(BSNS WIRE) Optio Software and Syntax.net Reseller Partnership Offers a Optio Software and Syntax.net Reseller Partnership Offers a Robust Solution to Produce and Deliver Customized Documents To Support E-Business and Extend the Reach of the Global Enterprise Business Editors & Technology Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999--Optio(R) Software Inc., (Nasdaq: OPTO) a leading provider of software that enables organizations to extend their operations from paper-intensive commerce to e-business, announced today the addition of Syntax.net as an Optio Channel Partner. Syntax.net is a full-service business solution provider specializing in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Intelligence (BI) and e-business for mid-market enterprises. Under the agreement, Syntax.net will resell Optio's Enterprise Suite of output management solutions, including the newly released e-business enabled solution, Optio e.ComPresent(TM). The partnership provides Syntax.net customers an integrated, single-source solution for the customization and distribution of enterprise information, allowing them to capitalize on the connective power of the Internet to link customers, distributors, trading partners and suppliers to the customized enterprise information they need. The partnership goes into effect immediately. The Optio Enterprise Suite improves partner relationships and facilitates core business processes and ROI. It allows users of Syntax.net's software to extend their reach and further leverage their IT investment by adding the capability to tap directly into the natural flow of information created by their applications, highly customize it according to specific business rules and then deliver it to a global network of digital destinations. The destinations range from web browsers and e-commerce systems to local and remote printing devices and e-mail systems. Shared users of our products will be able to manage their business critical information more effectively, reduce their costs, and minimize business disruption as they evolve from paper-intensive commerce (PIC) to e-business. The Optio Suite being represented by Syntax.net includes three core products: OptioDCS(TM) (Document Customization Server) - OptioDCS is software that forms the foundation of the Optio Enterprise Suite. It captures information from enterprise, legacy and other applications by monitoring transactions and output such as print streams. It then performs calculations and other data transformations, formats business information or e-commerce transactions and delivers them to printers, fax servers, e-mail servers, web servers, document archives and e-commerce servers. Optio e.ComPresent - E-business software that provides secure, browser-based presentation of customized information. Information can be grouped in pre-defined or user-specified folders for easy access. All information is fully indexed and supports familiar Internet search techniques. Users are alerted to the publication of new or updated information with subscription-based notifications that arrive via e-mail, pager, fax or printer. e.ComPresent facilitates the delivery of customized information to support e-business initiatives like report distribution, information portals, online bill presentment and self-service applications. OptioDesignStudio(TM) - Windows based software that allows users to map, create, model from applications, databases and files, and create business rules and conditional logic to automate processing of the information and model the network of destinations to which the information is delivered. The design files it creates are then processed, in real time, by OptioDCS. |