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BEA Systems and Research In Motion Mobilize Web Services
BEA and RIM Form Strategic Relationship to Provide Framework for Bringing
Web Services to BlackBerry Users
SAN JOSE, Calif., and WATERLOO, ONTARIO - May 1, 2002 - BEA Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: BEAS), the world's leading application infrastructure software
company, and Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM, TSE: RIM), a
world leader in the mobile communications market, today announced their
strategic relationship to deliver a framework that eases the development
and
delivery of mobile enterprise Web Services applications for the thousands
of
organizations using BlackBerryTM.
BEA and RIM plan to jointly deliver a simple and flexible framework for
developing and deploying mobile Web Services on the BEA WebLogic Enterprise
PlatformTM. The goal is to bring BEA's groundbreaking integrated
development framework, BEA WebLogic WorkshopTM, and the unique
characteristics of BlackBerry together in a single solution to support an
always-on, push-based architecture with end-to-end security and back-end
integration to corporate systems. The framework is intended to extend the
power of Web Services application development to provide independent
software vendors (ISVs) and in-house corporate developers with a powerful
solution for mobilizing enterprise Web Services.
"We are collaborating with BEA to develop and deliver a framework that
leverages the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform technology and the
BlackBerry
architecture to simplify and speed the development of enterprise Web
Services," said David Yach, vice president, software, Research In Motion.
"The creation of this framework is intended to enable ISVs and enterprise
customers to easily develop mobile applications and allow carriers to
offer
new services for BlackBerry users."
The purpose is to combine BEA WebLogic Workshop and BlackBerry to enable
enterprise and application developers to work on the same code base and
collaborate on the same development projects - standardizing on a single,
unified architecture. BEA and RIM plan to help enable IT organizations to
dramatically increase operational efficiency and boost developer
productivity across their entire organization.
"BEA is the first vendor to bring the power of J2EE and Web Services to
developers at virtually all levels with the ease-of-use and support for
open
standards that BEA WebLogic Workshop delivers," said Adam Bosworth, vice
president of engineering, BEA Systems. "With this relationship, our goal is
to enable enterprises to integrate all their applications on top of a
unified, simplified, extensible - and mobile - application infrastructure
platform."
Web Services enable distributed computing on the Internet by providing a
standard for applications written in different languages and platforms to
interact. A wireless application using Web Services can, for example,
aggregate information from different sources to provide a mobile sales
force
with complete customer-related data such as credit ratings, current order
status and driving directions to client locations.
Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking, including
the statements regarding the completion, implementation, benefits and
details of the relationship between BEA and Research In Motion (RIM); the
development efforts, product delivery and other goals related to this
relationship; and the features, benefits and completion of the announced
framework. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in
any forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause
results to differ materially include risks associated with: any unforeseen
technical difficulties related to the ongoing development and optimization
of the announced framework and BEA's and RIM's solutions; the timing of
additional investments of resources by both BEA and RIM for supporting the
framework initiative and related joint development initiatives; changes in
the marketplace for enterprise-wide software solutions, including the
introduction or increased sales of products competitive with BEA's or RIM's
products; and any software errors related to BEA's or RIM's products.
Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures set forth in BEA's 10-K
for the year ended January 31, 2002, as filed with the SEC; RIM's Form 6-K
and other reports as filed with the SEC; and subsequent reports filed
thereafter by BEA and RIM from time-to-time with the SEC. The
forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the
date
hereof, and neither BEA nor RIM assumes any obligation to update such
statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from
those projected in such statements.
About BEA
BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS) is the world's leading application
infrastructure software company, with nearly 12,500 customers around the
world, including the majority of the Fortune Global 500. BEA and its
WebLogicŪ brand are among the most trusted names in business. Businesses
built on the award-winning BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform are reliable,
highly scalable, and poised to bring new services to market quickly. BEA's
platform is the de facto standard for more than 2,100 systems integrators,
independent software vendors (ISVs) and application service providers
(ASPs)
to provide complete solutions that fast-track and future-proof businesses
for high growth and profitability. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., BEA
has 93 offices in 34 countries and is on the Web at www.bea.com.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer
of innovative wireless solutions for the mobile communications market.
Through development and integration of hardware, software and services, RIM
provides solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information
including email, messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM
technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and
manufacturers around the world to enhance their products and services with
wireless connectivity. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products includes
the RIM Wireless Handheld(tm) product line, the BlackBerry(tm) wireless
solution, embedded radio-modems and software development tools. Founded in
1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in Canada, the
United States and Europe. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and the
Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.rim.net
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