IONA to Showcase Web Services Integration and Interoperability At XML Web Services One Conference

Business Wire, June 3, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2002

Supply-Chain Scenario Demonstrates ROI from Web Services and Product Interoperability; IONA Dream Warrior Challenge Gains Momentum

as Developers Battle for the Ultimate Grand Prize

IONA(R), the leading e-Business Platform provider for Web Services Integration (NASDAQ: IONA), today announced its participation in the XML Web Services One Conference, June 4-7 in San Jose, California.

Over the four-day event, IONA will join other industry leaders in keynote, panel, and educational discussions on Web Services Integration, security, and ebXML. At the IONA booth (#105), IONA will showcase its leadership in Web Services Integration and interoperability, and commitment to Web services education, through interactive product demonstrations and kiosks for the IONA Dream Warrior Challenge.

IONA Dream Warrior Challenge

The IONA Dream Warrior Challenge portal (http://portals.devx.com/dreamwarrior/Door/6209) is the ideal online destination for developers who want to educate themselves on Web services, get their hands on free IONA developer tools and tutorials, and start building, consuming, and exposing Web services while earning points towards cash and vacation prizes.

At XML Web Services One, conference attendees can join the interactive community of thousands of developers already engaged in the IONA Dream Warrior Challenge. Developers should visit IONA's booth (#105) to register for the Dream Warrior Challenge and receive a free developer's license of IONA's Orbix E2A XMLBus Edition.

Web Services Interoperability Demonstration

The Web Service Interoperability Demonstration will provide a multi-vendor, cross-platform application of Web services interoperability using a purchasing network business scenario. IONA engineers will demonstrate how IONA's Orbix E2A XMLBus can be used to create Web services that will automate communication between suppliers and customers, and their hundreds of disparate business systems, during the purchasing process. For more information visit http://www.xmethods.net/idemo/

IONA Presentations at XML Web Services One:

Web Services Integration - "Show Me the Money!"

Tuesday, June 4, from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Guest Panelist: Rebecca Dias, Product Manager - IONA Orbix E2A XMLBus Edition

The concept of deploying applications as Web services has certainly drawn the impression of being "The Next Big Thing." But how will Web services really work on the ground? The panel, moderated by Application Development Trends columnist Tony Baer, will create a live simulation of a Web services B2B Integration scenario and examine the challenges and solutions for achieving interoperability.

ebXML - Implementations

Thursday, June 6, from 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

Session Leader: Prakash Sinha, Senior Project Manager - IONA Orbix E2A Collaborate Edition

Prakash Sinha will discuss how developers can use ebXML to develop applications and how a company's Web services strategy can benefit from implementation.

About IONA:

IONA is the leading e-Business Platform provider for Web Services Integration with more than 4,500 customers worldwide. IONA Orbix E2A(TM), which consists of the award-winning Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform and Orbix E2A Application Server Platform, enables the flow of information across disparate systems and the liberation of application assets for new business opportunities.

Founded in 1991, IONA(R) (NASDAQ: IONA) is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company had revenues of $181 million in 2001 and employs more than 800 people in more than 30 offices worldwide. For additional information about IONA, visit our Web site at http://www.iona.com.

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