Software AG Executives to Present the Power of XML at the XML Web Services One Conference; William Ruh to Deliver Keynote on Web Services as an Alternative to EAI

Business Wire, August 28, 2002

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

XML Web Services One Conference 2002

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2002

JP Morgenthal to Examine XML Standards and the Underlying

Technologies that Compromise the Semantic Web

Software AG, Inc., a pioneer in XML technologies, announced today that key executives and industry veterans, William Ruh and JP Morgenthal, will be among XML and Web services experts speaking at this year's XML Web Services One Conference, held in Boston, Massachusetts (August 26 - 30).

Software AG's participation in the event includes a series of presentations, Web services demonstrations and partner activity, culminating Thursday, August 28 with a keynote presentation by Ruh, Software AG, Inc.'s Senior Vice President, Professional Services, on Web services as an alternative to traditional enterprise application integration.

"We really have not seen the benefit of EAI and proprietary messaging. With XML and Web services, we have the first set of standards that will help us lower costs of these projects and integrate back-end and Internet and desktop systems in ways we could not imagine before," said Ruh. "We spend 50% of our time in systems and application development in transforming information to display, store and integrate. Having a single format, such as XML and Web services, is critical to saving time and is a much faster means of application development."

Software AG customer, Dr. Timothy Chester, Senior IT Manager of Texas A&M University, will also be presenting at the conference. Chester's presentation, "SOAP and Web Services for Enterprise System Developers" will provide strategies for Web services and will also discuss his real-world implementations of Web services, which include Software AG products.

Software AG presentations at the conference include:

XML Standards - A Management Overview Tuesday, August 27 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

In this session, JP Morgenthal, Chief Services Architect, Software AG, Inc., will speak to IT or line-of-business managers on how the family of XML standards are constantly evolving and growing. This presentation will be broken up into three sections focusing on the impact of XML on the enterprise, XML for integration and XML for communications.

Using the Semantic Web for Electronic Business Registries Wednesday, August 28 9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

In this session designed for developers and technical managers, JP Morgenthal, Chief Services Architect, Software AG, Inc. will examine the underlying technologies that compromise the semantic Web, such as DAML OIL, WebOntologies, and RDF and further explore how these technologies in tandem with existing Web protocols could be used to create a common electronic business registry that can suit multiple business needs.

Keynote: Is EAI Dead? Long live Web Services! Thursday, August 29 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

In this keynote, William Ruh, Senior Vice President, Professional Services, Software AG, Inc., will take a look at Web services as the up-and-coming, cost-effective alternative to traditional enterprise application integration. Software AG's wrapper technology, XML messaging, UDDI and native XML storage provide all of the components to deploy Web services today. Corporations can deploy existing mainframe applications to the Web quickly and cost effectively. For live demonstrations, visit the Software AG booth #566 at the XML Web Services One Conference. To learn more about how Software AG products fit into the Web services framework, please visit http://www.iian.ibeam.com/events/soft002/071202a_ts/index.jsp?ref=.

About Software AG, Inc.

Based in Reston, Va., Software AG, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Software AG. Founded in 1969, Software AG continues to be Europe's largest and a leading global provider of system software and services enabling enterprise data integration and management. Software AG's products control the central IT processes of thousands of renowned companies worldwide including Delta Airlines, Morgan Stanley, Citibank, Merck, DaimlerChrysler, and Sony. Software AG develops products and solutions that support the XML (Extensible Markup Language) standard. XML simplifies the exchange of documents and data as well as the integration of cutting-edge Web applications into traditional IT architectures. According to IDC, Software AG is the worldwide leader in the XML database market thanks to its Tamino XML Server. Software AG's B2B solutions offering focuses on XML-based integration (e.g. Web services) and enterprise content management systems. Software AG's portfolio of 300-plus distribution and technology partners includes IBM, Sun, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard and solutions vendors like BEA and Stellent. In 2001, the corporation achieved 589 million euros in total revenue. Software AG has offices in over 70 countries and currently employs a staff of 3,200. Software AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (MDAX, security id number 724264/SOWGn.F). For additional information, go to www.softwareagusa.com.

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