Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 13:37:15 -0500 From: TalentSoft <info@TalentSoft.com> To: "'dennis@cdrom.com'" <dennis@cdrom.com>, "'volkerdi@wcarchive.cdrom.com'" <volkerdi@wcarchive.cdrom.com>, "'dpfletch@cdrom.com'" <dpfletch@cdrom.com>, "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'www@FreeBSD.org'" <www@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "'Eric J. Gustafson'" <ericg@TalentSoft.com>, "'sales@talentsoft.com'" <sales@TalentSoft.com>, "'mingz@talentsoft.com'" <mingz@TalentSoft.com>, "'yingpl@talentsoft.com'" <yingpl@TalentSoft.com>, "'mikef@talentsoft.com'" <mikef@TalentSoft.com> Subject: Bundling TalentSoft Web+ and Web+Shop with Wallnut Creek's FreeBSD and Slackware Linux Message-ID: <01BDC6BF.7C679BE0@ip-155.vallon.com>
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Dear Mr. Dennis Burke, Channel Sales Manager & Director of Marketing, and Mr. Patrick Volkerding, Author of Slackware, Wallnut Creek CDROM, http://www.cdrom.com, http://www.slackware.org, http://www.freebsd.org/ Dennis, thank you for visiting TalentSoft in Minneapolis a few months ago. Our Web+ 4.0, a web application development tool/middleware, and Web+Shop 4.0, an e-commerce shopping cart application software, will be released in September and we are very interested in getting them bundled as part of your FreeBSD and Slackware Linux. Web+ and Web+Shop have also been bundled into RedHat Linux and LinuxPro. Please contact Eric J. Gustafson [ericg@talentsoft.com], our product development leader regarding Web+ and Web+Shop issues. We have successfully tested Web+ on FreeBSD, Slackware Linx, LinuxPro, and RedHat Linux. Can you please add TalentSoft Web+ and Web+Shop to your vendors link at: http://www.freebsd.org/commercial/software.html I will be in San Francisco from 8/20 to 8/23 and would be very interested in meeting with you to discuss our partnership relationship. Look forward to working with you soon. Tony Tong, Director Eric J. Gustafson , Product Development Lead TalentSoft - Talent Information Management, LLC. 900 Nicollet Mall, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA. Tel: 612-338-8900 Fax: 612-904-0010 Email: info@talentsoft.com WWW: http://www.talentsoft.com =================================================== PS: The enclosed are some recent press releases about our company TalentSoft ====================================================== Star Tribune : Published Monday, June 22, 1998 http://webserv1.startribune.com/cgi-bin/stOnLine/article?thisSlug=0622BC-MN-TALENTSOFT&date=22-Jun-98&word=talentsoft TalentSoft Awarded Funding from Minnesota Technology, Inc. PRNewswire MINNEAPOLIS, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- TalentSoft-Talent Information Management, LLC of Minneapolis announced today it was awarded funding from the Technology Partnership Fund (TPF) by the board of directors of Minnesota Technology, Inc. The funding will enable TalentSoft to develop and enhance the feature set of its existing Web+Shop online shopping cart application to a full-featured e-commerce system called Web+Commerce. Web+Commerce will be an Internet-based commerce system that allows suppliers of various products and services to market, sell, verify credit card accounts, and collect payment in real-time. This product will be designed to give small and middle-sized companies a cost-effective method of selling their products to everyday Web users. " With the funding from Minnesota Technology, Inc., TalentSoft will be taking a new and advanced approach to enhance the functionality and marketability of Web+Commerce, along with the continued improvement of our latest release of Web+ 4.0, " said Victor Tong, CEO of TalentSoft-Talent Information Management. TalentSoft will bring to the market some of the technological advances pioneered by the University of Minnesota in the Internet area, which promotes the technology transfer between the University and the industry. Web+Commerce will also benefit Minnesota-based companies, especially the small- to mid- sized manufacturing and product companies, by increasing trade between Minnesota companies and the rest of the world. The Web+Commerce system will enable Minnesota-based companies to quickly and cost-effectively market and sell their products directly to the worldwide marketplace via the Internet. Typically, custom designing an Internet e- commerce system is a very expensive and time consuming process involving substantial of software designing and programming expertise, which is quite cost prohibitive for a small company to undertake alone. Once the early adopters start using TalentSoft products, the company will benefit from an increasing marginal return in selling more incremental Web+Commerce copies through different channels of mass volume sales. Minnesota Technology, Inc. is a public non-profit organization that assists Minnesota companies in becoming more competitive