SmartForce and BroadVision Collaborate to Create e-Learning Solutions
BusinessWire
Monday September 11 7:19am
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000--
Expanded Relationship Marks Critical Step in
SmartForce e-Business Enablement Initiative
SmartForce (Nasdaq:SMTF), the e-Learning company, and BroadVision(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN), the leading supplier of personalized e-Business applications, announced today that they will co-develop e-Learning content covering BroadVision One-To-One(TM) applications that will be integrated into SmartForce's e-Business enablement solutions. The companies will develop a portfolio of e-Learning events to help customers and partners currently using BroadVision applications as part of their mission-critical e-Business initiatives. This portfolio will be comprised of a comprehensive e-Learning offering, including conceptual and instructional events, a wide range of collaborative events and simulations of the BroadVision environment.
The e-Learning offerings created through the BroadVision/SmartForce collaboration will provide a critical learning resource for customers and partners using BroadVision applications for their e-Business strategies.
The agreement marks an expansion of the companies' relationship, which began with SmartForce's use of BroadVision technology to power the company's personalized e-Learning environment. SmartForce will market the solutions through its sales force to its global customer base of over 2,500 large corporate customers as well as through its reseller network. In addition, the relationship will allow BroadVision to market and sell the co-developed solutions, as well as other selected SmartForce offerings.
The co-developed offerings will be a key component of SmartForce's e-Business enablement initiative, launched earlier this year (see April 11 release). Providing a comprehensive foundation for running an e-Business, the new offerings will help companies create the infrastructure they need to power their Internet strategies as well as migrate their entire range of business processes to the Internet.
SmartForce e-Learning is a powerful e-Learning infrastructure that combines formal instruction with collaboration, practice and simulations, testing and assessment, and state-of-the-art learning management functionality. Because individuals and enterprises have varying training needs, this next generation e-Learning solution goes beyond mere online courses to allow enterprises to implement learning solutions that are tailored to enterprise business goals. These solutions can be personalized for the individual and customized for the enterprise, resulting in a learning environment that can be targeted to each enterprise's critical business requirements and to each individual's learning needs.
"SmartForce has a commitment to giving enterprises and individuals the tools to build their capabilities to compete and prosper in the Internet economy," said Greg Priest, president and CEO of SmartForce. "BroadVision has a powerful market position in providing the infrastructure on which enterprises are building their e-Business capabilities. We are pleased to be partnering with BroadVision to now enable companies worldwide to learn how they can employ BroadVision technology for their e-Business processes."
"The shared vision of adapting learning to the needs of individuals and enterprises has made BroadVision and SmartForce natural partners," said Nancy Mills, WPSO executive vice president and general manager of BroadVision. "Built using BroadVision One-To-One applications, the SmartForce e-Learning platform continues to provide individual learners with a high degree of personalization and, equally, provides the enterprise with a high degree of customization. We believe that this partnership will help enterprises reach the full potential of the Internet."
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IBM and BroadVision Announce Global Agreement for e-Business Solutions on UNIX Servers
SOMERS, NY and REDWOOD CITY, CA - September 8, 2000 - IBM (NYSE: IBM) and BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: BVSN) today announced an agreement that will enable IBM to integrate BroadVision's full suite of One-To-One applications on its performance-leading RS/6000 servers with copper technology. The agreement provides customers with more choices for building and deploying their e-business Web sites, as well as increasing network performance and availability. In addition, IBM Global Services will create a practice of service professionals around the world to help customers implement BroadVision applications.
Products to be ported to IBM's AIX operating system include BroadVision's One-To-One Enterprise eCRM platform and One-To-One suite of e-business applications. The companies will jointly integrate the Broad Vision application suite with IBM's DB2 data management software. In addition, BroadVision and IBM will work to integrate the solutions with IBM WebSphere for Enterprise Java Beans integration with back end systems.
