IBM Introduces NovaManage 6.2

CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 9, 1995 . . . IBM today introduced Version 6.2 of
NovaManage, one of the industry's leading document management systems.

"This new version of NovaManage delivers increased functionality and
performance for streamlining business processes, as well as updated
graphical "drag and drop" features for enhanced ease-of-use and,
ultimately, increased user productivity," said Bernard Bailey, solutions
executive, IBM Enterprise Document Management Solutions.

NovaManage enables enterprise-wide users to distribute and manage
documents, define workflows and access data within a single, unified
application. With its object-oriented approach, NovaManage is easily
customizable to meet individual company or departmental needs, allowing
users to react quickly to changing office procedures. NovaManage also
supports a Cellular Document Management approach to an enterprise-wide
implementation, which involves building customized departmental solutions
throughout the enterprise. Its scaleable, open architecture ensures that
each cellular solution integrates with other NovaManage, legacy and
third-party applications across the enterprise.

NovaManage 6.2 offers extended features, including Graphical Workflow
Builder, Logical Documents and Electronic Signature, all of which
dramatically increase ease-of-use and overall system performance.

Graphical Workflow Builder provides the user with an intuitive "click and
drag" graphical capability. As the system becomes more intuitive, the
user's learning curve decreases, and ultimately, end-user productivity is
boosted. This feature also allows ad-hoc or structured workflows to be
created in minutes and workflow status to be viewed graphically. Standard
in NovaManage is the ability to automatically store a complete electronic
audit trail.

Logical Documents is a powerful new feature that enables users to
effectively manage compound documents. A Logical Document is a
revision-controlled "document" that is composed of separately controlled
components or documents. While each Logical Document is treated as a
single entity under revision control, its individual components can be
viewed and edited independently. In addition, hierarchical relationships
within a specific Logical Document are independent of any cross-references
made on its member documents.

Electronic Signature offers a means of password protecting specific
operations within NovaManage. This feature is especially beneficial to
organizations that work under FDA or other government control.

Other enhancements to NovaManage include Windows Sockets support, which
enables NovaManage to use any TCP stack for networking connections between
a NovaManage Windows client and a UNIX or OpenVMS server running TCP.
NovaManage's document management features also are enhanced with updated
report writing, installation and searching capabilities.

NovaManage 6.2 is available on IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, SunOS, Digital
OpenVMS, Digital UNIX, HP-UX, and Microsoft Windows 3.1. NovaManage
expects to be available on the Macintosh, Windows NT and Windows 95 early
next year.

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