Blue Lobster Software and SevenMountains Partnership Provides Complete Integrated Web-to-Legacy Solution for the Enterprise.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999--Blue Lobster Software(TM), the leading provider of Web-to-legacy connectivity solutions, announced today a partnership agreement with SevenMountains Software(R), Inc., the leading provider of Java(TM) desktop technology for integrated enterprises. The partnership is focused on providing a complete Web-to-legacy solution that integrates SevenMountains' TaskForce(TM) enterprise desktop and productivity suite with Blue Lobster's Mako mako (mä`kō), heavy-bodied, fast-swimming shark, genus Isurus, highly prized as a game fish. Also known as the sharp-nosed mackerel shark, it is a member of the mackerel shark family, which also includes the great white shark and the (TM) and Stingray stingray: see ray. stingray or whip-tailed ray Any of various species (family Dasyatidae) of rays noted for their slender, whiplike tail with barbed, usually venomous spines. (TM) Java solutions for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (Nasdaq:IBM) 3270, 5250 and transactional CICS (Customer Information Control System) A TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for IBM mainframes. It controls the interaction between applications and users and lets programmers develop screen displays without (R) Web connectivity. Together the companies will provide customers with Java connectivity to mainframe applications and data via the corporate intranet or Internet. "Our partnership with Blue Lobster brings together key Java-based technologies for developing, deploying and effectively utilizing enterprise productivity applications that are optimized for use in thin client computing See thin client. environments," said Morten von Krogh, president of SevenMountains Software, Inc. "Blue Lobster's Mako and Stingray products are best-of-breed Web-to-legacy solutions. They enable us to offer a complete Java solution that ensures cross-platform compatibility throughout the enterprise." SevenMountains' TaskForce is the first fully integrated enterprise desktop and productivity suite written in Java. Geared toward enterprises in search of alternatives to fat client groupware and desktop environments, TaskForce provides an easy-to-administer intranet/extranet solution that can be accessed by any Java-enabled client. Blue Lobster's Mako and Stingray set a new standard for Web-to-mainframe connectivity. Together, these tools offer automated generation of Legacy Business Objects(TM) (LBOs(TM)) for either terminal-based or transactional mainframe access. Stingray has a simple record/code generation model that allows users to build Java-based applets and applications that communicate with any terminal based 3270/5250 application. Mako's LBO LBO See: Leveraged buyout LBO See leveraged buyout (LBO). Builder allows users to create client- or server-side Web applications that directly access any CICS application. "Corporate IT managers face innumerable issues surrounding Web enablement of their enterprise," said Mark Williams Mark Williams is the name of the following people: Great Britain
"Even though Java is emerging as the optimum choice for resolving cross-platform concerns, management still requires a fully integrated technology to bring the power and performance of their mainframe legacy systems to the desktop. Our partnership with SevenMountains delivers the optimal solution for those companies built on a mainframe backbone and clearly our customers will benefit from this alliance." About SevenMountains SevenMountains Software, Inc. offers the leading Java desktop and team focused productivity suite for the integrated enterprise. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , TaskForce, is designed for use with application servers in cross-platform and thin client computing environments, providing the next generation enabling technology for high performance teams. A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , SevenMountains is headquartered in San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. with additional locations in Norway. In addition, the company is aligned with a contingent of international IT consulting firms and system integrators seeking to provide custom solutions for the enterprise. For more information, please visit SevenMountains Web site at: http://www.sevenmountains.com. About Blue Lobster Software Blue Lobster Software develops leading edge, open technology that automates the creation of Legacy Business Objects that access mainframe-centric data and applications via the Internet. Using the Java language, Blue Lobster Software has created powerful tool-sets for Web-enabling 3270/5250 applications and mainframe CICS transactions: complete solutions to an organization's Internet and intranet needs. Blue Lobster Software products turn mainframe data and business logic into reusable objects for constructing enterprise applications without costly modifications or re-hosting. http://www.bluelobster.com Note to Editors: Blue Lobster Software, Mako, Legacy Business Object and LBO are trademarks of Blue Lobster Software. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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