Justsystems Announces xfy Collaboration with IBM Workplace for XML Data Processing

JCN Newswires, Feb 24, 2006

Tokyo, Japan, Feb 24, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Justsystems, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4686), a leading document processing software provider, announced today that it will work with IBM Workplace software to run joint research for XML data processing on rich client system.

IBM Workplace Client Technology is an integrated client platform which supports strong collaboration features. It provides a runtime environment and brings high productivity to employees by running office applications such as e-mail, instant messaging, document processing, presentation charts and spreadsheets. Furthermore, many business applications will be prepared by development partners. Workplace Client Technology is based on the Eclipse framework, and many application developers can utilize the Eclipse open source framework for system integration.

xfy is a Justsystems technology that can process any kind of XML data seamlessly. It enables easy visualization and easy data handling of XML with much less effort than ever before. It not only gives XML documents calculation and data processing capabilities but also enables XML documents with multiple XML vocabularies to be created, edited and browsed.

xfy Enterprise Solution 1.0, scheduled for release in 2Q/2006, helps businesses build SOA and Web service client systems and supports speedy XML application development. Justsystems also plans to release IBM DB2 Viper Extension Kit that works as a front-end for DB2 Viper, generates XML Query as input for DB2 Viper and creates visual XML output, all automatically.

IBM and Justsystems will work together to enhance the potential of XML data processing by combining Workplace Client Technology with xfy technology, targeting xfy porting to the Eclipse framework and support for the ODF format and multi-language support for XML document.

About IBM Corporation

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit http://www.ibm.com.

About Justsystems Corporation

Justsystems, Inc., based in Palo Alto, CA, is a subsidiary of Justsystems Corporation (JASDAQ: 4686). Based in Tokushima, Japan, Justsystems Corp. is one of the largest software vendors in Japan. Since its inception and throughout its company history, Justsystems has recognized the power of information, developed technologies and know-how to process natural language as a fundamental means of communication, and delivered diverse products and services. During the formative stages of the PC era in Japan, Justsystems made significant contributions toward establishing the Japanese computing environment, and in recent years has been active in Java- and XML-themed technology development. For more information, please visit http://www.justsystem.com/?w=hm.

Source: Justsystems Corporation

Contact:

Press contact US:
Palo Alto Office
Hideki Hiura
Tel: 1-650-330-2330
E-mail: prusa@justsystems.com

Press contact Japan:
PR & IR Office
Justsystems (Matsumoto, Sawazaki)
Tel: 81-3-5412-3952
E-mail: prg@justsystem.co.jp

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