IONA Technologies Announces Support for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition

Business Wire, Dec 7, 1999

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999--

With support for the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, IONA

iPortal Application Server to Provide a Unified Solution for the

Development, Management, and Deployment of Multi-Tier Systems

Java Business (SM) Conference, IONA(R) Technologies (NASDAQ:IONA) today announced planned support for Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s Java(TM) 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) in the IONA iPortal Application Server(TM), a component of the IONA iPortal Suite(TM). IONA iPortal Suite is the industry's first multi-platform portfolio of products to address the problems associated with developing, deploying and managing the specific class of eBusiness applications commonly referred to as enterprise portals. With support for J2EE, IONA iPortal Application Server consolidates the best of Web and enterprise Java technologies for enterprise business systems.

"As members of the Early Release program for J2EE, we are committed to the success of this technology. It will provide a strong, secure engine for Java platform-based eCommerce applications and enterprise portals," said Simon Pepper, Senior Product Manager Java Products, IONA Technologies. "J2EE is a solid underpinning for the IONA iPortal Application Server, it allows our customers to build complex enterprise solutions simply and quickly."

"IONA Technologies recognizes the real value that the Java platform, particularly the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, brings to businesses: simplicity, scalability, and choice," said George Paolini, Vice President, Java Community Development, Sun Microsystems, Inc.. "We are delighted to see IONA Technologies underscore its commitment to the Java platform and to the advancement of Java technology."

The IONA iPortal Application Server includes full support for Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) 1.1 technology - the latest release of the EJB standard, which provides complete EJB Container functionality. In addition to enabling applications based on the Java 2 platform to fully interoperate with existing CORBA applications, the IONA iPortal Application Server provides a rich deployment environment for J2EE compliant applications with CORBA's proven scalability, reliability, and performance, from the world's leading standards-based middleware provider. It delivers an exceptionally high 'ease-of-use' graphical interface for developing, assembling, deploying, managing and maintaining J2EE applications, that automatically generates all the necessary XML.

Availability

The IONA iPortal Application Server beta release is available today on the IONA website at www.iona.com. The IONA iPortal Application Server will be ready for general availability (GA) in Q1 2000 as a compliant J2EE product.

About IONA Technologies

IONA Technologies is a leading provider of software and services that help organizations build and deploy enterprise portals, Internet commerce sites, and other large-scale distributed applications. The Company provides products and services to organizations building enterprise portals, Internet commerce sites, and other large-scale distributed applications. Uniquely among middleware vendors, IONA is committed to supporting the full diversity of languages - including Java and C - and distributed computing technologies - including Enterprise JavaBeans, CORBA, Microsoft's Windows DNA 2000 and IBM CICS and IMS - used by today's development organizations. More information about IONA Technologies is available from the Company's Web site (www.iona.com).

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java Business, Java, and Enterprise JavaBeans are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. IONA, IONA iPortal Application Server, IONA iPortal Suite, and Orbix are registered trademarks of IONA Technologies. CORBA and the Object Management Group (OMG) are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Object Management Group, Inc in the US and other countries.