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PR: Oracle Office Suite for Java
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tsipple@us1.ibm.com)
Sat Nov 30 07:07:44 1996
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Date: 24 Nov 1996 06:53:06 GMT
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ORACLE DELIVERS FRONT-OFFICE SUITE FOR NETWORK COMPUTERS
And Other Java-Enabled Thin Clients
InterOffice with 'HatTrick' Provides Users an HTML-Enabled, Open Solution
Alternative to Bulky Front-Office Productivity Application Suites
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 -- At Oracle OpenWorld '96 today, Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq:
ORCL) announced three productivity applets that will run on network computers;
a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation graphics, code-named
"HatTrick," that have been incorporated into InterOffice, Oracle's Web-based
collaboration software. An industry first, these new features allow users to
create, e-mail and receive formatted documents without launching separate
applications or attaching files -- it's all one application. InterOffice 4.0
is currently shipping.
HatTrick was developed completely in Java and publishes natively in HTML.
Graphically enhanced documents created with HatTrick can be viewed by any Web
browser. As a result, users do not have to worry about software
incompatibility when moving between computing platforms. In addition, HatTrick
applets are more user-friendly and easier to learn than traditional
front-office applications because the applets work together interchangeably.
InterOffice with HatTrick focuses on the tasks that users perform most
frequently, eliminating resource-consuming functions found, but hardly ever
used, in most software productivity suites.
"Most customers who use a computer use a word processor, send e-mail, create
presentation graphics and develop spreadsheets," said Joe Duncan, Oracle
senior vice president of Object, Internet and Groupware Tools. "InterOffice
and HatTrick provide users with that access. Because of its low memory
requirements, adherence to open computing standards and ease-of-use,
InterOffice with HatTrick is the perfect personal productivity software for
the Internet, corporate intranets and network computers."
Unlike bulky front office product suites, InterOffice with HatTrick gives
users software product suite functionality without demanding suite memory. The
HatTrick applets require less than 2 megabytes of memory and no client disk
space. They run from within InterOffice's messaging interface, meaning users
need not open multiple applications to access word processors, presentation
functionality or spreadsheets. To achieve the same basic level of
functionality, Microsoft Office requires users to provide a minimum of 12
megabytes of memory and 89 megabytes of client disk space, while launching
three separate applications.
A Component of Oracle's Network Computing Architecture
InterOffice with HatTrick is an important component of Oracle's recently
announced Network Computing Architecture, a common set of technologies that
allow all PCs, network computers and other clients to work with all Web
servers, database servers and application servers over any network. A key
component of Network Computing Architecture is the cartridge, a highly
manageable software component that can reside on the client, the application
server or the database. InterOffice's HatTrick applets operate as cartridges
which reside on the application server.
InterOffice, the world's first scalable Web-based collaboration software, can
scale from workgroup to enterprise, connecting users across corporate
intranets and public networks. Built from the ground up using open Internet
standards and Web interfaces, Oracle InterOffice provides corporate intranets
with e-mail, scheduling, workflow and document management services that
improve collaboration across the enterprise and increase user productivity.
Pricing and Availability
Oracle InterOffice version 4.0 is currently shipping. Oracle InterOffice
messaging server and document management server are available as options in
the Oracle(R) Universal Server(R) family of products.
HatTrick word processor and presentation graphics applets is scheduled to ship
with InterOffice 4.1 in Q1'97. The spreadsheet applet is scheduled for
availability in Q2'97. Pricing will be announced when the product is released.
Oracle Corp. is the world's second largest software company, and the largest
supplier of software for information management. With annual revenues of more
than $4.2 billion, the company offers its database, tools and application
products, along with related consulting, education, and support services, in
more than 90 countries around the world.
For more information about Oracle, please contact Oracle's headquarters at
(415) 506-7000. Oracle's World Wide Web address is (URL)
http://www.oracle.com/ .
Trademarks
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Network Computing
Architecture, InterOffice and Oracle OpenWorld are trademarks of Oracle
Corporation. All other products or company names mentioned are used for
identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
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