BEA and AltoWeb Exhibit First J2EE Applications With Built-in Web Services at JavaOne, June 4-8 - Demonstrations Will be Held at BEA Systems Inc. Booth 815 and AltoWeb Inc. Booth 818.

Business Editors, High Tech Writers

JavaOne 2001

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001

AltoWeb and BEA will preview the first example of J2EE applications with built-in Web Services at this year's JavaOne(SM) Conference, June 4 through 8, at the Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco.

These J2EE applications will be running on the AltoWeb(R) e-Business Platform and BEA WebLogic(R) Server. The demonstrations will take place during the extent of the conference at the BEA Systems, Inc. booth (No. 815) and at the AltoWeb, Inc. booth (No. 818). AltoWeb is a BEA Star Partner.

The JavaOne demonstrations will show how the BEA WebLogic(R) Server and AltoWeb e-Business Platform enable developers to rapidly build a broad range of e-business applications, such as supply chain, retail, and intranet applications, and then deliver them as Web Services.

According to Chris James, AltoWeb's Corporate VP of Marketing, "Web Services will help deliver e-business integration. But more is needed than just UDDI, WSDL, and SOAP. Companies need Web Service applications. They need to integrate to existing systems, build new business logic that supplements the existing applications, and then expose this combined solution as Web Services."

"J2EE is the defacto platform for these new applications. The AltoWeb e-Business Platform has already enabled several companies to take advantage of the power of J2EE, connect to existing systems, and build new applications in weeks. What we're showing at JavaOne is how AltoWeb lets companies deliver Web Service applications without writing a single line of WSDL or SOAP. These demonstrations are a great opportunity for developers and managers to see how Web Services fit into the enterprise," concludes James.

According to Dirk Coburn, IDC's Director of Java and XML for Ebusiness, "Web Services--what IDC calls Service-Based Integration--is the great new frontier of e-business automation. The deployment of Web Services can offer many advantages for businesses including productivity, cost-efficiency, intelligent business processes, and competitive advantage, that cut time and cost out of e-business projects. If applied to a J2EE application server environment, such as the WebLogic Server, the advantages of Web Services extend to include the optimal integration of heterogeneous computing platforms."

"However, like any new frontier, the freedom of Web Services needs a framework of order and structure to achieve its potential. Its architecture carries the potential for bewildering complexity. For example, there are two or more J2EE-compliant paths for many system solutions. And often those paths differ more than just incrementally. Therefore, businesses should seek out a platform to corral the Web Service potential. In my review, the AltoWeb e-Business Platform provides the needed framework, and thus can turn the wide open Web Services landscape into e-business opportunity," concludes Coburn.

About AltoWeb, Inc.

AltoWeb is a leader in e-business application infrastructure. Global 2000 companies, systems integrators and independent software vendors rely on the AltoWeb(R) e-Business Platform to rapidly deliver applications that improve business performance. The AltoWeb e-Business Platform enables companies to create, deploy, manage, and change J2EE applications, fast. Built entirely on open standards, the AltoWeb e-Business Platform delivers highly scalable and reliable J2EE e-business solutions that fully leverage the power of leading J2EE-compliant application servers. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and is on the Web at www.altoweb.com.