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BEA Receives 1999 Java World Readers' Choice Award as the Industry's Best Application Server for Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer E-Commerce PR Newswire, 03/21/2000 09:05 SAN JOSE, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAS), the E-Commerce Transactions Company(TM), today announced that Java World has honored BEA WebLogic Server(TM) with the 1999 Readers' Choice Award for the Best Middleware Product. In the inaugural year of the Java World Readers' Choice Award, Java experts from around the world chose BEA WebLogic Server as the industry-leading application server for powerful, Java-based business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce and Web-oriented business solutions. BEA WebLogic Server is part of the BEA E-Commerce Transaction Platform(TM), a comprehensive technology solution for getting reliable e-commerce initiatives to market in Internet time. Winner of numerous awards, BEA WebLogic Server is the leading Java(TM) application server for building e-commerce applications using the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) specifications, including Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) components and Java Messaging Services (JMS). Hundreds of companies rely on the BEA WebLogic Server for business-critical Web and e-commerce applications such as Amazon.com, E*Trade, and FedEx. In addition, more than 200 independent software vendors (ISVs) are building next-generation e-business applications on the BEA WebLogic Server platform. "BEA is honored to be the recipient of the 1999 Java World Reader's Choice Award," said Joe Menard, president of the BEA E-Commerce Server Division. "We are gratified that the Java development community continues to endorse BEA's advances in Java technology through the BEA WebLogic Server. We will continue to provide our customers with increased functionality that maintains Java as the leading platform for building e-commerce applications." 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, Federal Express, E*Trade, United Airlines, DIRECTV, Qwest, Nokia and Kaiser-Permanente. 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. BEA's award-winning E-Commerce Transaction Platform, 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. NOTE: BEA, Tuxedo, and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. The E-Commerce Transactions Company is a trademark of BEA Systems, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the company with which they are associated. SOURCE BEA Systems Inc. -0- 03/21/2000 /CONTACT: Anna Hollingbery of BEA Systems, Inc., 408-570-8351, or anna.hollingbery@bea.com; or Cathy Morley Foster of Upstart Communications, 510-457-3112, or cfoster@upstart.com, for BEA Systems, Inc./ /Web site: beasys.com