Progress Software Ships Next Generation of Progress SonicMQ E-Business Messaging Server.Business/Technology Editors BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000 Award-Winning Messaging Server Further Extends Performance and Scalability Leadership Progress(R) 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 leading supplier of technology for building e-business solutions, today announced it has begun shipping Progress SonicMQ(TM) Version 3.0, the next generation of its award-winning E-Business Messaging Server for the reliable, scalable and secure transport of business-critical data over the Internet. Progress Software's SonicMQ is the leading solution for e-business messaging (EBM EBM Evidence-Based Medicine EBM Electronic Body Music EBM ecosystem-based management EBM Evidence Based Medical (statistics) EBM Environmentally Benign Manufacturing EBM Expressed Breast Milk EBM Executive Board Meeting ); a rapidly growing category of messaging middleware Software that provides an interface between applications, allowing them to send data back and forth to each other asynchronously. Data sent by one program can be stored in a queue and then forwarded to the receiving program when it becomes available to process it. architected to meet the unique requirements of information integration and exchange over the Internet. Examples of solutions enabled through the use of e-business messaging include: --Business-to-business integration --Enterprise application integration --E-Marketplaces --Peer-to-peer networking --Electronic communications networks for the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry --Business-to-consumer applications "SonicMQ provides a messaging infrastructure that exceeds the most stringent requirements of today's e-business marketplace," said Dan Potter Dan Potter is an American businessman. He started Cryptic Allusion around 1995 for the purposes of web design consulting. Since that area of the business world began to take off on its own and become crowded, the purpose of the group has been redefined several times over the , Vice President of SonicMQ Product Marketing. "SonicMQ has experienced tremendous market acceptance including e-business leaders such as Commerce One and Hewlett Packard Company, further establishing SonicMQ as the leading messaging technology for all e-business applications." To meet the needs of EBM, SonicMQ 3.0 provides the performance and scalability, reliable delivery over the Internet, end-to-end security, and comprehensive support for Internet standards including 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 and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. . "The fast-paced financial industry is a demanding environment, and requires a standards based, scalable messaging solution to address individual customer needs," said Rama Chandra-Murthy, program manager, HP e-Financial Business Unit. "SonicMQ's ability to provide the scalability and reliability in handling the thousands of daily messages required make it a preferred choice for HP and our customers." SonicMQ 3.0 Introduces the Dynamic Routing Architecture SonicMQ 3.0 introduces a Dynamic Routing Architecture (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 ), a major advancement over traditional message oriented middleware products designed specifically to meet the requirements of e-business. Only SonicMQ can deliver: --Massive Scalability Dynamic Routing Architecture (DRA) provides the ability to dynamically support tens of thousands of connections or business partners to an e-business solution. Through the DRA, SonicMQ allows users to participate in a massively scalable messaging infrastructure delivering millions of messages per day. --24x7 Availability As part of the DRA, Interbroker Clustering allows multiple SonicMQ servers to operate as a unit, eliminating single points of failure within the messaging infrastructure. Load balancing and connect-time failover features ensure 24x7 availability and allow administrators to establish an efficient routing configuration that can be managed from a centralized configuration server. --End-to-End Security DRA provides the most comprehensive security solution for messaging over the Internet by providing full access control and certificate-based mutual authentication for both server-to-server and client-to-server security. DRA also provides end-to-end secure communication featuring both message payload and channel encryption, while flexible HTTP/HTTPS support leverages existing Internet security mechanisms and allows messages to easily travel through multiple firewalls. --Guaranteed Reliability SonicMQ's DRA guarantees the delivery of business-critical information through durable subscriptions and persistent messages that ensures delivery with zero data loss. Long duration message persistence for disconnected users is supported through an embedded message store or optionally through JDBC-compliant relational databases. SonicMQ also provides transactional support allowing one or more messages to be specified as a transacted set. --Real-time Performance SonicMQ's industry-leading performance, validated by independent benchmark results, is further enhanced with the introduction of Concurrent Transacted Memory Cache as part of the DRA. This breakthrough technology delivers optimized performance for guaranteed message delivery. Through this feature, SonicMQ is now capable of supporting 2,000 concurrent connections with 10MB per second throughput on a dual CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. server. --Connectivity and Standards SonicMQ provides native support for the following: -Internet protocols, including TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. -Internet security via firewall tunneling, SSL, encryption and digital certificates -Java Message Service (JMS) compliance -Connectivity bridges: MQSeries, JMS-compliant messaging systems, SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. -XML message type and DOM-capable client -Open administration API with SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. support -100% Java server, with Java, COM/ActiveX and C clients Product Availability SonicMQ Version 3.0 is available today. SonicMQ is available in three editions: SonicMQ Developer Edition, a free version available for download at http://www.sonicmq.com/, that allows developers to build and test simple messaging applications; SonicMQ Professional Developer Edition, priced at $1200 per user, for complex development and testing environments, and SonicMQ E-Business Edition, priced at $5000 per CPU, a fully featured product for deployment. SonicMQ Version 3.0 is certified for the following operating environments: Microsoft Windows NT, Sun Solaris, Linux, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. and AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . About Progress Software Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a global supplier of software products and services for developing, deploying and managing business applications moving to the Internet. We offer superior messaging servers, application servers, databases, and application development and management products. Our partners include more than 2,000 application service providers (ASPs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) who supply annually over $5 billion in Progress(R)-based applications and related services. Our products are used by over 10,000 organizations across 100 countries worldwide, including 60% of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, visit www.progress.com or call +1-781-280-4000. Progress is a registered trademark and SonicMQ is a trademark of Progress Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the US and other countries. Any other trademarks and/or servicemarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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