[announce] Bowstreet integrates its Business Web Factory with IBM'sWebSpher e Application Server

[Ann Kelly <akelly@bowstreet.com>]

> Bowstreet and IBM team to integrate Bowstreet's Business Web Factory and
> IBM's WebSphere Application Server 
> 
> Bowstreet integrates its Business Web Factory with industry's premier J2EE
> application server to help companies benefit from investment in J2EE and
> web services 
> 
> PORTSMOUTH, NH, October 31, 2001 - Bowstreet (www.bowstreet.com) today
> announced that its Bowstreet(TM) Business Web Factory Version 4.1
> integrates fully with the IBM WebSphere Application Server. This new
> product release is the result of a recently formed relationship between
> Bowstreet and IBM (NYSE: IBM). The combination of these two products will
> accelerate joint customer development, deployment and management of
> distributed families of web applications based on J2EE components and web
> services. 
> 
> "Our fast-growing WebSphere customer base is already beginning to see the
> promise of J2EE and web services, including easy, affordable integration
> and rapid development," said Steve Mills, senior vice president and group
> executive, IBM Software Group. "Bowstreet's ability to automate the
> assembly of J2EE and web services, combined with WebSphere's industrial
> strength performance, will let customers get more power and profit from
> their e-business initiatives for less time, cost and effort."
> 
> Bowstreet's Business Web Factory dynamically assembles various software
> components -- from back-end systems to external web services -- into
> highly customized e-business applications.  This allows companies to
> service their key constituencies with built-to-order e-business
> applications, without the need for programmers to write any additional
> Java code.  The Business Web Factory enables enterprises to extend the
> value of their e-business middleware and applications servers, while
> slashing maintenance costs and making developers more productive. The
> Business Web Factory is fully standards-compliant and enables
> point-and-click customization of entire families of composite J2EE and web
> services applications. 
> 
> WebSphere is IBM's e-business infrastructure software for creating,
> managing and deploying e-business applications based on the J2EE computing
> framework, and is the centerpiece of IBM's web services strategy. The
> Bowstreet Business Web Factory automates the assembly of J2EE components
> and web services deployed on the WebSphere Application Server into custom
> web applications for individual users on a built-to-order basis. These
> capabilities will help satisfy IBM customers who require automated
> assembly of complex, distributed web applications, as well as Bowstreet
> customers who have been requesting the scalability, fault tolerance,
> security and session management that IBM's WebSphere product line
> provides.
> 
> "WebSphere Application Server is a leading software product, and
> Bowstreet's customers have been pressing for a way to leverage the power
> of the Business Web Factory on the IBM WebSphere platform," said Frank
> Moss, chairman and co-founder of Bowstreet. "The integration of
> Bowstreet's Business Web Factory on IBM's WebSphere Application Server
> increases the power of J2EE and web services by letting ordinary business
> people find, deploy and mass-customize multiple composite, built-to-order
> web applications simply by pointing and clicking." 
> 
> About Bowstreet
> Bowstreet, a recognized leader in web services, enables businesses to form
> dynamic, distributed networks called "business webs" that leverage the
> strengths of the entire value chain while providing rich, streamlined web
> experiences for employees, partners and customers. The Bowstreet(TM)
> Business Web Factory automates the creation, assembly and maintenance of
> families of composite web applications, dramatically increasing programmer
> productivity. Available options harness the power of the Business Web
> Factory with leading application, portal and integration platforms. More
> information may be found at www.bowstreet.com or by calling 603-559-1900.
> 
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> Contact:	
> 
> Ann Kelly					
> Bowstreet					 
> 603-559-1557					
> akelly@bowstreet.com		
> 									
> Tim Munroe 					 
> Beaupre & Co. Public Relations Inc. 		
> 603-559-5820					
> tmunroe@beaupre.com
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