Valid launches "unbeatable" e-business solution with Oracle v9i

Valid Information Systems, the leading supplier of e-Government corporate information systems has integrated its latest product R/KYV v9i (pronounced Archive) with Oracle9i Database and Oracle9i Application Server. The product will be launched at OracleWorld in Copenhagen on June 24-27.

The joint solution provides customers with an end-to-end enterprise-wide information management solution that is both UK Public Record Office-approved and complies with the Memorandum of Operational Requirements within the European Union (MoReq). Together, Oracle and R/KYV v9i provide the most flexible, cost-effective and fast e-business solution with total governmental statutory compliance.

Stuart Turner, senior vice president, Oracle UK, said, "We believe that this latest offering combining Oracle, the number one choice for the Public Sector, with the leading e-Government corporate information management product, R/KYV v9i, creates an unbeatable solution. The result - a fully scalable, flexible and cost-effective off-the-shelf e-business solution that can comply fully with any governmental legislation."

Critically, Oracle9i Application Server provides a scalable, high-performance J2EE platform that is ideal for constantly expanding and changing client demands. It also enables R/KYV v9i - a comprehensive solution to take advantage of content-rich web applications without any major code changes. This naturally reduces the "time-to-web" of systems when deploying the R/KYV/Oracle solution.

The key features of this system are: access to enterprise portal powered by Oracle9i Application Server - raising performance by as much as 400 per cent; expanded search functionality; speeded up time-to-web thanks to workflows and integration with leading authoring tools, and, of course, unbreakability with Oracle9i Database surpassing all competitors in security tests.

Valid is one of the largest software houses in the UK, developing information management systems. Electronic document and records management within the public sector is one highly successful vertical market. R/KYV v9i provides comprehensive and flexible content management, making it the natural e-business choice for any industry where reliability, accountability, and security matter.

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R/KYV v9i

The latest edition to the R/KYV suite of products, R/KYV v9i, is the first XML-based integrated UK Public Record Office-approved enterprise-wide information management solution interfacing with Oracle9i Database and Oracle9i Application Server. Oracle's highly integrated feature-rich platform optimises the deployment of R/KYV v9i ensuring fast, secure, scalable and cost-effective web delivery.

Written in Java and XML, the languages of the Internet, R/KYV v9i has been designed for the widest range of internet-based devices from PDAs to WAP phones. R/KYV v9i, running on Oracle9i Database and Oracle9i Application Server extends its reach to this international client group with all the flexibility of J2EE.

Central to the product is the PRO-approved (Public Record Office) and e-GIF compliant (Electronic Government Interoperability Framework) records management module. Comprising sophisticated retention, disposal and management tools the R/KYV v9i Record module ensures compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act and Public Records Acts.

R/KYV v9i provides customers with lifecycle management of all corporate electronic records, as well as of physical objects. Completely customisable, R/KYV v9i empowers everyone in your organisation to file all corporate material according to your organisational structure thus reducing the risks associated with audit and litigation. The highest possible security levels with powerful middleware functionality permit full application collaboration, including external third party applications. This seamless flow of information between systems is provided via a number of protocols including J2EE, ODBC, JDBC, SOAP, e-GIF and XML.

By providing a common interface to all forms of information, including images, word processing documents, spreadsheets, e-mail, and physical media such as compact discs and videos, R/KYV v9i offers an automated system that removes the complexities of records management while ensuring total integration with back-end processes.

This latest system significantly lowers the total cost of ownership through speeding up deployment be it via intranet, extranet or Internet as well as integrating with different applications and sources of information.The integration of R/KYV v9i with Oracle9i Database and Oracle9i Application Server provides a feature-rich, reliable, robust and scalable information management solution. R/KYV v9i is an enterprise-wide off-the-shelf solution for many markets.

About Valid

Valid has proven to be both financially successful and technically pioneering, the first UK software house to establish a total e-Government Centre demonstrating the interoperability of its systems on an array of web-enabled devices.

In 2001, Valid was the first UK company to author an XML-based Public Record Office-approved integrated document and records management solution. Over the past few years Valid has received a number of awards including recognition from Information Management Magazine, Plimsoll Publishing and Socitm.

Established in 1974, Valid introduced its core document management solution R/KYV (pronounced Archive) in 1990, sold principally into the legal and financial markets. In 1998, Valid targeted the Local Government market and in just two years was awarded the No. 1 slot for document management within the public sector by SOCITM (the Society of Information Technology Management).

SOCITM provides a widely respected forum for the promotion, use and development of ICT best practice. It also plays a leading role in the implementation of local e-government in the UK.

Valid has developed a comprehensive suite of products using sector-specific intelligence to deliver business critical information and resources to the desktop. With its core information management system, R/KYV, now established as the foremost corporate e-business solution.

Valid's solutions are open and standardised securing future-proof scalability. The R/KYV family of products is based on n-tier architecture, allowing users to store, locate and manage information across a spectrum of platforms and networks.

The latest offering, R/KYV v9i, based on J2EE standards maximises web functionality including access to hand-held devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. R/KYV v9i manages web content, power portals, enables collaborative commerce and solves regulatory content challenges.

The product is ideally suited to the both the public and private sector with its in-built e-Government compliance. R/KYV v9i is the total e-business solution incorporating an easy-to-use portal with effective middleware running on the most powerful, reliable and secure platform, Oracle 9i.

Valid is a privately owned business, currently employing some 95 people with offices in London, Coventry and Monmouth. Partnerships include CMG, Capita Business Services, IDL, Academy Information Systems, Orchard and Sx3.

Valid boasts a wide ranging clientele from major government agencies such as HM Customs and Excise, HM Treasury and HQ Land (UK Defence army personnel) to the private sector. Clients in the corporate commercial market include Alamo National Car Rental, BAA, Framlington Bank, Transatlantic Reinsurance and Singer and Friedlander, among others. In the legal sector we provide solutions to most of the significant litigation practices.

For further information contact Valid Information Systems Ltd, 426/428 Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill, Ilford, Essex IG2 6HW. Tel: +44 (0)208 518 1414. Fax: +44 (0)208 554 6574. Email:info@valinf.com