IONA, the leading E-business Platform provider for Total Business Integration, announced a global alliance with Rational Software, the e-Development Company, to expand the development capabilities of IONA`s e-Business Platform for Total Business Integration.
Both IONA and Rational Software are represented by Software Futures, a wholly owned subsidiary of MGX in SA.
IONA`s e-Business Platform for Total Business Integration enables organisations to integrate their existing enterprise applications, develop new Java- and XML-based applications, and establish B2B connections with customers, partners and suppliers via the Web.
Rational Software provides the industry`s leading requirements management, visual modelling, automated testing and configuration management products, as well as the Rational Unified Process to help organisations build high quality applications faster and more effectively. Customers utilising the two companies` products together will be developing and deploying projects with an integrated solution that addresses every aspect of the Total Business Integration lifecycle.
IONA has joined the Rational Unified Partner Program and as part of this global alliance, IONA and Rational are working together to provide solutions that simplify the development and deployment lifecycle for Total Business Integration. The first step in this business relationship will be the integration of Rational Rose and Rational ClearCase with IONA`s iPortal Application Server 3.0 - a core component of IONA`s e-business platform for Total Business Integration.
"IONA and Rational share a common vision for helping customers integrate their businesses with customers, partners and suppliers, said Themi Themistocleous of Software Futures. "The Rational Suite provides the perfect complement to the IONA e-Business Platform, and the methodologies for each offering can be used together. We`re working with both Rational and IONA to make it easier for customers to leverage these integrated solutions, and we`re delighted to announce this international alliance.
"IONA has made significant contributions to the success of the J2EE specification, and we think these new combined offerings provide an even more compelling solution for customers," said Themistocleous. "Rational provides the means to define requirements, model systems, track changes and test the quality of applications. IONA provides the platform to build Java and XML-based applications and extend integrated applications over the Web."
IONA`s Global Services will introduce and leverage the Rational Unified Process in customer application development projects. IONA is integrating the Rational Unified Process with IONA`s SureTrack Transition Program to provide a formal roadmap for the strategic adoption of component-based software and its reuse. Additionally, the Rational Unified Process will become the core of IONA`s SureTrack Develop product for building and deploying enterprise applications as part of a common, integrated enterprise architecture.
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IONA is a leading e-Business Platform provider for Total Business Integration. The IONA e-Business Platform provides users with a complete solution for end-to-end business integration inside and outside the firewall.
IONA`s e-Business Platform includes a J2EE-compliant application server, a mainframe and enterprise application integration suite as well as XML web services, Java and CORBA development tools, and a business-to-business integration (B2Bi) platform.
Founded in 1991, IONA is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with US headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company had revenues of $153 million in 2000 and employs more than 1 000 people in 30 offices worldwide. Please visit www.iona.com for more information.
Rational Software
Rational Software provides a platform for software development that speeds time-to-market while improving software quality. This integrated, full lifecycle solution combines software engineering best practices, market-leading tools, and professional services.
Ninety of the Fortune 100 and 49 of the Fortune e-50 build software with the Rational solution. This open platform is extended by hundreds of partners providing more than 500 complementary products and services.
IDC has recognised Rational as the revenue leader in multiple application development and deployment markets for four years in a row. Founded in 1981, Rational, one of the world`s largest software companies, had revenues of $815 million in its fiscal year ended March, 2001 and employs more than 3 700 people around the world.
Rational is a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.rational.com
MGX
MGX listed in the IT sector of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1995 and has, during its five-year history as a listed company, delivered consistent growth to shareholders. MGX was ranked 8th in the Sunday Times top 100 companies for 2000.
MGX has operations in SA, Botswana, Australia, the UK and the US, and is grouped into five focused strategic business units, which have strong operational and strategic synergies.
The underlying theme to what MGX provides is the existence of business information and the need to manage and deliver that information through all the applications available to business users. The rapid growth of the "information age" has resulted in an enormous amount of information in constant circulation, and the challenge is to help businesses make decisions and act swiftly on that information, in order to be successful in their chosen markets.
This is what MGX means by Information-Rich Business Solutions. To deliver Information-Rich Business Solutions, MGX has created a group of companies that can create and implement effective solutions to business users in any sector or industry, anywhere in the world. MGX`s ability to deliver centres around its core competencies, its dedication to innovation, its commitment to attract and retain the best talent in the industry who are passionate about what they do and its fierce focus on customer needs.
For more information, visit www.mgxgroup.com.
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