Objectivity, Inc. Joins BEA Star Program to Provide BEA-Ready Massively Scalable Database.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2002

Objectivity, Inc., the leading provider of high-performance database engines for the management of complex data, today announced that it has joined the growing list of companies in the Star Partner Program of BEA Systems, Inc.

BEA Systems is one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies. Objectivity for Java(TM) now works with the BEA WebLogic Application Server(TM). It provides a BEA-Ready(TM) solution that allows customers to use Objectivity for Java in high-performance enterprise Java bean (EJB) environments that must also synchronize with legacy databases.

The prime role of Objectivity for Java is to provide high-performance object persistence in a heterogeneous environment. This integration allows Objectivity for Java to participate transparently as a resource manager for global transactions running within 2-tier and 3-tier enterprise applications. Complex algorithms may be executed in real-time within the fault tolerant, distributed Objectivity for Java environment. The application can now read or write data stored in Objectivity for Java and in the existing enterprise database in a transaction-safe manner.

Accessing the Objectivity/DB federated database is accomplished with an EJB. Objectivity for Java currently supports the EJB 1.1 specification. Access is through stateless or stateful session beans using either bean-managed (BMT) or container-managed (CMT) transactions. The application designer can also choose to use an entity bean with bean-managed persistence (BMP).

The application can perform ODMG operations for storing and looking up named root objects directly, or it can obtain a local representation of the federated database. The application programmer then has access to the richly featured Objectivity for Java API.

"An increasing number of our customers are integrating highly computational applications that run on Objectivity/DB with their enterprise databases. We are pleased to be working with market-leader BEA," said John Jarrell, senior executive vice president of sales & marketing at Objectivity, Inc. "Being a BEA Star Partner will ensure that our mutual customers can rely on full support for the complex 2-tier and 3-tier applications that they are deploying."

As a member of the BEA Star Partner program, Objectivity, Inc. will receive an array of benefits in marketing, sales, training, education, and technical development. BEA Star members are systems integrators, independent software vendors and application service providers building e-business solutions on the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform(TM) to help make their customers Internet-ready and future-proof.

About Objectivity, Inc.

Objectivity, Inc. is the leading provider of high-performance, scalable object databases with unrivaled support for mixed-language development and distributed, mixed-hardware environments. Objectivity boosts developer productivity, shortens time to market, and provides the ideal platform for mission-critical applications requiring continuous performance and adaptability to future technologies.

Objectivity, Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, California, U.S.A. For more information, contact Objectivity by e-mail at [e-mail], on the World Wide Web at http://www.objectivity.com or by calling 650/254-7100.

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