Percussion Software is Accepted Into BEA's Portal Star Solution Partner Program, Accelerates Integration of Content With BEA's Weblogic Portal 4.0.Business/Technology Editors STONEHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2002 --Leading Provider of Enterprise-Scale Content Management Software Provides BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. Customers Seamless Integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. and Increased Control for Publishing Content to WebLogic Portal -- Percussion(R) Software, the only content management vendor committed to providing the lowest total cost of ownership for enterprise-scale content management, announced today that it has been accepted as a BEA Portal Star Solution Partner. BEA Systems BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) is one of the major companies developing enterprise infrastructure software. BEA makes middleware, products that help software run on top of databases. , 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 : BEAS) provides the Star Portal See StarPortal. Solution partnership for companies that offer products and services that are integrated tightly with its WebLogic Portal, and meet stringent criteria that help increase the value of the BEA Enterprise Platform. Percussion's Rhythmyx Accelerator for BEA WebLogic A software suite from BEA Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (www.beasys.com) that is used to deploy Web and SOA applications. The core product is BEA WebLogic Server, a J2EE application server. (TM) works seamlessly with the BEA WebLogic Portal, providing the ability to publish content and metadata to WebLogic, and enabling content contributors to dynamically preview the content live in the portal interface. Customers using the Rhythmyx Accelerator for BEA WebLogic realize a simplified and speedier integration of content with their enterprise portals, and end-users are able to receive relevant, highly personalized content whenever they need it. By integrating innovative software and services, such as Percussion's Rhythmyx Accelerator for BEA WebLogic and Rhythmyx(TM) Content Manager, the BEA WebLogic Enterprise The previous name for BEA's CORBA ORB, which later became part of the BEA Tuxedo platform. For a while, WebLogic Enterprise was the name of the entire product suite, but Enterprise was later dropped. See BEA Tuxedo. Platform provides enterprises with a complete, cost-effective solution for e-business. In conjunction with Percussion Software, the BEA Portal Star Solution will provide line-of-business users the flexibility and control required to easily assemble content for portals, along with the scalability and reliability required to quickly deploy, implement and maintain the content management system. Customers already using the Rhythmyx Accelerator for BEA WebLogic include Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. , The Mathworks, Network World and AIM Funds. "Percussion is very pleased to announce our partnership with BEA. Our relationship is a natural extension of our joint commitment to providing customers with powerful, low-cost solutions that provide a quick return on investment," said Barry Reynolds, 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 Percussion Software. "Together, BEA WebLogic Portal and our Rhythmyx Content Management system will provide unsurpassed customization, administration and integration, while delivering the lowest total cost of ownership." The BEA Portal Star Solution is reserved for companies that establish partner relationships with BEA and meet strict evaluation strict evaluation - Call-by-value evaluation order is sometimes called "strict evaluation" because, in a sequential system, it makes functions behave as though they were strict, in the sense that evaluation of a function application cannot terminate before evaluation of the and admission requirements. BEA Portal Star Solution partners are system integrators, independent software vendors and application service providers that are building eBusiness solutions to enable customers to easily create specific portals for partners, suppliers, customers and employees by leveraging pre-integrated partner solutions for content management, search, syndicated content, security, collaboration, Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. and business intelligence and analytics. As a member of the BEA Portal Star Solution, Percussion will receive enhanced sales and marketing support, a profile in the BEA Solutions Catalog and involvement with the Portal Star Solution search and sort feature. About Percussion Software Percussion Software (www.percussion.com), a leader in the content management market, is the only vendor to reduce the total cost of ownership of content management solutions by reducing the costs and skill level required to evolve and expand an organization's Web presence. Percussion's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Rhythmyx Content Manager, provides line-of-business users with unprecedented control to manage their own content without the need for technical expertise. Percussion's portfolio of Rhythmyx customers include global and market leaders MCKesson Corporation, Armstrong World Industries Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is an international designer and manufacturer of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Armstrong operates 39 plants in 10 countries and has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide. and Network World. Rhythmyx boasts a long list of industry awards including finalist in the category of "e-Business Foundations" for eWEEK's 2002 eXcellence Awards and winner of the Canadian E-Content Award for "Content Management System of the Year" presented by Information Highways. Other awards include an Editors' Choice by PC Magazine in March 2001 and "Best of Show" for "Best Web Application Development Software" at Spring Internet World 2000. About BEA WebLogic Portal BEA WebLogic Portal simplifies, personalizes and lowers the cost of access to information, applications and business processes by providing portal foundation services, personalization and interaction management, intelligent administration and integration services. These technologies provide a unified platform that reduces the cost of providing customer, partner and employee self-service, and increases IT productivity by simplifying the development, deployment and management of portals. See more at: www.bea.com/products/weblogic/portal/. About BEA BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS) is the world's leading application infrastructure software company, with nearly 12,500 customers around the world, including the majority of the Fortune Global 500. BEA and its WebLogic(R) brand are among the most trusted names in business. Businesses built on the award-winning BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform* are reliable, highly scalable, and poised to bring new services to market quickly. BEA's platform is the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for more than 2,100 systems integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs) and application service providers (ASPs) to provide complete solutions that fast-track and future-proof businesses for high growth and profitability. Headquartered in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif., BEA has 93 offices in 34 countries and is on the Web at www.bea.com. BEA and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform, BEA WebLogic Server, BEA WebLogic Commerce Server, BEA WebLogic Personalization Server, BEA WebLogic Collaborate, and BEA WebLogic Business Process Integrator are trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the company with which they are associated. |
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