through technology, and is part of the state' s strategy to strengthen the local economy. The Technology Partnership Fund was established by Minnesota Technology, Inc. to strengthen relationships between Minnesota' s small to medium-sized technology companies and post-secondary institutions within the state. Its goals are to: -- Increase the access of small and medium technology companies to the resources and expertise at academic centers of research. -- Promote the state economy through the application of technology in the development of new products. -- Retain technology-oriented talent within the state of Minnesota. About Talent Information Management, LLC Talent Information Management (TIM) is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. with offices in Boston, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Singapore. Since its founding in 1994, TIM has become an innovative leader in the design and production of Internet/intranet based software tools and applications, and in the integration of traditional client/server technology with cutting edge Internet applications. TalentSoft, the software development division of TIM, has become a leading developer in Internet software products. The mission of TalentSoft is to design and market innovative web-based development and application software for business, government, and education markets around the world. TalentSoft is currently preparing for the release of Web+ Version 4.0, which will enhance the performance by utilizing client-server architecture and memory caching for processing scripts. Version 4.0 will be officially released later this month. Additional information about TalentSoft or Web+ is available on the company' s web site at www.TalentSoft.com. Web+Shop and Web+Commerce are registered trademarks of Talent Information Management, LLC. For more information about TalentSoft, please contact: TalentSoft - Talent Information Management, LLC. Address: 900 Nicollet Mall, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2997, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA. Tel: 612-338-8900 Fax: 612-904-0010 Email: info@talentsoft.com WWW: http://www.talentsoft.com ====================================================== NEWS RELEASE Editorial Contacts Jon Oliphant & Nghi Nguyen, Talent Information Management, LLC (612) 338-8900, info@TalentSoft.com www.talentsoft.com For Immediate Release Talent Information Management Wins Major Computer Systems Integration Bidding Contract in China MINNEAPOLIS, MN -July 7, 1998- Talent Information Management, LLC of Minneapolis announced today it was awarded a RMB 1,000,000 (approximately $150,000 USD) contract to provide computer services to the Beijing Institute of Automation under the Chinese government's Ministry of Machinery. According to the contract, Talent Information Management will assist the Chinese government in systems integration and computer/industry infrastructure improvement. The project is funded by the World Bank's Economic Aide Program. Talent Information Management will establish a state-of-the-art computer network (Intranet) for the research Institute. The network will enhance the Institute's ability to conduct comprehensive research and simulation projects via the Internet and Intranets. Talent Information Management will use Web+ --the flagship product of its software division, TalentSoft -- to integrate the Chinese databases. "Web+, TalentSoft's application development tool, will play a major role in the project," said Victor Tong, President of Talent Information Management. He added, "It's the ability of Web+ to operate on multiple platforms and our expertise in database integration that gave us the edge over the competition." The project is a part of an initiative by the Chinese government to modernize the technology of its leading research institutions. To assist China's modernization efforts, the World Bank provides funds to designated projects planned by the State Planning Commission and State Science Commission. Talent Information Management was one of forty international companies to bid on the computer project. The bidding process was administered by CMC International Tendering Company in compliance with World Bank bidding regulations. About Talent Information Management Talent Information Management is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with offices in Boston, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Singapore. Since its founding in 1994, TIM has become an innovative leader in the design and production of Internet/intranet based software tools and applications, and in the integration of traditional client/server technology with cutting edge Internet applications. TalentSoft (www.talentsoft.com), the software development division of TIM, has become a leading developer in Internet software products. TalentSoft has a mission to design and market innovative web-based development and application