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Subject: ObjectSpace to Adopt SOAP Specification for B2B Interoperability
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Contact: Kim Tompkins Director of Public Relations and Investor Relations ObjectSpace, Inc. Phone: (972) 726-4229 ktompkins@objectspace.com > ObjectSpace to Adopt SOAP Specification for B2B Interoperability > > Leading B2B provider to incorporate latest XML communications protocol > into its OpenBusiness(tm) software solutions > > DALLAS - August 29, 2000 - ObjectSpace, a leading provider of web > service-enabled business-to-business infrastructure software products and > services, announced today its support of the Simple Object Access Protocol > (SOAP) by incorporating it into their OpenBusiness(tm) product line of B2B > software solutions. SOAP is a communications protocol that uses > Extensible Markup Language (XML) to link applications and services over > the Internet and allows business software programs to communicate > regardless of the programming model on which they are based. > > OpenBusiness is a comprehensive set of integrated products and > professional services to help companies realize business-to-business > integration. OpenBusiness provides an easy-to-configure platform that > enables B2B partners to build integration solutions rapidly without the > need for alterations to existing software applications and enables the use > of different business applications across all operating systems. > ObjectSpace will integrate SOAP in the release of OpenBusiness 2.0 this > year. > > "Supporting SOAP demonstrates ObjectSpace's continuing commitment to > enabling seamless B2B integration," said Tyler McDaniel, analyst with the > Hurwitz Group. "Implementing SOAP can lessen the complexities that > businesses face as they leverage the Internet and develop more efficient > connections with partners." > > "Adopting the SOAP specification is a critical step in the development of > our OpenBusiness solutions," said David Norris, chairman and CEO of > ObjectSpace. "SOAP will provide our customers with a standard protocol > for connecting their systems over the Internet, removing yet another > barrier for achieving seamless B2B collaboration." > > > > > SOAP was created in late 1999, by developers DevelopMentor, Inc., > Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) and UserLand Software as a standard to bridge both > XML and HTTP technologies to facilitate interoperability. Most recently, > those companies, along with IBM and Lotus, developed SOAP version 1.1 and > submitted that specification to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for > standardization. > > "As more and more companies migrate to Web-based services, SOAP will be > one of the technologies that makes more services available among B2B > partners," said John Montgomery, lead product manager for Web Services at > Microsoft Corp. "We are excited that ObjectSpace has recognized SOAP's > ability to provide an open integration fabric for Web services." > > About ObjectSpace > > ObjectSpace unleashes the power of untapped B2B opportunities through > innovation of web services. Since 1992, ObjectSpace has led the industry > with distributed computing products and services. Today, ObjectSpace's > software and expertise provide the competitive edge for new solutions in > the networked economy, through its open platform solution, > OpenBusiness(tm). OpenBusiness helps companies create and manage online > relationships, form virtual businesses, discover new distribution channels > and create deeper partnerships with web-based applications that makes it > easy for businesses to transform their applications into Internet web > services. By enabling web services, ObjectSpace customers can create > innovative business models that generate new revenues and improve > efficiencies. The company has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. For more > information, visit www.objectspace.com or call 1-866-WEB2WEB. > > ### > > ObjectSpace and OpenBusiness are trademarks of ObjectSpace, Inc. All other > trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective > owners. > >
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