Application Architecture Critical to Service-Oriented Development; New Study Reveals Application Architecture's Leading Role in Distributed Enterprises.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002

Wakesoft, the leading supplier of application architecture, announced today a new study by The Stencil Group, a business consulting and advisory firm specializing in Web services, that reveals the critical role of application architecture in enabling service-oriented development efforts across the distributed enterprise.

According to the Stencil Group, service oriented architectures represent the next major shift in enterprise computing, and Web services are a critical element of any e-business infrastructure. But, although Web services solve the challenge of basic connectivity and integration, the environment fails to address semantic business challenges or provide structure to applications.

Application architecture, the only technology to address this unique need, is key to bridging the run-time container provided by an application server and the business logic expressed in the code an IT organization develops, the report continues. A strong architectural foundation is the most effective way to make Web services efforts systematic across the enterprise by facilitating reuse, consumption and flexibility for the development, management and integration of well-structured service-oriented applications.

"The rise of services-oriented architecture and Web services create significant demand for architectural continuity across the enterprise. Wakesoft has developed a solution that meets this demand while increasing flexibility and control over applications and reducing development complexity and cost," said Chris McTiernan, associate at the Stencil Group.

"Services-oriented architecture strategies maximize current investments in distributed applications. And integrating Web services technologies as one of many deployment options will allow more flexibility as enterprises develop and deploy new applications," said Mike DeVries, CEO, Wakesoft. "The core attributes of SOA renew the importance of the careful creation, deployment and management of applications. Wakesoft provides the service-oriented application architecture to deliver J2EE applications with the fundamental structure so that services can be re-used in a broader context."

To download a copy of the white paper, and for more information on two upcoming Webinars that will address the importance of application architecture to the effective implementation of Web services, go to www.wakesoft.com or www.stencilgroup.com.

About Stencil Group

The Stencil Group is an innovative business consulting and advisory services firm that works with software companies and their customers to achieve market leadership and strategic success. By focusing on pragmatic business rationale for technology solutions, we help our clients go to market more effectively, quickly, and with less risk. The Stencil Group services include: customer needs analysis; market entry and competitive strategy; partnership strategy and channel development programs; and product roadmap and positioning evaluation. For more information, please visit www.stencilgroup.com or call [phone].

About Wakesoft

Wakesoft is an enterprise software company providing a dynamic application architecture solution for companies building J2EE and Web service applications. Designed to address the architectural gap between the application server and the application's business logic, the Wakesoft Architecture Server eliminates the pain, complexities, and excessive costs of constructing, deploying and managing distributed enterprise applications. Working with leading J2EE application servers and Java Integrated Development Environments, the Wakesoft Architecture Server allows customers to build enterprise-level Java, XML and Web services applications across many industries including financial services, manufacturing, insurance and transportation. For more information, please visit www.wakesoft.com or call [phone].