Norwood, MA –October 22, 2006 – Open Channel Solutions (OCS), a leading provider of software subscription and e-business management solutions, today announced the immediate availability of Poetic Release 13, extending the capabilities of the company’s flagship offering with enhanced electronic software delivery (ESD) and payment management capabilities.
“Poetic is renowned for helping software publishers simplify the management of subscription programs and improve eBusiness processes such as authorizing access to and controlling intellectual property,” said Ed Rose, CEO of OCS. “With Release 13, we’re adding critical ESD and eCommerce capabilities that complement Poetic’s existing functionality while giving clients the flexibility to leverage the global infrastructure best suited for their entitlement management needs and to more effectively service their expanding customer base.”
The new capabilities in Poetic Release 13 that facilitate business-to-business ecommerce include:
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B2B Shopping Cart
This channel-aware shopping chart helps clients support the growing global SMB market, which requires easy online software and renewal purchasing. It supports multiple payment methods, including purchase orders and credit cards. It is also highly internationalized, handling multiple currencies and localization. Contract and business-rule savvy, it enables co-termination, applies appropriate discount rates, tracks end dates, and more.
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Integration with CyberSource electronic payment and risk management
Poetic Release 13 provides integration with market leader CyberSource, helping clients use CyberSource to reduce the cost and complexity of global payment options. By taking advantage of real-time calls to CyberSource, OCS clients can ensure that addresses are valid, credit cards are authorized, and export compliance and taxes are calculated and shown to users in real time.
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Integration with Akamai global content delivery infrastructure for streamlined ESD
By connecting Poetic with the world-class Akamai infrastructure, OCS now offers its clients verification and authentication through delivery. Downloads of software, patches and documentation are allowed until the end-customer’s subscription expires. Clients can quickly, reliably and cost-effectively deliver content (software, documentation, patches, etc.) electronically throughout the world, and easily scale the delivery mechanism as their business grows.
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Adapters for integration with other 3rd- party ESD and electronic payment vendors
Poetic Release 13 is the ESD engine for B-to-B eBusiness, providing the flexibility to integrate with any set of “download pipes” or payment methods.
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Poetic enhanced ESD offers:
- Visibility to everything a user is entitled to: Software, documentation and patches
- A guided process to ensure the user has access to all entitled products and materials
- Multiple access points to downloads
- List of available downloads integrated into Poetic’s security module
- Ability to handle ESD variations such as “upgrades for money” verses “upgrades for maintenance”
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Enhanced user interface
OCS enhanced Poetic’s user interface to better the customer experience. Improvements include accommodating wider screens automatically, simplifying searches, adding breadcrumbs during processes, and standardizing warnings and errors.
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Enhanced installation and integration
Poetic Release 13 offers enhanced service-oriented architecture (SOA) features and functions for easier integration with clients’ existing business systems.
About Open Channel Solutions
Open Channel Solutions (OCS) is a leading global provider of software subscription and e-business management solutions that enable software-as-a-service. The company’s self-service offerings help organizations increase software renewal revenues, extend their reach and manage sales in the growing SMB market through multi-tiered channels, effectively distribute electronic software and content, and eliminate costly, inefficient e-business IT processes. OCS is headquartered in Norwood, MA, the company also has offices in Utah, the Netherlands, Japan and Australia. For more information, visit www.ocs.com.
For Further Information Contact:
Jim Werner, Open Channel Solutions
781-407-3900
jim_werner@ocs.com
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