Contivo and Broadware K.K. Join Forces to Deliver Automated Data Integration to Japan; Partnership Aims to Reduce Application Integration Costs and Simplify Integration Complexity.Business Editors and High Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2002 Contivo, Inc. and Broadware K.K. today announced a reseller agreement to introduce Contivo's Enterprise Integration Modeling (EIM EIM Enterprise Incentive Management EIM Enterprise Information Management EIM Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM) EIM Enterprise Instant Messaging EIM Employee Internet Management EIM European Institute for the Media ) Solution to the Japanese market, offering companies automated data transformation for rapid application integration across and beyond the enterprise. With Contivo, Broadware will provide its customers with the unprecedented capability of making the manual and tedious process of data integration scalable and cost-effective. Broadware K.K. will function as the sales, marketing and operations agent of Contivo for Japan, forming the vanguard of Contivo's expansion into the Japanese market. "We're honored to entrust Broadware with our business development efforts in Japan," said Paul Koenig, vice president of marketing and alliances at Contivo, Inc. "Broadware has shown an excellent knowledge of the integration needs of enterprises in Japan, and they have demonstrated rapid mastery of Contivo's software and products." While current data integration efforts are still almost completely manual, consisting of repetitive tasks that are not reusable re·use tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing. re·us in creation or maintenance, Contivo's approach, called Enterprise Integration Modeling (EIM), reduces the time and expenditure of integration by automating data transformation between applications through the use of models. The technology analyzes and models the relationships between enterprise applications, automatically configuring integration run-time code. "We see a great need for Contivo's innovative integration solutions," said Hideki Ushigome, vice president and COO of Broadware, K.K. "Current integration approaches throughout enterprises are mired mire n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. in extensive hand-coding, which hinders the ability to deploy rapidly and manage change dynamically. We have been in this business for many years and have seen this problem grow rapidly as the enterprise integration market has grown in the Japanese market. Contivo's solutions will show the way to solve the problems that our customers have." About Broadware Broadware K.K. provides business and alliance development, sales support and sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a to companies entering into or enhancing their presence in the Japanese market. Broadware's advantage is its abundant and deep experience for infrastructure architecture, system integration, and business software applications. This deep experience ensures Broadware's ability to fulfill diverse requirements comprehensively and flexibly. Broadware was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. To learn more about Broadware and its solutions, go to http://www.broadware.co.jp. About Contivo Contivo provides product solutions that enable enterprises to dramatically reduce the time, effort, and dollars spent to design and maintain integration efforts. The Contivo approach provides integration architects with a centrally managed repository that introduces reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. and collaboration to a previously one-off and manual task. Contivo introduced the concept of Enterprise Integration Modeling (EIM), a framework on which companies can create, leverage, and manage their knowledgebase of data integration efforts. Contivo was founded in 1998 and formally launched in July 2000. Contivo has forged significant relationships with strategic partners and customers, including 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. , webMethods, Agilent Technologies This article 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. , Hitachi America, Viacore, and TIBCO Software Tibco Software Inc. is a software company, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Tibco sells business process management and business integration software. History Vivek Ranadive founded the company as Teknekron Software Systems (TSS) in 1985. . Corporate investors Noun 1. corporate investor - a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" include industry leaders BEA Systems, TIBCO Software, and webMethods. Venture capital investors include Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. Ventures, MSD (MicroSoft Diagnostics) A utility that accompanied Windows 3.1 and DOS 6 that reported on the internal configuration of the PC. A variety of information on disks, video, drivers, IRQs and port addresses was provided. (Michael S. Dell) Capital LP, and Voyager Capital. Contivo is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, CA. More information about the company can be found at http://www.contivo.com/ |
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