Sun introduces Sun Connect platform for Web-enabled financial services; Java-based environment provides open framework for secure financial transactions

Business Wire, June 23, 1997

"We see Sun Connect as a powerful new framework designed to bring financial services to the Internet today," said Ed Scott, executive vice president of worldwide field operations for BEA. "BEA is exploiting its experience in delivering financial transactions from web based Java applications all the way up to the mainframe for Sun's new Sun Connect architecture."

BroadVision:

"BroadVision supports Sun's leadership in delivering an extensible development platform for Web-based financial services," said Perry W. Thorndyke, Vice President of Business and Channel Development. "BroadVision's One-To-One Financial WebApp, available on Sun Solaris, enables financial services customers to deploy profitable Web sites for personalized customer self-service and targeted cross-selling. We look forward to integrating One-To-One Financial with other complementary applications within the Sun development framework."

Home Account Network:

"Java is an incredibly powerful technology and harnessing it through Sun Connect to allow even more rapid development and deployment of Web-based transaction applications will lead to exciting innovations in the home banking, brokerage and securities area," said Dave Brewer, chief technology officer, Home Account Network, Inc. "We anticipate working closely with Sun and our customers to develop an extended range of branded, value-added account management, checking, bill payment and fund transfer applications."

Innovision:

"Our OFX products provide enterprises with tremendous benefits," said Bill Cary, Innovision Corporation, president. "It lowers their in-house development cost to implement this technology while easily integrating with their existing systems allowing them to focus on the new business opportunities and relationship-specific strategies."

MECA:

"Sun Connect complements our core objective to provide our financial institution customers with best-of-breed retail delivery solutions that enable them to develop profitable relationships with customers. We look forward to working with Sun and developing Java-based applications built on the Sun Connect platform," said Paul Harrison, CEO of MECA.

NEON:

"OFX is an important enabler for Web-based transactions. The Sun Connect architecture provides an open framework for integrating the latest financial applications with legacy systems. We look forward to working with Sun in implementing NEONet in conjunction with the other partners on the Sun Connect architecture," said Robert Theis, senior vice president, chief marketing officer, NEON.

Netscape:

"As banking and brokerage service providers begin to offer services via the Web, technologies like Sun Connect will enable them to build Crossware applications -- a new class of applications that run across platforms, networks and businesses," said Rick Schell, senior vice president of the Platform and Client Product Division at Netscape Communications Corporation. "Because Sun Connect is built entirely in Java, it complements the CrossCommer solutions offered by Netscape and Actra."