Oak Grove Systems Offers IBM's WebSphere Users Compatible J2EE Workflow Engine

Business Wire, August 14, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ALTADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2001

Oak Grove Systems today announced the compatibility of Reactor(TM) 5.0 with IBM's (NYSE:IBM) WebSphere(TM) application server, version 4.0. Reactor 5.0 is Oak Grove's J2EE-based, XML-driven workflow engine for developing enterprise Java applications.

The completion of the compatibility testing enables IBM's WebSphere users to use Reactor 5.0 to quicken their workflow development pace and simplify process integration. Reactor 5.0 offers user flexibility and powerful interoperability benefits with e-business applications, CRM, ERP, legacy systems, and other workflow systems. The robust Reactor 5.0 process model, originally developed at JPL for NASA, now lets WebSphere users add arbitrarily complex process layers simply and efficiently.

"Compatibility with WebSphere is an important milestone in our strategy of delivering cross-platform process tools deployable on the market leading applications, platforms and environments," said Steve Mitchell, chief technology officer, Oak Grove Systems. "Our goal with the Reactor technology is to give the application server market the first 100 percent compatible workflow engine."

Users can download Reactor 5.0 from the Oak Grove Systems Website at www.oakgrovesystems.com. Currently, Reactor 5.0 has been certified compatible with IBM's WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, Orion, and JBOSS. Compatibility testing on additional application servers is in progress.

Implemented within the J2EE framework, written entirely in Java, and using XML for process definitions and instantiation, Reactor 5.0 is a "best-of-breed" workflow engine that dramatically improves time-to-market and decreases development costs by providing a suite of tools for the rapid development of process layers within enterprise Java applications.

About Oak Grove Systems

Oak Grove Systems, Inc. is a privately held California corporation formed in 1998 to commercialize innovative process & coordination software originally developed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The company's patent-pending workflow engine, Oak Grove Reactor(TM), was originally developed to manage mission critical engineering and operational procedures for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs.

For more information, please visit Oak Grove Systems' website (www.oakgrovesystems.com), or contact Jason Schoettler: jason@oakgrovesystems.com 626/296-6396 877/777-6310 (toll free).

Note to Editors: Reactor is a registered trademark of Oak Grove Systems. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.