Avitek Strengthens Java Capabilities Through BEA Authorized Service Provider Program.

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1999--

Program Designed to Provide a Rich Set of Services to Customers

Designing, Developing, and Deploying Java and Component-Based

Enterprise Solutions

Avitek, Inc., a Boulder-based software development firm dedicated to solutions based on Java technology, today announced it has joined the Authorized Service Provider (ASP) program of BEA Systems, Inc., the market leader in mission-critical middleware and Internet application servers for the world's largest enterprises. BEA's Authorized Service Provider program offers education, product licenses, technical support, and marketing assistance to qualified consulting firms and system integrators. By joining this program, Avitek is strengthening its ability to offer the highest quality level of Java-related products and services to its growing customer base.

"Joining BEA's Authorized Service Provider program solidifies our existing relationship with BEA and provides Avitek and its customers with access to some of the hottest technical resources available," says Tim Miller, Avitek's president and CEO. "We believe the BEA WebLogic Server represents a true best-of-breed application server that is important to such Java technologies as Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), and we look forward to developing solutions based on BEA's highly successful platform."

The BEA ASP program is a strategic sales and marketing effort geared toward deploying world-class consultants, trainers, and systems integrators in the widest array of BEA technology implementations, including BEA WebLogic Server. The program is designed to help companies like Avitek provide a rich set of services to customers who wish to design, develop, and deploy component-based enterprise middleware solutions.

In addition to this program, Avitek offers a wealth of architectural prototyping services to assist customers with Java application development, planning, and implementation. Avitek plans to be trained and certified on BEA WebLogic Server and to be authorized to provide technical direction in the field. For partner firms like Avitek, the ASP program provides a competitive differentiation and creates a formal working relationship with one of the leading enterprise middleware solution providers.

"BEA partners are recognized experts within their area of specialization, and Avitek's position as a Java development leader fits that profile," said Barbara Britton, senior vice president of worldwide services for BEA. "This relationship with Avitek helps facilitate additional deployments of successful Java applications through expert architectural consulting and development services."

To support its role as a BEA Authorized Service Partner, 10 Avitek software engineers have been trained on BEA WebLogic Server, and the company has hired a dedicated trainer to focus entirely on the program. The two companies have conducted several one-week BEA WebLogic Server Quickstart programs for customers. This provided formal BEA WebLogic Server product training and consulting on Avitek's Java development philosophies and SteelThread Prototyping Methodology.

Having helped several large organizations build and deploy their first Java applications, Avitek continues to build product-vendor partnerships with companies like BEA, The Object People, and Symantec. These partnerships complement the company's strong Java architectural expertise and allow Avitek to provide a wide range of training and architectural services to its customer base. For example, with the recent integration of BEA WebLogic Server and The Object People's TOPLink for Java -- an advanced object-to-relational mapping product -- Avitek is fully ready to significantly cut application development time and expense for its clients.

"As Java has matured into a viable enterprise application solution, Avitek continues to work with industry leaders like BEA to maintain a competitive edge and provide our customers with the highest level of service and technical know-how," says Avitek's Miller. "We're committed to the Java platform and remaining a critical leader in emerging enterprise technologies like BEA WebLogic Server."

About Avitek Inc.

Founded as a Java-technology development organization in 1995, Avitek has continued to grow rapidly as an employee-owned business based in Boulder, Colorado -- recently becoming one of 14 Sun Microsystems Authorized Center service locations in the United States. Through the reuse of custom Java technology components and by utilizing the company's proven SteelThread Prototyping Methodology, Avitek has established itself as the technical leader in the development of Java software solutions for businesses. With complete project support from technical analysis, design and prototyping through engineering, component assembly, development and deployment, Avitek has successfully completed more than 30 Java technology projects for clients, including U S WEST, TRW and EchoStar Communications. For more information about Avitek, its services and the Avitek Authorized Java Center, contact Ryan Martens at 303/415-9525, e-mail at [e-mail], or visit the company Web site at http://www.avitek.com.