Progress Yields Revamped Messaging Server

Progress Software Corp.
Wednesday rolled out the latest version of its messaging server.

Geared to boost e-commerce, Progress (PRGS) SonicMQ 2000.1 offers point-to-point message delivery that is 30 percent faster than the original version as well
as broader platform support and additional security.

SonicMQ 2000.1 also offers enhanced HTTP tunneling support, to handle
applets in all deployment situations including firewalls and proxy servers.
With 2000.1, SonicMQ now supports certified HP-UX and IBM AIX, in addition
to Windows NT, Sun Solaris and Linux.

SonicMQ is based on the Java message service specification, part of
the Java 2 Enterprise Edition standard, which provides a set
of messaging concepts and programming strategies enabling Java developers to
add enterprise messaging capabilities to their applications. SonicMQ
enhances the basic JMS specification, providing speed for scalable
performance.

“The growth in online business-to-business and business-to-consumer
e-commerce makes the need for a secure, reliable delivery mechanism for
every transaction more critical than ever,” said Gary Barnett, middleware
analyst and research director at OVUM Inc.

“With expanded platform support and even higher performance, this new
release of SonicMQ means that users have more choices when it comes to
strategic messaging technology.”