To: Hippieslayer who wrote (369 ) 3/31/1998 4:52:00 PM From: Justin Franks Respond to of 1242
HOT NEWS!!!... DVNTF is meeting with ORCL in 1 week... read this:biz.yahoo.com Netscape Teams with Oracle to Enable Internet-Based Commerce Transactions Between Companies Netscape(R) CommerceXpert Now Integrated With Oracle(R) Applications So Customers Can Leverage the Internet For Cross-Company Supply Chain Integration MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP - news) and Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL - news) today announced that Netscape's leading line of Internet commerce software, including Netscape(R) ECXpert 1.1, Netscape BuyerXpert, and Netscape SellerXpert, have received Oracle(R) Cooperative Applications Initiative (CAI) program integration approval with Oracle(R) Applications. Customers running their businesses on Oracle Applications, including Oracle Financials(R) and Oracle Distribution, can now leverage the Netscape CommerceXpert family of Internet commerce applications to hook multiple back office systems together with partners, resellers, distributors and customers for cross-company supply chain integration. Netscape ECXpert integration with Oracle Applications lets customers leverage their existing Oracle Applications to conduct business-to-business online commerce over the Internet and EDI networks. For example, users of Oracle Applications can now use Netscape ECXpert to exchange business transactions such as forecasts and purchase orders. Users receive purchase orders via encrypted email or a Web page and then process them directly with the appropriate Oracle Order Entry module. Similarly, companies using Netscape SellerXpert for business-to-business online selling can leverage Netscape ECXpert to send fulfillment requests to an Oracle Manufacturing module. ''Oracle Applications users and their customers will now be able to manager their trading relationships and Web-based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions through this tested, integrated solution, allowing them to save time and money in implementation and maintenance, while enabling competitive advantage and expanded business opportunity,'' said Marc Hebert, vice president of Alliance Technical Services at Oracle. ''Integration approval of the Netscape CommerceXpert products with Oracle Applications is a huge win for Oracle and Netscape customers who need to streamline business transactions with their trading partners,'' said Steve Savignano, senior vice president and general manager of the Applications Product Division at Netscape. ''Customers can now take the robust business capabilities of Oracle Applications an important step further, to manage electronic business transactions beyond the boundaries of their business.'' About Oracle Applications Oracle Applications automate your entire enterprise with more than 35 integrated software modules for financial management, manufacturing, project systems, human resources and sales force automation. Oracle's Industry Applications provide industry-leading applications for select industries, including Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG); Energy; Environmental Health and Safety; Government; Higher Education; Pharmaceuticals; Financial Services; and Automotive. Established in March 1994, Oracle's highly successful Cooperative Applications Initiative program (CAI) enables best-in-class application software vendors to develop and sell standard, integration bridge products, linking their solutions with Oracle Applications. CAI expands the Oracle- based enterprise applications solutions set and allows customers to choose complementary applications that best fit their specific needs. CAI uses Oracle's Network Computing Architecture(TM) (NCA) as the technical platform used to bring partner products to market quickly. CAI delivers improved time to benefit to customers by requiring partners to move specific, high technical standards based on NCA. Nearly 200 vendors are active in CAI today with nearly 100 integrations currently available off the shelf. For more information about the CAI program visit alliance.oracle.com or e-mail infocai@us.oracle.com. About Netscape CommerceXpert Netscape CommerceXpert is an integrated family of Internet commerce applications for cross-company supply chain integration over the Internet and EDI networks. The family consists of five products focused on procurement, selling and commerce exchange. Netscape CommerceXpert includes Netscape ECXpert, Netscape SellerXpert, Netscape BuyerXpert, Netscape MerchantXpert and Netscape PublishingXpert. Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier 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 online applications. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol ''NSCP,'' Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View, California. Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape ONE and the Netscape N and Ship's Wheel logos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries. Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle Financials, Cooperative Applications Initiative, Network Computing Architecture are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available on the Internet at home.netscape.com . Corporate customers can call 650/937-2555 while consumers can call 650/937-3777 for more information. For more information about Oracle, please call 650/506-7000. Oracle's World Wide Web address is (URL) oracle.com . SOURCE: Netscape Communications Corporation