so selected files are automatically sent to the destination of their choice: a web server, PC, file server, mainframe, e-mail system, fax, printer, microfiche Pronounced "micro-feesh." A 4x6" sheet of film that holds several hundred miniaturized document pages. See micrographics. , or user programs. Continued... Page 2 "Unisys has long been a leader in enterprise-class NT servers and integration services," said Dick Ulmer, Vice President of Unisys Pacific Development Lab. "The combination of our flexible output management product and SuperNova's integration tools and technologies for SAP R/3, provides compelling value to Unisys customers requiring R/3 output management capabilities." SuperNova for R/3 Adapter is a general-purpose and flexible adapter that significantly simplifies customers' R/3 related connectivity and integration efforts. SuperNova for R/3 Adapter is part of SuperNova's Enterprise Application Development and Integration Suite. The suite, which consists of prebuilt pre·built adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a structure or a portion of a structure that is constructed or assembled before being transported to its site of installation; prefabricated: a prebuilt home. adapters and connectors, integration tools and a powerful integration platform called the Universal Integration Engine (UIE), provides transparent connectivity to over 20 platforms and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , 25 databases and data sources, and industry-standard repositories and middleware. The SuperNova suite utilizes the Unisys integration framework technology based on Unisys Universal Repository (UREP UREP Unisys Repository UREP Unix Rscs Emulation Protocol ). UREP is a fully object-oriented repository that supports the sharing of information across development tools, made possible by an extensible object-oriented meta model, versioning services, configuration management and team-based development approaches ideal for supporting large projects. "We are extremely pleased to work closely with Unisys to address their customers' enterprise application integration requirements," said Rob Hoogstraten, 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. of SuperNova. "Our proven and adaptable integration products and technologies and our commitment to our strategic partners were the key deciding factors in Unisys selection of SuperNova as the technology partner for their SAP R/3 related solutions." For additional information on SuperNova for R/3 Adapter and other SuperNova EAI solutions, please visit www.EAIsolutions.com. About SuperNova Since 1988, SuperNova has been providing reliable and adaptable software solutions for Enterprise Application Development and Integration, to over 300 customers with over 70,000 licenses around the world. SuperNova helps its customers to shorten their development and integration project cycles and to drastically reduce their software related expenses. SuperNova's corporate headquarters is located in Manhattan, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and its international headquarters is Bilthoven, The Netherlands, with subsidiaries and partners worldwide. For more information on SuperNova and its products, call the U.S. headquarters at 212/686-2650 or the international headquarters at +31-30-225-2315 or visit the web site at www.supernova.com. About Unisys Unisys is 35,000 employees helping customers in 100 countries apply information technology to solve their business problems. Unisys solutions are based on a broad portfolio of global information services See Information Systems. including electronic business, systems integration including custom and "repeatable" application solutions, outsourcing, Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT services, network services, and multivendor maintenance and support, coupled with enterprise-class servers and associated middleware, software and storage. Repeatable solutions are focused on key vertical markets including financial services, transportation, telecommunications, government, publishing, and other commercial markets. The company is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Blue Bell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,395. , in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor information can be found at www.unisys.com/investor. Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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