UK Educational Institutions Gain Advanced Connectivity Software to Improve Remote Access to Applications
Open Text and Eduserv Sign Preferential Pricing Agreement for New Exceed Freedom Product from Hummingbird®, the Open Text Connectivity Solutions Group
Chicago, IL - 2008-05-21 - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), announced today that it has signed a preferential pricing agreement with Eduserv, a not-for-profit, professional IT services group, to offer colleges, universities and research labs in the UK significantly reduced pricing for Exceed Freedom , the latest product from Hummingbird®, the Open Text Connectivity Solutions Group. The agreement will enable these institutions to use advanced remote access software and services they would have otherwise been unable to afford.
Located in Bath, UK, Eduserv s mission is to realize the benefits of information and communications technology for learners and researchers, and the institutions that serve them. The organization s licence negotiation and management service, Chest, delivers preferential pricing for software and data licenses on behalf of UK universities, colleges and other institutions engaged in educational or research activities for over 20 years. Ninety-seven percent of UK universities and colleges benefit from at least one Chest agreement, enabling many to obtain software at affordable prices.
Open Text has had several products as part of the Chest program but its Hummingbird Connectivity portfolio has had the longest run: For 15 years, Connectivity products Exceed®, NFS Maestro , HostExplorer® and Connectivity Secure Shell have connected students, researchers and academics to people, data and applications across the UK. This latest agreement expands the product offerings by including the newest product in the Connectivity product portfolio, Exceed Freedom. Colleges and universities that have been relying on Exceed to connect to UNIX hosts for scientific research and academic studies can now also acquire Exceed Freedom through Chest at reduced rates, thanks to Chest s shared service model.
Open Text s Hummingbird team has been fantastic to work with, said Johanna Fyfe, Supplier Relationship Manager for Eduserv s Chest service. We can rely on Hummingbird to look after the institutions that use their products. That is why Exceed was one of the first products added to the Chest program and it has been providing institutions great value for their money.
Both Eduserv and Open Text have a thorough understanding of the needs of higher educational institutions, which we ve gained through close cooperation with colleges and universities over the past 15 years. We are very happy with the relationship we have with Eduserv and look forward to working with them for years to come, said Eugene Cherny, General Manager of Hummingbird, the Open Text Connectivity Solutions Group. Adding Exceed Freedom to the mix of products offered in the Chest program will give these institutions access to world-class software and services which is essential to furthering the education of future generations.
For more information on the program offered by Hummingbird and Eduserv, go to: www.hummingbird.com/eduserv_ss.
Exceed Freedom: Pushing the Limits of UNIX Applications
A first in the UNIX connectivity market, the innovative design of Exceed Freedom 2008 empowers learners and researchers to collaborate on projects in real-time. With new UNIX desktop sharing capabilities, Exceed users can now easily and securely share their UNIX desktop environments and applications with others over any geographical distance, Exceed Freedom helps organizations improve communication efficiency, reduce unproductive wait time, and accelerate business development and processes.
Exceed Freedom lets mobile workers suspend and resume their UNIX application environments, so that users can easily gain access to the same UNIX desktop and applications from any location. Exceed Freedom preserves users project assignments or researches in progress and keeps valuable data alive in the event of a sudden loss of power or network connection, significantly reducing down time and productivity loss. For more information about Exceed Freedom, please visit: www.hummingbird.com.
Open Text s Leadership in Connectivity Solutions
Hummingbird®, Open Text s Connectivity Solutions Group, provides solutions that connect people, data and applications in mission-critical environments through its complete line of remote application access and data integration solutions. With 90 percent of Global 2000 companies relying on its award-winning solutions for over 20 years, Hummingbird understands the financial and operational challenges that most organizations face, whether it is multiple systems, disparate data sources or geographically dispersed teams. For more information about Hummingbird, go to: www.hummingbird.com.
About Eduserv
Eduserv is a not-for-profit, professional IT services group with the mission to realise the benefits of IT for learners researchers and the institutions that serve them. Eduserv achieves its charitable mission through the provision of sustainable services and funding research and development. Services include:
- Secure access to online resources (Athens and OpenAthens)
- Licence Negotiation & Management (Chest)
- Managed web hosting
- Content management (CMS) and web development.
About Open Text
Open Text, an enterprise software company and leader in enterprise content management, helps organizations manage and gain the true value of their business content. Open Text brings two decades of expertise supporting 46,000 customers and millions of users in 114 countries. Working with our customers and partners, we bring together leading Content Experts to help organizations capture and preserve corporate memory, increase brand equity, automate processes, mitigate risk, manage compliance and improve competitiveness. For more information, visit http://www.opentext.com.
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