Press Release
- Date:
- Wednesday, May 31, 2000
- Contact:
- David Peikin
- Phone:
- (301) 918-0818
- Email:
- G1@schwartz-pr.com
Group 1 Announces Initiative with IBM for WebSphere Integration
Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with IBM to provide IBM's WebSphere Application Server as a component of Group 1's enterprise software solutions.
"As part of our continuing emphasis on the e-commerce market space, working with IBM enables us to address comprehensively the Java integration of our key products," said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1. "We are excited about teaming up with one of the leading Java environment providers to take further advantage of the rapidly growing e-commerce opportunities for our core functionality."
"By enabling Group 1's core technologies to work with IBM WebSphere Application Server, we are demonstrating a strong commitment to helping enterprises broaden the scope and functionality of their e-commerce applications," said Anders Hauglie-Hanssen, director, Worldwide ISV Software Sales and Marketing, IBM Software Group. "Our mutual customers will be able to confidently expand their business while making better use of their existing and future hardware and software investments." In future releases of its core products, Group 1 will incorporate the ability to interface to customer Java servlets with Business Object Beans. The new agreement is Group 1's first software initiative with IBM. Group 1 is currently working with IBM as an AS/400 and Netfinity server reseller and is a member of PartnerWorld for Developers for AS/400, RS6000 and mainframes.
Group 1 Software is a leading provider of software for data quality, database marketing, electronic document composition applications, and direct marketing and mailing efficiency applications. Group 1 supports MVS, VSE, AS/400, UNIX (including Linux), Windows NT, Windows 2000 and other operating systems and various computers. Group 1 has offices throughout the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. The company is also represented in Latin America, Asia, and Australia.
IBM WebSphere's customizable family of products provides the industry's most scalable e-business software foundation and application services, and delivers a flexible and open platform on which to build next-generation e-business applications. Based on WebSphere Application Server, the WebSphere family supports business applications from simple Web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing.