Softshare
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| Softshare Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Santa Barbara, California |
| Key people | Frank Gott, founder and president |
| Industry | Computer software Web applications |
| Website | www.softshare.com www.catseasily.com |
Softshare is a privately owned company that develops, distributes, and supports business-to-business e-commerce software and Web applications and provides related services, including value-added network services. In addition, Softshare develops and distributes client-tracking and reporting applications used by business development centers such as the Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Softshare was founded in 1982 as a division of MCR Technology Incorporated,[1] offering high-speed computer time-sharing services to a mostly government-connected client base.[2] Over time, Softshare changed its focus to include Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), a standardized format used by government and commercial entities to exchange business data electronically. Currently, most of Softshare's product offerings deal with the EDI standard in addition to other business-interchange formats such as XML.
Softshare is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California and, in 2005, opened European headquarters, Softshare B.V., in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.[3]
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[edit] Products
Softshare's current product offerings include the following[4]:
- Softshare Athena, a Web-based, online e-commerce/EDI application.
- Softshare Vista, a Microsoft-Windows-compatible desktop e-commerce/EDI application.
- Softshare Delta, an enterprise data translation application that maps between any of the following formats: EDI, XML, flat files, database tables, and text formats such as HTML.
- Softshare Electronic Commerce Server (ECS), an enterprise communications server that manages and routes e-commerce data via prevalent Internet protocols including HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS, SMTP, and POP3.
- EDI Notepad, a free EDI viewing and editing application that can be downloaded from Softshare's Web site.[5]
- Softshare 'CATS, a Web-based client activity tracking system for government-funded business development centers, used to record centers' activities and generate reports and export files in formats mandated by various government entities.[6]
In addition, Softshare provides a number of services related to the transmission and transformation of e-commerce data, including value-added network and data translation services.
[edit] Awards
- In 2004, Softshare received an accomplishment award from the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD)[7] for early adoption of the SOAP protocol for XML-based messaging.[8]
- In 2005, Softshare was awarded the Spirit of Small Business Award by the Pacific Coast Business Times and Los Angeles, California District office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.[9]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "About Softshare". catseasily.com. Softshare. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ "Softshare History". softshare.com. Softshare. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Softshare (2005-01-05). "California-Based E-Commerce Provider Opens European Headquarters in Amsterdam". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ "Product Overview" (PDF). Softshare. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Softshare (2007-07-18). "10,000 Downloads for Softshare EDI Notepad". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ "Softshare 'CATS (Client Activity Tracking System)". Softshare. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ "Congratulations 2004 ACORD Award Winners!". Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Softshare (2004-05-24). "Softshare Wins Early SOAP Framework Adopter Award". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Etling, William R.. "Softshare expands e-commerce toolbox", Pacific Coast Business Times, 2005-07-29-2005-08-04, pp. 7B. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
