NEON Systems and Wipro Form Global Alliance To Expand Deployment of Mainframe Web Services in Service Oriented Architectures.SUGAR LAND, Texas & BANGALORE, India -- New Alliance Builds On the Complementary Strengths of the Two Companies To Meet Growing Worldwide Demand for 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. NEON(R) Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEON), The Mainframe Integration Experts, and Wipro Technologies Wipro Tech (NYSE: WIT) is an information technology service company established in India in 1980. It is the global IT services arm of Wipro Limited (in operation since 1945, incorporated 1946). , the global IT services division of Wipro Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WIT), today announced a strategic alliance to wrap NEON's Shadow RTE (1) See runtime engine. (2) (Real-Time Executive) The operating system used in the HP 1000 series. See HP 1000. mainframe integration technology into its expanding Web services and 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. practice solution set. The alliance builds on the complementary strengths of the two companies by combining the global presence and execution excellence of Wipro Technologies with NEON's mainframe integration, SOA and Web services technology expertise. In addition to building the alliance centered on NEON Systems' advanced mainframe integration, SOA and Web services technology, Wipro will extend its professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to customers requesting application specific support beyond the scope of NEON's Professional Services focus or capacity. "Using NEON products, Wipro shall be able to offer a comprehensive SOA solution to improve the internal efficiency of business processes associated with mainframe-based data, applications and presentation environments," said Krishnakumar Menon, GM and Practice head of the Wipro's Web services and SOA practice "This alliance with Wipro is an important development for companies serious about using SOA to extend the life of their legacy systems. The global reach and deep domain expertise of Wipro, coupled with NEON's independently endorsed leadership and proven mainframe Web services technology, makes for a low-risk, high-return solution to the challenge of mainframe integration," said Mark Cresswell, 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 NEON Systems. Wipro's Web Services & SOA group works closely with major Fortune 500 clients to help them move applications from the core of the enterprise to the edge to reap the business benefits using Web services & SOA. With SOA specific tools and methodologies like SMART(Service Oriented Methodology for Architecting Real Time Enterprise) to back up its focused SOA offering for implementation across Utilities, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Telecom, Retail, Insurance, Finance, Embedded and Automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. domains. About Shadow RTE NEON's Shadow RTE technology provides a robust technical architecture to support the broad range of customer requirements for mainframe integration. Shadow RTE is the foundation upon which customers can integrate mission critical mainframe resources into a Real-time Enterprise. A single unified platform, Shadow RTE enables real-time mainframe integration with industry standard application development platforms - .NET and/or J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. -in support of Web services for Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), real-time events for Event-Driven Architectures (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ), SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. for direct data access and transactional (XA) support, and Presentation integration for Web-enablement of legacy screen-based applications and data. Shadow RTE provides the auditing, tracing and logging layer required to meet new compliance reporting. With Shadow RTE, customers have a mainframe integration infrastructure that at its lower levels is designed and proven to be secure, scalable, high performance, reliable and manageable. About NEON Systems NEON Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEON) -- the Mainframe Integration Experts -- is a leading provider of enterprise-class mainframe integration solutions, delivering the only unified mainframe integration platform to support the entire range of requirements for Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Event-Driven Architectures (EDA) -- key requirements to underpin the Real-time Enterprise. NEON's Shadow technology is designed to reduce the complexity of mainframe integration allowing large organizations with significant commitment to mainframe systems to streamline incumbent technologies and lower total cost of ownership. NEON's Shadow z/Services and Shadow z/Events offerings attack the emerging mainframe Web services and real-time mainframe event-driven markets and are unique in their depth and breadth of support for the requirements of such markets. With extensive mainframe integration expertise, NEON is uniquely qualified to solve the complexities of supporting new business initiatives that must integrate with critical mainframe systems. For more information on the Powering the Real-time Enterprise, see our Web site at http://www.neonsys.com or call 800-505-NEON. About Wipro Limited Wipro Limited is the first PCMM PCMM People Capability Maturity Model PCMM Packet Cable Multi-Media Level 5 and SEI CMM SEI CMM Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model Level 5 certified IT Services Company globally. Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market A niche market also known as a target market is a focused, targetable portion (subset) of a market sector. By definition, then, a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange -- Mumbai and the National Stock Exchange, among others. More information is available at www.wipro.com. The NEON logo, Shadow, Shadow Web Server and Shadow Direct are registered trademarks, and Shadow z/Services, Shadow z/Events, and Shadow Studio are trademarks of NEON Systems, Inc. in the USA and in other select countries. All other trademarks, service marks and product or service names are the property of their respective owners. |
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