What we do

Attensa securely and intelligently manages and routes information flow throughout business organizations. Our solution does this by aggregating information from inside and outside the organization on the Attensa FeedServer™. This information is packaged into information "feeds" and routed to users. Users receive these feeds in Attensa applications designed for a variety of platforms including Windows, Mac, browsers, within Outlook, mobile devices and others. These applications also provide tools for users to manage and share information throughout the organization.

Using Attensa's products the information that is important to each individual is delivered to them in an organized and contextual manner via an information feeds (like an information channel). As a result a wide array of information can be automatically and intelligently delivered to the user rather than the user being required to search for it or otherwise request it.

This reduces time spent searching for information, improves how information is monitored, alerts users to changes in available information, processes or events.

The Attensa solution results in:

• improved information productivity & collaboration;
• maximization of information and knowledge assets;
• reduced process-cycle times;
• enhanced customer and partner relationships.

Why it matters

Attensa solves an enormous business problem and empowers organizations to achieve higher levels of productivity and innovation.

A Cure for Information Overload

First the problem, businesses have never had so much information available, the challenge is what to do with it? After investing billions of dollars in information systems, these modern communication networks have unleashed an unstoppable flow of information. Email is overwhelmed, Intranet portals and work-group sites are confusing and often ignored. Users are frustrated because they can't find the information they need. Critical information and knowledge is hidden and opportunities to accelerate productivity, innovation and improve competitive positioning are frequently missed.

Attensa addresses this problem by providing a secure, open standard based solution to manage and route information to the right people. We also provide a complete set of tools to effectively turn that information into positive business results.

Empowering Collaboration

In addition to addressing the critical challenge of information management in today's networked world, Attensa empowers organizations with collaboration tools that empower teams and drive higher levels of productivity and innovation. Attensa's products intelligently connect highly relevant information with people and systems. Within these networks people can find and share information where and when they need it.

Leveraging and Extending RSS

Attensa creates intelligent information networks based on open electronic communication standards commonly known as RSS. RSS is the common term for XML syndication. Simply put, RSS delivers relevant information to the user in an organized manner rather than requiring the user to search for it.

The powerful transformation underway is the application of RSS within corporate environments. RSS is being widely implemented by existing enterprise applications and the new generation of social applications. Attensa utilizes both the standards and the growing body of RSS based information flow to provide unprecedented information access, collaboration and integration of people and systems.

While there are public and stand alone solutions for RSS, businesses implementing RSS have unique requirements including security, manageability and integration. Attensa's FeedServer™ platform addresses these requirements with a cost effective, open-source based platform. These capabilities have made Attensa the market leader in this emerging and critical area of corporate information technology and it is why leaders in their own industries are selecting Attensa for their solution.

Any discussion of corporate communication must include a discussion of email which emerged as the "killer application" of the Internet and has been the backbone of corporate communication for many years. However, email is now used for many purposes beyond its intended or suitable use. Email is not effective or efficient for one-to-many communications, group collaboration, alerts, workflow and system generated information. Even worse the clutter and noise caused by these inappropriate uses make email less effective for the types of communication it was intended.

Unlike email, RSS enables intelligent information routing networks. Users can securely access the information where and when they want. Information is delivered in context through secure, clutter free communication channels. Because of this, RSS is rapidly becoming essential to an organization's internal communication and to external dialogues with customers and business partners. RSS is also a key component for binding Web 2.0/Enterprise 2.0 collaboration applications.

Product

Attensa's platform is comprised of two elements and an innovative protocol that connects them.

Feed Server™: This behind the firewall application provides centralized administration, routing, security, search, synchronization, analytics and reporting for enterprise-wide RSS coordination.

Managed Clients: Attensa offers a range of fully managed and synchronized client applications for a variety of environments and platforms:

The breadth of these clients assure that users receive relevant and actionable information when and where they need it and have tools to manage, tag and republish to others. Users can use multiple clients depending on their needs and will always be synchronized.

AttentionStream™: The Feed Server and Attensa's clients utilize AttentionStream™. AttentionStream™ keeps all of a user's reading locations synchronized, prioritizes information based on personal behaviors and enables rich analysis of the communications community including valuable feedback regarding usage and user attention.

Market

Attensa's products are sold into the enterprise market with a current focus on North America and Europe. The addressable market for RSS/XML syndication technologies is large and growing. Forrester research recently forecasted that "enterprise spending on Web 2.0 technologies (a segment of the market for Attensa) will grow strongly over the next five years, reaching $4.6 billion globally in 2013." Factors contributing to this growth include:

• the rapid growth in the volume of business information and the recognition of its strategic importance to business results;
• recognition of the value of harnessing information flow and managing attention at the individual, group and organizational level;
• new communication strategies and emergent collaborative publishing tools based around Web 2.0 technologies (blogs, wikis, podcasts and social networking) are entering the enterprise and leading to demand for enterprise RSS capabilities.

These trends are established and will cause rapid growth and a substantial market for Attensa's products.

The market for enterprise class RSS solutions is now at a stage similar to email in the mid 1990s. Individual use was growing rapidly, business use followed but required solutions designed for the enterprise addressing security, manageability, network integration and scalability.