Wang and Digital align to bring enterprise imaging and workflow to Digital's Windows NT customers.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 1996-- Wang (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WANG) and Digital Equipment Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DEC) today announced a worldwide alliance focused on bringing Wang's industry- leading enterprise workflow and imaging software to Digital's 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. customers. Under the strategic partnership, the two companies will work together to port Wang's OPEN/workflow and OPEN/image software to Digital's Alpha platform running Windows NT. The partnership expands Wang's market for its OPEN/image and OPEN/workflow software and provides Digital with a leading enterprise solutions partner for workflow and imaging technology. Availability for Wang's imaging and workflow solutions on Digital's Alpha NT is planned for the first quarter of 1997. Along with the Alpha solutions, the companies will also market and sell Wang's Intel/Windows NT-based OPEN/image and OPEN/workflow solutions on Digital's Intel platforms, which are all available today. Wang and Digital customers will benefit from the combined offering of Wang's leading imaging and workflow solutions, Digital's reliable and high-performance Intel and Alpha platforms and global service and support capabilities, and both companies' alliances with Microsoft Corp. "To improve productivity across the enterprise with workflow and imaging solutions, large organizations require a reliable, scalable, and high-performance infrastructure integrated with powerful, cross-platform workflow solutions," said Deborah Willingham, vice president of the enterprise customer unit at Microsoft. "By extending Wang's workflow and imaging solutions to the Digital Alpha platform and Windows NT server network foundation, this alliance delivers on that need. Our Windows NT Server customers will benefit from the tight integration of Wang and Digital technologies for great enterprise workflow solutions, as well as from the close cooperation among all three of our companies to deliver the best enterprise services and support." Wang will provide training and sales support to Digital's systems integration organization, enabling Digital to deliver the benefits of enterprise work management technologies to its customers. Joint Wang/Digital solutions will be available for customers to preview at the Digital Enterprise Solution Center for Windows in Bellevue, Washington Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U.S., across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle,[1] it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. . In addition, Wang and Digital plan to participate in joint marketing activities including a seminar series and advertising and collateral development. "Wang and Digital are two companies that have taken a leading position in providing scalable, enterprise solutions that leverage the 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 environment," said Bob Weiler, president, Wang Software. "Our technology and marketing strategies are well-matched, and together, we bring exceptional market reach and experience in delivering enterprise-wide solutions." "Both Wang and Digital have unique strengths that complement each other, and we are delighted to see this level of investment and commitment from Wang," said Lucia Quinn, Digital's vice president of Strategic Marketing and Branding. "The industry-wide shift to Windows NT-based solutions is changing the landscape of computing computing - computer , and Digital is in an ideal position to assist customers in exploiting this trend. Our comprehensive collaboration with Wang will deliver the technology, sales, and service expertise required to address the enterprise workflow and imaging needs of Digital's Windows NT customers." Wang's OPEN/image and OPEN/workflow for Windows NT Wang and Microsoft announced a broad alliance in April 1995 to bring improved document imaging and workflow capabilities to all users of Windows 95 and Windows NT 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. . As part of the alliance, Microsoft designated Wang as its preferred vendor of imaging and workflow software. In addition, Wang introduced its OPEN/image and OPEN/workflow software products for the Microsoft Windows NT server platform. These products are scalable, enterprise-capable solutions that enable organizations in business and government to design, automate, and manage the key processes that determine productivity and competitive advantage. Both products feature a graphical development environment that permits sophisticated rules definition without need for low-level coding. Both products are specifically designed to complement Microsoft's BackOffice suite of server components. Digital and Windows NT In August 1995, Digital announced its Alliance for Enterprise Computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. with Microsoft. Through the alliance, the two companies will deliver a comprehensive set of information technology products and services and will provide field support so that users can more easily integrate Windows, Windows NT, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , and Open VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. solutions into the most complex business environments. Digital is committed to meeting the needs of users by providing the broadest range of Windows NT offerings. Digital's Alpha workstations for Windows NT provide superior application performance combined with Windows NT features, including portability, multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. capability, simple management procedures, ready scalability, and network support. Digital Digital Equipment Corp. is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. Wang Wang Laboratories Wang Laboratories - Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994). Inc. is a recognized worldwide leader in work management solutions based on workflow, integrated imaging, document management, and network storage management for client/server open systems. It is also a major worldwide provider of integration and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for office software and networks. Information about Wang and its products and services can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.wang.com. -0- Microsoft, Windows NT, Windows and BackOffice are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. CONTACT: Wang Lucy Flynn, 508/967-4870 lucy.flynn@wang.com or Digital Equipment Corp. Paul Collins Paul Collins is the name of:
paul.collins@mro.mts.dec.com or The Weber Group Alison Kenney, 617/520-7078 akenney@webergroup.com |
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