Attunity Introduces BEA WebLogic Integration J2EE Connector Architecture Adapter to 30 Legacy Application and Data Sources.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2001 Attunity Becomes One of the First Members of the BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. Integration Star Solution 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 the introduction of a BEA WebLogic A software suite from BEA Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (www.beasys.com) that is used to deploy Web and SOA applications. The core product is BEA WebLogic Server, a J2EE application server. (R) Integration adapter to 30 legacy application and data sources. BEA WebLogic Integration(TM) is a unified, standards-based solution from BEA Systems BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) is one of the major companies developing enterprise infrastructure software. BEA makes middleware, products that help software run on top of databases. , Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS), one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies, designed to dramatically simplify enterprise integration. The BEA WebLogic Integration adapters are based on the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Connector Architecture (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). Attunity is an initial member of the BEA Integration Star Solution, a specialty within the BEA Star Partner Program. To accelerate industry adoption for BEA's standards-based approach to integration, BEA has announced the Integration Star Solution, which will give BEA partners the tools they need to develop and deploy standards-based adapters and packaged processes using BEA WebLogic Integration. As a member, Attunity will receive marketing and sales assistance through the BEA Solutions Catalog, and support offerings from BEA to help accelerate time to market. Attunity and BEA will work together to support BEA's extensions to J2EE CA and provide seamless interoperability with Attunity Connect and BEA WebLogic Integration. "Enterprises have been struggling to leverage their existing legacy applications to support e-business initiatives," said Ivan Koon, president of the BEA E-Commerce Integration Division. "Attunity delivers market-leading solutions for universal connectivity and has been at the forefront in delivering J2EE Connector Architecture standard adapters. Together with our introduction of BEA WebLogic Integration and our relationship with Attunity, we can provide a comprehensive integration solution for the Java community." Attunity Connect, a component of the Attunity eBusiness Integration Suite, enables enterprises to unite applications and data from more than 30 data sources on more than 20 computing platforms, including OS/390, OS/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 delivers a more intuitive and easier way to integrate diverse applications and data using industry-standards such as J2EE CA 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. , 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. "Our relationship with BEA will significantly expand Attunity's market reach with BEA WebLogic Integration and the J2EE Connector Architecture," said Paul MacKay, chief executive officer at Attunity. "In bringing the full capabilities of the Attunity Connect product line to the leading Java platform, the BEA developer community can accelerate development time and reduce programming costs as it begins integrating its applications using the latest Java standards." About BEA BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) is one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies, with more than 10,000 customers around the world, including the majority of the Fortune Global 500. BEA and its WebLogic(R) brand are among the most trusted names in e-business. Businesses built on the award-winning BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform(TM) are reliable, highly scalable, and poised to bring new services to market quickly. BEA's e-business platform is the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for more than 1,900 system integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs) and application service providers (ASPs) to provide complete solutions that fast-track and future-proof e-businesses for high growth and profitability. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., BEA has 92 offices in 32 countries and is on the Web at www.bea.com. About Attunity Ltd. Attunity(TM) (NASDAQ: ATTU) 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 ensure 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 a full-service distributor, Mitsui, in Japan. For more information, visit www.attunity.com or send email to info@attunity.com. Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 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. Copyright(c)2001 Attunity Ltd. All rights reserved. Attunity, the Attunity logo, Application Adapter Framework, Attunity AAF AAF abbr. Army Air Forces , Attunity BPI, Attunity Connect and Web Services Process Integration are trademarks and "This Way to 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 " is a service mark of Attunity Ltd. BEA and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA WebLogic Server and BEA WebLogic Integration are trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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