BEA Launches Online E-Commerce Developer Center

E-commerce transactions company BEA Systems Inc.
launched a developer program,
including a new Online Developer Center, featuring incentives and rewards for active members and special product
licensing for educational institutions.

The program is aimed at helping to accelerate development of e-commerce
systems
built on Java technology by providing extensive information resources, from
special interest discussion groups to libraries of code samples.

The company said the mission is to extend the expertise within BEA out to the
developer community, and to provide a forum to support developers in their
efforts to deliver e-commerce applications. The program will encourage
developers to share their
collective knowledge and enable them to take advantage of the information
resources, expert advice and code samples provided by BEA engineers and
technologists.

“Every day, over a thousand developers — be they seasoned Enterprise
JavaBeans experts or students just learning Java — download BEA products for
evaluation and development,” said Peter Tait, BEA Internet marketing
director.

“The goal of our new BEA Developer Program is to build a long-term
relationship with all application developers, and to provide what developers
may come to believe is the single best resource for tips and solutions to
speed their e-commerce application development.”

Using BEA WebLogic Personalization Server, the Online Developer Center
tailors content and presentation to the specific interests of each individual
member.

At the online center, a “test circuit” section provides access to useful
components and alpha code samples. In addition, an online suggestion box
through wish@bea.com invites developers to submit their ideas to the direct
attention of BEA product managers.

To encourage participation, BEA said it will reward developers who contribute
code and assist other developers. Select prizes will include: BEA
remote-control race cars, tickets and pit passes to motor racing events, and
scholarships to auto racing schools around the world.

Through the BEA University Program, professors and instructors will be
provided with free licenses for course development and lab production, as
well as BEA case studies, code samples, and evaluation software for use by
students. Schools and universities will also receive significant discounts on
the purchase of full licenses for production use of BEA products within the
institution.

BEA Systems markets an e-commerce transaction platform, and offers
consulting, education, and support services.