CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM), a software company that provides solutions for integrating, Web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems, today announced its acceptance into the IBM SOA Specialty after successfully completing IBM's rigorous SOA technical and business requirements. With this achievement, NetManage's software suite has been validated to integrate with the IBM SOA Foundation, a single, integrated platform that combines the industry's top application server and integration capabilities.
The SOA Specialty in PartnerWorld Industry Networks provides technical enablement and a skills-building roadmap for partners who want to access the growing SOA market opportunity. The SOA Specialty also provides SOA-specific marketing and sales benefits, direct access to IBM SOA Sales specialists and discounted print advertising and telemarketing.
"Customers are moving beyond pilot projects and using SOA to solve real business problems," said Sandy Carter, vice president, SOA and WebSphere, IBM Software Group. "This announcement highlights NetManage's commitment to providing their customers a comprehensive path to SOA, and we are looking forward to working with them to accelerate and unlock business value for enterprise customers worldwide."
NetManage OnWeb and Librados Adapters can be combined to deliver powerful capabilities that meet customer-specific integration, host access and SOA needs. NetManage OnWeb is a server-based software solution that allows companies to quickly Web-enable host applications, without the high cost of modifying these back-end systems. NetManage Librados Adapters expose back-end enterprise system functionality and data into any J2EE or BizTalk application server, Web server or standalone environment, without being locked into any server vendor.
About NetManage
NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM) is a software company that provides solutions for integrating, Web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems. More than 10,000 customers worldwide, including the majority of the Fortune 500, have chosen NetManage for mission critical application integration. For more information, visit www.netmanage.com.
About IBM
With 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate, IBM is the world's largest information technology company. IBM is a leading provider of innovative solutions and is dedicated to helping organizations, business partners and developers leverage innovation that matters. The company offers a host of cross-industry and industry-specific solutions designed to meet the needs of organizations of all sizes. For more information please visit ibm.com/soa.
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