Evergreen Internet Previews ECential E-Commerce Software Integration with IBM's WebSphere Application Server

Business Wire, June 17, 1999

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1999--

Evergreen Internet Previews ECential(TM) E-Commerce Software

Running on IBM's WebSphere and Novell's NetWare

at IBM's Friends & Technology Fest

Evergreen Internet, the leading provider of e-commerce solutions previewed their latest release of ECential(TM) E-Commerce Software running on IBM's WebSphere Application Server and Novell's NetWare 5 platform at IBM's Friends & Technology Fest, an event held in conjunction with Sun's JavaOne Conference in San Francisco.

Evergreen's ECential leverages open standards to provide an Open Commerce Framework. ECential is written in 100% Java(TM), is CORBA compliant, utilizes JavaServer Pages(TM) for dynamic document rendering and XML for data encapsulation.

"Evergreen is committed to partnering with leaders in technology to deliver open, scalable and robust e-commerce solutions. Integrating with IBM's WebSphere Application Server is just one example," said David Clare, Evergreen's vice president of business development.

Additional integration efforts are underway with Inprise's Application Server, BEA System's WebLogic Application Server and Bluestone Software's Sapphire/Web Application Server.

"By partnering with industry leaders in the application server market, ECential provides businesses with an e-commerce solution that leverages existing applications, protecting businesses previous investments in IT infrastructure," continued Clare.

ECential's open architecture and Open Commerce Framework provides system integrators with open application programming interfaces that extend ECential's commerce services to be tightly integrated with business objectives.

Evergreen's commitment to open standards-based e-commerce solutions, provides enterprises with the ability to leverage existing and future business systems to increase revenue, improve margins, and enhance customer service, while reducing total cost of ownership.

Evergreen is committed to delivering open, scalable, e-commerce solutions and is aggressively partnering with best-of-breed application providers for services such as application servers, personalization engines, knowledge management systems, and enterprise resource planning services.

The following is a sampling of businesses powered by Evergreen's ECential e-commerce software: The Sharper Image(R), shopnovell(R), The Swiss Colony(R), The San Diego Padres(R), Millrose Country Store(R) and Seventh Avenue(R). ECential is available for Sun Solaris(R), Windows NT(R)and Novell's NetWare(R) platforms.

Founded in 1994, Evergreen Internet provides leading edge electronic commerce solutions. It has partnered with many large and mid-sized companies to develop enterprise e-commerce Web sites that are among the most successful on the Internet.

In 1994, Evergreen developed the first complete online catalog featuring secure commerce transactions--Robert Redford's Sundance Catalog--and has continued as a premier provider of enterprise commerce systems by partnering with national and international corporations such as The Sharper Image, Swiss Colony, Novell, Windsor Vineyards, The San Diego Padres and FlowerNet.

Information about Evergreen can be obtained on the World Wide Web at http://www.evergreen.com or at JavaOne, Sun's Worldwide Java Developer Conference being held June 15-18 in San Francisco in booth No. 807 (for more information regarding JavaOne go to http://java.sun.com/javaone/).

Note to Editors: Evergreen and ECential are trademarks of Evergreen Internet Inc. All other product trademarks and company service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.