Attunity Introduces Adapters for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2001 Attunity Extends Relationship with Microsoft to Provide Mainframe, Legacy Application and Data Access for BizTalk Server 2000 Attunity Ltd. (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 : ATTU Attu, island: see Aleutian Islands. ), a leader in business process, application and data integration solutions for the extended enterprise today announced they have expanded their existing relationship with Microsoft Corp. to provide mainframe, legacy application and data adapters for Microsoft BizTalk Server Microsoft BizTalk Server, often referred to as simply "BizTalk", is a business process management (BPM) server. Through the use of "adapters" which are tailored to communicate with different software systems used in a large enterprise, it enables companies to automate and integrate 2000. "Microsoft and Attunity have worked together for many years and the relationship continues as Attunity builds their adapter offering for BizTalk Server," said Eric Swift, lead product manager for BizTalk Server Adapter and Partner Strategy at Microsoft. "To stay competitive in today's market, organizations need access to data locked in their legacy applications. With Attunity's offering, BizTalk Server customers will have a rich set of adapters for accessing information contained in these diverse data sources and legacy applications." Attunity Connect for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 provides transparent access to over 30 data sources on 20 different computing platforms including 0S/390, 0S/400, Tandem, OpenVMS, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Windows. Attunity Connect engines reside natively on the target platform to provide enterprise-class integration capabilities such as real-time read/write access, distributed transaction management, heterogeneous joins between relational and non relational data sources, and optimized query execution. "Microsoft's .NET strategy has brought Web services into the mainstream and BizTalk Server 2000 is a modern, service-oriented integration solution that is complementary with Attunity's products and vision," said Paul MacKay, chief executive officer at Attunity. "Enterprises require cost-effective integration initiatives that can fully leverage existing application logic and data. Together with Microsoft, we offer the marketplace an integration infrastructure that is independent of operating systems, programming models, or programming languages." Attunity Connect delivers a more intuitive and easier way to integrate diverse applications and data using industry-standards such as SOAP and J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. CA, in addition to data access interfaces such as JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database , ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. , SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. and ADO/OLE DB. Attunity's Application Adapter Framework also enables customers to encapsulate en·cap·su·late v. 1. To form a capsule or sheath around. 2. To become encapsulated. en·cap 3GL and custom-built application logic and make it accessible using the same standard interfaces. Attunity Connect for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 is available immediately. About Attunity Ltd. Attunity(TM) is a leading provider of eBusiness solutions that deliver dynamic business process, application and data integration within and across enterprises. Attunity gives organizations the power to leverage their IT investments by automating and managing business processes within the enterprise and with partners, suppliers and customers over the Internet. The company's portfolio of software and services work in concert. Its eBusiness Integration Suite utilizes the standards-based technologies of Attunity Connect(TM) and Attunity BPI(TM) to insure rapid ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). while maintaining business agility for the future. Attunity delivers production-proven software and services to more than 1,000 companies worldwide and has strategic alliances with Oracle, Compaq and other world-class partners. Attunity products are available through direct sales and support offices in the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, France, the People's Republic of China and Australia, as well as through full-service distributors Mitsui, in Japan; IDISA, in Mexico; Legato Solutions & Services Pte Ltd, in Singapore; SPL (1) (Systems Programming Language) The assembly language for the HP 3000 series. See assembly language for an SPL program example. (2) (Structured Programming Language) See structured programming. 1. , in South Africa; Chang-Sung Systems, Inc. and Innodigital Company Ltd. in Korea; and Netmaker Technology Company, in Taiwan. For more information, visit www.attunity.com or send email to info@attunity.com. Copyright (c) 2001 Attunity Ltd. All rights reserved. Attunity, the Attunity logo, Application Adapter Framework, Attunity AAF AAF abbr. Army Air Forces , Attunity B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business , Attunity B2BEngine, Attunity B2Bdesigner, Attunity Connect and Web Services Process Integration are trademarks and "This Way to B2B" is a service mark of Attunity Ltd. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. (Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors, including but not limited to risks and product technology development, market acceptance of the products and continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.) |
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