Bowstreet and IBM Team to Integrate Bowstreet's Business Web Factory and IBM's WebSphere Application Server.Business/Technology Editors PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 Bowstreet integrates its Business Web Factory with industry's premier 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. server to help companies benefit from investment in 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. and web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. Bowstreet (www.bowstreet.com) today announced that its Bowstreet(TM) Business Web Factory Version 4.1 integrates fully with the IBM WebSphere Application Server This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . This new product release is the result of a recently formed relationship between Bowstreet and 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) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IBM). The combination of these two products will accelerate joint customer development, deployment and management of distributed families of web applications based on J2EE components and web services. "Our fast-growing WebSphere customer base is already beginning to see the promise of J2EE and web services, including easy, affordable integration and rapid development," said Steve Mills For the character in the "Shortland Street"" TV programme, see . Steve Mills (born Portsmouth, 9 December 1953, died Southampton, 1 August 1988) was a professional footballer with Southampton F.C. who career was cut short by a serious car accident and died of leukemia aged 34. , senior vice president and group executive, IBM Software Group. "Bowstreet's ability to automate the assembly of J2EE and web services, combined with WebSphere's industrial strength performance, will let customers get more power and profit from their e-business initiatives for less time, cost and effort." Bowstreet's Business Web Factory dynamically assembles various software components - from back-end systems to external web services - into highly customized e-business applications. This allows companies to service their key constituencies with built-to-order e-business applications, without the need for programmers to write any additional Java code. The Business Web Factory enables enterprises to extend the value of their e-business middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a and applications servers, while slashing slash·ing adj. 1. Bitingly critical or satiric: slashing wit. 2. Dashing; pelting: a slashing hailstorm. 3. maintenance costs and making developers more productive. The Business Web Factory is fully standards-compliant and enables point-and-click customization of entire families of composite J2EE and web services applications. WebSphere is IBM's e-business infrastructure software for creating, managing and deploying e-business applications based on the J2EE computing framework, and is the centerpiece of IBM's web services strategy. The Bowstreet Business Web Factory automates the assembly of J2EE components and web services deployed on the WebSphere Application Server into custom web applications for individual users on a built-to-order basis. These capabilities will help satisfy IBM customers who require automated assembly of complex, distributed web applications, as well as Bowstreet customers who have been requesting the scalability, fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. , security and session management that IBM's WebSphere product line provides. "WebSphere Application Server is a leading software product, and Bowstreet's customers have been pressing for a way to leverage the power of the Business Web Factory on the IBM WebSphere platform," said Frank Moss Frank Moss may refer to:
About Bowstreet Bowstreet, a recognized leader in web services, enables businesses to form dynamic, distributed networks called "business webs" that leverage the strengths of the entire value chain while providing rich, streamlined web experiences for employees, partners and customers. The Bowstreet(TM) Business Web Factory automates the creation, assembly and maintenance of families of composite web applications, dramatically increasing programmer productivity. Available options harness the power of the Business Web Factory with leading application, portal and integration platforms. More information may be found at www.bowstreet.com or by calling 603-559-1900. Bowstreet is a trademark of Bowstreet, Inc. All other company names and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or owners. |
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