software for business, government, and education markets around the world. TalentSoft is currently preparing for the release of Web+ version 4.0, which will enhance the performance by utilizing client-server architecture and memory caching for processing scripts. Version 4.0 will be released later this summer. ====================================================== TalentSoft Releases Free Beta Versions of Web+® 4.0 and Web+Shop 3.5 for Linux at the 1998 Linux Expo MINNEAPOLIS , MN (May 18, 1998) - During today's 1998 Linux Expo (www.LinuxExpo.org), the lagest Linux show and conference in the world, TalentSoft (www.TalentSoft.com) announced the release of the free beta versions of Web+ 4.0, a powerful web application development tool, and Web+Shop 3.5, a full featured e-commerce shopping cart applications with secure online payment processing. These two fully functional and non-expiring products are available for free download at www.TalentSoft.com or www.WebPlus.com . TalentSoft Web+ (WebPlus) is a development tool dedicated for developing web-based client-server applications without writing CGI programs. It enables rapid/easy creation of highly functional web pages which integrates with databases, files systems, email, Java applets, and other third-party programs. With Web+, users can quickly and easily create powerful Web applications without learning complicated programming languages such as C, C++, PERL, or Java. Web+ currently runs on Microsoft Windows NT/95, Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, SGI IRIX, and will soon be available on other Unix systems. It works with most web servers and integrates with all ODBC compliant databases. "We have been using Web+ for the last two years for our intranet/extranet based real time trading system called ETS (Energy Trading System), which is in use by some of the largest power companies in the US," said Ilya Slutsker, Vice President of Technology at Open Access Technology International, Inc. "With Web+, developing Internet/intranet applications takes hours to days instead of weeks to months. Web+'s powerful integration capability, its comprehensive functionality and easy to learn language far surpasses all other competitors in its category." Web+ has rapidly gained a significant user base in North America, Asia, and Europe. Companies and other organizations are using Web+ to build web applications on the Internet and on internal enterprise networks (intranets). Applications include internal groupware, workflow, human resource management tools, online chatting, online discussion forum (conferencing), cyber store, online order entry, contact management, scheduling and registration, help-desk support, and integration with SAP, Oracle Financial, and other financial accounting systems. "Web+ enables the rapid creation of highly functional Internet/intranet application," said Victor Tong, Director at TalentSoft. "Using advanced technologies like multi-threaded client/server architecture, memory caching, database integration, Java integration, and integration with third-party applications, DLL, COM, CORBA objects, TalentSoft Web+ leap-frogs other competitors in web-based application development market." "Web+ is a great addition to our Linux product line," said Mark Bolzern, President of LinuxMall.com and Director of Linux International. "In addition to reselling Web+ and Web+Shop, we have decided to collaborate with TalentSoft to utilize their Web+Shop e-commerce shopping cart application for our online shopping site at www.LinuxMall.com." Version 4.0 enhances the performance by utilizing client-server architecture and memory caching for processing scripts. In addition to ODBC database support, Web+ 4.0 Unix/Linux versions provide native API support for the popular shareware databases including mySQL, miniSQL, and PostgreSQL. In addition to supporting CGI, ISAPI and NSAPI, Web+ 4.0 supports the popular Apache API for high speed web application processing. The new versions of Web+ and Web+Shop also support the real-time credit-card payment processing technologies provided by CyberCash and IC Verify for online e-commerce payment processing. TalentSoft designs and markets innovative web-based development and application software for business, government and education markets around the world. TalentSoft is an operation of Talent Information Management, LLC., which headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with offices in Boston, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Singapore. To request more information on the Web+ please contact: TalentSoft - Talent Information Management, LLC. 900 Nicollet Mall, Suite 700, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Tel: 612-338-8900 Fax: 612-904-0010 Email: info@TalentSoft.com Web: http://www.TalentSoft.com , http://www.WebPlus.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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