Mercator Expands Its Leadership in Enterprise Application Integration Software with Introduction of Mercator 6.7 with New Solutions-Oriented Architecture.Business Editors Symposium/ITxpo 2002 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2002 GARTNER SYMPOSIUM/ITxpo New Release Helps Large, Global Companies Proactively Manage and Increase Visibility into Their Vital Business Systems and Operations, Reducing Costs and Enhancing ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). Mercator Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCTR MCTR Missile Technology Control Regime mCTR Murine Calcitonin Receptor MCTR Medical Center for Translational Research (Osaka University Hospital, Japan) MCTR Mackinac Transportation Company ), today announced the release of Mercator(R) 6.7, the latest generation of its flagship integration solution. The new release provides thirty-eight (38) new enhancements and features that empower customers for 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 expansion; provide extended support for Java and other key industry standards; enhance automated control of complex business processes; and extend the performance, scalability and manageability of customers' existing systems and applications - further strengthening Mercator Software's leadership position as a premier global provider of enterprise-wide integration solutions. These important new enhancements continue to build on Mercator's state-of-the-art integration solution, with rich business process management; industry-leading transformation and routing; scalable, open and flexible architecture; best-of-breed components; and robust, ready-to-use adapters. By addressing the critical integration needs of global companies today, and adapting as business needs change, Mercator continues to position itself as an industry innovator. "Flexible, scalable integration technology is essential to the success of every major enterprise," said Mercator Chairman 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. Roy C. King. "With the introduction of our Mercator(R) 6.7 integration suite, Mercator Process Integrator(TM), our new Business Metadata Repository(TM) and our expanded support of industry standards and connectivity requirements, Mercator has met its goal of delivering a new suite of integration products that address our customers' core business requirements. Additionally, by introducing new solutions for Healthcare; Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution; and 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. , we are delivering on our commitment to develop and deploy solutions specifically targeted to our key customers' industries." Mercator(R) 6.7 Delivers Improved Performance, Scalability and Flexibility; Enhanced Standards Support; and Powerful B2B Expansion Options -- Powerful B2B expansion options -- Enables RosettaNet implementations, supporting the management of processes (PIPs) and partners -- Powers EDI over the Internet (AS2) -- Extends B2B security options, adding S/MIME and PGP support -- Broadens the impact of XML with simplified ease-of-use capabilities -- Supports the integration of business processes into Web services -- Enhanced Java support -- Adds support for integration with Java Messaging Systems (JMS) -- Facilitates integration with Java-based directories -- Enables third-party software to invoke Mercator deployment via JCA (Java 2 Enterprise Edition Connector Architecture) -- Improved performance, scalability and flexibility -- Extends support for the Sun platform -- Reduces design, development and deployment time with newly restructured design tools, templates and command line utilities -- Expands run-time capabilities -- Enables support for international deployments -- Broadens systems monitoring, control and third-party software interoperability -- Expanded automated management of business processes -- Expands capabilities for managing human steps in business processes -- Enables seamless integration with application servers -- Extends management capabilities to facilitate real-time response to changing business scenarios -- Increased interoperability with other applications and infrastructures -- New options for invocation of Mercator operations via JCA (JCA Connector), CORBA, COM and other integration products that require more robust integration support -- Extended support for mainframe environments -- Enriched support for customers with core SAP applications Commenting on Mercator's flexibility, scalability and ease of use, Kenneth Lim, Vice President of Technology Development at leading Asia Pacific IT solutions provider CrimsonLogic, said: "Mercator technology offers us the flexibility and ease of maintenance that we require. Using Mercator solutions, we are decreasing development time and standardizing interfaces across our business applications." New Solutions-Oriented Architecture(TM) Leverages 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. , JCA (1) (Java Cryptography Architecture) An umbrella term from Sun for implementing security functions for the Java platform. It includes Sun's Java Security API as well as the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE), which adds more programming interfaces for encryption As the foundation of Mercator's new Solutions-Oriented Architecture, Mercator(R) 6.7 fully supports Web services and J2EE Connector See Java Connector. Architecture (JCA) and incorporates the Mercator(R) Web Services Integration Package and the Mercator(R) JCA Gateway released this summer, helping customers maximize the return on their investment in existing technology and enterprise architecture. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gartner analyst David Smith, in his July 31, 2002, article "CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Update: How Web Services Will Change Enterprise Architectures": "Service-oriented architectures See SOA. enabled by Internet platforms such as Web services will help link the electronic and physical worlds, moving enterprises toward virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. and globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , as the need for more ubiquitous and more flexible enterprise systems grows. Enterprises that replace or complement their old, inward-focused and often rigid infrastructures with new, more flexible and collaborative architectures will outmaneuver out·ma·neu·ver tr.v. out·ma·neu·vered, out·ma·neu·ver·ing, out·ma·neu·vers 1. To overcome (an opponent) by artful, clever maneuvering. 2. and outcompete those that continue to employ monolithic Single object. Self contained. One unit. , vendor-specific infrastructures." The Mercator(R) Web Services Integration Package enables customers to access services via the Internet and incorporate information from those services into their own business processes without the need to alter existing applications and IT infrastructure. It also enables customers to provide services via the Internet or corporate intranet. It provides full integration with enterprise systems and includes a SOAP adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. , WSDL (Web Services Description Language) An XML-based language for defining Web services. Developed by Microsoft and IBM, WSDL describes the protocols and formats used by the service. importer and examples and documentation that enable rapid implementation. Speaking to e-business publication Line56 this May, Rene Kraft, the CIO of French bank CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation (Caisse des Depots et Consignations, a subsidiary of the Caisse des Depots group), discussed why his company was deploying Mercator(R) Web services. "There are many business units within the firm," Kraft explained. "We have to establish standard communication between them and deliver service between our applications." Using the combined power of Mercator(R) Web services and Mercator integration