Oak Grove Systems J2EE Process Engine for WebSphere Supports Web Services.Business Editors & High Tech Writers ALTADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001 Oak Grove Systems today announced that Reactor 5 for IBM (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IBM) WebSphere(R) now supports Web Services. Reactor 5 is a multi-platform, J2EE-based, XML-driven process engine for developing enterprise Java workflow applications. With this announcement, IBM WebSphere(R) customers can now call a Web Service from a Reactor 5 process and publish Reactor 5 processes as Web Services. "We're positioning Reactor 5 as the first process engine to fully support business process management requirements for Web Services," says Jason Schoettler, Product Manager of Reactor for Oak Grove Systems. "We believe Reactor 5 will become a broad platform base on which to build," says Schoettler, "because of its compatibility with BEA (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 :BEAS) WebLogic(R), IBM WebSphere(R), Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ) 9iAS and other market-leading application servers." Web Services support for IBM WebSphere(R) is the first in a series Web Services announcements expected from Oak Grove Systems. Implemented within the 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. framework, written entirely in Java, and using XML for process definition and instantiation (programming) instantiation - Producing a more defined version of some object by replacing variables with values (or other variables). 1. In object-oriented programming, producing a particular object from its class template. , Reactor 5 is a "best-of-breed" process engine that dramatically improves time-to-market and decreases development costs by providing a suite of tools for the rapid development of process layers within enterprise Java applications. Application Server compatibility includes BEA WebLogic(R), IBM WebSphere(R), Oracle 9iAS, and Orion Server. Database support includes Oracle 8i, MS SQL Server See Microsoft SQL Server. , and PostgreSQL 6.5, with IBM DB/2 coming soon. Reactor 5 is the first process engine to enable dynamic interaction with Web Services. About Oak Grove Systems Oak Grove Systems, Inc. is a privately held California corporation formed in 1998 to commercialize innovative process & coordination software originally developed for NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory “JPL” redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center located in the cities of Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA. . The company's patent-pending workflow engine, Oak Grove Reactor(TM), was originally developed to manage mission critical engineering and operational procedures for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs. For more information about Reactor, please visit the Oak Grove Systems website at www.oakgrovesystems.com, or contact Jason Schoettler at jason@oakgrovesystems.com or by phone at 626/296-6390 or 877/777-6310 (toll free). Note to Editors: Reactor is a registered trademark of Oak Grove Systems. All other registered marks, trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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