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the Microsoft Platform
Microsoft Exchange Server Performs up to Eight Times Faster Than
Competing
Messaging Platforms in Independent Tests
ATLANTA, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)
today announced that a growing number of knowledge management solutions
are being developed by independent software vendors (ISVs) on the
Microsoft(R) BackOffice(R) family and Office platforms, giving
customers one of the widest ranges of application choices for their
needs. A great variety of workflow and collaboration, messaging,
document management, and business intelligence applications are
shipping today on Microsoft SQL Server(TM), Microsoft Exchange Server
and Microsoft Site Server, all of which utilize Microsoft Office.
A number of ISVs, Microsoft Certified Solution Providers (MCSPs) and
other Microsoft associates are demonstrating their solutions at the
Microsoft Partner Pavilion during the Association for Information and
Image Management (AIIM) '99 conference and exposition in Atlanta, April
13 - 15 (booth 3734), including 80-20 Software, Abuzz, Action
Technologies Inc., Altris Software Inc., ByteQuest Technologies Inc.,
Compaq Computer Corp., Documentum Inc., Eastman Software, FileNET
Corp., IntraNet Solutions Inc., JetForm Corp., Keyfile Corp.,
MacroSoft, Meta4Spain SA, Microbank Software Inc., Network Solutions
Inc. (NSI), OpenText Corp., Pacific Edge Software, PCDOCS Inc.,
Staffware Corp., TREEV Inc. and Xerox Corp.
In addition, recent independent tests performed by Data Communications
and NSTL Inc. ("Lab Test: Easier E-Mail," Data Communications, March
21, 1999)* found that Exchange Server 5.5 performed up to eight times
faster than competing e-mail server platforms, including Lotus Notes
and Domino. According to the study, Exchange Server was the fastest
SMTP server tested, accepting 94 messages per second; in contrast,
Novell accepted 46 messages per second; Sun, 22 per second; and the
remaining products, 20 or less. Tests also showed that Exchange Server
had the second-best performance on the POP test, and outperformed
Lotus, Sun and Novell on account creation tests.
The study's findings reflect what more and more customers have already
determined -- that Microsoft Exchange Server is the best platform
technology for their knowledge management needs. The Computer Solution
Company (TCSC), an Eastman Software premier partner, uses Eastman
Software's Work Management for Exchange (WMX) with Microsoft Exchange
and the Outlook(R) messaging and collaboration client as the preferred
platform for knowledge management solutions serving a number of
enterprise accounts. Examples of solutions implemented for major
customers include an enterprise sales management system, an internal
audit system, a sales proposal system and an electronic drawing
distribution system.
"Microsoft Exchange and Outlook combined with Eastman's WMX products
create a powerful solution that outperforms Lotus Notes in almost every
measurable category," said David Romig II, TCSC principal. "The synergy
created by Microsoft platform technologies and Eastman's cooperative
product and marketing strategies have had, and will continue to have, a
profound effect on TCSC's ability to provide our customers with
superior knowledge management alternatives."
According to Peter McKenney, CEO at Cipher Systems, the Microsoft
BackOffice platform offers customers a dependable, scalable messaging
standard. "Cipher Systems utilizes the Microsoft Exchange and Office
platforms to offer our customers a high degree of integration between
enterprise-scale messaging and data warehouse, automation and workflow
tool sets as in our leading knowledge management application, Knowledge
Works," said McKenney. "Our customers ask us all the time to layer on
business-needs functionality that leverages their core messaging
capabilities. Exchange Server gives us that ability, and our customers
are happy."
Documentum Inc. has developed enterprise document management solutions
on the Microsoft platform for several years. "Documentum's Enterprise
Document Management System takes full advantage of SQL Server 7.0's
improved performance and reliability," said Whitney Martin, group
product marketing manager at Documentum. "Microsoft's platform
technology enables Documentum to continually offer our Global 2000
customers true scalability, security and price performance."
"As these tests demonstrate, Microsoft offers software vendors the best
foundation for delivering enterprise wide knowledge management
solutions to their customers," said Donna Conner, knowledge management
solutions industry manager at Microsoft. "Because of the growing number
of ISVs developing on SQL Server, Exchange Server and Site Server,
customers are able to choose the solution that meets their knowledge
management needs with the assurance that they're also getting optimal
application integration, performance and security."
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 provides a reliable, scalable platform
for business-critical messaging. Together with Microsoft Office and
Outlook, it offers the richest set of products for messaging and
collaboration available on the Windows NT(R) Server operating system.
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 is a leading Windows NT Server-based database,
delivering business advantage and improved decision-making in addition
to price/performance, scalability and Microsoft BackOffice integration.
This full-featured technology platform gives software vendors the
opportunity to offer unique Microsoft-based applications, allowing
businesses to find a full-featured, enterprise-ready knowledge
management solution for their companies.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software for
personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and
services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission
of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of
the full power of personal computing every day.
NOTE: Microsoft, BackOffice, Outlook and Windows NT are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United
States and/or other countries.
Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
* Results of the Data Communications and NSTL Inc. study can be
found at data.com.
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