Dharma Systems to Deliver New Choice in Backend Legacy Integration to Customers of Bluestone Software E-Business Platform.Business Editors, Hi-Tech Writers NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 Integration of Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. and Bluestone bluestone, common name for the blue, crystalline heptahydrate of cupric sulfate called chalcanthite, a minor ore of copper. It also refers to a fine-grained, light to dark colored blue-gray sandstone. Systems to Simplify the Use of Existing Applications for E-Business Dharma Systems, a developer and marketer of e-Business solutions that create online value from users' offline assets, announced today that it will deliver a new choice in backend legacy integration to e-Business customers of Bluestone(R) Software, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on NM: BLSW), a leading provider of Enterprise Interaction Management software. The joint marketing agreement between the two companies will provide customers of Bluestone Total-e-Business(tm), a comprehensive, J2EE- and XML-based e-business platform, with the option of using Dharma eUnifySM, an e-Business solution that enables business rules and information contained in existing applications to be integrated into new e-Business solutions, without recoding Noun 1. recoding - converting from one code to another coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher . By integrating legacy, client/server and other packaged applications, Dharma eUnify simplifies the creation of new applications that support e-Business initiatives. This capability allows the creation of new online value from existing offline assets. "Businesses want to leverage in-house applications and business processes for Web-based solutions, not exclude or abandon them," said J. Sasidhar, president of Dharma Systems. "The key is maintaining consistency with existing business rules and processes, while forging ahead with new e-Business applications. By integrating Dharma eUnify with Bluestone Total-e-Business, customers gain an integrated, cost effective solution that complements their existing IT infrastructure with rapid development of Web-based initiatives." Added John H. Capobianco, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Bluestone Software, "Dharma is a comprehensive tool set that integrates well with Bluestone's Web-enabling technology. We are pleased to offer our customers a new option in backend integration that will get them to the Web quickly and protect their investments in legacy applications." Dharma eUnify provides Bluestone customers with bi-directional access to applications, via industry standard JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database , XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. techniques. Most developers will be able to implement immediately, because the need for custom data access coding, knowledge of proprietary tools or learning complex application interfaces is eliminated. This significantly simplifies development and speeds deployment of new applications. "The average company has 14 critical information sources, most of which are needed to implement e-Business solutions," added Sasidhar. "Dharma eUnify makes access, integration and use as simple as if there was just one source." The Dharma eUnify approach also makes it easy to enhance these new applications with the incremental addition of new information sources. The resulting solution easily integrates with other EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. (Enterprise Application Integration) technologies, enabling the sharing and updating of information throughout the organization. About Bluestone Software Bluestone(R) Software, Inc. is a leading provider of Enterprise Interaction Management software. Companies deploying e-business applications, such as Avnet, CDNow, Food.com, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom, Reliance National, Strategic Weather Services, and Time Inc., rely on Bluestone Total-e-Business(TM), Bluestone Sapphire/Web(R), and Bluestone XML Suite(TM) to provide comprehensive e-business platforms, Internet-class fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. infrastructures, and robust integration services that e-business success demands. Bluestone is headquartered at 300 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19113-1597. For more information, please call 888-Bluestone or 610-915-5000, e-mail info@bluestone.com, or visit http://www.bluestone.com. About Dharma Systems Dharma Systems, is a leading supplier of e-Business solutions that create new online value from your organization's offline assets. Headquartered in Nashua, N.H., the company has expanded worldwide by opening offices 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., Raleigh, N.C. and establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary in Bangalore, India. Current Dharma partners include Lucent Technologies, Agilent Technologies, Unisys, Objectivity, Compaq, Versant and BMC Software. Dharma headquarters are at 436 Amherst Street, Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. , 03063. For more information, please call (603) 886-1400, fax (603) 883-6904, e-mail info@dharma.com, or visit http://www.dharma.com. Bluestone and Sapphire/Web are registered trademarks and Bluestone Total-e-Business and Bluestone XML Suite are trademarks of Bluestone Software, Inc. |
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