Arch Communications, Nation's Second Largest Wireless Paging Company, Selects Novera's Jbusiness.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1998-- Novera Wins Million-dollar Enterprise-Java Project Novera(TM) Software, Inc., the leader in server-side Java(TM) for enterprise customers, today announced that Arch Communications (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :APGR APGR Ann Arbor AP-42 Program ), the nation's third largest wireless paging company, is creating a complete customer-care system based on Novera's jBusiness Solutions. This month, Arch Communications will begin implementation of business-critical subsystems which include applications such as order placement and fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. , billing, inventory, and an automated interface with the company's paging network. Arch Communications had a critical time-to-market need for delivering its applications by this fall. The company chose jBusiness because Novera's combination of products, services and established partnerships are critical in order to meet the ambitious deployment schedule. In addition, jBusiness provides Arch with the ability to develop, deploy, and manage enterprise-Java applications and distributed objects Software modules that are designed to work together but reside in multiple computer systems in a private network or on the global Internet. A program in one machine sends a message to an object in a remote machine to perform some processing. . The management functionality was a major consideration due to the fact that Arch Communications will be deploying applications to more than 200 locations and 3,000 end-users nationwide. "We're confident that Novera's strong vision, technology and track record will deliver on our goal of providing a whole new level of customer service," says Peter Barnett, vice president of IS, Arch Communications. Dwayne Burberry, Arch Communications' director of IS also comments, "jBusiness addresses our biggest challenges y a rigorous deployment schedule, and code distribution to remote locations. The jBusiness product line allows our internal developers to focus their attention on Arch-specific business logic instead of non-proprietary subjects such as networking, object-relational mapping See O-R mapping. , and user authentication See authentication. ." Arch Communications is using Novera's jBusiness development environment on NT and deploying on Sun Solaris. The subsystems will integrate with an Informix database. The project will involve more than 200,000 lines of code The statements and instructions that a programmer writes when creating a program. One line of this "source code" may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction. with object/relational mapping. Initial roll out is scheduled for September 1998. "The fact that Novera's jBusiness is now the foundation for the two largest enterprise-Java projects is very exciting," says David Butler, vice president of marketing, Novera Software. "Novera is bringing a combination of Java products and services to the table that are enabling enterprise organizations the ability to build and deploy business-critical applications quickly and easily. Novera's jBusiness is delivering on all fronts, in addition to providing the management capabilities that are absolutely critical as Arch deploys to thousands of end-users at locations throughout the country." About jBusiness Novera's jBusiness connects companies with products, services, partners and Java experts to help easily and successfully develop, deploy and manage server-side Java applications A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. . Novera's jBusiness Solutions include the Novera Component Development Environment, Novera Application Server, and the Novera Management Server, which effectively Java-enable core business practices. About Novera Software, Inc. Novera Software, Inc. helps organizations significantly reduce the complexity and cost of developing and managing server-side Java applications. The company's jBusiness Solutions are helping world-class organizations meet business-critical objectives by extending the enterprise to customers, partners, suppliers, and employees through the use of Java solutions. Novera is the only vendor to offer a 100 percent Java application and management platform that uniquely integrates server-side Java development with deployment and management. Novera 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. whose principal investors include: Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures, Matrix Partners, and Sigma Partners Sigma Partners is a major venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Boston. Sigma Partners invests in early-stage information technology companies (semiconductor, software and hardware). The firm was founded in 1984 by J. Burgess Jamieson and C. Bradford Jeffries. . For additional information contact Novera at 781-270-4422 or 1-888-NOVERA1, or visit Novera at www.novera.com. Novera and jBusiness are registered trademarks of Novera Software, Inc. Other products and/or service names mentioned herein are or may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.
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