IBM will demonstrate the combined e-business solutions to customers at IBM e-business Innovation Centers around the world. BroadVision has also signed IBM Global Services, the world's largest information technology services provider, as its top-tier systems integration partner to extend the reach of this solution set worldwide.
"We're very excited about this new relationship with IBM," said Dr. Pehong Chen, president and CEO of BroadVision. "The joint enterprise e- business solution allows us to take the richness of BroadVision's functionality to IBM's fast growing RS/6000 server platform. With this agreement, BroadVision extends its global reach and answers the e-business needs of many global enterprises."
"BroadVision is an important addition to the portfolio of e-business solutions we can offer to customers on our industry leading RS/6000 servers," said Mike Borman, vice president of Worldwide Web Server Sales at IBM. "This agreement further demonstrates IBM's commitment to deliver the full range of world class e- business applications to satisfy the requirements of many of our key customers."
This relationship allows IBM customers to leverage BroadVision's e-business applications for a wide range of B2B and B2C needs.
"We have been eagerly awaiting this relationship and truly welcome this announcement," said Jerry Miller, CIO of Sears Roebuck & Co. "BroadVision and IBM have been our premier vendors in e- business solutions. By aligning their solutions tightly together, they can provide best of breed e-business applications for our industry. We think the whole market can benefit greatly from this agreement."
Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will provide technical assistance, development resources, hardware and software to BroadVision to assist in porting. In addition, IBM and BroadVision will allocate funds for establishing a worldwide practice for the training of IBM Global Services personnel and IBM Business Partners.
About IBM's AIX
For the sixth straight year, AIX has been named the industry's leading UNIX operating system by D.H. Brown and Associates, a highly respected industry consultancy. AIX outperformed competitive operating systems in key areas, such as Web application functionality and systems management.
Forward-Looking Statements
BroadVision noted that each of the above forward- looking statements is subject to change, based on various important factors, including, without limitation, changes in the market and competition. Additional information on potential factors that could affect BroadVision’s financial results is included in BroadVision prospectus, Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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BusinessWire
Monday September 11 7:19am
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000--
Expanded Relationship Marks Critical Step in
SmartForce e-Business Enablement Initiative
SmartForce (Nasdaq:SMTF), the e-Learning company, and BroadVision(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN), the leading supplier of personalized e-Business applications, announced today that they will co-develop e-Learning content covering BroadVision One-To-One(TM) applications that will be integrated into SmartForce's e-Business enablement solutions. The companies will develop a portfolio of e-Learning events to help customers and partners currently using BroadVision applications as part of their mission-critical e-Business initiatives. This portfolio will be comprised of a comprehensive e-Learning offering, including conceptual and instructional events, a wide range of collaborative events and simulations of the BroadVision environment.
The e-Learning offerings created through the BroadVision/SmartForce collaboration will provide a critical learning resource for customers and partners using BroadVision applications for their e-Business strategies.
The agreement marks an expansion of the companies' relationship, which began with SmartForce's use of BroadVision technology to power the company's personalized e-Learning environment. SmartForce will market the solutions through its sales force to its global customer base of over 2,500 large corporate customers as well as through its reseller network. In addition, the relationship will allow BroadVision to market and sell the co-developed solutions, as well as other selected SmartForce offerings.
The co-developed offerings will be a key component of SmartForce's e-Business enablement initiative, launched earlier this year (see April 11 release). Providing a comprehensive foundation for running an e-Business, the new offerings will help companies create the infrastructure they need to power their Internet strategies as well as migrate their entire range of business processes to the Internet.
SmartForce e-Learning is a powerful e-Learning infrastructure that combines formal instruction with collaboration, practice and simulations, testing and assessment, and state-of-the-art learning management functionality. Because individuals and enterprises have varying training needs, this next generation e-Learning solution goes beyond mere online courses to allow enterprises to implement learning solutions that are tailored to enterprise business goals. These solutions can be personalized for the individual and customized for the enterprise, resulting in a learning environment that can be targeted to each enterprise's critical business requirements and to each individual's learning needs.
