ACTU + SUNW. Also, 2:1 split. ACTU will follow the rest of the software Co. as in up.
Sun-Netscape Alliance Embeds Actuate Into E-Commerce Software
Actuate e.Reporting Solution Enables Creation and Management of Business Data Across Entire e.Commerce Supply Chain for Tailored Shopping Experience
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999-- Further capitalizing on the emerging business-to-business electronic commerce space by way of its OEM partnerships, Actuate© Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTU - news), the pioneer in e.Reporting(TM) for e.Business, today announced an extension of its relationship with the Sun-Netscape Alliance.
Going forward, the Actuate e.Reporting solution -- an Internet infrastructure tool for the creation and management of business content on an e.Business Web site -- will be integrated with the family of Sun-Netscape iPlanet e-commerce applications including iPlanet BillerXpert, iPlanet BuyerXpert, iPlanet ECXpert, iPlanet MerchantXpert, iPlanet PublishingXpert, iPlanet SellerXpert and iPlanet TradingXpert. Actuates personalized, easy-to-use, self-service interface seamlessly meshes with iPlanets e-commerce applications for a tailored Internet shopping experience.
``The Sun-Netscape Alliance is providing hundreds of customers with the packaged e-commerce solutions to help them merge their best business practices with the new business models of the Net Economy,' said Carol Montgomery-Adams, vice president of product marketing for the Sun-Netscape Alliance E-Commerce Applications Division. ``The Alliance will continue to work with industry leaders like Actuate to provide customers with the latest Internet technology tools that leverage our production-ready solutions and platforms for conducting e-commerce.'
Unlike vendors whose products lack the scalability, security and high-performance capabilities of that which is provided by Actuate, the e.Reporting solution will empower Sun-Netscape applications across the e-commerce supply chain. Among its functions in a Sun-Netscape Alliance business-to-business e-commerce application, Actuate e.Reports will create and manage content including Web site usage/navigation, activity reports on orders received and sales/dollar volumes as well as tracking the status of submitted purchase orders.
``Actuate's e.Reporting solution extends the value of the iPlanet products by providing Sun-Netscape Alliance customers with a secure way to manage and distribute the vast amount of information supporting todays e.Business applications,' said Frank van Veenendaal, vice president, e.Business Application Partners, Actuate. ``Customers, partners and employees, regardless of their language or location, can dynamically execute personalized e.Reports that allow them instantaneous access to critical business information. At the end of the day, Actuate enables e.Business applications to improve data access, lowering the costs of doing business while improving customer satisfaction and retention.'
About Actuate Corporation
Actuate Corporation, the pioneer in e.Reporting for e.Business, enables companies to differentiate their offerings by extending the value of information across the entire customer life-cycle, creating a more loyal customer base and giving them the edge in the ever-competitive e.Business world. The Actuate e.Reporting Suite 4 is the first-ever solution that automates the creation and delivery of structured, personalized content, providing tens of thousands of users with instant access to high-resolution, customized business information that is seamlessly integrated into a company s e.Business Web site.
Actuate's customers include the worlds largest .com, financial services, telecommunications, health care and media companies. Software vendors reselling Actuate solutions include Ariba, Aspect Development, Clarify, InterNetworking Solutions, Siebel, and Vantive. Founded in 1993, and headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., Actuate has offices worldwide. For more information on Actuate, visit the company's Web site at actuate.com.
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