Teradata Adopts the Starbase Collaboration Suite to Standardize CRM Development Processes; Collaboration Suite Provides Increased Productivity

Business Wire, Dec 17, 2001

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SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2001

Starbase Corp. (Nasdaq:SBAS), the leading provider of end-to-end collaborative products for both the development and management of content and code for enterprise and eBusiness applications, today announced that Teradata, a division of NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR), is standardizing its development process for its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) division with the Starbase Collaboration Suite.

"We were impressed with Starbase's collaboration story," stated Michael Eason, chief quality officer for Teradata CRM. "Collaborative tools, combined with a good process, are critical to any software team's survival, including our own.

"Starbase's Collaboration Suite offers a solution for each stage of our application development process and will enhance communication among all those involved in our projects. The potential and combined power of the Suite solidified our purchase decision."

The Collaboration Suite components selected by NCR include Starbase's StarTeam, CaliberRM and StarEstimator, in addition to Mercury's TestDirector. The integrated solution will unify all aspects of the team's development process. The Collaboration Suite implementation will increase productivity for their CRM software development projects.

Eason continued: "We selected StarTeam for change and configuration management, TestDirector for testing and CaliberRM and StarEstimator for requirement and project management. We also have the flexibility to integrate the Suite with other third-party products currently in use by our employees."

To enable collaboration among team members of varying technical skill levels, all of the products that make up the Suite feature a variety of intuitive user interfaces designed for specific user needs. The collaborative capabilities are extended with access to valuable project information via the Web.

The Collaboration Suite's open architecture and ease-of-use improves the CRM group's ability to innovate and manage change with enhanced speed, adaptability and scalability.

"Our Collaboration Suite provides customers such as Teradata CRM with an end-to-end collaborative development environment," stated Lydia Patterson, vice president of marketing for Starbase.

"All team members have access to both code and content information during each step of the development life cycle, while maintaining the ability to actively contribute and communicate in real time. These collaborative advantages translate into both time and money savings for their development team."

With the Collaboration Suite, Teradata CRM plans to enhance communication and increase productivity substantially. By enabling the simultaneous coordination, management and communication of Teradata CRM's code and content creators, the Collaboration Suite is contributing to the continued efficiency of their application development.

About Teradata Division

Teradata, a division of NCR, offers powerful analytical solutions that help businesses drive growth. Teradata solutions include the Teradata database and analytical applications for customer relationship management, operations and financial management, business performance management and e-business. To learn more about Teradata Division and its solutions, go to http://www.Teradata.com.

About NCR Corp.

NCR is a leader in providing Relationship Technology(TM) solutions to customers worldwide. NCR's Relationship Technology solutions include the Teradata(R) database and analytical applications such as customer relationship management (CRM) and demand chain management, store automation systems and automated teller machines (ATMs).

The company's business solutions are built on the foundation of its long-established industry knowledge and consulting expertise, value-adding software, global customer support services, a complete line of consumable and media products and leading-edge hardware technology.

NCR employs 32,900 in more than 100 countries and is a component stock of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. More information about NCR and its solutions may be found at www.ncr.com.

About Starbase

Starbase is the leading provider of end-to-end collaborative products for both the development and management of integrated content and code for enterprise and eBusiness applications. Collaboration is the simultaneous coordination, management and communication of geographically dispersed contributors of both code and content for enterprise and eBusiness applications.

With more than 3,200 Starbase customers worldwide, the company's technology supports the continuous cycle of creating, linking and managing digital assets, which comprise complex eBusiness applications. Starbase products enable users with differing technical and functional backgrounds to collaborate on the production and management of Web sites and eBusiness initiatives from multiple locations.

Companies and organizations, including leading corporations such as Chase Bank, Dell Computer, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Pepsico and Seagate Technology have selected Starbase products to manage their eBusiness development projects. Deloitte & Touche named Starbase to the prestigious "2001 Orange County/San Diego Technology Fast 50" program, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the area.