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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 1999
ONYX SOFTWARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Washington 0-68559 91-1629814
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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310-120th Avenue N.E.
Bellevue, Washington 98005
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(425) 451-8060
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events
On June 21, 1999, Onyx(R) Software Corporation ("Onyx") announced Onyx
Enterprise Portal, a new generation in Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
The Web-based product combines front office software, third-party applications
and Internet content into a single digital workplace personalized for each
individual.
Onyx Enterprise Portal will provide a single destination from which
employees, partners and customers can conduct daily business. Onyx believes that
a personalized digital workplace will maximize both individual and corporate
productivity while keeping the customer top-of mind, resulting in increased
customer satisfaction at a lower cost.
To further maximize effectiveness, Onyx Enterprise Portal can be
personalized so each front office worker has the exact information and
application functionality needed throughout the day. A sales user for example
may have an Onyx Enterprise Portal interface that lets him manage key account
data, the sales pipeline, configuration information, and commissions and expense
reports, and view daily stock prices for customers, directions to their next
appointment, and breaking news on competitors. Users can determine which CRM
functionality, third-party applications, and Internet content is most relevant
for them, and the interface can be customized accordingly.
The Web-based application provides employees with access to their digital
workplace from any Internet-enabled personal computer. Onyx Enterprise Portal
also can easily be extended to partners, prospects, and customers.
In conjunction with the delivery of Onyx Enterprise Portal, Onyx has also
developed partnerships with several third-party application vendors and Internet
content providers to form a single workplace where front office users can spend
their entire day.
For example, in addition to CRM functionality, Onyx Enterprise Portal ships
with integrated Internet content such as corporate profiles, market research,
stock quotes, maps, weather, news, sales coaching, professional journals, and
organizations. This content is provided through partnerships with Go2Net,
iMarket, Miller Heiman, SellingPower.com, and Supportindustry.com.
Onyx Enterprise Portal users also have access to productivity tools, Web
collaborations and Web presentations, pricing and commissions, industry and
problem-resolution capabilities and expense reporting through application
partnerships with Active Touch, Captura, Expensable.com, FirstLogic, Instinctive
Technology, Microsoft, Primus, and Trilogy.
Onyx Enterprise Portal has been designed to take advantage of the latest
Internet technology to enhance performance, scalability, and responsiveness.
Built on Microsoft Windows Distributed interNet Architecture, Onyx Enterprise
Portal is a thin client design with a highly extensible n-tier, component-based
architecture. Onyx Enterprise Portal is highly configurable at both the user
interface and business services layers, which results in a rapidly deployable
system with the flexibility to quickly adapt to changing business demands.
Additionally, because all administration, customization, and upgrades are
managed at the server, Onyx Enterprise Portal is
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easy and cost effective to deploy, maintain, and upgrade, which improves the
productivity of the information services department as well as the front office.
Onyx Enterprise Portal will be offered through Onyx's direct sales force
and its value-added resellers. Hosted solutions will be offered through Onyx's
Application Service Provider partners. Onyx Enterprise Portal is currently in
beta testing and will be generally available in the third quarter of 1999.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ONYX SOFTWARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Sarwat H. Ramadan
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Sarwat H. Ramadan
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 7, 1999
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