Dutch Company Releases Low-Cost B2B Platform and Open-Source Crypto.Business Editors VELDHOVEN, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Internet software developer Virtual Unlimited has released free beta versions A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of Beeyond, an inexpensive platform for building and running secure, database-backed, business-to-business applications. Encryption in Beeyond is provided by BeeCrypt, an open-source cryptography library that can be used for free in open-source and commercial applications. Under development for the past three years, Beeyond simplifies and reduces the cost of business-to-business data exchange and provides an affordable alternative to EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. . Companies can easily configure a Beeyond application to accept multiple versions of the same message from different business partners. Beeyond can also be used to create secure virtual private networks (VPNs) on the Internet. It brings B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. capability to small- and medium-sized businesses and helps lower the costs of application development at large companies. Beeyond consists of a free Java client called the BeeCenter and a BeeHive Beehive (star cluster): see Praesepe. beehive heraldic and verbal symbol. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 193] See : Industriousness server. BeeHive licenses (which will go on sale in Fall 2000) start at $100/100 Euros per year for 15 simultaneous users, including all online support and upgrades. A free two-user version of the BeeHive is also available. The BeeHive, currently available for Linux and Solaris, also acts as a secure, point-to-point, electronic mail server. A Windows version will be ready in July. The BeeCenter runs on Java 2 and includes a free visual development environment and server administration tools. BeeCrypt, a general purpose cryptography toolkit, provides encryption in Beeyond. Released under the GNU LGPL See GNU General Public License. license, BeeCrypt is one of the few open-source libraries that can be used for free in both open-source and closed-source commercial projects. Virtual Unlimited wants to distribute the library as widely as possible to encourage the use of encryption for electronic communications and help developers implement the strong data security that is critical to the success of global e-commerce. Free beta versions of Beeyond and BeeCrypt can be found at http://www.virtualunlimited.com/download on a web server with bandwidth provided by UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for Netherlands. About Virtual Unlimited Virtual Unlimited, based in Veldhoven, The Netherlands, is an Internet software development company, privately held and funded by the Delta Informatica Groep, a Dutch IT consulting house. For more information about Virtual Unlimited and its products, visit http://www.virtualunlimited.com . Virtual Unlimited Virtual Unlimited (VU) is an Internet software development company based in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. The company's first products, under development for the past three years, were released into worldwide public beta in May, 2000. An official 1.0 release is planned for Fall 2000. The company holds two fully approved European and PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. (worldwide) patents for technological innovations in the Beeyond B2B application system. VU was founded in January, 1997, by the company's current 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. Xander van der Heijden. It now has 25 employees. Virtual Unlimited is privately held, and funded by the Delta Informatica Groep, which has invested $2.5 million. For more information about Virtual Unlimited and its products, visit http://www.virtualunlimited.com . Founded in 1990, the Delta Informatica Groep is a Dutch IT consulting house specializing in AS/400, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , and Windows systems. The company has 75 employees in offices in The Netherlands and Belgium. It has annual sales of approximately $7.0 million. For more information on the Delta Informatica Groep, visit http://www.dig.nl . Virtual Unlimited De Run 1124 5503 LA Veldhoven PO Box 169, 5500 AD The Netherlands |
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