FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TSI SOFTWARE'S MERCATOR PROVIDES BACK OFFICE INTEGRATION
FOR ACTRA'S ECXPERT PRODUCT
Mercator's EDI Data Mapping and Translation
Capabilities Enable an Open Internet Commerce Solution
WILTON, CONN-May 19, 1997-TSI International Software
(TSI) today announced a strategic OEM agreement with Actra.
The companies have integrated Mercator", TSI's business
application integration tool, into Actra's ECXpertä
System, an electronic commerce software solution for
electronic data interchange (EDI) over Internet and
non-Internet networks. Mercator's "any-to-any" data mapping
capabilities will link EDI and non-EDI data to back-office
systems, enabling ECXpert to satisfy the data integration
requirements of EDI and other data object types.
ECXpert provides companies with a software solution for
setting up and operating a cost-effective, and easy-to-use
electronic commerce system that is built upon Internet
technologies. The product is compliant with the Internet
standards defined by the EDI Work Group, EDIINT, and is one
of the first commercially available products that has
successfully completed interoperability testing sponsored by
CommerceNet. Actra ECXpert offers an open, secure
alternative that can help make the Internet a viable
business alternative for communication.
"TSI's Mercator system fits nicely with ECXpert," said
Lincoln Yarbrough, product manager for ECXpert. "It's
designed to be embedded, it supports many data object types,
and its graphical drag-and-drop mapping tool is useful in
the marketplace. For the medium-to-high end market segment
Actra is targeting with ECXpert, Mercator is our choice."
"TSI is pleased to ally with Actra, who has used leading
edge technology and know-how to raise the standard for
messaging and application software." said Connie Galley,
president and CEO of TSI. "Actra is well-positioned to
leverage Mercator's strengths to provide a point of
interface to integrate the Web with back-office systems."
About Mercator
Mercator is an "any-to-any" data transformation tool for
creating seamless interfaces between business applications.
It features a workstation environment for creating
transformation solutions and the ability to execute on over
15 different operating platforms including NT, UNIX,
Windows, OS/400, and MVS. Pre-built adapters are provided
for connecting to a range of data formats including R/3
IDocs, EDI, HL7, COBOL copy books, and relational databases.
About Actra
Founded in April, 1996, Actra is a joint venture between
Netscape Communications Corporation and GE Information
Services (GEIS). Benefiting from GEIS' market expertise as
the world's leading provider of business-to-business
Internet commerce services and Netscape's leading position
in developing and marketing software for the Internet, Actra
provides next-generation Internet commerce applications
solutions for both business-to-business and
business-to-consumer commerce markets. Additionally, Actra
is taking an active role in promoting open standards for
Internet commerce.
About TSI International Software
TSI International Software is a leading provider of
software for "business application integration" and the
seamless connection of computer applications. TSI's flagship
product, Mercator, is an important component of an array of
business application integration solutions. These include
transformation of electronic commerce data to and from
applications, integration of Web applications with
back-office systems, and integration of enterprise
applications, such as SAP's R/3, with legacy and third-party
applications.
TSI software is in productive use worldwide by companies
integrating their internal applications or conducting
business electronically. TSI is headquartered in Wilton,
Connecticut. More information on TSI can be found on the
Internet at
http://www.tsisoft.com.
Contact:
Suzanne Burnip
Actra
sburnip@actracorp.com
(408) 542-3181 x276
Schwartz Communications TSI International Software
Jenn Willman/Ed Harrison Steve Rosen
edh@schwartz-pr.com srosen@tsisoft.com
(617) 684-0770 (800) 338-4194
edh@schwartz-pr.com
srosen@tsisoft.com
Mercator and TSI are trademarks or registered trademarks
of TSI International Software Ltd. All other trademarks and
company names referenced herein are the property of their
respective owners.
