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Imperial Sugar Chooses SilverStream Application Server for
Corporate e-Business Applications Texas' Oldest Company Relies on
SilverStream For Enterprise-Wide e-Business Needs BURLINGTON,
Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2000-- SilverStream Software, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SSSW - news), The eBusiness Platform Company, today
announced that Imperial Sugar Company (NYSE: IHK - news) has
selected the SilverStream Application Server as the power behind its
recently deployed e-business portal applications.
As the leading supplier of bulk sugar and sweetener in the U.S,
Imperial Sugar Company developed and deployed its innovative,
company-wide online community with the SilverStream Application
Server to enable Imperial Sugar's 1,425 employees and management to
stay up to date on corporate information and human resources
information. Imperial Sugar's new corporate portal enables employees
to more rapidly access critical day-to-day information, while
providing management with the tools to effectively evaluate and
track employee satisfaction, as well as a corporate dashboard for
tracking strategic performance measurements.
The new corporate portal consists of approximately 100
applications which provide employee-driven features such as a news
system, on-line system surveys, an anonymous ``suggestion box'' and
access to the company's 401K retirement plan, as well as simple,
intuitive access to frequently requested information including the
corporate phone directory and meeting room availability schedules.
The corporate portal is built upon a Portal Framework, which
provides core features including Personalization, Content
Management, a Component Framework, a WorkFlow component as well as
an extensive library of other Components.
``The SilverStream powered portal is changing the way our
employees access corporate information and approach administrative
tasks that previously relied on manual tracking systems and multiple
people to complete successfully,'' said Mark Clemmons, Web and
Database Manager, Imperial Sugar. ``Building and implementing the
system with SilverStream was much faster than if we had chosen
another application server. SilverStream was supportive throughout
the process and we were able to `go live' with the initial phase in
six weeks versus other solutions which would have required up to
three months or longer.''
Imperial Sugar plans to develop additional corporate management
and reporting applications using the SilverStream Application Server
over the next few months as well as develop an Extranet portal which
will allow our customers to access legacy information stored on IBM
mainframe and AS400 as well as PeopleSoft systems.
``We are very pleased that the SilverStream Application Server
provides Imperial Sugar with the power they need to support its
employee online community,'' said David Skok, chairman and founder
of SilverStream Software. ``Imperial Sugar's decision to rely on
SilverStream for its corporate portal demonstrates SilverStream's
ability to address a multitude of enterprise issues with e-business
solutions that deliver improved employee communication, streamlined
business processes and enhancements.''
SilverStream partner, InfoPower Systems, played an important role
in the design, development and successful implementation of Imperial
Sugar Company's e-business portal applications. For more information
on InfoPower Systems' services visit, http://www.infopowersystems.com,
or call, 847-945-3636.
About Imperial Sugar Company
Imperial Sugar Company was founded 150 years outside Houston, TX
in a city named Sugar Land owing its name to the company. Privately
owned, for much of its history, by the Kempner family, Imperial
Sugar is now a $2 billion public company with over 4,900 employees.
In 1998, Imperial Sugar acquired Savannah Foods to grow its domestic
presence to a 33% market share. Imperial Sugar Company is the
largest processor and marketer of refined sugar in the United States
and a major distributor to the foodservice market. The Company
markets its products nationally under the Imperial(TM), Dixie
Crystals(TM), Spreckels(TM), Pioneer(TM), Holly(TM), Diamond
Crystal(TM) and Wholesome Sweeteners(TM) brands. Additional
information about Imperial Sugar may be found on its web site at
http://www.imperialsugar.com.
About SilverStream Software, Inc.
SilverStream Software, Inc., The eBusiness Platform Company,
delivers software and services that enable businesses to create,
deploy and manage eBusiness applications. Used in corporations
throughout the world, SilverStream Software products are changing
the way business is being conducted in Global 2000 companies such as
ARCO, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Chevron, and the Chicago Stock
Exchange.
SilverStream Software, http://www.silverstream.com, is publicly
traded on the NASDAQ national market under the symbol (SSSW) and is
based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
SilverStream is a registered trademark of SilverStream Software,
Inc. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective owners.
This release contains information about management's future
expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking
statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may
differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking
statements as a result of various important factors including, but
not limited to, uncertainty related to market acceptance of new
products, consummation of binding agreements with Imperial Sugar and
other prospective business partners, competition, development of the
marketplace, product development and enhancement, technological
changes and other factors that are discussed in the Company's most
recent annual report on Form 10-K and other documents that are
periodically filed with the SEC.
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