Actional and PeopleSoft Partner to Deliver Direct-Connect e-Business Integration.Business Editors/High Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 Unprecedented Program Accelerates Integration with New-Generation Software Actional(tm) Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance e-Business integration solutions, today announced that it will collaborate with PeopleSoft to provide zero-latency connectivity between PeopleSoft 8 e-Business applications and market-facing systems. As part of its relationship with PeopleSoft, Actional is joining the PeopleSoft Early Integration Program. The Actional Control Broker product line fundamentally differs from current enterprise application integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) products by providing a direct-connect, high throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. and high performance architecture. Actional Control Broker products are specifically designed for the unique real-time, connectivity requirements of today's customer-driven e-Business environments. "By participating in the PeopleSoft 8 Early Integration Program with Actional Control Broker, Actional is demonstrating its commitment to providing its customers with a quality integration to PeopleSoft 8," said Rebekah Jackson, director of Software Alliances at PeopleSoft. "Our partners play a key role in providing a total solution, and we're pleased to have Actional involved in this project." Actional Control Broker will directly connect packaged and custom-developed e-Business applications to PeopleSoft environments, and will allow PeopleSoft to directly control external applications built on industry standards such as COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global , EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) A software component in Sun's J2EE platform, which provides a pure Java environment for developing and running distributed applications. EJBs are written as software modules that contain the business logic of the application. and 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. . The Actional integration solution leverages new features found in Peoplesoft 8, including Component Interface, XML Application Messaging and Business Interlinks. As a participant in the PeopleSoft 8 Early Integration Program, Actional received documentation, training, pre-release software and consulting several months prior to the software's general availability. The advance support enabled Actional to begin early integration efforts that should significantly accelerate the benefits customers realize when implementing PeopleSoft 8. "PeopleSoft 8 will revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. how businesses conduct business," said John Orcutt, 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. "By engaging Actional early on, PeopleSoft gives us support we need to ensure seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. between PeopleSoft 8 e-Business applications and all customer-facing systems." In July, PeopleSoft launched PeopleSoft 8, setting a new global standard for best-in-class eBusiness software. Its 59 newly developed applications allow customers to forge strategic eCommerce relationships among employees, suppliers and their own customers. PeopleSoft 8 is powered by the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture, the industry's most open and scalable eBusiness platform based on HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. and XML. The Actional Control Broker for PeopleSoft 8 Certified See certification. Software Integration is immediately available. About Actional Actional Control Brokers give market-facing eBusiness environments direct control of business services contained in back-office, front-office and marketplace applications. The Company's customers include leaders in the Global 2000, making the company a powerful and effective partner in helping solve enterprise business problems. Actional products are also licensed by leading EAI vendors, platform partners and eBusiness application developers. Actional is backed by NeoCarta Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, International Capital Partners and a select group of private investors. Actional can be contacted at 1-800-609-3301 or info@actional.com. More information about the company can be found on its web site at www.actional.com. Note to Editors: Actional and Control Broker are trademarks of Actional Corp. All other names mentioned above may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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