"SmartForce has a commitment to giving enterprises and individuals the tools to build their capabilities to compete and prosper in the Internet economy," said Greg Priest, president and CEO of SmartForce. "BroadVision has a powerful market position in providing the infrastructure on which enterprises are building their e-Business capabilities. We are pleased to be partnering with BroadVision to now enable companies worldwide to learn how they can employ BroadVision technology for their e-Business processes."
"The shared vision of adapting learning to the needs of individuals and enterprises has made BroadVision and SmartForce natural partners," said Nancy Mills, WPSO executive vice president and general manager of BroadVision. "Built using BroadVision One-To-One applications, the SmartForce e-Learning platform continues to provide individual learners with a high degree of personalization and, equally, provides the enterprise with a high degree of customization. We believe that this partnership will help enterprises reach the full potential of the Internet."
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IBM and BroadVision Announce Global Agreement for e-Business Solutions on UNIX Servers
SOMERS, NY and REDWOOD CITY, CA - September 8, 2000 - IBM (NYSE: IBM) and BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq: BVSN) today announced an agreement that will enable IBM to integrate BroadVision's full suite of One-To-One applications on its performance-leading RS/6000 servers with copper technology. The agreement provides customers with more choices for building and deploying their e-business Web sites, as well as increasing network performance and availability. In addition, IBM Global Services will create a practice of service professionals around the world to help customers implement BroadVision applications.
Products to be ported to IBM's AIX operating system include BroadVision's One-To-One Enterprise eCRM platform and One-To-One suite of e-business applications. The companies will jointly integrate the Broad Vision application suite with IBM's DB2 data management software. In addition, BroadVision and IBM will work to integrate the solutions with IBM WebSphere for Enterprise Java Beans integration with back end systems.
IBM will demonstrate the combined e-business solutions to customers at IBM e-business Innovation Centers around the world. BroadVision has also signed IBM Global Services, the world's largest information technology services provider, as its top-tier systems integration partner to extend the reach of this solution set worldwide.
"We're very excited about this new relationship with IBM," said Dr. Pehong Chen, president and CEO of BroadVision. "The joint enterprise e- business solution allows us to take the richness of BroadVision's functionality to IBM's fast growing RS/6000 server platform. With this agreement, BroadVision extends its global reach and answers the e-business needs of many global enterprises."
"BroadVision is an important addition to the portfolio of e-business solutions we can offer to customers on our industry leading RS/6000 servers," said Mike Borman, vice president of Worldwide Web Server Sales at IBM. "This agreement further demonstrates IBM's commitment to deliver the full range of world class e- business applications to satisfy the requirements of many of our key customers."
This relationship allows IBM customers to leverage BroadVision's e-business applications for a wide range of B2B and B2C needs.
"We have been eagerly awaiting this relationship and truly welcome this announcement," said Jerry Miller, CIO of Sears Roebuck & Co. "BroadVision and IBM have been our premier vendors in e- business solutions. By aligning their solutions tightly together, they can provide best of breed e-business applications for our industry. We think the whole market can benefit greatly from this agreement."
Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will provide technical assistance, development resources, hardware and software to BroadVision to assist in porting. In addition, IBM and BroadVision will allocate funds for establishing a worldwide practice for the training of IBM Global Services personnel and IBM Business Partners.
About IBM's AIX
For the sixth straight year, AIX has been named the industry's leading UNIX operating system by D.H. Brown and Associates, a highly respected industry consultancy. AIX outperformed competitive operating systems in key areas, such as Web application functionality and systems management.
Forward-Looking Statements
BroadVision noted that each of the above forward- looking statements is subject to change, based on various important factors, including, without limitation, changes in the market and competition. Additional information on potential factors that could affect BroadVision’s financial results is included in BroadVision prospectus, Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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