Iona, the enterprise portal company represented locally by CCH Software Development, has announced a major development in its relationship with Boeing, the world leader in aerospace, to include Iona`s iPortal Suite. Strengthening the companies` long-standing relationship, Boeing will leverage the iPortal Suite for the design, development and deployment of e-business solutions, while continuing to use IONA`s products for the integration of applications.
As a suite of products designed to address problems in developing, deploying and managing enterprise portals, Iona`s iPortal Suite provides Boeing with a scalable platform for the integration of legacy systems, proprietary software applications and new business logic.
Using the standards-based infrastructure of the iPortal Suite, Boeing can continue to leverage technology investments from other vendors and deliver an e-business solution that enhances its existing business practices and operations.
"The scope of our organisation is enormous and requires the integration of numerous computing platforms, software applications and mainframe systems," says Kyle Quinn, director of e-business at Boeing. "In order for us to leverage our existing IT infrastructure and intellectual property in our e-business operations, we needed a technology-agnostic platform that allows for a high level of functionality and interoperability."
Iona`s relationship with Boeing began in 1995 when the aerospace company selected Orbix, the e-business infrastructure of Iona`s iPortal Suite, as the integration platform for its Define Control Airplane Configuration/Manufacturing Resource Management (DCAC/MRM) programme. Since that time DCAC/MRM has installed multiple upgrades of Orbix, the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG) has declared Orbix as its standard integration platform and Orbix has been deployed for use in Boeing`s Standards Parts Retrieval System (USPARTS), and Boeing O-line Delivery (BOLD)/Redars projects.
"Our relationship with Boeing is one of our most strategic, and this substantial multi-year agreement takes the relationship to the next level," says Barry Morris, CEO at Iona. "We look forward to supporting them in the development of a leading-edge e-business strategy."
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