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RTB_076-077.qxd 4/12/06 11:48 AM Page 76 The On-Demand Application Server Platform der telos offers a unique combination of client-side Etelos Application Server Platform, the Operating Solution Provi Solution E software, pre-built applications and integrated serv- System, Database, Web server, Mail server and er technologies to help you design your ideal solution. Development Environment are all integrated and based With the Etelos Application Server (EAS) Platform at on robust, open-source solutions integrated into the your disposal, you can deploy solutions to impact organi- Etelos software stack. zational performance with revolutionary speed. The chal- lenge with most products on the market today is What You Don’t Have to Build? sacrificing customization for the ability to rapidly deploy a Dozens of Integrated Features solution. With Etelos you can have both. You can feel free The Etelos Application Server manages the system- to design a solution that solves your business problem, critical functions for you to simplify the development and and rest assured that it can be implemented more quickly deployment of your Etelos-built applications. These sys- and cost-effectively than with conventional development tems include the integrated contact database, variable environments or off-the-shelf solutions. content, Web and email distribution and more. Each layer in the Etelos Application Server manages an important Prepackaged & Customizable fundamental component of successful solutions. Applications Etelos Application Server Manages these Systems Probably the best part about the Etelos solution is the with Preconfigured Features: way the final product is packaged. Users do not have to I Contact Management start with an empty database. You can select from I Content Management dozens of pre-built solutions that are packaged to be I Publishing Distribution installed in the Etelos Application Server. You can literally I Automated Processing Management be up and running with a fully featured CRM application I Integration Services (or project management, billing, intranet, email market- I Development Environment ing, etc.) in minutes. And yet, you can still customize the I Variable Application Support solution using the Etelos Development Environment I User Activity Tracking (EDE) to meet the unique requirements of the users in your organization. There are dozens of applications to Faster Than Other Environments choose from and the list is growing virtually every day. Unlike the modular environments of Java, AJAX, .NET and .PHP, which require programming and administra- On Demand or on Your Own tion of each element of the solution stack, the Etelos With Etelos you can identify an application that fits your integrated environment allows all of the stack elements needs, have it hosted by an Etelos Hosting Partner and to be managed with the simplicity of EASE (English be up and running with a few simple transactions online Application Scripting Engine) programming. and without the cost and time consumed in long hard- By integrating all of the elements of the solution ware and software implementations. However, if you environment, Etelos eliminates the need to know com- require hosting your own application, you can purchase plex individual languages like C, C# and Java, or to con- the Etelos Application Server, install a pre-built applica- trol the database via SQL programming. Instead, an tion and host it yourself. When combined with EDE Etelos developer need only know EASE and basic (Etelos Development Environment) you have the tools HTML programming to rapidly develop applications on to manage your own solution 100%. the Etelos platform. Integrated Software Stack and You’re Not Stuck With EASE Programming Framework Etelos has cleverly integrated other programming lan- EAS was designed specifically to provide the integra- guages into its environment for those programmers tion and simplicity to rapidly deploy and manage solu- who have existing knowledge in other languages. At tions with a high need of change. With EDE and the the time of this writing, Etelos supports .PHP and Java RTB_076-077.qxd 4/12/06 11:48 AM Page 77 Solution Provi Solution with .NET in beta. This gives developers ultimate flexibility in how they design, deploy and package Etelos Applications. The Etelos Development Environment offers an Etelos offers a unique combination of client- integrated drag & drop / copy & paste approach to side software and integrated server solu- these critical systems, allowing you to focus on your tions to help you design your ideal cus- der tomer experience. business needs and customizing the interface, not Danny Kolke, building from scratch. When using Etelos you don’t President and CEO have to worry about: Etelos Systems Inc. 108 W. North Bend Way I Database Configuration Suite 200 I Web Server Configuration North Bend, WA 98045 Phone 877.665.4609 I Email Publishing Configuration Fax 425.458.4511 I Development Environment Business Contact I Flexibility in Page Design Robert Nyman National Account Manager I Content Management Phone 425.458.4515 I Email Publishing Management and Automation [email protected] I Ability to Integrate with Other Systems Importing/Exporting Processes and Engines Time to deployment is shortened by: I Ease of deployment of the integrated Etelos envi- Etelos has five primary types of databases: contacts, ronment; content, Web pages, emails and surveys. For each, I Dramatically shortened development and testing users can view, add and remove database fields time; and through a simple tree view. The content database I On-demand Applications Packaging and is simple to extend for use in managing virtually Distribution – Etelos applications can be hosted by any type of database table. The Etelos Development Certified Hosting Partners or the users themselves. Environment provides pre-built structures for contact records, newsletters, Web pages, surveys, Customization and enhancement become a continuous articles, email messages, and other common cycle as users and developers can easily and quickly entities. Users can easily extend these structures modify Etelos applications to meet new needs. or connect them to detail tables such as transaction and contact histories. Develop & Distribute Your Own Applications Solving the Problems of The Etelos development of a complete ecosystem – Modular Development Etelos platform, Online Application Store and Developer Etelos’ integrated solution stack, EAS features and Community and Support – provides the most complete EASE development environment solves all of the prob- solution for users and developers alike. Applications can lems of modular development in a simple, powerful, be easily purchased, customized and hosted in the user integrated development and execution environment: or developer’s choice of environments. Development time is cut by 50 to 75 percent as a As an EASE Developer you can develop and distrib- result of the simple integrated environment – Database, ute applications more easily with Etelos than other solu- application server and mail server management is auto- tions. Etelos applications are ideally suited for on-demand matic, as the EASE language controls all of the ele- computing, with the platform designed to be easily hosted ments of the solution stack. locally or at Certified Hosting Partners. The integrated Development cost is dramatically reduced – The platform approach and management features built into simplicity of EASE enables lower-cost technical and EASE allow a developer to offer their solution either as business personnel to become developers, eliminating: an application sale or a service to be purchased based I The need for expensive programming experts; on usage. I Multiple iterations between developers and busi- You can build and distribute your own applications, buy ness users; and and customize pre-built applications and manage a sophis- I 50 to 75 percent of the development time required by ticated software stack more easily than other environments. more complex, modular development environments. With Etelos, the era of on-demand solutions is now. I www.manage-performance.com.