AmberPoint and Conquest Team Up to Deliver Web Services System for U.S. Government Agency.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OAKLAND Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2003 Partnership Between Leading 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 Vendor and Large-Scale large-scale adj. 1. Large in scope or extent. 2. Drawn or made large to show detail. large-scale Adjective 1. wide-ranging or extensive 2. Systems and Technology Solutions Provider to Benefit Government Projects AmberPoint, Inc., the leading provider of Web services management solutions, and Conquest, Inc., a premier provider of advanced large-scale systems and software technology solutions to federal and commercial customers, announced today that they are collaborating on a substantial project for a large agency of the U.S. government. The companies further announced a formal partnership that will bring together their expertise in building Web services systems and solutions for managing Web services-based environments. Conquest and AmberPoint deliver complementary solutions for Web services systems. Conquest is a well-established provider of enterprise architecture, systems engineering and software technology solutions to the intelligence community. AmberPoint software solutions bring comprehensive management capabilities to Web services, meeting the system-level and business-level challenges organizations face when taking Web services into production. The companies' partnership has included extensive technical training, cooperation among development, consulting and sales teams and the provision of product for testing and training. Government agencies have much to gain from the use of standards-based Web services technologies, due to the typically large number of disparate, distributed information sources they must integrate. However, they face stringent security and management requirements that have prevented them from fully realizing the benefits of Web services. Together, AmberPoint and Conquest are providing solutions that give agencies the utmost confidence that their Web services systems are operating securely and performing optimally. "Conquest is at the vanguard Vanguard Any of three unmanned U.S. experimental satellites. Vanguard I (1958), the second U.S. satellite placed in orbit around Earth (after Explorer 1), was a tiny 3.25-lb (1.47-kg) sphere with two radio transmitters. of large-scale systems development and integration projects for the government," said John Hubinger, AmberPoint's 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. . "Bringing together their expertise at building ground-breaking ground-breaking Adjective innovative new solutions and our experience with managing complex Web services forms a very powerful combination. Our partnership is helping federal and commercial customers more fully reap the benefits of Web services-based systems." "AmberPoint is solving complex, cross-platform (software, hardware) cross-platform - A term that describes a language, software application or hardware device that works on more than one system platform (e.g. Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh). E.g. Netscape Navigator, Java. issues that arise when taking Web services into production," said Kevin KEVIN Keepers of the Eternal Vigilance of the Islamic Nation (fictional, from White Teeth by Zadie Smith) Reville, vice president of Conquest, Inc. "By leveraging AmberPoint's know-how know-how n. The knowledge and skill required to do something correctly. See Synonyms at art1. know-how Noun Informal the ability to do something that is difficult or technical at solving Web services management challenges, we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are able to ensure the operational health of the Web services systems we build and deploy. Our partnership is already yielding rewards in our work with the government." About AmberPoint AmberPoint, Inc., a pioneer in Web services management, offers the most comprehensive solutions for making Web services production-ready, business-ready and easily manageable. With its modular, architecture-independent design, AmberPoint radically simplifies the management and evolution of business solutions built on Web services. AmberPoint's Customer Experience Group delivers services to ensure successful deployment and use of all AmberPoint software. Founded in 2001, AmberPoint is privately held with venture backing from Crosslink Capital, Norwest For the sniper, see .
Norwest Corporation Venture Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures. AmberPoint corporate headquarters are located in Oakland, Calif. For more information, contact AmberPoint at 510/663-6300 or info@amberpoint.com, or visit the company website at www.amberpoint.com. About Conquest Conquest, Inc., founded in 1989, is a premier provider of enterprise architecture, large-scale systems and software technology solutions to Federal and commercial users. In 2002, Conquest doubled its revenues from the previous year for the seventh year running -- all without outside debt or investment. Conquest's expertise spans such areas as systems and software engineering; enterprise architecture; systems integration; information and knowledge management; intelligence analysis; and customized application development. Headquartered in Annapolis Junction, Md., the company resides on the Web at www.conquestnet.com. |
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