Fujitsu and Software AG Deliver Joint Offering to Manage Integration Components Within an SOA; CentraSite(TM) Enables Customers to Gain Visibility and Control of SOA Assets as Never Before.TOKYO & DARMSTADT, Germany -- Fujitsu Limited and Software AG today announced that they have delivered a joint offering to help organizations manage integration components within a Service-Oriented Architecture See SOA. (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ). CentraSite(TM), an open, next generation SOA repository, promotes greater collaboration between business and IT by uniting metadata (1) (meta-data) Data that describes other data. The term may refer to detailed compilations such as data dictionaries and repositories that provide a substantial amount of information about each data element. from service oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. integration products, including Fujitsu's Interstage Business Process Manager(TM) and Software AG's Enterprise Service Integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. (TM) and Enterprise Information Integrator(TM). Jointly developed between Fujitsu Limited and Software AG, CentraSite is an SOA repository that manages SOA metadata assets and enables maximum visibility and re-use of 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. components within and across organizations. CentraSite also provides reporting on those metadata assets and supports the sharing of the assets in the context of an SOA. This will enable customers around the world to quickly and cost-effectively implement initiatives for business transformation, process excellence and improved customer service. "One of the key pre-requisites to successfully implementing SOA on a significant scale is the ability to store, track and manage all of the service, process, integration and other metadata as well as the control data for governance, compliance and event tracking that will only increase in significance and volume over time," said Yefim Natis, distinguished analyst, Gartner, Inc. Fujitsu and Software AG will initially offer the following three products enabled with CentraSite: --Fujitsu's Interstage Business Process Manager -- models, automates and optimizes business processes to increase business agility, efficiency, competitiveness and profitability (see Fujitsu Software Corporation press release also dated October 11); --Software AG's Enterprise Information Integrator -- provides a single view of information to business users when and where they need it to enable better decision making; --Software AG's Enterprise Service Integrator -- an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB (Enterprise Services Bus) A message broker that supports Web services. See message broker, messaging middleware and Web services. ) that orchestrates web services into new business services from existing systems to more quickly align data and business logic with business requirements. Both companies are in agreement to continue to extend the number of products enabled with CentraSite. Additionally, Fujitsu and Software AG are developing a "community" program to allow partners and other technology vendors to utilize CentraSite. This program is currently planned for introduction at the beginning of 2006. Fujitsu and Software AG Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement Following the March 1, 2005 announcement of a strategic alliance between the two companies, Fujitsu and Software AG have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement to jointly develop and market CentraSite. Additionally, Fujitsu will market Software AG's Enterprise Service Integrator and Enterprise Information Integrator, and Software AG will market Fujitsu's Interstage Business Process Manager. Business benefits include lower cost and cycle times of integration projects through maximized re-use of SOA components, increased responsiveness to customer requirements, a richer collaboration environment within project teams or across organizational teams, business risk mitigation through the ability to measure change impact, and less burdensome implementation of governance and compliance initiatives. "Enterprises around the world are turning toward the implementation of SOA-based solutions in order to better align their IT infrastructure with their changing business needs," said Yoshiyuki Tanakura, Corporate Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Limited. "By building on our existing relationship with Software AG, we have been able to leverage our mutual technology innovation to deliver a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. for SOA integration for meeting both the current and future needs of our global customers." "In partnering with Fujitsu, we have combined our strengths and common vision to produce a revolutionary set of products for business integration based on the power and flexibility of SOA," said Karl-Heinz Streibich, 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. of Software AG. "Together we can now enable global enterprises to maximize the value of their service-oriented architectures by enhancing collaboration and providing a tight link between IT investments and business results." Customers Validate Joint Offering from Fujitsu and Software AG Based upon recent previews of the joint offering, Bundeswertpapierverwaltung, part of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Germany, and Entory, a specialist for business processes in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry, have provided strong validation of Fujitsu's and Software AG's groundbreaking approach to building an SOA. Additionally, BearingPoint, Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BE) a leading global management and technology consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a provided insight on how the two companies' initiative for building an SOA addresses industry issues. "An efficient process is less dependent on its structure and more dependent on the way it is supported by tools and methodologies," said Hagen Buchwald, member of the executive committee and COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. , Entory. "The orchestration orchestration Art of choosing which instruments to use for a given piece of music. The sections of the orchestra historically were separate ensembles: the stringed instruments for indoors, the woodwind instruments for outdoors, the horns for hunting, and trumpets and drums of business processes and back-end systems through a Service-Oriented Architecture enabling focused measuring and monitoring is a significant competitive advantage for our customers." "The joint offering from Fujitsu and Software AG can provide universal views of integration metadata across the enterprise and extended networks, which are critical for business transparency and visibility," said Bobby Soni, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Client Services, BearingPoint. Joint Offering to be Demonstrated at Upcoming Events Fujitsu and Software AG will be exhibiting together and demonstrating CentraSite at these two major IT industry events: Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2005, October 16 - 21, Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. http://www.gartner.com/2_events/symposium/2005/sym15.jsp Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2005, November 7 - 11, Cannes, France http://www.gartner.com/2_events/symposium/2005/esc17.jsp About Software AG Software AG provides a real-time single view of strategic business information by integrating applications and systems, in addition to modernizing mainframe and open system IT environments. Its offerings are based on the product families Adabas, Natural, ApplinX, EntireX and Tamino. Around 2,500 employees in 59 countries support the mission-critical systems of 3,000 customers around the world. The company maintains five R&D facilities across three continents. Founded in 1969, Software AG today is Europe's largest and most established systems software provider. It is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (TecDAX, ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. DE 0003304002 / SOW sow a female pig that has had a litter. sow mouth the maxilla is foreshortened and the lower jaw protrudes beyond it. sow stall ). In 2004 Software AG posted 411 million euros in total revenue. The Internet address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. is www.softwareag.com. About Fujitsu Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing computing - computer and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TOKYO:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com and www.fujitsu.com/interstage. Copyright 2005. Fujitsu, the Fujitsu Symbol Mark, and Interstage are registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited. All Interstage products and components are trademarks of Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Software Corporation. CentraSite is a trademark jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and Software AG. All other registered trademarks, trade names, or service marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. Software AG and/or all Software AG products are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Software AG. CentraSite is a trademark jointly owned by Fujitsu Limited and Software AG. All other products and company names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only, and may be the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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