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Aerospatiale-Matra purchases Hummingbird Enterprise Information Portal
France-based manufacturer to deploy Hummingbird EIP & document management
products
TORONTO, March 23 /CNW/ - Hummingbird Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: HUMC,
TSE:HUM), a world-leading enterprise software company, today announced that
France-based Aerospatiale-Matra, a leading aerospace manufacturer, purchased
the Hummingbird EIP (Enterprise Information Portal).
The Aerospatiale-Matra group is a world-leading manufacturer in the
civilian and military aeronautical helicopter, aerospace, and defence sectors.
Aerospatiale-Matra is a new corporate entity resulting from the recent merger
of Aerospatiale and Matra Hautes Technologies. Aerospatiale-Matra is the only
European business group with a presence in all sectors of the aeronautics,
space and defence industries.
Given the complex nature of the information stored within
Aerospatiale-Matra, key decision-makers at the company quickly recognized the
need for a powerful portal solution that would leverage the diverse
heterogeneous repositories that exist across the enterprise. The Hummingbird
EIP will provide Aerospatiale-Matra with a single point of access to a vast
number of information repositories, instantly connecting users to the content
they need in the context they need it in. Beyond its very robust architecture
and flexibility, the product offers multi-directory single log-on and
authentication, unified search results from disparate sources, both structured
and unstructured, and seamless application integration with other software
solutions.
"Aerospatiale-Matra has unique needs. In light of our recent merger, we
needed a portal solution that had the ability to accommodate any repository.
With its open architecture, the Hummingbird EIP more than met this
recommendation," said Christiane Humbel, Aerospatiale-Matra. "In addition, due
to the sensitive nature of our corporate information, we required a solution
that could maintain the integrity and security of our existing documents.
Again, Hummingbird presented a much more powerful enterprise portal solution
than any of its competitors."
Aerospatiale-Matra additionally purchased 2,500 seats of Hummingbird's
document management products. In implementing PowerDOCS, CyberDOCS, and
DOCSFusion, Aerospatiale-Matra will have the ability to more efficiently
manage the company's technical documentation.
"We're very pleased that Aerospatiale-Matra chose to implement both the
Hummingbird EIP and our document management products," said Barry Litwin,
president, Hummingbird. "This implementation not only demonstrates that the
Hummingbird EIP can be easily integrated with other Hummingbird products, but
also illustrates it can easily integrate with third party repositories as
well."
The EIP, which builds on core Hummingbird technologies, provides a single
point of access and action for all business-critical information and resources
including structured and unstructured enterprise data. Beyond access, the
Hummingbird EIP enables users to quickly process, filter, and act upon
information from any enterprise or external source.
About Aerospatiale-Matra
France-based Aerospatiale Matra Group is a large international player in
the civilian and military aeronautical manufacturing, helicopter, aerospace,
and defense sectors. Aerospatiale Matra is a new corporate entity resulting
from the merger of Aerospatiale's and Matra Hautes Technologies' business
activities. Aerospatiale Matra is a world player and the only European group
with a presence in all the businesses and markets of the aeronautics, space
and defense industries. For more information, please see
www.aeromatra.com/flash0.html.
About Hummingbird
Hummingbird is a leader in the development of enterprise software
solutions that provide access to all business-critical information and
resources. The Hummingbird EIP (Enterprise Information Portal) leverages the
company's core strengths in network connectivity, data integration &
reporting, and document & knowledge management to connect users to all the
business information they need, aggregated and categorized through a single
user interface. With a diverse product portfolio, Hummingbird offers complete
global enterprise solutions from advanced host connectivity, through
sophisticated data exchange, query and reporting and analytic applications, to
powerful information management at the desktop or on the Web. The company
offers its products, along with related consulting, education, and support
services, in more than 50 countries around the world |
