Any time you can disassociate yourself from Kodak it's a good thing! Talking about a dog with fleas.
John
Tuesday January 19, 3:26 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Eastman Software
Eastman Software Announces the Termination of its OEM Distribution Agreement with Unisys Corporation
Eastman Software Reinforces Commitment to Channel Partners and Eliminates OEM Channel Conflict
BILLERICA, Mass., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastman Software today announces the termination of the Eastman Software OEM distribution agreement with Unisys Corporation [NYSE:UIS - news]. The details of the agreement are confidential but call for the termination of the existing distribution agreement and ongoing relationship between the companies. The original agreement, dating back to 1990, allowed Unisys to distribute one of the Eastman Software workflow products under its private brand.
''We believe the termination of this agreement will have a positive impact on the products, customers, partners, and strategies for Eastman Software in the work management marketplace,'' stated Michael Loria, Vice President of Marketing for Eastman Software. Eastman Software distributes its products through a global partner network that provides value-added services such as design, deployment, customization, training and support. Eastman Software also provides a global infrastructure for product support with support centers located in the U.S., Europe and Australia. ''We find that customers and partners in the high-end business software market prefer the direct support of the actual software developer and to that end Eastman Software is uniquely qualified. Our capabilities exceed all others in this marketplace,'' stated Loria.
As a result of the termination of this agreement, Eastman Software can now enhance the Workflow for NT product line free from the obligation of providing those unique enhancements to the Unisys private branded version. This will enable Eastman Software partners to have a truly differentiated and unique product offering, eliminating the conflict with Unisys.
Eastman Software continues to be a recognized leader in the workflow marketplace due to significant on-going feature and performance enhancements, integration with its other award -winning products, and a global network of partners that provide customers with both flexibility and choice in designing and implementing their Eastman Software based solution.
''The production segment of the workflow marketplace, and this product line, is strategic to Eastman Software because it enables us to provide solutions for customers' most mission-critical, line-of-business workflow and imaging applications,'' continued Loria. ''We believe that our ability to work with customers and partners in their critical business application processes makes the relationship between Eastman Software and its customers and solution providers a strategic partnership.''
Eastman Software is the original software developer for the Workflow for NT product line and continues to innovate with workflow releases and enhancements for the Windows NT marketplace. In 1998, Eastman Software released several new product enhancements enabling Eastman Software Workflow customers to deploy workflow applications over the World Wide Web and Microsoft Exchange networks. Additionally, the company continues to receive awards for its products and customer and partner solutions and was most recently the recipient of The BackOffice Magazine Frontline Award and the Giga Information Group Gold Award for the Asia Region.
About Eastman Software
Eastman Software, Inc., a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company, is a recognized worldwide leader in workflow, imaging, COLD, document management and storage management software for client/server open systems. Imaging for Windows, developed by Eastman Software, is included in the Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems, making it the de facto standard in 32-bit desktop imaging. For more information on Eastman Software and its products, call 978-313-7000, or visit Eastman Software's worldwide Web site at www.eastmansoftware.com.
Eastman Software is a trademark of Kodak. |
