Web application package developer ECOSS Inc. (Head office: Tokyo, CEO: Chihiro Tsuyuki, http://www.ecoss.co.jp/, hereinafter "ECOSS") and business developer OceanBridge Inc. (Head office: Tokyo, CEO: Noriaki Takayama, http://www.oceanbridge.jp/, hereinafter "OceanBridge"), which focuses on bringing overseas technology into the domestic market, have agreed to tie-up as partners to make their systems compatible.
In the initial stage of the partnership, both ECOSS and OceanBridge will sell ECOSS’ information sharing system "M3 Blog", and OceanBridge's document publishing system "Net-It Central", as mutual sales representatives. In commemoration of this partnership, "M3 Blog Enterprise Edition" will be sold at a special campaign price.
"M3 Blog" is an information sharing system which allows users to post blog entries automatically from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, without complex knowledge of HTML or Web design. "Net-It Central" is a document publishing system which converts documents, normally stored in the file server, to be viewable by a Web browser simply by using its document drag and drop feature. By combining the strengths of both the ECOSS and OceanBridge products, both companies shall continue to promote the "visualization" of information in the office. Also, both products will be packaged into a single set, and 20 of these sets are expected to be sold within the year.
In the near future, ECOSS and OceanBridge plan to hold seminars on information sharing within the office, to promote communication and collaboration in the office environment.
[M3 Blog Product Overview] Product name: ECOSS Solutions M3 Blog Domestically developed, next generation blog system targeted at companies, organizations, and portal sites, to promote knowledge sharing. The unique feature of this blog system is the ability to create articles in Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, and PowrPoint, and post entries directly to the blog. M3 Blog has made it possible to post blog entries containing complex graphs and diagrams. The system is also compatible with all mobile phone carriers, as well as Windows Mobile 5.0. M3 Blog supports the business environment with a tool that is easy-to-use, convenient, and reliable. The M3 Blog technology has been implemented variety of industries, organizational size, for a variety of uses. http://m3blog.jp
Net-It Central allows the publishing of a variety of documents (Microsoft Office files, Adobe PDF files, etc.), CAD diagrams (AutoCAD, etc.) and image files (TIFF, etc.) simply by dragging-and-dropping files to the file server. Upon saving the files to the file server, the tree structure of the folder is displayed as a Web site, and viewable within a company’s intranet. Because the document is divided into pages and displayed in an original viewable format (CDL format), the document can be viewed on a page-by-page basis from a Web browser. Net-It Central also includes security features such as restriction settings for printing, source file downloading, and text copying. Net-It Central is currently being used by over 500 companies, including Sumitomo Life Insurance, Takara Shuzo, Fuji Xerox, Parco, Toyota Industries, and QUOQ. http://www.oceanbridge.jp/netit/
Service Name & Price (including tax)
(1)"M3 Blog Enterprise Edition" *for current Net-It Central users: 2,100,000 yen
(2) "M3 Blog + Net-It Central COMBO" Special price: 5,880,000 yen
Product content: M3 Blog Enterprise Edition / Net-It Central Unlimited Edition
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