Burlington, Massachusetts could be thought of as a hotbed of object technology, but Novasoft Systems Inc, which likes to think of itself as a leader in document and workflow management software, has had to go to Melbourne, Florida and nearby Cambridge to acquire the software and intellectual assets of Objective Solutions, Inc, which developed the Orin object-oriented, multi-system proprietary language. Its NovaManage product line was created using Orin, which enables it to provide interactive graphical screen, data and workflow definition tools. The technology will be further developed and optimised to handle the specialised requirements of document and workflow management, directly incorporating Document Management Alliance, Workflow Management Coalition and Open Applications Group standards. Key technical and management personnel will join Novasoft, with the offices in Melbourne and Cambridge becoming Novasoft development locations; no terms were given.
