NASA Uses eRoom Hosted Enterprise Service to Collaborate with Aerospace Community on Agency Research Initiatives and Development Programs

Business Wire, Sept 9, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2002

Provides Unifying Work Environment Between NASA Headquarters and

Research Centers to Aerospace Industry, Academic Institutions and

International Partners

eRoom Technology, Inc., a leading provider of products and services for extended enterprise collaboration, announced today that NASA is using its hosted enterprise service to bring together members of the aerospace community to collaborate on agency research initiatives and development programs. Through eRoom(R) Hosted Enterprise Service, NASA gains the collaborative platform it requires to integrate the work efforts of distributed teams of people located across multiple research centers and NASA partners' sites, including members of the aerospace industry, academia and international partners. By enabling teams to quickly and reliably share information in a secure, global setting, eRoom Hosted Enterprise Service is helping NASA to increase the efficiency of its distributed teams.

From the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA is using eRoom Hosted Enterprise Service to collaborate on everything from research planning and proposal management activities to project administration. This includes the cross-organizational sharing of research documents and findings, team brainstorming and issues tracking activities, as well as the creation and sharing of best practice methodologies and procedures.

"By expanding a project's visibility to include off-site facilities and remote partner sites, businesses are able to dramatically increase the effectiveness of strategic project efforts through more inclusive and informed decision-making," said Jeffrey Beir, president and chief executive officer for eRoom Technology, Inc. "At NASA, this equates to more organizational resources focused on the research projects that drive its mission to explore the outer reaches of space."

The eRoom Hosted Enterprise Service is a subscription-based hosting service that supports large-scale, enterprise-wide deployments involving multiple business units, departments or large user populations. It combines the benefits of eRoom software use with the advantages of a professionally maintained enterprise IT environment, enabling businesses to securely and reliably outsource access to state-of-the-art business collaboration applications and processes.

About eRoom Technology

eRoom Technology is a leading provider of extended enterprise collaboration software and services which enable organizations to work more closely with their customers, suppliers, and business partners. The eRoom(R) digital workplace brings together the work, the tools and the team, enabling organizations to manage the collaborative activities that support their complex and rapidly-changing business projects and processes. Customers use eRoom digital workplaces to help get products to market faster, drive down production costs, enhance customer relationships, and improve the work products that drive their businesses. The eRoom solution is used by more than 650 companies, including, Airbus, A.T. Kearney, Aventis Pharmaceutical, BIC, Bausch & Lomb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Compaq, Deloitte Consulting, EDS, Flextronics, Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard, Ketchum, Mercer Consulting, Pharmacia, Pfizer, Siemens, Solectron, and Sony. More information about eRoom Technology and its product offerings can be found at www.eroom.com.

Editor's Note: eRoom is a registered trademark of eRoom Technology, Inc. All other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.