Fujitsu Software Corporation Strengthens Its Business Process Management Offering With the Introduction of INTERSTAGE i-Flow 5.0.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2002

i-Flow 5.0 Includes Two New Editions That Support

Industry Standards and Meet Customer Demands

Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced the general availability of two new editions of its INTERSTAGE(TM) i-Flow business process management engine. i-Flow 5.0 Enterprise Edition and i-Flow 5.0 Advanced Edition meet industry demand for Java 2, Enterprise Edition (J2EE(TM)) technology-based business process management products that allow the rapid adaptation of internal processes to meet changing business needs. i-Flow is a component of INTERSTAGE, an e-Business infrastructure platform that also includes the INTERSTAGE Application Server.

Fujitsu has extended the architecture of i-Flow 5.0 Enterprise Edition around Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) technology, enabling deployment on several leading application servers, including Fujitsu's INTERSTAGE Application Server 4.0. By embracing EJB technology while continuing support for CORBA and RMI, Fujitsu provides customers the flexibility to deploy i-Flow in any environment, thereby preserving IT investment and avoiding the risk of vendor lock-in.

i-Flow 5.0 Advanced Edition offers several new demand-driven features, including:

-- A server administration console that provides a consolidated view of all log
data from the i-Flow server and adapters. The server administration console
graphically summarizes log information to provide administrators with real-time
feedback on important performance indicators.

-- A documented database schema, allowing users to query business process data
directly using simple database query tools or popular reporting tools.

-- Double byte support, enabling i-Flow to store and display entries that are
represented in double-byte characters. This feature supports the growing number
of i-Flow users in the Asia-Pacific region, where natural support for languages
such as Japanese, Korean and Chinese is important.

"TOWER Technology has hundreds of successful workflow deployments worldwide, and in our experience, Fujitsu's new EJB-based i-Flow architecture is ahead of the game in supporting customers' existing technology infrastructure," said William Zastrow, senior vice president of worldwide corporate marketing at TOWER Technology. "Our OEM relationship with Fujitsu has allowed us to provide customers with the Web-based tools they need to manage business processes more effectively, and we're looking forward to the EJB architectural enhancements in i-Flow 5.0."

i-Flow, first introduced to the United States market in August 1998, was the first Java(TM) technology-based business process management solution and provides comprehensive features for changing business processes. i-Flow provides support for both human and application-level interaction, allowing for seamless integration with Web-based systems. i-Flow is highly customizable and can be tailored to meet customers' unique requirements. Its intuitive graphical user interface enables customers to easily build workflow applications according to their specific needs. Customers reduce operating expenses, improve productivity, efficiency and time-to-market.

"Fujitsu's longstanding commitment to J2EE standards is reflected in our continual enhancements to the INTERSTAGE Application Server and i-Flow business process management solutions," said Shizuo Inagaki, president of Fujitsu Software Corporation. "Our users told us that they wanted EJB support without having to re-program or re-engineer their products. We have met this market demand and preserved customer investments by introducing EJB functionality and continuing support for other technology standards."

About Fujitsu Software Corporation

Fujitsu Software Corporation, based in San Jose, Calif., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. Fujitsu Software Corporation leverages Fujitsu's international scope and expertise to develop and deliver comprehensive technology solutions. Our products include INTERSTAGE(TM), an e-Business infrastructure platform that includes the INTERSTAGE Application Server and i-Flow(TM) and Fujitsu COBOL. The INTERSTAGE Application Server enables enterprises to build and run mission critical applications. The i-Flow Business Process Management engine empowers enterprises to automate business processes and manage business process change. Fujitsu COBOL is a COBOL development environment and suite of tools to build fast, mission-critical business systems on open platforms, including Microsoft's .NET Framework. For more information, visit http://www.fs.fujitsu.com.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Its pace-setting technologies, best-in-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and worldwide corps of systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers succeed. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.48 trillion yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. Internet: http://www.fujitsu.com/

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