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ThinkFree Cloud Computing Solution Helps City of Ventura Cut IT Costs and Enables New Level of Office Productivity

Posted on: Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 10:01 CDT

ThinkFree Server Integrator Deployment in the Cloud Lowers Software Licensing and Support Costs While Enabling Completely Paperless and Secure Document Workflow

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinkFree, Inc., a leader in next-generation office productivity solutions, today announced that it has reached an agreement with the City of Ventura, Calif., to deploy its ThinkFree Server Integrator solution for 250 of the city's administration staff. ThinkFree has been chosen to form an integral part of the City of Ventura's overall e-Government strategy, and the deployment of its Server Integrator solution is expected to contribute significantly to overall TCO savings.

"Given the current budget pressures, we are forced to closely look at all of our administrative processes and how we can become more efficient and cut spending at the same time," said John Emerson, senior IT executive, City of Ventura. "ThinkFree's cost-effective solution, hosting office applications and documents in the cloud, was easily tailored to meet our specific needs and integrated seamlessly with other groupware applications we have rolled out as part of our overall e-Government initiative. The best roundtrip Microsoft Office compatibility coupled with a highly optimized version for in-the-field netbook deployments made ThinkFree the clear choice for the City of Ventura."

ThinkFree Server Integrator is a componentized version of ThinkFree Office Write, Calc and Show applet-based applications that are offered separately as a product. Server Integrator is designed to enable customers to use the Java-based ThinkFree Office (Microsoft Office 2007-compatible) within their existing IT infrastructure with easy implementation. Secure data access and document protection is provided by limiting data access to centralized storage so that confidential documents can be quickly and simultaneously viewed or edited.

In addition to the deployment of ThinkFree for desktop computers, the City of Ventura's e-Government strategy places lightweight, ultra-mobile netbook computers into the hands of its mobile workforce. From police officers to water utility crews, ThinkFree Mobile Netbook Edition enables users to retrieve documents and compile reports while in the field. With ThinkFree, they are presented with the same user interface and functionality they are accustomed to from the desktop computer version.

"As government administrations increasingly turn to cloud computing alternatives for cost-effective office productivity software, ThinkFree Server Integrator offers a solution that enables a quick, simple and scalable deployment within existing IT environments," said Su Jin Kim, CEO of ThinkFree. "From round-trip Microsoft Office compatibility to mobile in-the-field use on netbook computers, ThinkFree presents the user with a common, simple interface and allows for seamless transition across devices and platforms."

Designed for organizations of all sizes, ThinkFree Server Integrator is a set of API solutions for developers to rapidly integrate document editing and viewing capabilities into existing IT infrastructure, webmail, groupware, ERP and CRM platforms. It is a highly scalable solution unlike other hosted office platforms that make use of terminal server technology. It features customizable integration for unique environments (http, ftp, https, etc.) and supports third-party security certificates and integration with centralized document storage through simple API customization.

About ThinkFree Server Integrator

Product Web site: http://product.thinkfree.com/serverint

Product demo: http://se.thinkfree.com:8080/integrator_demo.do

Download trial version: http://product.thinkfree.com/serverint/download

About ThinkFree

ThinkFree, Inc., based in Santa Clara, Calif., is a leading developer of ubiquitous documentation platforms to offer boundless office productivity environments. ThinkFree built its award-winning office suite in a flexible architecture for deployment either hosted on a local server or company intranet, available over the Internet, or installed on a desktop or portable device. Majority owned by Haansoft Inc., a publicly held company on the Korean KOSDAQ stock market, ThinkFree offers market-leading software solutions that leverage the power of the Internet and provide users with a consistent, unified and productive experience regardless of computing platform.

ThinkFree, ThinkFree Office, ThinkFree Mobile and ThinkFree Office Live are registered trademarks of ThinkFree Corp. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Media Contact: The Hoffman Agency Carlos Mangandy (408) 975-3004 cmangandy@hoffman.com Company Contact: ThinkFree, Inc. For business: sales@thinkfree.com For media: press@thinkfree.com Web site: www.thinkfree.com

SOURCE ThinkFree, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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