Systinet Announces WASP Developer 4.5, Seamlessly Extends Popular Java IDEs for Web Services Creation

Business Wire, March 24, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003

Free development environment seamlessly extends popular Java IDEs for

Web services creation, debugging and deployment, supports latest

editions of Sun ONE Studio, NetBeans, Eclipse, IBM WebSphere Studio

Application Developer & Borland JBuilder

Systinet, the leading independent provider of Web services infrastructure software, today announced the latest edition of it's WASP Developer product, which seamlessly extends the industry's most popular Java IDEs to support Web services creation, debugging and deployment. WASP Developer 4.5 provides a point-and-click experience that quickly turns any existing Java application into a Web service in minutes, allowing customers to leverage the benefits of Web services quickly and efficiently. WASP Developer 4.5 is updated to supports the latest editions of Sun ONE Studio/NetBeans, Eclipse, IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer, and Borland JBuilder and is available for free download at www.systinet.com.

WASP Developer 4.5 can automatically generate client-side code for an existing Web service, regardless of where it is running, what programming language is used for development, or what SOAP implementation it is running on. WASP Developer also automates the conversion of Java to WSDL, or WSDL to Java. WASP Developers can browse UDDI registries, select a Web service, import its WSDL file, and generate client code. WASP Developer 4.5 also publishes to a UDDI directory, greatly simplifying the discovery process. Integrated debugging supports client- and server-side debugging - there's no need for an external debugging tool. SOAP Spy is an interactive message-tracking console that traces SOAP messages and allows arbitrary modification of any SOAP request. WASP Developer 4.5 is designed to make developers productive quickly. It leverages popular and familiar IDEs, automates the creation process, and provides integrated tools for debugging and message tracking.

Systinet WASP Developer 4.5 is a product in member of the WASP product suite that also includes WASP Server for Java, WASP Server for C and WASP UDDI. WASP Server for Java was described as "the best and most sophisticated Web services offering for Java" by eWEEK in June 2002.

Availability for WASP Developer, 4.5

WASP Developer 4.5 is available immediately and is free for commercial use. The product can be downloaded at Systinet's website (www.systinet.com).

About Systinet Corporation

Systinet provides Web services infrastructure software. Systinet's products make it easy for enterprises, ISVs and OEMs to build, deploy, secure and manage Web services. The Systinet WASP suite of products is based on industry-standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. WASP products are available for Java and C , interoperate seamlessly with other Web services implementations such as Microsoft .NET, and are portable across a wide variety of platforms and servers. With over 26,000 registered users and hundreds of live deployments, Systinet's clients include Deutsche Telekom, Entergy, Ericsson, Interwoven, JP Morgan, Mercator, and SAIC. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Systinet is a privately-held company with over 90 employees. In March, 2002 Systinet announced venture funding of $21 million from Warburg Pincus.

To find out how Systinet can help your business, visit http://www.systinet.com, call 1-617-868-2224, or email us at sales@systinet.com.