technology, CDC is accomplishing its goals, having created "a customer repository that identifies, in a unique manner, the customer's relationship with each business unit." Another facility for open access to a vast array of applications and technology resources is the new Mercator(R) JCA Gateway. Through this gateway, customers can take advantage of adapters created by third-party vendors while fully leveraging the power of Mercator core integration services. And support for standards like JCA makes it even easier to embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. the Mercator integration solution inside major industry platform players such as BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. , Oracle, Microsoft and IBM Many people are too new to the computer industry to remember that IBM once occupied the lofty position that Microsoft currently enjoys. Today, it's a Microsoft versus The Rest of the World computer industry. Yesterday, it was IBM versus everybody else. . "Mercator is one of the few vendors in the 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. space to actively support and promote JCA standards," stated Mercator Chief Technology Officer David Linthicum. "We created the Mercator(R) JCA Gateway and our JCA Certification Program to make sure that Mercator was providing customers with the information, resources and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. they need to ensure the success of their EAI initiatives." Mercator Unveils Targeted Solutions for Healthcare; Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution; and Financial Services Delivering on its targeted industry solution strategy, Mercator is also introducing new packaged integration solutions for the Healthcare; Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution; and Financial Services markets this quarter. Launched earlier this month, the Mercator(R) Healthcare HUB Solution is an important next step in Mercator's healthcare strategy. By creating a vehicle for the "straight through" or roundtrip processing of healthcare transactions, the Mercator(R) Healthcare HUB Solution will help increase auto-adjudication rates, improve efficiency for healthcare claims and other healthcare transactions and reduce the total cost of processing healthcare transactions for our customers. It also furthers the principle of administrative simplification set forth in the federally mandated Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ), which requires all healthcare organizations to improve efficiency in healthcare delivery by standardizing electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (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. ). The Mercator(R) Supply Chain Visibility HUB Solution, which is also being unveiled this month, connects suppliers, customers and internal systems to provide visibility into the state of the supply chain, allowing manufacturers and retailers to maintain or increase their strategic advantage. Easy to install, use and manage, the Mercator(R) Supply Chain Visibility Solution aggregates supply chain data into a common, standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. view and provides on-demand, real-time reports and exception handling. The Mercator(R) GSS (storage) GSS - Group-Sweeping Scheduling. for Payments Solution for financial services customers makes payment processing easily definable and manageable through a single system that integrates with existing payments systems, using customizable business rules and transaction monitoring. Payment information can be consolidated and enriched to provide better customer service. In addition, payments networks are easier to link, easier to manage and easier to maintain with Mercator. Mercator also provides out-of-the-box functionality for industry standards and payment protocols, automating the payment lifecycle with exception management and streamlining business processes. The net result is that operational costs are reduced through more efficient payment management. The product is scheduled for release at the end of the fourth quarter. "With the launch of our new industry solutions for Healthcare; Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution; and Financial Services, Mercator is delivering on its promise to deliver targeted industry solutions that address specific customer requirements," stated Mercator Chief Marketing Officer Michael Collins Michael Collins is the name of:
For additional information about Mercator(R) 6.7 and the Mercator solutions for Healthcare; Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution; and Financial Services, please stop by our booth, #1235. About Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the IT industry's largest and most strategic conference, providing business leaders with a look at the future of IT. For more than 10,000 IT professionals from the world's leading enterprises, Gartner's annual Symposium/ITxpo events are key components of their annual planning efforts. Attendees are responsible for more than $35 billion in IT spending for their respective companies, and rely on Gartner Symposium/ITxpo to gain insight into how their organizations can use technology to address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. For more information, please visit www.gartner.com/symposium. About Mercator Software, Inc. Mercator provides leading enterprise-wide integration software solutions to global organizations. Our solutions solve critical business problems in real time, delivering ROI while leveraging your business's current technology investment. The Mercator(R) integration suite of solutions leverages a robust, open architecture that easily and seamlessly integrates high-volume, highly complex transactions faster and with limited customization. Over 1,100 businesses in financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, retail and distribution use Mercator(R) solutions to enhance their performance and deliver better business value and real-time results. For more information about Mercator or to learn more about our customer-focused software and services solutions, visit our Web site at www.mercator.com. Copyright(c)2002 Mercator Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Mercator is a registered trademark of Mercator Software, Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners. Legal Notice Regarding 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. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Mercator Software's beliefs, expectations, hopes or intentions regarding the future. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the growth of the enterprise application market, the demand for the company's application integration solutions and the speed of deployment of new products, including combined Mercator e-business integration broker products. It is important to note that actual outcomes and the company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as changes in demand for application integration or e-business integration software and the company's Mercator e-business integration broker suite of products in particular, the ability of the company to expand its international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , the ability of the company to manage expanded global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. , the ability of the company to continue to add resellers and other distribution channels, and the success of third parties in utilizing and marketing the company's products, the Company's ability to raise financing, or seasonality in operating results. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements and reasons why results might differ included in this release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to the company as of the date hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement or reasons why results might differ. |
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