Press Release
October 11, 2000
Information Builders Announces Revolutionary Mobile Business Intelligence Solution
Two-Way Email Leverages Proven Technologies to Access Enterprise Data Through Virtually Any Enabled Handheld Device
New York, NY - Information Builders, the leader in Web Business Intelligence, today announced Two-Way Email - a revolutionary mobile business intelligence solution for corporations that demand timely, efficient, and secure two-way communication. Based on e-mail and powered by market-leading WebFOCUS, Two-Way Email enables organizations to provide cost-effective, reliable, and secure access to existing enterprise information sources through any handheld device, without having to build custom interfaces or a new infrastructure.
With Two-Way Email, WebFOCUS not only "pushes" critical information to managers, employees, partners, and customers, it allows the end user to "pull" any information from enterprise systems via e-mail. Two-Way Email enables two-way communication between people and systems while solving the challenge of exchanging messages and information among dissimilar mobile devices and networks. Leveraging existing e-mail systems, it offers powerful new capabilities, such as:
- Automatic and simple deployment to every mobile device, including BlackBerry, Palm, 2-Way pagers, Windows CE machines, and cell phones
- A secure and guaranteed channel for fast message delivery
- A familiar interface people use every day
- True two-way information access - not only can you receive event-driven and scheduled notification e-mails, but you can also send your own customized queries for up-to-the-minute information anytime, anywhere
"We pride ourselves on our continued success in developing and delivering pervasive business intelligence solutions to the enterprise," said Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders. "Two-Way Email delivers speed, intelligence, access, and security - allowing users to get information when they need it, wherever they are. By utilizing Two-Way Email and WebFOCUS, companies have the ingredients to manage the increasing demands for information in today's new economy."
About Information Builders
Information Builders, the leader in Web Business Intelligence, is one of the world's largest independent software companies. Headquartered in New York, Information Builders helps companies and government organizations improve their mission-critical operations by transforming data into usable intelligence and delivering it over the Internet. Information Builders boasts more than 9,000 international customer sites, including 92 of the Fortune 100, among its current customers. The company employs 2,000 professionals worldwide and generated revenues exceeding $335 million in 1999.
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