InStranet Ships Content Application Foundation Version 3.0
 
Adds Application Integration and Enhanced SDK For Partners
 
New York, November 19, 2002 – InStranet, Inc., provider of Content-Based Applications for the Enterprise, today announced the release of InStranet v3 Content Application Foundation (CAF). A new version of its flagship content infrastructure technology for enterprises and their partners, InStranet’s CAF offers built-in information exchange and transformation components, programming support with a new Java Bean interface, an enhanced software development kit (SDK), and portability support for multiple data bases and application servers.

According to the Forrester Report, "Enterprise Content Management Delusions" released in June of this year, end-users will begin to migrate toward specialized content applications that, among other elements, embed business process management in the software. Thus, the software will be dynamically configured and will reflect how the company integrates content into its business system.

"With the launch of our new Content Application Foundation, we are responding to the market need for a reusable, compact Java-based content management engine to be embedded into partner applications," said Frank Florence, SVP Corporate Development at InStranet. "We have designed this new version with higher integration, faster development, lower administration costs, and faster deployment, and we are excited by the joint customer opportunities offered by both our applications software and system integration partners."

InStranet’s solutions apply the metaphor of business intelligence (BI) to organizing content. Just as BI applications sift through data based on descriptive categories, non-technical business users need to access structured and unstructured documents based upon several levels of metadata, including content type, product, author, business unit, time, geography, and so on. InStranet v3 CAF uses a browser-based interface to give non-technical business users an intuitive framework for securely searching, retrieving, and distributing information that is organized based on these types of categories.

InStranet's XML-based document templating and workflow enables enterprises to fully support and manage company-wide, cross-functional business processes. Further, since InStranet is 100 percent browser-based, enterprises commonly use the software to extend their business processes outside the firewall to include key customers and partners.

With the introduction of InStranet’s v3 CAF, the company now provides a suite of tools called “Application Exchange” that enables enterprises to quickly and easily integrate InStranet with other infrastructure platforms, such as Document Management (DM), Business Intelligence (BI), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Application Exchange provides a flexible, configurable mechanism to enable InStranet v3 users to share business-critical information such as sales and marketing documents, users and corporate metadata. The platform supports the export, import, transformation and communication of information using industry standards such as Java, XML, XSL, HTTP and WebDAV. With Application Exchange, InStranet can "plug-and-play" into virtually any infrastructure environment.

As the business content needs of global companies expand, Application Exchange, along with a new enhanced SDK, make InStranet the next- generation choice of applications companies and system integrators who need to embed an enterprise class content & document management system into their offerings. Short time-to-market, built-in analytics, a compact footprint, innovative use of metadata, full globalization-localization capabilities and deep security form a compelling solution for partner companies.

The newly offered InStranet SDK provides transparent access to all Java objects, enabling developers to extend the application’s core functionality with their own Java classes. With this open access, developers can manipulate any object in the InStranet repository, including dimensions, documents, users, workflow, and document definitions, as well as the associations between them. Customization of the end-user experience is equally straightforward, with a complete set of JavaBeans and custom HTML tags that make even the most complex Web page a relatively simple task.

Customer Live

Black & Veatch Corporation, a leading global engineering, construction and consulting company that specializes in infrastructure development in the fields of energy, process, water and information, recently selected InStranet v3 CAF to ensure secured delivery of project documents for their internal and external clients. “As technology continues to evolve, we believe this software provides the necessary ingredients of security, internet browser technology, zero footprint for clients, state of the art information exchange, transformation software and a user friendly graphic interface, for our domestic and international projects. To date, we have been pleased with its performance and adaptability to serve our diverse client base,” said Ron Hicks, vice president, Black & Veatch.

InStranet v3 CAF is a 100 percent Java, XML, and J2EE solution, affording rapid integration with other applications and systems. For example, InStranet’s common metadata framework can be easily integrated in a customer's information architecture. At the application level, InStranet’s v3 CAF common metadata framework provides touch points to traditional CRM/PRM and analytics systems, allowing the two types of applications to seamlessly exchange business data. Additionally, InStranet v3 CAF is fully compatible with Portal/LDAP/CM-DM systems, allowing companies to take full advantage of existing corporate tools and technologies.

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, construction and consulting company specializing in infrastructure development in the fields of energy, water and information. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch serves its clients with conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, information technology, environmental, security design and consulting, and management consulting services. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., the employee-owned company has more than 90 offices worldwide. Black & Veatch is ranked 80th on the Forbes “500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S.” listing for 2001. The company’s Web site address is http://www.bv.com.

InStranet is a worldwide leader of multi-channel knowledge business applications. Global 2000 companies rely on InStranet's solutions to automate content and knowledge delivery for contact centers, field sales and Web self-care for servicing and sales initiatives. InStranet's Multi-Channel Knowledge Applications enable businesses to securely create, manage and deploy critical profile-based content for enterprise channels, and to analyze results to identify key successes or areas for improvement.

InStranet applications are currently deployed in many high-profile global enterprises, including 3M, AXA, BNP Paribas, Credit Lyonnais, France Telecom, Manpower, Orange, and Zurich North America. Global partners include Aspect Communications, BEA Systems, Genesys, IBM, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems. InStranet is headquartered in Chicago with offices in Paris, and technology and distribution partnerships throughout Europe and Asia.

For more information, contact:

InStranet, Inc.
InStranet EMEA
Andrew Zinger
(312) 629-4577
azinger@instranet.com