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First Open-Platform Web Services Development Environment for Websphere
URL(s): www.velocigen.co
NEW YORK, New York. -- May 18, 2001 -- VelociGen Inc. today announced the availability
of one of the first open-platform Web Services development and delivery environments for
IBM's Websphere® Application Server, called VelocigenX™. A demonstration of the new
environment was given at IBM's "Dynamic e-Business" announcement in New York City on May
14, in which IBM unveiled its strategy for integrating dynamic, Internet-driven content
with corporate e-Business processes.
VelociGenX is an innovative new Web services application development and runtime
platform that uses XML technology to provide true anything-to-anything application
connectivity. It extends the capabilities of WebSphere by allowing businesses to
develop reusable Web Services solutions that incorporate data in any format (C, C++,
scripting, etc.) in addition to Java. By converting heterogeneous data to XML,
VelociGenX removes all restrictions on the source of data being integrated, type of
transaction being conducted, desired deployment, or scalability. (A detailed whitepaper
is available at http://www.velocigen.com/whitepapers).
"Together, WebSphere and VelociGenX help companies create the types of dynamic
e-Business solutions they need to Web-enable their core business processes," said Josh
Marks, CEO of VelociGen. "Because these solutions cross every platform and system, IBM
and VelociGen are working together to provide the first agnostic, rapid-deployment
platform that IT staff can use to solve everyday e-Business challenges."
"Today's announcement with VelociGen underscores IBM's commitment to working with our
Business Partners to deliver best-of-breed Dynamic e-Business solutions for our
customers," said Scott Hebner, director of marketing, WebSphere, IBM Software. "IBM is
pleased to work with VelociGen to concentrate on the development of open standards that
best serve our customers, and to serve as a technology catalyst around which innovative
companies like VelociGen rally."
With VelociGenX, companies can easily and cost-effectively "Wrap, Link, and Run," Web
service meta-applications, or wrapplets, from both legacy and dynamic data sources. As a
result, business-critical information that had previously been held captive in separate
applications can now be liberated, combined with data from other sources, and deployed
as part of Internet-wide meta-applications. With VelociGenX, powerful, flexible
meta-applications can be developed in minutes, simply by:
* Wrapping the desired data and applications -- from an unlimited number of sources or
formats -- into reusable XML components;
* Linking the XML components together, to form a meta-application (or wrapplet,) and
* Running the finished meta-applications that return all of the linked information… and
then deliver the results via a browser, e-mail, PDA, pager, or cell phone.
Once these XML components or resulting wrapplets are created, they can be easily
archived, copied, modified, and reused however the user wishes. This virtually
eliminates the need for custom programming, since the same wrapplets can be used over
and over, with minimal customization. They can also be published for commercial
distribution on a peer-to-peer basis, allowing user to create transaction- and
usage-based based revenue streams. Pricing for development and run-time licenses of
VelociGenX begin at $50,000.
Based in San Diego, VelociGen Inc. is the leading provider of open, XML-based Web
Services development solutions that enable businesses to interchangeably use both
dynamic and legacy data from any source. VelociGen's products allow the complete
interoperability of disassociated data and applications, as well as the ability to
deliver business-critical information to any wired or wireless device. The Company's
products are in use at major corporations such as Ford Motor Company, Goldman Sachs,
Hewlett-Packard, iPrint, Lehman Brothers, MasterCard International, Paramount Pictures,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, StarTrek.com, and others. For more information, visit the
Company's website at http://www.velocigen.com.
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