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despatchNet News
| 1998.01.18 19:02:20 PST SFO |
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BizTone Strategic Partnership
despatchNet is pleased to announce the establishment of a
strategic working relationship with BizTone, a provider of web based
accounting software. BizTone's specialty is the creation of Java based
components that can be "wrapped" into an enterprise solution such as
despatchNet to provide a total end-to-end solution on behalf of users.
Whereas despatchNet will focus initial programming efforts on front-end
functions of dispatch (order entry, dispatch, problem resolution),
Biztone's emphasis will be on the back-end (billing, receivables,
payables, and accounting).
A joint working effort to develop an initial integrated
prototype will be managed and led from San Francisco. Greg Kidd and Jak
Dorsey will lead the effort from despactchNet's side of the undertaking.
Miko Matsumura, supported by Jon Cooper, will lead BizTone's
initiative. Miko, who recently left as Sun's leading evangelist for
Java to join BizTone, has been invaluable in guiding the despatchNet
team towards other open source resources that can speed deployment of
our initial prototype. Jon Cooper is taking the lead on wrapping the
accounting components within the despatchNet user interface, and is
supported in these efforts by BizTone's programming teams based in
AustralAsia. despatchNet is providing the office space for the
undertaking while Biztone has supplied the necessary hardware (a Sun
Sparc Ultra Enterprise 2) to run the US based development environment
and prototype site.
BizTone and despatchNet have agreed to make the results of their
strategic partnership available through an open source license to all
other interested users, vendors, and developers. A target prototype
offering covering the most basic functions is slated for completion by
the end of Q1999.
BizTone is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and is funded from by
its founders and the venture division of Japanese based Nomura
Securities. Currently, the Biztone team employs a staff of 50, most of
whom are software engineers based in Malaysia specializing in the
creation of the pure Java accounting components along with tools to
enable rapid deployment of those functions into end user applications.
BizTone is a recent entrant to the North American market. Working with
despatchNet, Biztone is seeking to establish proof of concept for its
100% Java based four tier architecture as a scaleable alternative to
traditional enterprise solutions such as PeopleSoft, Baan, JD Edwards,
or SAP.
despatchNet will continue to sharpen its focus on the overall
interface of the entire enterprise solution for dispatch industries,
along with the particular challenges posed by urgent on-demand dispatch
operations. For further information on the above organizations and
individuals, please visit:
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| 1998.01.11 23:22:30 PST SFO |
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Integration of Locomotive into despatchNet as our Web Application Server
despatchNet is pleased to announce the selection of Leverage Information
System's Locomotive open source offering as the foundation for our web
application server. The Locomotive is a Java-based Web Application
Server that enables our developers to quickly and easily build, deploy
and manage sophisticated database-driven applications that generate
dynamic content. The Locomotive supports the Servlet API, provides
dynamic load balancing and failover capabilities, and utilizes a simple
template language, STEAM. It's built with Java, supports many databases
(including Oracle, Informix, and mySQL) and integrates with Apache,
Netscape, and IIS web servers.
Originally built by Leverage Information Systems, the Locomotive is a
mature, industry proven product; today Locomotive-based web sites handle
millions of hits each day. Now that the Locomotive has been
open-sourced and Locomotive.org has been formed, we, the project
facilitators, hope to capture the interest of developers, designers, and
anyone interested in dynamic web sites. Any and all contributions are
welcome.
Examples of existing clients using the Locomotive include:
Purple Moon - A girls' entertainment site designed to handle very
high volumes and offer extensive functionality
vivid studios - A Web design firm that used the Locomotive to build
an e-commerce site for GreenTree Nutrition
VentureOne - Database-driven, rapid customized report generation
In the case of despatchNet, we have simply embedded the entire
Locomotive application server within our enterprise solution. The
locomotive "middleware" is responsible for managing registration and
security by controlling which web pages and data can be viewed by any
particular user when they log into the despatchNet global system.
Leverage is located less than ten blocks from the despatchNet San
Francisco offices. For further information on Leverage and Locomotive,
please visit:
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| 1998.01.07 13:32:30 PST SFO |
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Aether Technologies Selected as Preferred Provider for despatchNet
Wireless Connectivity
despatchNet is pleased to announce that Aether Technologies has been
selected as our preferred provider for wireless connectivity. Aether
has shown a demonstrated interest and understanding of the specialized
needs of the dispatch industry to make the most effective use of the new
generation of PDAs as the workhorse for courier, car service, emergency,
and repair service organizations. Their strategic partnerships include
a close relationship with 3Com (Palm Pilots), AT&T & Bell Atlantic
(Wireless Networks), Novatel (Wireless Modems), as well as key clients
from other demanding transaction based industries (such as Reuters for
stock quotes and trades).
Of particular value to despatchNet will be Aether's capabilities in
product and customer support, as well as their leverage in acting as a
single point of contact for to all wireless ISPs. Aether will also be
positioned to add any specialized PDA specific features and functions to
Java based code running on PDA based thin clients that are to be part of
the extended despatchNet user base.
For more information on Aether, please visit their web site at:
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