GroupWise working the way you do. Formativ is designed specifically to make it easy to tailor GroupWise to the way you work. No longer do you need to accept the response, 'it can't be done'. Formativ delivers the opportunity to think outside the box.

  Expanding range of ready-to-use GroupWise enhancements. Meet immediate needs by choosing from an expanding range of solution packs and free enhancements.

  Free solutions at GroupWise Cool Solutions! Formativ users can visit Formativ Applet Central and pick as many free solutions as desired, such as Remove Duplicate Address Book Entries, Delete Attachments from Selected Messages, Print Message, Import Excel Data into an Address Book, Save Message and many more!

  Satisfy needs quickly. You're not limited to off-the-shelf solutions. Formativ is designed to make developing new solutions easy. If you have specialized GroupWise needs, speak with your administrator, GroupWise reseller or Advansys.

  Add an unlimited number of new solutions. Formativ can adapt quickly and easily to your changing needs. You can add as many (or as few) Formativ solutions as required.

  Integrates seamlessly with the GroupWise client. Formativ installs seamlessly into the GroupWise 32-bit client.

  Leading technology. Formativ implements a range of leading technologies, including Formativ Portals, which enables new GroupWise views and forms to be displayed and used within the GroupWise client.

  GroupWise 6.5 support. Formativ supports the latest features in GroupWise 6.5.

  Designed exclusively for GroupWise. Formativ is designed by GroupWise users for GroupWise users. Formativ does not work with Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes.

  Affordable. Whether it is single user, small business or enterprise use, there is a pricing plan to suit.

  Free support forums. You're not alone. Advansys provides free technical support via the moderated Formativ forums.

  GroupWise customization made easy. Take control of GroupWise with Formativ. If you thought your GroupWise need could not be met, or it was too hard, revisit your requirements with Formativ in mind.

  Designed for developers. Formativ Studio and Creator are designed by GroupWise third party developers for developers. As a result, the Formativ language contains hundreds of programming commands optimized for use with GroupWise.

  Easy to use, integrated rapid development tool. Formativ provides an integrated, easy to use rapid development environment offering unprecendented ease of GroupWise solution creation.

  Free example applets pack. Formativ developers can download the Example Applets Pack, which contains the source code to more than 60 applets. These can be used as a learning tool and used or modified as desired.

  More free examples at GroupWise Cool Solutions! Formativ developers can obtain more open source example applets from Formativ Applet Central. Solutions include Remove Duplicate Address Book Entries, Delete Attachments from Selected Messages, Print Message, Import Excel Data into an Address Book, Save Message and many more!

  Integrate with desktop applications and enterprise databases. Formativ's Visual Basic Script compatible language means full COM support. This makes it easy to integrate and automate any modern Windows desktop application, such as MS Word, Excel, WordPerfect and ACT!.

  Create new GroupWise views and forms. Formativ Portal technology enables you to display GroupWise or external interactive content within one or more HTML portals. This technology offers broad scope for customized data collection and display.

  Powerful client integration and control. Formativ enables you to integrate your solution with GroupWise in many ways. GroupWise toolbars, menus and events are all accessible easily. You can replace or cancel GroupWise events, prevent access to specific GroupWise features and substitute your own dialogs in the place of standard GroupWise dialogs.

  Custom Message support. Formativ exposes the GroupWise custom message capability via an easy to use interface. Create specialized message types with their own distinctive icons.

  Commercial solution support. Formativ solutions can be protected, made into time-limited trial versions and distributed easily as a file or via Novell eDirectory.

  GroupWise 6.5 support. All the latest client APIs are supported, including trusted applications.

  Formativ OEM Solutions Engine available. ISVs or other third parties can license the Formativ OEM Solutions Engine for distribution with their products. Formativ makes it easy to add GroupWise support to your application.

  Standards based. Formativ leverages a wide range of standard technologies to provide a unified development environment for GroupWise.

  Secure execution environment. Formativ solutions are a proprietary file format and cannot be executed outside the Formativ environment. This prevents malicious or inadvertent execution from the command line or an email attachment.

  Free developer support forums. Developers can get technical support from Advansys and share ideas on the moderated Formativ forums.

  Maximize user satisfaction. Users are happy when their need is satisfied. Formativ's suite of products gives you the power to address their GroupWise requirements.

  Maximize return on GroupWise investment. When user's needs are addressed, the business functions more effectively. Through expanded use of your core infrastructure, Formativ maximizes GroupWise return on investment.

  Leverage GroupWise within business processes. By tapping into the hidden power of GroupWise, Formativ enables you to consider a much broader application for GroupWise. As a collaboration infrastructure, GroupWise is a natural tool for streamlining existing or becoming part of new business processes.

  Deploy workflow solutions. Formativ makes it possible to create custom forms and use GroupWise to route data throughout the organization. Forms can also be used to retrieve or store data in external databases.

  Add new, simplify or remove GroupWise features. Formativ provides unprecendented control over the GroupWise client. You can add features to toolbars, menus and events. You can even prevent key features from working when certain conditions are met, for example, disable the message Send function if the user does not agree to the organization's conditions of email system use.

  Administrator access to multiple GroupWise accounts. Formativ combined with GroupWise 6.5 enables an administrator (with the appropriate security) to develop a 'trusted' Formativ solution, which can access any GroupWise account without the need for a password. This offers the administrator significant power to perform automated functions from a central location.

  Enterprise application integration Formativ's industry standard COM capabilities enables GroupWise to be integrated easily with modern Enterprise applications such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and SAP.

  Simple solutions deployment and management. Formativ is designed for maximum ease of administration. You can use Novell eDirectory to provide secure and instant access to Formativ solutions, to a user, a group, department or the enterprise. Alternatively, you can use software distribution applications, such as ZENWorks, to deploy Formativ solutions rapidly.

  Secure runtime environment. Formativ solutions are a proprietary file format and cannot be executed outside the Formativ environment. In addition, when distributed via eDirectory, solutions are DES encrypted when cached on the user's workstation. Certain Formativ client features can also be managed via eDirectory.

  Unparalleled flexibility and scalability. Formativ's modular solutions framework enables the addition of any number of GroupWise enhancements. Maximum benefit is obtained when solutions are controlled and distributed via eDirectory.

  Multi-user workstation support. Formativ is designed to work with Windows configurations which support multiple users per workstation.

  Stand-alone or Enterprise operation. Formativ can operate in stand-alone or network mode. In network mode, Formativ can access eDirectory via the NetWare Client (NDAP) or LDAP.

  Secure investment. As a Novell strategic partner, Advansys works closely with Novell at both business and development levels. Formativ is tested with new versions of GroupWise prior to their release.

  Affordable and flexible pricing. Formativ's pricing model enables the enterprise to choose the most cost effective way to leverage Formativ.

  Free administrator support forums. Administrators can get technical support from Advansys and share ideas on the moderated Formativ forums.