Novera Software Selects Visigenic's Leading IIOP/CORBA Technology; Novera Extends Novera EPIC By Integrating Visigenic's VisiBroker for Java.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1997--Visigenic Software Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :VSGN), the leading supplier of object request broker See ORB. (programming) Object Request Broker - (ORB) Part of the OMG CORBA specification, an ORB's basic function is to pass method invocation requests to the correct objects and return the results to the caller. (ORB) technology to the computer industry, today announced that Novera Software has licensed Visigenic's VisiBroker for Java ORB technology for integration with Novera EPIC, Novera's Java Enterprise Platform. By integrating Visigenic's VisiBroker ORB, Novera offers developers immediate support for the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (standard, programming) Common Object Request Broker Architecture - (CORBA) An Object Management Group specification which provides a standard messaging interface between distributed objects. The original CORBA specification (1. (CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global ) and the native Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (protocol, standard) Internet Inter-ORB Protocol - (IIOP) A protocol which will be mandatory for all CORBA 2.0 compliant platforms. The initial phase of the project is to build an infrastructure consisting of: an IIOP to HTTP gateway which allows CORBA clients to access WWW (IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) The CORBA message protocol used on a TCP/IP network (Internet, intranet, etc.). CORBA is the industry standard for distributed objects, which allows programs (objects) to be run remotely in a network. ) enabling Novera EPIC to deploy robust distributed applications. Under the terms of the agreement, Novera will license and distribute fully functional VisiBroker for Java runtime versions with Novera EPIC 2.0. Novera EPIC is a comprehensive system for corporate software development and IT managers that combines enterprise development tools for Java with an applications management platform system. It uses Visigenic's Visibroker for Java as its underlying transport protocol and Novera's customers will have the ability to interoperate not only with other Novera EPIC components but with other major platforms at an enterprise level. Those customers needing further CORBA services and development products that interoperate with Novera EPIC will be able to buy those services and products from Visigenic directly. "Novera is committed to enabling the integration of applications across the enterprise, and this agreement with Visigenic helps us deliver on that commitment," said Herb Rush, president 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. of Novera Software. "Visigenic's VisiBroker for Java offers the most flexibility to integrate thin client applications with existing system infrastructures as well as emerging thin client frameworks. Visigenic offers excellent IIOP/CORBA technologies to facilitate the development and deployment of enterprise applications." 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. Bob Macdonald, vice president of marketing at Visigenic, "The addition of IIOP capability to Novera EPIC means Novera users can now combine both great Web technology and leading distributed object technology for robust applications across corporate intranets." Novera EPIC is a ground breaking, standards based software platform that enables corporations to build, deploy and manage enterprise Java applications throughout the enterprise. Visigenic's ORB technology is designed to facilitate the development and deployment of distributed object-based applications that are scaleable, flexible and easily maintainable. VisiBroker allows organizations to leverage existing corporate applications while developing and deploying new distributed applications. VisiBroker for Java and VisiBroker for C++ implement the CORBA 2.0 and IIOP standards developed by the Object Management Group (OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group ), and can interoperate with other CORBA 2.0 compliant ORBs in a distributed object computing environment. Visigenic was the first company to release a Java ORB, and the first to support IIOP in its ORB products. About Novera Software Inc. Novera Software Inc. was founded in October 1995 to build software products that address the operational needs associated with running large-scale Java-based applications for users across an enterprise. Novera markets Novera EPIC, the first computing environment that enables development and deployment of managed Java components for enterprise Internet computing. Novera was named to Software Magazine's Top 25 Internet Companies in April 1997. For additional information contact Novera at 781/270-4422 or visit Novera's Home Page at http://www.novera.com . About Visigenic Software Inc. Visigenic is playing a key role in creating the foundation on which new, mission-critical applications are being developed -- the open, distributed, object-based architecture for the new global enterprise. Building on its expertise in standards-based distributed object and data access technologies, Visigenic has become the leading supplier of ORB technology to the computer industry. Companies embedding Visigenic technology into their products and/or product architectures include Oracle, Hitachi, Netscape, Novell, Sybase, Borland, Gemstone gemstone Any of various minerals prized for beauty, durability, and rarity. A few noncrystalline materials of organic origin (e.g., pearl, red coral, and amber) also are classified as gemstones. , Silicon Graphics, Cincom and Business Objects. Visigenic products include VisiBroker for Java, VisiBroker for C++ and VisiChannel for JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database . Recently, VisiBroker won DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. Magazine's 1997 Readers' Choice Award for best Object Request Broker. Additionally, Visigenic was identified by IDC, an independent market research firm, as the fastest growing object middleware vendor in their "Middleware: 1997 Worldwide Markets and Trends" report. Additional information about Visigenic may be obtained via the Web at http://www.visigenic.com . -0- Note to Editors: Visigenic is a registered trademark and VisiChannel for JDBC and VisiBroker are trademarks of Visigenic Software Inc. Java and JDBC are registered trademarks of Sun MicroSystems. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Visigenic Software Inc. Pat Kremer, 650/298-1900 pkremer@visigenic.com or Novera Software Inc. Richard Reichgut, 212/344-2196 rreichgut@novera.com or The Horn Group Inc. Angelique Reynolds, 650/579-6411 areynolds@horngroup.com |
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