SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BEA User's Conference 2000 -- At the BEA
User's Conference in San Francisco this week, NEON® Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NESY - news), a
leading provider of Enterprise Access and Integration software products, announced a relationship
with BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS - news), The E-Commerce Transactions Company(TM),
to deliver an Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) solution for Swiss Mobiliar Insurance
Company (Schweizerische Mobiliar Versicherungsgesellschaft), headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.
NEON Systems and BEA were selected to deliver a solution for the enterprise-wide exchange of
Systems/390® data and transactions between disparate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and
business applications for Swiss Mobiliar Insurance Company. NEON Systems is providing the
two-phase commit between IMS transactions, DB2® data tables, and SAP(TM) applications
seamlessly through the BEA Tuxedo® platform.
''We selected the NEON Systems component of the solution because they were able to
demonstrate a real-world working capability of two-phase commit from the System/390 platform to
distributed computing environments through BEA Tuxedo. The NEON Systems and BEA solution
allows us to leverage our existing computing environment and applications, without training or buying
new software,'' said Hans Kuenzler, member of the board for Swiss Mobiliar Insurance Company.
''We are pleased that NEON Systems is able to partner with BEA to deliver such a powerful
solution for one of the largest insurance companies in Switzerland, Swiss Mobiliar Insurance
Company,'' said Joe Backer, president and CEO, NEON Systems. ''Our years of understanding
the System/390 environment contributed to delivering a robust two-phase commit solution with our
Shadow Direct® software product. Multiple computing platforms, increasingly expansive global
operations, and integration of disparate applications are contributing to the requirement of integrated,
global information sharing. By sharing a commitment to support these business objectives with
partners like BEA, we can help make an integrated business environment a reality.''
''More and more Global 2000 companies are recognizing the need to integrate mission-critical data
and transactions with popular ERP applications, like SAP R/3(TM). By partnering with NEON
Systems, we are able to deliver a solution that provides Swiss Mobiliar Insurance Company with
consistent information throughout their enterprise utilizing NEON Systems' two-phase commit
technology,'' said Joe Menard, president of the BEA E-Commerce Server Division.
The Swiss Mobiliar Insurance Company EAI solution is being implemented using NEON Systems'
Shadow Direct v 4.5 with the two-phase commit capability through an XA-compliant API --
Shadow® Enterprise Transactions(TM) - and BEA Tuxedo in a System/390 UNIX System
Services environment. A general data bus was developed as the enterprise standard for exchanging
DB2 and IMS data and transactions between disparate applications, including SAP R/3.
More than 70 percent of mission-critical corporate information still resides on mainframes. To
successfully participate in business-to-business and business-to-consumer initiatives such as
Web-to-host data access, client/server application development, or enterprise application
integration, access to System/390 IMS, CICS®, VSAM, ADABAS®, or DB2 data and
transactions is crucial. NEON Systems' Shadow Direct is the strategic choice of many Global 2000
companies to provide rapid deployment for e-initiatives through an open and less complex
architecture.
About BEA Systems, Inc.
BEA Systems, Inc. is the E-Commerce Transactions Company(TM) powering many of the world's
most innovative companies that serve the ''e-generation,'' companies such as Amazon.com,
DIRECTV, E*TRADE, Federal Express, Kaiser Permanente, Nokia, Qwest, and United Airlines.
The e-generation relies on the Web to conduct their everyday business, demanding richer, more
personalized experiences and the guarantee that your Web site is always available -- every minute of
every day. The award-winning BEA E-Commerce Transaction Platform(TM), coupled with BEA
consulting, education, and support services, helps companies launch reliable e-commerce initiatives
quickly. BEA solutions help companies of all sizes build e-commerce infrastructures that leverage
existing investments and provide the foundation for running a successful integrated e-business for the
e-generation. BEA has more than 50 offices in 24 countries, is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.,
and is on the Web at www.bea.com.
About NEON Systems
NEON Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of Enterprise Access and Integration, Security, and
Subsystem Management software products for all industries. NEON Systems' Enterprise Access
and Integration e-business solution delivers integrated, global information sharing in cross-platform,
multi-functional environments via the Internet or client/server. Many Global 2000 companies have
chosen NEON Systems software for the revitalization of legacy applications, e-commerce,
enterprise application integration, and business-to-business integration. NEON Enterprise Security
Management software products help companies protect valuable information with
encryption/decryption technology for the Internet and password synchronization for interoperable
computing environments. NEON Enterprise Subsystem Management software products
economically enhance and maintain the high availability, integrity, and performance of key CICS and
IMS mainframe environments as the demand for existing and new applications increases.
Headquartered in Sugar Land (Houston), Texas, NEON has sales, support, and distributor offices
covering 25 countries around the world. NEON's Web site can be visited at www.neonsys.com.
NEON and Shadow Direct are registered trademarks and Shadow Enterprise Transactions is a
trademark of NEON Systems, Inc.
BEA and BEA Tuxedo are registered trademarks, and The E-commerce Transactions Company
and The E-Commerce Transaction Platform are trademarks of BEA Systems.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
SOURCE: NEON Systems, Inc. |
