In a move that extends their alliance, Compaq Global Services, IONA,, the e-Business
Platform Provider for Web services integration, today announced they will provide
next-generation Web services and J2EE-based e-business collaboration
and integration to give customers greater flexibility in building, running and managing their
technology infrastructure.
“This agreement gives customers the freedom from having to choose a single
technology platform to support their IT needs,” says Rick Fricchione, vice president,
Compaq Global Services.
“Together, Compaq and IONA will provide businesses with a standards-based
integration platform that connects heterogeneous infrastructures – improving internal and
cross-enterprise collaboration,” he explains.
Based on the IONA Orbix E2A platform, Compaq says the new offerings will allow
seamless business process automation, collaboration, and integration regardless of
underlying platforms, development environments, or applications.
“End-to-Anywhere integration requires a tightly integrated platform and set of
services that are adaptable to an organization’s strategic requirements,” says Bob Potter,
executive vice president of business operations at IONA.
The alliance between Compaq and IONA’s began in 1999 around the joint
development of advanced enterprise computing solutions based on IONA’s integration
software and Compaq’s Tru64 UNIX platform.
The new integration initiative will include:
- Compaq will build a global Enterprise Integration practice dedicated to the
delivery and implementation of IONA Orbix E2A. - Compaq will develop a new portfolio of business integration services based on
the Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform and Orbix E2A Application Server
Platform. - IONA will train and certify Compaq’s consultants on the Orbix E2A Web
Services Integration Platform.