12/18 08:30 E*TRADE Mutual Fund Center Uses Kiva Server Software(NETSCAPE)
12/18 08:30 E*TRADE Mutual Fund Center Uses Kiva Server Software
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KIVA Server Software Assists E*TRADE in Offering More Than 3,500 Mutual Funds,
Powerful Tools and Research Online
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications
Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP) today announced that E*TRADE, a leading branded provider of
online investing services, utilizes KIVA Enterprise Server software from Netscape for its
Mutual Fund Center which offers more than 3,500 mutual funds and powerful, tightly
integrated tools that enable customers to make investment decisions and conduct online
research. The KIVA server software became part of the Netscape product line when
Netscape acquired KIVA Software last month.
"The E*TRADE Mutual Fund Center is making it as easy as possible for experienced and
novice investors to find the funds that best suit their needs online," said Lori Mirek, senior vice
president of marketing at Netscape. "KIVA server software was best-suited for the service
because of the product's ease of deployment, capacity to process thousands of requests per
minute and its ability to quickly and efficiently integrate into existing systems and client/server
applications. E*TRADE is another example of the type of leading edge, business-critical
software solutions customers are deploying with Netscape software."
This announcement is the latest in Netscape's Design Win program which features leading
companies that have chosen Netscape client and server software for either their corporate
messaging solution or to implement business-critical applications for their Intranets and
Extranets.
The E*TRADE Mutual Fund Center service offers an intuitive, easy-to-use interface and
features extensive online research and proprietary screening tools which provide customers
with access to all of the pertinent data about a mutual fund including online prospectuses,
profiles, prices, historical charts and portfolio holdings. The E*TRADE Mutual Fund Center
offers another service to E*TRADE's growing customer base with KIVA server software
from Netscape ensuring that those customers receive fast response and reliable service.
"We chose KIVA server software for the E*TRADE Mutual Fund Center because of its
high level of performance, scalability and enterprise manageability," said Debra Chrapaty,
chief technology officer at E*TRADE. "The E*TRADE Mutual Fund Center provides
customers with the tools, research and guidance necessary for independent investors to make
personalized, informed decisions. Using KIVA server software, we were able to more rapidly
build and deploy the Mutual Fund Center."
Now available from Netscape, KIVA server software is application server software for
enterprise-class Intranet, Extranet and Internet applications. The product complements
Netscape's leading line of Web server software and enables Netscape to provide customers
with a range of products for Web-based applications that scale from the workgroup to the
extended enterprise. KIVA server software provides fundamental infrastructure for Global
2000 companies implementing business-critical applications where performance, scalability,
availability and rapid deployment are critical to achieving business objectives.
A leading branded provider of online investing services, E*TRADE has established a popular
destination Web site for self-directed investors. The company offers independent investors
the convenience and control of automated order placement at low commission rates, along
with a suite of value-added products and services that can be personalized, including portfolio
tracking, Java-based charting and quote applications, real-time market commentary and
analysis, news and other information services. Customers can access E*TRADE at
etrade.com on the Internet as well as through WebTV; via Prodigy; via AT&T
WorldNet; via Microsoft Investor; by Go ETRADE on CompuServe; with the keyword
ETRADE on America Online; via direct modem connection; and via the touch-tone
TELE*MASTER system. E*TRADE Securities and its parent company, E*TRADE Group,
Inc., are headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of open software for linking
people and information over enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a full
line of clients, servers, development tools and commercial applications to create a complete
platform for next-generation, live online applications. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol
"NSCP," Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View, California.
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