ITernal Solutions Taps Bluestone Software to Deliver Web-based ERP Applications; Web Integration of Role-Based Self-Service and Procurement Applications to Break New Ground in ERP Scalability and Security.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2000 Recognizing an important growth opportunity for Web-based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. (Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. ) applications, 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. (R) Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLSW), a leading provider of Enterprise Interaction Management software, and ITernal Solutions, Inc., a software and information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. firm specializing in Web technologies and ERP applications, today announced ITernal's selection of Bluestone as the e-business (Electronic-BUSINESS) Doing business online. The term is often used synonymously with e-commerce, but e-business is more of an umbrella term for having a presence on the Web. platform of choice in its aggressive plans to be one of the first companies to deliver robust, highly- scalable, and secure Web-based, integrated applications for customers of ERP vendors A list of Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors. ERP vendors by revenue The largest vendors worldwide in 2005 according to Gartner Dataquest: Market share 2005 according to Gartner Dataquest[1] # Vendor Revenue (million $) Market share , such as Baan (Baan Company) A software company that was an early specialist in enterprise-wide applications. Founded in the Netherlands in 1978 by Jan and Paul Baan (Baan is pronounced like the name "Ron" with a "B"), Baan became a major ERP vendor operating in more than 80 countries. , PeopleSoft (PeopleSoft, Inc., Pleasanton, CA, www.peoplesoft.com) A software company that specialized in enterprise-wide applications for client/server environments. Initially specializing in human resources, its package offerings covered the gamut including financial, distribution, manufacturing and SAP. Targeting customers of the ERP mid-market (revenues of $100 million to $1 billion) who are looking to use the Web as an integration tool for a broad range of applications, ITernal will build its Web-based applications See Web application. to connect to ERP packages using Bluestone's award-winning Sapphire/Web(R) Application Server infrastructure to ensure a level of rock-solid performance, large environment robustness, mainframe-like reliability, and heightened scalability that is unmatched in the market today. "ERP customers want more than Internet-enablement," explained Jaideep Rijhsinghani, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at ITernal Solutions. "They need improved robustness to support thousands of users. They need enhanced front-end security that can easily and quickly provide controlled access to back-end ERP information. They need automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. manageability man·age·a·ble adj. That can be managed or controlled: manageable problems. man to alleviate Alleviate To make something easier to be endured. Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied the administration of user accounts. They need a highly scalable infrastructure to support future growth. And they want it all today." Added John H. Capobianco, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Bluestone Software, "Leveraging ITernal's domain knowledge and expertise in ERP implementations, and Bluestone's well-established reputation for reducing time-to-market for Web applications, without compromising functionality and reliability, we believe ITernal is perfectly positioned to be one of the first companies to deliver Web-based, integrated applications that truly address the requirements of ERP customers in terms of robustness, scalability and security." Through collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. with existing ERP customers, ITernal will build its Web-based applications to deliver advanced baseline The horizontal line to which the bottoms of lowercase characters (without descenders) are aligned. See typeface. baseline - released version functionality that resides on top of existing ERP systems. While offered as "out-of-the-box" implementation solutions that offer speed, efficiency, and significant cost savings to customers, the applications will provide flexibility for companies to add functionality as needed as needed prn. See prn order. and design their own "look and feel." The new product offerings will be sold as stand-alone packages and can be implemented independent of ITernal's consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . ITernal's first deliverables will be: -- Robust and Highly Scalable--Web-based ERP applications must be robust and highly scalable for large environments. When the internal systems of a company are opened to the Web, the site must be able to take millions of hits and handle the load. Bluestone's Sapphire/Web Application Server platform automatically scales to meet fluctuating needs, and its persistent-state and load balancing features ensure superior performance as site traffic surges during peak usage hours. -- Application Reliability--Web-based ERP applications must deliver mainframe-like reliability that ensures high application availability. The Hot Versioning(TM) and Customer-Facing Fault Tolerance capabilities of the Sapphire/Web architecture ensures 24x7, bulletproof, non-stop operation by keeping Websites online and maintaining user sessions, without interruption, while application upgrades and maintenance are performed -- Breadth of Applications--Bluestone's Sapphire Integration Module (SIM) for PeopleSoft, released in 1998, proved to ITernal that the company offered a solid foundation, which its ERP customers could build upon for future applications and tools. The PeopleSoft SIM is a Bluestone-generated, plug-in application that tightly integrates with PeopleSoft applications enabling organizations to access PeopleSoft data and business logic for highly integrated enterprise applications in a Web-deployed environment. ITernal will work with Bluestone to extend the PeopleSoft SIM in developing its Web-based applications for PeopleSoft. -- Supporting Partnership--Bluestone's Code Blue developers