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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the period November 17, 1999 to November 30, 1999
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JACADA LTD.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
11 GALGALEI HAPLADA STREET,
HERZLIYA, 46722 ISRAEL
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(Address of principal executive office)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
Form 20-F |X| Form 40-F |_|
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.] Yes |_| No |X|
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Attached is:
1. Press Release, released publicly on November 18, 1999;
2. Press Release, released publicly on November 22, 1999; and
3. Press Release, released publicly on November 29, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 30, 1999
JACADA LTD.
By: /s/ Ran Oz
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Name: Ran Oz
Title: Chief Financial Officer & General Manager
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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1. Press Release, released publicly on November 18, 1999;
2. Press Release, released publicly on November 22, 1999; and
3. Press Release, released publicly on November 29, 1999.
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Exhibit 1
PRESS RELEASE
JACADA NAMES ALVAREZ VICE PRESIDENT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
ATLANTA, November 18, 1999 - Jacada Ltd. (NASDAQ:JCDA) today announced the
appointment of Aramis Alvarez to the position of vice president, professional
services. Mr. Alvarez assumes responsibility for all of Jacada's global
professional service operations as Jacada continues its rapid expansion, working
with organizations such as IBM Global Services and Deloitte Consulting Group.
A 15-year veteran of the software industry, Mr. Alvarez joins Jacada
after successfully managing PeopleSoft's Education and Consulting
business in Asia/Pacific, Europe and Latin America. At the $1.3 billion
enterprise application software vendor, he was responsible for building
third-party relationships and developing new markets in addition to
managing the day to day operations. Prior to Peoplesoft, Mr. Alvarez
worked for Dun & Bradstreet Software and IBM.
Jacada develops, markets and supports Internet infrastructure software
that enables businesses to leverage their existing host-centric
software applications to conduct business over the Web.
"We are delighted to have Aramis join us as vice president,
professional services," Michael Potts, president, Jacada said "Aramis
brings the management acumen, the people skills and the cultural
understanding to manage Jacada's growing worldwide professional
services organization. We are confident that he will be a great asset
to the company as he helps Jacada's customers and partners implement
enterprise e-business solutions that leverage their existing
host-centric computing environments."
Mr. Alvarez will play a key role in the expansion of Jacada's business.
"Our mission is to continue Jacada's leadership position in rapidly
deploying e-business solutions with our superior technology and
sustaining successful, satisfied customers," Mr. Alvarez said. "Our
global partnerships with leading integrators and professional
consulting organizations such as IBM Global Services and Deloitte
Consulting have built a solid reputation as a company that understands
and cares for its customers. We will continue to build on that strength
as we focus on and effectively respond to the needs and requirements of
our customers, both in terms of product and service offerings."
ABOUT JACADA LTD.
Founded in 1990, Jacada Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a family
of e-business infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to
utilize their existing host-centric software applications to conduct
business over the Internet. The company operates globally with
headquarter offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Herzliya, Israel; and London,
UK. Jacada can be reached at www.jacada.com or at 1-800-773-9574. The
company's ordinary shares are traded on Nasdaq under the symbol JCDA.
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Exhibit 2
PRESS RELEASE
JACADA EXPANDS EUROPEAN PRESENCE, SIGNS SELESTA AS DISTRIBUTOR
SELESTA AND JACADA PARTNER TO WEB ENABLE HOST- CENTRIC APPLICATIONS FOR SPAIN
AND PORTUGAL MARKETS
ATLANTA, November 22, 1999 - Jacada Ltd. (NASDAQ: JCDA) today announced the
signing of a distribution agreement with Selesta Gestion Centros S.A to resell
and provide services for Jacada in Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Selesta, based
in Madrid, Spain, distributes leading software systems and provides related
support and consulting services. The organization has proven expertise working
with large enterprises to maximize efficiencies of existing host-centric
systems. The agreement was highlighted at Jacada's European Distributor Meeting
on Nov. 15-16, in Madrid, Spain.
Jacada develops, markets and supports Internet infrastructure software
that enables businesses to leverage their existing host-centric
software applications to conduct business over the Web.
"Selesta customers have significant investments in host-centric systems
and Jacada offers the best solution for our customers to quickly and
cost-effectively deploy e-business solutions for their existing
mainframe and AS/400 applications," Camilo Garcia de Polavieja,
president, general manager, Selesta said.
"Throughout the late 1990's, we worked with customers to ensure Y2K
compliance," Josep Branchat, Director of Business Development, said,
"Now, using Jacada for Java, we will work with customers to deploy
these proven applications as e-business solutions."
"We are pleased to partner with Selesta with its strong, proven track
record of helping large enterprises maximize their investments in
host-centric computing," Michael Potts, president, Jacada said.
"Selesta is extremely selective with the products it sells and
supports. They are sought after by many software companies and we are
pleased to partner with Selesta to service and support the markets in
Spain, Portugal and Andorra."
ABOUT SELESTA GESTION CENTROS
In business since 1975, the Selesta Company, based in Italy, Spain and
South America, distributes leading software systems and provides
related support services.
ABOUT JACADA LTD.
Founded in 1990, Jacada Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a family
of e-business infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to
utilize their existing host-centric software applications to conduct
business over the Internet. The company operates globally with
headquarter offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Herzliya, Israel; and London,
UK. Jacada can be reached at www.jacada.com or at 1-800-773-9574. The
company's ordinary shares are traded on Nasdaq under the symbol JCDA.
Exhibit 3
PRESS RELEASE
NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER (DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR) LICENSES JACADA FOR JAVA
FOR FEDERAL PAYROLL SYSTEM
JACADA FOR JAVA TO DELIVER WEB ACCESS FOR 25,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
ATLANTA, November 29, 1999 - Jacada Ltd. (NASDAQ: JCDA), today
announced that it has won a significant contract with the National Business
Center, part of the Department of the Interior, to provide software to
web-enable the Federal Payroll and
Personal System with the company's ebusiness solution, Jacada for Java.
The National Business Center provides data processing services and
applications for various departments of the Federal Government. The
Federal Payroll and Personal System, known as FPPS, is a
mainframe-based (S/390) application that is used by many federal
departments, the largest being the Social Security Administration. In
total, over 25,000 federal employees use FPPS. The National Business
Center has licensed Jacada for Java to deliver graphical, web-access to
this application for all 25,000 employees.
"The National Business Center selected Jacada based on our ability to
rapidly deploy a web solution for a very sophisticated application, as
well as our ability to meet some very demanding scalability and
reliability requirements," said David Holmes, senior vice president
marketing, Jacada. "There are more than 2,000 mainframe screens today
in this application, and over 25,000 users. Our proven ability to
rapidly deliver an open, non-proprietary Java thin client for the
application, and provide a high-performance, highly scalable
infrastructure were key factors in their decision process."
ABOUT JACADA LTD.
Founded in 1990, Jacada Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a family
of e-business infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to
utilize their existing host-centric software applications to conduct
business over the Internet. The company operates globally with
headquarter offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Herzliya, Israel; and London,
UK. Jacada can be reached at www.jacada.com or at 1-800-773-9574. The
company's ordinary shares are traded on Nasdaq under the symbol JCDA.
