Well even though MSU is still clamming up, AIME is releasing some news which reveals a little more about their plans for the future and how they're gonna get there. And since MSU owns 500,000 shares of AIME stock, I guess it might be relevant... :0)
Regards,
Ron
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LOS ALTOS, CALIF. (May 26) BUSINESS WIRE -May 26, 1998--
Maker of Hardware and Software for Internet Content and Programming Chooses TeamSite after Seeing On-Line Product Demo
Interwoven, Inc., the leading provider of systems for Enterprise Web Production (EWP), today announced that American Interactive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIME) has selected Interwoven TeamSite for use in the construction and management of its Web site.
AIME delivers high quality, affordable Internet access services and programming to global audiences. AIME's principal service, the webPASSPORT Network, provides easy-to-use, inexpensive Internet access and customized interactive services delivered to conventional televisions. webPASSPORT utilizes AIME's proprietary content, hardware, software, Internet browser and back-end infrastructure.
"We chose TeamSite because it best met our requirements for growing and managing a vast Web operation, which is the cornerstone of our business, " said Paul Pak, Vice President of Network Technologies. "We evaluated 18 companies and spent months to find an existing commercial product that could coordinate all our
contributors, manage all types of web content and application code, and be implemented without serious disruption to the existing workflow. TeamSite surpassed our expectations regarding flexibility, version control, increased productivity and quality," said Pak.
"AIME has an ever-growing number of content contributors from multiple sources and our operations require that we remain focused on maintaining development workflow for high quality and timely publishing. We were especially impressed with TeamSite's open architecture and ease of use. We are concluding the final stages of
implementation and those who have taken the plunge have already mastered the initial learning curve quickly," explained Pak.
"American Interactive Media's adoption of TeamSite is validation by an especially technology-savvy company that after a thorough analysis of all the available options, TeamSite offers the best return on investment for Enterprise Web Production," stated Martin Brauns, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interwoven.
"American Interactive Media is a prime example of a company articulating their enterprise needs and identifying
TeamSite as the best solution for growing their Web operations."
In true web fashion, Interwoven demonstrated the full capabilities of TeamSite to AIME over the Internet. "Interwoven's on-line demonstration really showed us what kind of company they are. To evaluate other products we had to schedule appointments with vendors; Interwoven's ability to demonstrate their product over the Web really caught my attention. I was sold within the first 15 minutes and if you ask anyone who knows me, I'm a tough sell," explained Pak.
"Before the on-line meeting I knew our requirements and had a clear idea of exactly what we wanted," he continued. "It seemed they were echoing our needs during the presentation. After just a few weeks, we are already in the final stages of implementation, and while there were plenty of questions, every concern has been addressed and solved in short order. TeamSite promises to be a solution that will meet or exceed our expectations." Interwoven regularly demonstrates TeamSite over the Internet and leads seminars over the Web.
Interwoven's TeamSite is the only enterprise Web production system to offer collaborative distributed development capabilities that empower large numbers of contributors to work together without chaos or collision. The product provides disaster recovery capabilities, allowing roll back of an entire site to any previous version of the site. Audit trails of all changes provide information about where, when and how problems occur, saving
valuable time. TeamSite's open design preserves a company's investment in its existing web tools, and the product's ease of use means that everyone in the organization - from engineers to graphic designers - can use the product with minimal training. About Interwoven:
Interwoven, Inc. is the leading provider of systems for Enterprise Web Production, managing the development and deployment of large, dynamic Internet Web sites and sophisticated web applications on corporate intranets. Interwoven's solutions are built for the world's largest, most complex web operations, supporting multiple web
teams and potentially thousand of contributors distributed across the enterprise.
Interwoven's flagship product, TeamSite, meets the need of complex web environments, supporting workflow processes and managing the development of absolutely every type of content. Interwoven TeamSite enables an organization to harness the power of its Web teams by enabling efficient collaboration and drastically streamline content development, integration and test. The open TeamSite architecture allows customers to leverage investments in best of breed authoring and site development tools, Web servers, connectivity solutions and application servers. Interwoven is located at 885 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA 94022; phone: (650)
917-3600; fax (650) 917-3603; Web site at: interwoven.com: e-mail to info@interwoven.com.
Note to Editors: The Interwoven name is a registered trademark of Interwoven, Inc. The TeamSite name and logo are trademarks of Interwoven, Inc. The names SmartContext, Site Rollback and OpenDeploy are trademarks of Interwoven, Inc. All other products and company names are properties of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Interwoven
Rich Petersen, 650/917-3600 x216
petersen@interwoven.com
or
Hart Cooper Pittu for Interwoven
Jim Welch, 415/665-8855
welch@hcpp.com |