program is instrumental to the collaborative effort between the two companies in building ITernal's ERP applications. The Code Blue program gives Java, Web, and XML application developers no-initial-cost access to Bluestone's industry leading Application Server frameworks for building, distributing, and deploying Web-based applications. Leveraging these technologies, Code Blue members can build e-business solutions characterized by such hallmark Bluestone properties as extreme scalability and performance, Customer Facing Fault Tolerance, Internet Quality of Service (IQS(TM)), Hot Versioning, and open standards compliance, including Sun's J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition). Bluestone Delivers Critical Technology Infrastructure From years of experience implementing ERP systems for major corporations, ITernal clearly understands the business and technological needs of its customers. In searching for a platform to build its Web-based applications, ITernal selected Bluestone for its unmatched functionality and performance to meet the following criteria: -- Robust and Highly Scalable--Web-based ERP applications must be robust and highly scalable for large environments. When the internal systems of a company are opened to the Web, the site must be able to take millions of hits and handle the load. Bluestone's Sapphire/Web Application Server platform automatically scales to meet fluctuating needs, and its persistent-state and load balancing features ensure superior performance as site traffic surges during peak usage hours. -- Application Reliability--Web-based ERP applications must deliver mainframe-like reliability that ensures high application availability. The Hot Versioning(TM) and Customer-Facing Fault Tolerance capabilities of the Sapphire/Web architecture ensures 24x7, bulletproof, non-stop operation by keeping Websites online and maintaining user sessions, without interruption, while application upgrades and maintenance are performed -- Breadth of Applications--Bluestone's Sapphire Integration Module (SIM) for PeopleSoft, released in 1998, proved to ITernal that the company offered a solid foundation, which its ERP customers could build upon for future applications and tools. The PeopleSoft SIM is a Bluestone-generated, plug-in application that tightly integrates with PeopleSoft applications enabling organizations to access PeopleSoft data and business logic for highly integrated enterprise applications in a Web-deployed environment. ITernal will work with Bluestone to extend the PeopleSoft SIM in developing its Web-based applications for PeopleSoft. -- Supporting Partnership--Bluestone's Code Blue developers program is instrumental to the collaborative effort between the two companies in building ITernal's ERP applications. The Code Blue program gives Java, Web, and XML application developers no-initial-cost access to Bluestone's industry leading Application Server frameworks for building, distributing, and deploying Web-based applications. Leveraging these technologies, Code Blue members can build e-business solutions characterized by such hallmark Bluestone properties as extreme scalability and performance, Customer Facing Fault Tolerance, Internet Quality of Service (IQS(TM)), Hot Versioning, and open standards compliance, including Sun's J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition). About ITernal ITernal Solutions, Inc. is a software and information technology consulting firm specializing in Web technologies and ERP applications. ITernal's core strength lies in its pool of qualified technical and functional experts in the Web arena and ERP. ITernal's mission is to enhance our customers' ability to maximize the return on their IT investments. ITernal is committed to staying on the cutting edge of e-ERP technology to provide "best of breed" solutions to its customers. Privately-held, ITernal is headquartered in New Jersey at 24F, Wernik Place, Metuchen, NJ 08840. For more information, call Venkat Raman at 732-635-9003, email at info@iternalinc.com, or visit www.iternalinc.com About Bluestone Software Bluestone(R) Software, Inc. is a leading provider of Enterprise Interaction Management software. Companies deploying e-business applications, like 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 The former name of MCI. Based in Jackson, MS, WorldCom, Inc. was a major, international telecommunications carrier. It was founded in 1983 by Bernard Ebbers as Long Distance Discount Service (LDDS), a reseller of AT&T WATS lines to small businesses. , Reliance National, Strategic Weather Services, and Time Inc., rely on Bluestone Total-e-Business(TM), Bluestone Sapphire/Web(R), and Bluestone 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. Suite(TM) to provide comprehensive e-business platforms, Internet-class infrastructures, and robust integration services that e-business success demands. Bluestone is headquartered at 300 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York , 19113-1597. For more information, please call 888-Bluestone or 610-915-5000, email info@bluestone.com, or visit http://www.bluestone.com Bluestone and Sapphire/Web are registered trademarks, and Bluestone XML Suite, Total-e-Business, IQS IQS Initial Quality Study (JD Power and Associates) IQS Initial Quality Survey IQS Integrated Quality Services IQS Institute of Quantity Surveyors IQS Intelligent Query Service , and Hot Versioning are trademarks of Bluestone Software, Inc. Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those contained in Bluestone's publicly filed reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may cause Bluestone's actual results, performance, or achievements or those of its customers or its industry to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward looking statements. Specifically, the Company's beliefs with respect to the business opportunities presented by e-business and the Company's ability to profitably market and deploy its product solutions may prove to be inaccurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in these forward looking statements, the information in this press release should not be considered a representation by the Company or any other person that Bluestone's objectives and plans will be achieved. |
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