Leading Japanese Software Developer Selects Unify VISION to Develop Next-Generation Web-Enabled ERP System
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1999--
Miroku Information Services, Ltd. Develops With Unify VISION(R)
AppServer and AppBuilder to Create Web-Based E-commerce Solutions
Today Unify Corporation (Nasdaq:UNFY), a leading provider of Internet application server solutions for e-commerce, announced that Miroku Information Services, Ltd., a leading Japanese application developer, will develop its new Management Intelligence Core System for Networks (MICSNET) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with Unify VISION AppServer and AppBuilder.
The deployment of this system will be a key component to Miroku's future growth.
Miroku will target the Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) Windows NT platform by using Unify VISION AppServer and Unify VISION AppBuilder to create three MICSNET modules: Finance, Payroll and Sales Management. Sales Management will be the first module developed by Miroku.
"Unify VISION is a highly efficient platform for the development of web-enabled e-business solutions," said Yoshihito Sakurai, general manager of Development at Miroku. "By using Unify VISION AppBuilder's built-in Java and HTML support, we can develop once seamlessly for web-based e-commerce solutions, and we can do this without Java programming. Our least-experienced programmers can become productive very quickly because the development interface is easily learned. And, with Unify VISION AppServer, MICSNET is independent of both customer operating systems and back-end databases, giving the product unequaled compatibility and upgrade advantages."
"Miroku has risen to a leading position among Japanese software developers because its business strategy emphasizes compatibility, flexibility, and customization for its customers' differing needs," noted Manabu Hori, president of Unify Japan. "Unify VISION is the ideal platform for implementing this strategy since it supports a three-tiered architecture emphasizing operating system independence, database compatibility, and scalability."
Prior to adopting Unify VISION, Miroku had developed many MICSNET ERP modules with Visual C development tools. However, such low-level development languages are at a disadvantage with increasing customer need for customization of program details to implement each company's own sales process and customer management needs.
Unify VISION AppServer's functionality and ease of use leverages Miroku's legacy ERP applications, while ensuring upward-compatibility for future MICSNET versions, to maximize existing resources and enable connectivity to the Internet via a web browser.
Many Japanese CPA firms and corporate accounting departments are in the process of upgrading from older ERP systems to achieve Y2K compliance which gives Miroku an extra incentive to test and release the next-generation MICSNET system quickly.
Unify VISION AppBuilder's object features, such as class inheritance, enables programmers to learn the system quickly and modify and reuse software modules more easily, which significantly shortens development time.
About Unify VISION(R) AppServer and AppBuilder
Unify VISION AppServer is an open, standards-based Internet application server that enables IT organizations to bridge legacy, custom-built and packaged applications to create e-commerce and Internet solutions. Its universal client architecture enables users to access any application, anywhere, anytime.
Unify VISION AppServer's Parallel Dynamic Scaleable Architecture delivers a high level of performance, availability and scalability by offering server replication, load balancing, fail-over and recovery, and publish-and-subscribe capabilities, all based on a high performance, fully asynchronous messaging architecture.
Integrated application management services lower total cost of ownership by allowing organizations to effectively manage their applications from a single point of control.
Unify VISION AppServer's companion product, Unify VISION AppBuilder, is an object oriented, repository-based component framework that enables developers to rapidly create and easily modify application components. Its powerful, pre-built components shield developers from the complexities of the underlying technology, enabling them to focus on the business components and processes that make up the heart of their applications.
Unify VISION AppServer and AppBuilder support Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT and all leading UNIX server platforms. Client support includes leading Web browsers running HTML or Java, and standard desktop applications. Unify VISION AppServer supports native database connectivity to all major RDBMS products including Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL), Microsoft SQL Server (Nasdaq:MSFT), Sybase Adaptive Server (Nasdaq:SYBS), Informix (Nasdaq:IFMX), and Unify DataServer (Nasdaq:UNFY).
About Miroku Information Service, Ltd.
Miroku Information Service, Ltd. was founded in 1977 to develop automated accounting and tax compliance systems for tax accountants, CPA firms and associated organizations. Its products have wide acceptance across Japan, with over 30,000 customers including the country's largest financial accounting firms. It is headquartered in Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, and has over 750 employees. For more information, visit Miroku at miroku.com.
About Unify Corporation
Unify Corporation provides Internet application server solutions that enable corporations to deliver e-commerce applications by integrating legacy, custom-built, and packaged applications with the Internet.
Unify's professional services organization provides a full range of services to help customers successfully deliver their e-commerce and application initiatives. Unify's product line includes Unify VISION AppServer, Unify VISION AppBuilder, ACCELL/SQL and the Unify DataServer product family.
Headquartered in San Jose, Unify has direct sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Japan, with a network of distributors, VARs, OEMs, and systems integrators worldwide. Unify has over 375,000 users worldwide, including leaders in telecommunications, financial services, commercial industries and government. Unify product and service information is located on the World Wide Web at unify.com.
Note to Editors: Unify VISION, Unify VISION AppServer, Unify VISION AppBuilder, Unify ACCELL, ACCELL/SQL, Unify DataServer, and the Unify logo are trademarks of the Unify Corporation. Other brands or product names shown are trademarks of their respective owners.
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