The agreemnet will ensure that the release of BroadVision One-To-One(R) Enterprise 6.0, the next generation of BroadVision’s advanced, scalable e-business platform will be able to take advantage of the scalability and extensibility of the latest version of Informix Dynamic Server(TM) (IDS 9).
This agreement truly builds on the strengths of both partners, as it will provide customers with the breadth of BroadVision’s robust e-business applications with IDS 9, which is ideally suited to meet the increasing data demands associated with e-commerce operations, said Brian Staff, vice president of marketing, Informix Software.
In addition to significant performance enhancements and new deployment options, BroadVision One-To-One Enterprise 6.0 adds Java(TM) 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE(TM)) support, including support for Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) (EJBTM) component architecture, JavaServer Pages(TM) (JSP(TM)) technology and Java Servlet application programming interfaces (APIs). The new Java technology-based features make BroadVision One-To-One Enterprise 6.0 one of the most open e-business application environments available. Other standards supported include JavaScript(TM) technology, C++, COM, CORBA, XML, XSL, LDAP, WML and WAP. Porting BroadVision’s new release to IDS 9 will provide an advanced online transaction-processing (OLTP) platform that delivers proven performance and scalability as well as the extensibility and flexibility of object-relational technology.
We are pleased to enter into this new partnership with Informix Software, said Gino Padua, vice president and general manager, worldwide channel organization, BroadVision. BroadVision and Informix have had joint customers in retail and banking for years with earlier versions of our products, so we are confident that by ensuring that today’s release will work seamlessly with the latest version of IDS 9 and will strengthen what will be the industry’s most comprehensive e-business application platform.
Capable of supporting thousands of concurrent users, IDS 9 offers increased performance over its previous version while requiring a smaller footprint and fewer system resources. These strengths will complement the unrivaled combination of enterprise-wide performance and simplicity of systems development and maintenance featured in the pending release of BroadVision One-To-One applications.
Home Depot relies on the track record of innovation and results demonstrated by Informix Software and BroadVision, said Mike Anderson, Home Depot vice president of information systems. Their new agreement will enhance our ability to meet the needs of our customers and further strengthen our market leadership.
Sears is committed to providing our customers with the best solutions to meet their needs, and the combination of the flagship products from Informix Software and BroadVision will help us meet that goal, said Marlene Gaidzik, Director of Developer Software Services, Sears, Roebuck and Co.
