ObjectSpace and Tomen Information Systems Corporation Sign Japanese Distribution Agreement; Voyager Application Server Introduced in Far East.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- ObjectSpace Inc., a leading provider of award-winning products and services focused on enterprise-level distributed computing, has announced a distribution agreement with Tomen Information Systems Corp. (TISCO TISCO Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited TISCO Tractor Implement Supply Company ) to bring ObjectSpace's Voyager(R) products to Japan. This marks the initial entry of Dallas-based ObjectSpace into the Japanese distribution market, bringing its 100% Pure Java(TM)-based product technology to business application programmers in the Asia-Pacific region. TISCO, of Tokyo, will employ Voyager and ObjectSpace C++ tools for its customers' client/server systems and provide technical support for the products. "We are excited about this opportunity to bring the Voyager product family's reliability and flexibility to Japan," said David Norris, 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 ObjectSpace. "For ObjectSpace, TISCO was the obvious choice to help capture and enhance Voyager's visibility in the Asian market." Voyager Application Server(TM) enables the construction of industrial-strength, scalable distributed applications through its advanced directory service replication, load-balancing capabilities and connection management. Written in 100% Pure Java(TM), Voyager Application Server supports the EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) A software component in Sun's J2EE platform, which provides a pure Java environment for developing and running distributed applications. EJBs are written as software modules that contain the business logic of the application. , 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 , JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface) A programming interface (API) from Sun for connecting Java programs to naming and directory services such as DNS, LDAP and NDS. , RMI (Remote Method Invocation) A standard from Sun for distributed objects written in Java. RMI is a remote procedure call (RPC), which allows Java objects (software components) stored in the network to be run remotely. and JTA (Java Transaction API) A programming interface (API) from Sun for connecting Java programs to transaction monitors such as IBM's CICS and BEA's Tuxedo. JTA is part of Sun's J2EE platform. See J2EE. Enterprise Java API's, as well as the industry-standard 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 2 ORB, Naming and Object Transaction Services. "Faced with the revolutionary changes in business system networks, Japanese customers are in urgent need of more adaptive and flexible tools to build distributed systems for their businesses," said Michio Okui, president of TISCO. "We will leverage our 15 years experience of supporting customers' mission-critical systems and our broad range of coverage across several market categories to best expand ObjectSpace's new presence." Voyager offers a true EJB development environment for business-application programmers and EJB-component builders and, through its "universal container," simultaneously supports RMI, CORBA and COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. clients. ObjectSpace Voyager products include Voyager Applications Server, Voyager ORB Professional, Voyager Transactions and Voyager Securities. About Tomen Information Systems Corporation Established in 1982 by Tomen Corporation, as a strategic IT solutions provider, Tomen Information Systems Corp. focuses on building and supporting real-value and business critical systems for its customers. The company leverages its unparalleled experience gained through the development of global-wide and mission critical systems covering all industries, including manufacturing, financial and trading. The company's goal is to achieve the highest customer satisfaction by providing the most advanced and sophisticated technologies and services. About ObjectSpace ObjectSpace, based in Dallas, Texas, is an industry-leading provider of award-winning products and services that help businesses generate new revenue and create new efficiencies for Intranet and Internet applications. Flagship product Voyager Application Server(TM)supplies programmers and component builders with a Pure Java interface supporting client systems across RMI, CORBA and COM standard platforms. When combined with industry-recognized consulting and training services, real-world solutions are quickly realized. ObjectSpace customers include Novell, Sprint, Boeing, Chevron, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, 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) , Kodak, Lucent Technologies and Motorola. For more information on ObjectSpace solutions, call 972/726-4100 or visit online at http://www.objectspace.com. Note to Editors: Voyager is a registered trademark of ObjectSpace, Inc. Voyager ORB Professional, JGL, and Dynamic Aggregation are trademarks of ObjectSpace, Inc. |
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