OGIS-RI To Distribute Sonic Software's Premier Internet Middleware Products in Japan.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 $200+ Million (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) IT Consultancy First Japanese Distributor of Leading Web Services and Messaging Products SonicXQ(TM) and SonicMQ(R) Osaka Gas Information System Research Institute Co.,Ltd (OGIS-RI) will distribute Sonic Software products in Japan. Sonic has been selected as the messaging vendor of choice for OGIS-RI when building distributed architecture and Web services implementations for customers. OGIS-RI, a $200+ million (USD) Japan-based IT consulting firm wholly owned by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd, is the first Japanese firm to distribute SonicXQ, an intelligent XML-based backbone for distributed services and SonicMQ, the number one Java(TM) Message Service (JMS (Java Messaging Service) A programming interface (API) from Sun for connecting Java programs to messaging middleware such as IBM's MQSeries and TIBCO's Rendezvous. JMS is part of Sun's J2EE platform. See J2EE. JMS - Java Message Service ) implementation. "Sonic Software is an important part of our strategy to remain the top ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. in Japan. By incorporating Sonic's technology, OGIS-RI will enhance the value and quality of our object-oriented e-business solutions," said Masahiro Sento, president of OGIS-RI. "Because Sonic is standards-based, we expect maximum synergy between Sonic's products and our existing technology, such as the new generation UML (Unified Modeling Language) An object-oriented analysis and design language from the Object Management Group (OMG). Many design methodologies for describing object-oriented systems were developed in the late 1980s. collaboration tool `Konesa.'" SonicXQ provides an intelligent XML-based backbone for integrating diverse applications and technologies across the extended enterprise. More open and flexible than traditional integration solutions, SonicXQ offers any-to-any connectivity through a distributed service-oriented architecture. SonicXQ delivers a comprehensive set of components and services for reliably connecting applications within and beyond the enterprise. Incorporating Sonic Software's patent-pending Dynamic Routing Architecture(TM) (DRA DRA Delta Regional Authority DRA Developmental Reading Assessment (educational test) DRA Division of Ratepayer Advocates (California) DRA Data Research Associates DRA Directory and Resource Administrator ), SonicMQ ensures guaranteed message delivery with unparalleled performance and scalability. SonicMQ seamlessly integrates with industry-leading 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. technology-based application servers including BEA WebLogic Server, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) WebSphere, Borland AppServer, HP 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. Total-e-Server and IONA's Orbix E2A E2A End to Anywhere (Orbix platform) Application Server Platform. "Sonic Software is the infrastructure provider of choice for today's distributed application and Web services deployments," said Greg O'Connor, president of Sonic Software. "Sonic's Web services and messaging products enable organizations to quickly adapt to ever-changing business requirements and stay one step ahead of their competitors, while being fully standards compliant. And Sonic is committed to driving advancements in Web services and J2EE Connector Architecture support." "We are pleased that OGIS-RI, one of Japan's leading systems integrators, has selected Sonic to provide a rock-solid infrastructure for their clients' distributed environments and Web services deployments," continued O'Connor. About Sonic Software Corporation Sonic Software enables reliable interoperability of software applications within and across enterprises based on Web services and Internet messaging standards. Sonic products provide advanced security capabilities, unmatched performance and scalability, and guaranteed delivery of mission-critical information. Sonic is the world's fastest growing Internet middleware company and counts leaders in financial services, energy, telecommunications and manufacturing among its over 500 customers. Sonic is an independent operating company of Progress Software Corporation (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 : PRGS PRGS Phosphoribosylglycinamide Synthetase ), a $250+ million software industry leader with customers in over 100 countries. Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., Sonic Software can be reached on the Web at sonicsoftware.com or at +1-781-999-7000 or 1-866-GET-SONIC. SonicMQ, SonicXQ, Dynamic Routing Architecture and the Sonic Software logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. Java and all Java-related marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 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