ATG Joins Oasis, Reinforces Commitment to Driving Web Standards.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2002 ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant (Art Technology Group, Inc., Nasdaq: ARTG ARTG Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods ), a leading developer of online CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. applications for commerce, portals and relationship management, today announced that it has joined the Organization for Structured Information Standards (OASIS), the latest milestone in ATG's heritage of contribution to the development of Web standards. OASIS, a non-profit global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of eBusiness standards in areas such as security, Web services, XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. conformance and business transactions, has more than 400 corporate and individual members in 100 countries around the world. Corporate members include IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Sun and BEA. In gaining membership, ATG will have the opportunity to participate in any of the consortium's 36 technical committees such as WSRP WSRP Web Services for Remote Portlets WSRP Washington State Republican Party WSRP Web Services for Remote Portals (less common) WSRP West Semitic Research Project WSRP Women's Studies in Religion Program (Web Services for Remote Portals) and WSIA WSIA Web Services for Interactive Applications WSIA Water Supply Improvement Association WSIA Washington Society of Investment Analysts, Inc. WSIA Web Savvy Internet Addict WSIA Weapon System Integration Agent (Web Services for Interactive Applications). "As a company dedicated to developing applications that provide the richest possible user experience, we are excited about the potential use of Web Services in the fast delivery of frontline online CRM applications," said Ian Davis, ATG portal product manager. "Currently, Web services is at an embryonic stage where critical decisions are being made around infrastructure and standards. We feel our inclusion in OASIS will allow us to have significant input into those very decisions." ATG has long been both a proponent and contributor to the advancement of Web technology, dating to the company's creation and submission to Sun Microsystems of the technology that became a large part of the JavaServer Page standard. Admission into OASIS will ensure that ATG plays an integral role in shaping the Web services standards that will govern the next generation of eBusiness. "ATG's technology expertise will contribute significantly to several Web services standards being developed within OASIS," said Patrick Gannon, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of OASIS. "We look forward to ATG's active involvement in advancing the Web Services for Remote Portals (WSRP), Web Services for Interactive Applications (WSIA) and Business Transactions Protocol (BTP) standards at OASIS." About OASIS OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a not-for-profit, global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business standards. Members themselves set the OASIS technical agenda, using a lightweight, open process expressly designed to promote industry consensus and unite disparate efforts. OASIS produces worldwide standards for security, Web services, XML conformance, business transactions, electronic publishing, topic maps and interoperability within and between marketplaces. For more information see http://www.oasis-open.org. About ATG ATG (Art Technology Group, Inc.) is a leading developer of online CRM applications that deliver an integrated, personalized experience for customers, partners and employees: the frontline of every business. Customers around the globe rely on ATG for the frontline applications that help build and manage mutually beneficial relationships. Deployed on the industry's most popular application servers, ATG solutions for commerce, portals, and relationship management are ideal for integrated e-business initiatives across the enterprise. Today, ATG has delivered solutions to blue-chip companies worldwide, including Aetna Services, Inc., Alcatel, American Airlines, AT&T, Barclays Global Investors Barclays Global Investors is a subsidiary of British-based Barclays Bank which is in the investment management industry. It is the largest corporate money manager in the world, with over £936 billion (US$1.77 trillion) under management as of March 2006[1]. , Best Buy, BMG Direct, Eastman Kodak, Ford Motor Credit, HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , J. Crew, Sun Microsystems, Walgreen Company, and WellsFargo and government organizations including the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local and the USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. . The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about ATG, please visit our Web site at www.atg.com. (c) 2002. ATG and Art Technology Group are registered trademarks of Art Technology Group, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important risk factors affecting business generally may be found in periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Risk factors related to the subject matter of this press release include the possibility that ATG will continue as a member of OASIS or will continue its leadership role in the advancement of Web technology. The parties undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release. |
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