Starbase Announces StarFlow -- Microsoft Outlook-Based Process and Workflow
Management for StarTeam
Business Editors and High-Tech Writers
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 06, 2000--
Starbase's Outlook-Based Workflow Solution Increases Productivity and
Lifecycle Control With Scalability for Today's Large, Code and Content
Development Projects
Starbase Corp. (Nasdaq: SBAS), the leading provider of
collaboration products for the creation and management of integrated
code and content eBusiness applications, Tuesday announced the
availability of StarFlow, a Microsoft Outlook(R) Exchange-based
workflow management solution.
StarFlow delivers an advanced, process-oriented change management
system capable of scaling to the largest development projects.
StarFlow combines the lifecycle management strengths of StarTeam 5.0
with the flexibility of the popular Microsoft Outlook. StarFlow is an
integrated member of the newly expanded StarTeam family of products.
"Automating our development lifecycle will enable us to stay
competitive in today's rapidly changing business world," explained
Tony Lynn, director of Web development at eTour.com. "We need to
realize maximum productivity from our entire development team, and
StarFlow with StarTeam will allow us to do so.
"StarFlow enables us to manage our processes more efficiently,
increasing not only our development speed but also our development
quality. Because StarFlow is Outlook-based, all code and content
approvers can easily participate in the process."
"The Internet has accelerated the pace of business and
development. As a result, organizations must automate more and more
features of their business to maintain a competitive advantage," said
Lydia Patterson, vice president Starbase products group.
"StarFlow brings process automation to development, enabling the
rapid approval of specific code and content required by large,
Internet-era development projects."
StarFlow provides increased lifecycle control and productivity,
and allows organizations to leverage their existing IT investment
through the ability to create custom processes for StarTeam's change
requests. Processes can be refined for specific development project
needs to provide better control throughout the software lifecycle,
from development to testing, and then to production.
StarFlow's familiar interface and creation of standardized
repeatable processes provides maximum productivity gains. StarFlow
extends StarTeam's capabilities while integrating with existing
Microsoft Exchange and Outlook architectures.
Seamlessly integrated into the StarTeam framework, StarFlow
provides a customizable, reusable process framework for development
projects. This powerful workflow designer tool will allow development
teams to easily define the processes that manage the lifecycle of
software defects and enhancement requests. Custom change request forms
employ Outlook-based forms for full compatibility.
Built on top of StarTeam's best-of-breed interface and the popular
Microsoft Outlook, teams will easily implement and deploy StarFlow.
About StarFlow
StarFlow, a Microsoft Outlook Exchange-based workflow management
solution, is integrated into the StarTeam framework to provide project
information and change request access directly from the Outlook client
and fully configurable e-mail notification for all major events in the
software lifecycle.
Providing customizable definitions for each workflow step and
change request forms, StarFlow allows development teams to fine tune
their process and interface for maximum usability and productivity.
The improved functionality that StarTeam users gain from the
addition of StarFlow will aid software professionals and project
managers by improving team productivity and automating the development
environment. StarFlow for StarTeam is available by calling Starbase at
888/770-STAR or for more information visit the company's Web site at
www.starbase.com.
About Starbase
Starbase is the leading provider of collaboration products for the
creation and management of integrated code and content eBusiness
applications. Collaboration is the simultaneous coordination,
management and communication of geographically dispersed contributors
of both code and content for eBusiness applications.
With more than 1,300 StarTeam customers worldwide, the company's
technology supports the continuous cycle of creating, linking and
managing digital assets, which comprise complex eBusiness
applications. Starbase products enable users with differing technical
and functional backgrounds to collaborate on the production of Web
sites and eBusiness initiatives from multiple locations.
StarTeam, the company's flagship product, was labeled as "StarTeam
fuels team exchange" in an early release review from InfoWorld in
January 2000 and received "Two Thumbs Up" from New Media in May 1999
and "Four Stars" from Software Development in August 1999. Microsoft
and CMP Media named Starbase the 25th fastest growing ISV for Windows
in April 1999.
StarTeam also received the "Best of the Test Center" award by
InfoWorld in January 1998. Companies and organizations, including
leading corporations such as Lucent Technologies, Intel, BMC Software,
Motorola, PepsiCo, Seagate Technology, Hollywood Entertainment,
Reynolds & Reynolds Co., eTour.com, Oxygen Media, and Ann Taylor have
selected StarTeam to manage their eBusiness development projects.
Starbase has headquarters at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 800,
Santa Ana, Calif. 92707. Tel: 714/445-4400. Fax: 714/445-4404. Visit
Starbase's Web site at www.starbase.com.
Note to Editors: Starbase and its product names are trademarks of
Starbase Corp. All other product and company names herein are
trademarks of their respective owners.
Microsoft Outlook is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
Forward-Looking Statements
When used in the preceding discussion, the words "believes,
expects, or intend to" and similar conditional expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could
differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking
statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, (i) conditions in the general economy or the software industry,
(ii) the timely development and market acceptance of products and
technologies, (iii) competitive factors, (iv) demand for team
productivity software products, (v) sell-through of products in the
sales channel, and (vi) other risks described in Starbase Corp.'s SEC
reports and filings.
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CONTACT: Starbase Corp., Santa Ana
Martha Ray (public relations), 714/445-4531
E-mail: mray@starbase.com
or
Ann Jones (investor relations), 714/445-4440
E-mail: ajones@starbase.com
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