Product & Services Showcase

DATA INTEGRATION
NEON SYSTEMS

SUGAR LAND, TX--Neon Systems has released ShadowConnect, a connector technology designed for customers and partners working with Web application servers and integration servers that require industry standards-based connectivity to mainframe data sources and transactions. ShadowConnect is a Java-based software connector tool-kit that enables customers to deliver access to mainframe data, transactions and applications via the latest server-based enterprise and Web-enabled business software applications, claims Neon Systems.

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RULES MANAGEMENT
OBJECT CONNECTIONS

SYDNEY--Object Connections, a provider of rules-based software components and solutions, has released Common Knowledge—a business rules management solution that offers a range of integration support across multiple development and deployment environments. Common Knowledge is a visual studio environment that allows business users and software developers the means to define, manage and modify the business logic behind complex applications by altering the rules visually, claims Object Connections.

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PROCESS AUDITING
PILAT NAI

LEBANON, NJ-Pilat NAI, a provider of human resources software and data delivery, released Performance Management MonitorPulse. The product is a Web-enabled auditing survey designed to identify strengths and weaknesses in an organization's performance management processes. MonitorPulse is a comprehensive instrument, according to Pilat NAI's international consulting team, covering 12 major aspects of performance management.

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P&C SOLUTION
FIRSTAPEX TECHNOLOGIES

DALLAS--FirstApex Technologies, a provider of systems integration services and component solutions for insurers, released X-GEN 4.0 for the US insurance market. X-GEN is a component-based P&C solution. Its architecture, says FirstApex, allows customers to adapt their existing solutions to integrate partially or fully into the X-GEN 4.0 framework. X-GEN is a browser-based solution that is built using Java/J2EE, COM+, XML, XSL and XHTML standards. X-GEN 4.0 has full support for ACORD XML fields, parameter-driven setup, user-definable screens and business rules, and full reinsurance administration.

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CLAIMS REPORTING
FIRST NOTICE SYSTEMS

BOSTON--First Notice Systems, a provider of claims reporting solutions, has released Vendor Referrals 2.0, a pathing engine that offers third-party services to an insured at the time-of-loss report. This release builds on previous company technology to offer expanded vendor functionality and flexibility to clients of ClaimCapture, the company's Web-based claim intake platform, according to First Notice Systems. A key component of the ClaimCapture vendor program is the initial eligibility screening of claims for follow-on actions.

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XML SOLUTIONS
VOICEGENIE/SPEECHVANTAGE

HORSHAM, PA, TORONTO--VoiceGenie Technologies Inc., a provider of VoiceXML gateway solutions, and speechvantage, Inc., a provider of speech solutions, have introduced the GenieVantage Auto Attendant Gateway solution. The turnkey package combines speechvantage's VoiceXML-based Auto Attendent Application with VoiceGenie's VoiceXML platform. The new product from speechvantage and VoiceGenie is based on open standards. It is also expandable, claims speechvantage. The VoiceGenie Gateway is now able to run any VoiceXML-compliant applications.

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PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES

BOLIVAR, MO--Duck Creek Technologies has released version 1.2 of the EXAMPLE Platform product suite, including EXAMPLE Express, the most recent addition to the Duck Creek suite of products. EXAMPLE 1.2 includes the following enhancements: simplified high-volume batch testing facilities; better user interface and workflow management; addition of event handling, database mapping; and further enhanced server performance and scalability. The EXAMPLE Platform product suite now includes EXAMPLE Author, EXAMPLE Server, EXAMPLE Express, EXAMPLE ManuScript Templates and also the EXAMPLE Product Services.

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