Actional Corporation Among the 2004 SD Times 100 Leaders and Innovators.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2004 Actional Corporation, the Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. management market-share leader, today announced it has been chosen as one of the 2004 SD Times 100 award winners. The award is given by SD Times magazine and recognizes the leaders and innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. of the software development industry. "Each year, the editors of BZ Media's SD Times 100 look for companies and influencers which set the technical and market leadership for the software development industry," said Alan Zeichick, editor-in-chief of SD Times. "When choosing the 2004 SD Times 100, we carefully considered each organization's offerings and reputation with developers, as well as the attention and conversation we've heard around the company, its products and technologies, as a sign of leadership within the industry." Actional was chosen for its groundbreaking Web Services Management Platform, which includes a family of products that cooperate to provide end-to-end management and security of enterprise Web services. The platform deploys in a distributed, multi-tier architecture with products that fall into two separate categories -- in-network components and centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. components -- which can be implemented incrementally, enabling the organization to expand their management capabilities as their needs evolve. "We are honored that the editors of SD Times view Actional as a company that sets the agenda within the industry," said Frank Bergandi, 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 Actional. "This prestigious award further validates Actional's unique approach to Web services management and we are excited that our efforts have been recognized by the software development industry." The 2004 SD Times 100 can be found at http://www.sdtimes.com. About SD Times Launched in February 2000, BZ Media's SD Times is the newspaper of record for the software-development industry. SD Times is published twice monthly in identical print and digital editions, and can also be read online at www.sdtimes.com. About Actional Actional is the Web services management market-share leader, committed to helping organizations avoid the cost and complexity of unmanaged Web services deployments. With proven experience at more than 100 Global 2000 customer sites, the company builds the management foundation required to harness the cost and performance benefits promised by Web services and Service-Oriented Architectures See SOA. (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ). Actional's solutions provide unmatched visibility, flexibility and active control across an enterprise Web services network -- ensuring uptime while dramatically reducing the costs of ongoing Web services management. Actional is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. . Contact Actional at www.actional.com. |
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