Eicon Technology Creates New Aviva Division
MONTREAL, QUEBEC-- JULY 11, 2000
Aviva Product Line Evolves into Autonomous Division to More
Aggressively Target Specific Requirements of Host Access Market.
Further to Eicon Technology's announcement to restructure its
business operations and strengthen its market position, this week
the company released its strategy for the Aviva family of host
access products. Effective immediately, Aviva will become a
separate Division of Eicon Technology with its own distinct
Research and Development, Sales, Marketing and Customer Support
organizations.
"By creating a separate Division with its own dedicated
infrastructure, Aviva will be able to truly focus on fulfilling
the specific requirements of its unique market, customers and
channels. This strategy is in keeping with Eicon's new business
philosophy of providing better alignment between product
development and specific market demand", stated Peter Brojde,
President and CEO of Eicon Technology. "I am confident and
enthusiastic about the opportunities that lie ahead for the
Division and its product lines", Mr. Brojde added.
The Aviva Division will continue to provide highly reliable
solutions that enable major organizations - within the
finance/insurance, transportation and government sectors, amongst
others - to find new ways to exploit the power of their host-based
information and automate their business logic with unparalleled
flexibility, security and reliability. In addition to enabling
the secure delivery of host-based business information on-demand
to corporations and to their internal and external customers, the
Aviva Division will work very aggressively toward bringing to
market new e-volutionary software for the changing requirements of
the host access market, including wireless connectivity. The
Aviva product line features Web-to-host, B2B, B2C and solutions
for IBM S/390 and AS/400 platforms, and for DEC and UNIX systems.
"The spin-off of the Aviva product line into a separate Division
of Eicon is extremely exciting and represents enormous potential
for success", commented Larry Curran, currently Eicon's Chief
Information Officer, and newly appointed General Manager of the
Aviva Division. "More than ever, we are poised to provide our
customers with exceptional products and services that will
facilitate their successful implementations of new B2B and B2C
initiatives".
To accelerate its expansion, Aviva is currently participating in
the Capital Summit 2000 at the Palais des Congres de Montreal from
July 11 to 13, 2000. This is a major event for organizations
seeking venture capital.
For more information on Aviva products, please visit
eicon.com.
AVIVA
AVIVA, a division of Eicon Technology Corporation, specializes in
developing and marketing leading edge, innovative solutions that
extend host information outward for B2B, B2C and wireless
opportunities. With an installed base of over 2 million users
worldwide, AVIVA features the most comprehensive range of flexible
solutions for delivering secure host information on-demand to the
desktop, Web browser or mobile device via SNA, IP or WAP networks.
Eicon Technology Corporation
Eicon Technology Corporation is a worldwide provider of Internet
access products. The Company develops, markets and supports
hardware and software products for connecting PCs and network
servers to the Internet and corporate networks and supplies
communications cards for unified messaging servers and voice over
IP gateways. Eicon's products are sold in more than 80 countries
through a network of channel partners, telecommunications
companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers. Eicon's shares
are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "EIC."
Information about Eicon and its products is available at
eicon.com.
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