BEA and Vignette Unite in Global Strategic Alliance To Deliver J2EE-Supported Customer-Driven Internet Applications.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2001 Vignette Vignette A symbol or pictorial representation of the corporation on a stock certificate. Usually a complicated and artistic design, it is meant to make the counterfeiting of stock certificates as difficult as possible. to Be Premier Provider of Content, Integration and Analysis Applications for Global Enterprises 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, and Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN VIGN Vignette Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the leading supplier of customer-driven Internet applications, today announced the creation of a strategic global alliance under which the two companies have agreed to engage in collaborative engineering, sales and marketing. By integrating Vignette's customer-driven Internet applications with the 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) E-Business Platform, the alliance was formed to address customer demand for a comprehensive application solution paired with the market's leading standards-based e-business infrastructure. The BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. and Vignette alliance creates a powerful end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for today's global enterprise customers. The combination of market-leading Vignette technology with the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform gives global organizations the power to build competitive differentiation and develop lasting customer relationships. The alliance allows BEA and Vignette to deliver pre-packaged technology integration, collaborative sales of targeted solutions and investments in global marketing programs, all of which are designed to help global companies quickly deploy reliable, scalable customer-driven Internet applications. Widely adopted by leading corporations in all major industries, including financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , telecommunications, transportation and retail, BEA WebLogic Server(TM) offers a comprehensive platform for the most demanding customer-driven Internet applications. "Joining Vignette in this strategic partnership was an obvious move for us, given that Vignette will now be our premier partner in providing a best-of-breed suite of customer-driven Internet applications optimized for the BEA WebLogic platform," said Alfred Chuang Alfred S. Chuang is the founder, chairman, CEO and president of BEA Systems.[1] Prior to founding BEA, Chuang worked at Sun Microsystems. Chuang received a B.S. , co-founder, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of BEA Systems. "We look forward to working with Vignette to jointly provide customers with the industry's leading e-business applications." "The combination of Vignette's customer-driven Internet applications and the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform is a powerful force in today's marketplace. Leading companies around the globe have already recognized this synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. and are demanding a BEA/Vignette combination to run their e-business," said Greg Peters, chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Vignette Corp. "Like the recent shipment of the Vignette E-Business Application Platform and its support for J2EE application A J2EE application or an enterprise application is any deployable unit of J2EE functionality. This can be a single J2EE module or a group of modules packaged into an EAR file along with a J2EE application deployment descriptor. servers, this alliance reiterates our strong support for Java and helps ensure that our customers can choose Vignette software optimized for BEA WebLogic." "Strategic alliances between major corporations have become the driving force and foundation for creating and delivering successful e-business solutions," said Rikki Kirzner, research director of Application Development and Deployment at IDC. "This particular strategic alliance represents a very dynamic approach by two industry leaders to integrate their popular technologies for the benefit of their customers. Their combined efforts to market, sell, service and develop e-business software solutions will help organizations build their own e-businesses using integrated, best of breed technologies." BEA and Vignette's initial focus will be in the high-tech manufacturing, financial services and telecommunications industries, with plans to expand to other industries in the coming quarters. American International Group
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Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will do the following: -- Technology Integration. The companies have agreed to continue to integrate their technologies and create solutions that help ensure Vignette's customer-driven Internet applications are optimized to support the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform. -- Collaborative Selling. Under the agreement, the sales forces of each company will engage in sales calls and generate demand around these solutions. -- Preferred Solution. Vignette has agreed to support the BEA WebLogic Server as a preferred e-business platform. BEA has agreed to support Vignette's product family as a premier suite of customer-driven Internet applications. -- Joint Marketing. The companies have agreed to invest in the joint marketing of these combined solutions. The marketing pool, the sum of which was not disclosed, has been earmarked to drive a comprehensive marketing plan, including funding initiatives such as advertising campaigns, joint seminar series and collateral materials. -- Comprehensive Education Programs. The companies have agreed to create training programs and educational materials for their respective integration and implementation partners. Training classes for partners on the combined solution are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2001. About BEA Systems Inc. BEA Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAS) is one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies, with over 8,000 customers around the world, including the majority of the Fortune Global 500. BEA and its WebLogic 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 over 1,200 systems 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 90 offices in 30 countries and is on the Web at http://www.bea.com/. About Vignette Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN) is the leading provider of customer-driven Internet applications used by the most demanding and successful organizations in the world. Vignette's products allow businesses to create and extend relationships with prospects and customers, and to facilitate high-volume transaction exchanges with suppliers and partners, all of which enhances customer satisfaction. Vignette powers more than 1,250 leading e-businesses. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Vignette has offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and in Australia and can be found on the Web at www.vignette.com. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements including statements regarding BEA's or Vignette's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding future sales, market growth, competition and implementation and benefits of the BEA and Vignette strategic alliance. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to BEA and Vignette as of the date hereof here·of adv. Of this. hereof Adverb Formal or law of or concerning this Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic" , and neither BEA nor Vignette assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, partnership co-marketing, technology interfaces, limited operating history, fluctuation Fluctuation A price or interest rate change. of quarterly revenues and operating results, competition, dependence on a small number of large orders, lengthy sales cycle and product implementation, acquisition integration, market awareness of our product, rapid changes in e-relationships technology and new products, and other factors and risks discussed in Vignette's 10-K, as amended and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, BEA's 10-Q for the quarter ending October 31, 2000, and any reports filed from time to time by Vignette or BEA with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Vignette is a registered trademark of Vignette Corp. BEA and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA WebLogic Server and BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform are trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. 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