Vignette and Sun Microsystems hebben bekend gemaakt dat zij hun productlijnen verder zullen integreren, zodat gezamelijke klanten kunnen profiteren van lagere integratiekosten. Daarnaast zullen beide bedrijven zich richten op het ontwikkelen van oplossingen voor het snel inzetten van webservices. Zij zullen zich daarbij in eerste instantie concentreren op oplossingen voor overheids- en werknemersportals.
Daarnaast heeft Vignette bekend gemaakt dat het Department of Trade and Industry, de vierde grootste overheidsinstelling in Engeland, Vignette Application Portal zal gebruiken om 'communities of interest' te creëren.
Deze portals moeten online samenwerking stimuleren tussen bedrijven, universiteiten en internationale organisaties die actief zijn in het ontwikkelen en gebruiken van belangrijke nieuwe technologieën, zoals de brandstofcel. Meer informatie vindt u hierover in het tweede onderstaande persbericht.
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SUN AND VIGNETTE INK DEAL TO ACCELERATE CUSTOMER BENEFITS AND CAPTURE GROWING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Global Alliance Agreement Expands Vignette Support for Sun Java(TM) Enterprise System Components to Reduce Implementation Costs and Accelerate Time to Market
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and AUSTIN, Texas, -- November 12, 2003 - Sun Microsystems and Vignette Corp. today announced an agreement to extend the level of integration between the two companies' product lines and define solution architectures for customers who want their technology to deliver more with less complexity and fewer headaches. As part of the multifaceted agreement, Vignette will integrate the Sun(TM) Java(TM) System Directory Server with its industry-leading Vignette V7 content management suites. At the same time, in an effort to provide organizations with a wider array of technology choices, Vignette will add support for Sun Java Enterprise System software components, such as the Sun Java System Application Server , and work with Sun to develop and support a portlet library connecting Vignette V7 content management suites to the Sun Java System Portal Server. Joint Sun and Vignette customers can benefit from lower integration costs as the result of decreased complexity and the integration of Vignette and Sun Java Enterprise System components.
"Today's announcement is evidence of a collective commitment to deliver greater value to our customers -especially in specific vertical and horizontal markets such as federal and state government and employee portals -- including faster time to implementation and increased ROI for Vignette solutions on Sun Java Enterprise System software," said Stuart Wells, senior vice president, market development, Sun Microsystems. "Becuase of this agreement, Vignette and Sun can help customers accelerate the deployment of mission critical Vignette solutions with Sun's integrateable Java Enterprise System middleware components that are designed to scale as business requirements and priorities evolve."
The agreement between Sun and Vignette is partly anchored on the integration of Sun's Java System Directory Server with the industry-leading Vignette V7 content management suites. With more than 1.5 billion licenses, the Java System Directory Server is the most widely deployed general-purpose, LDAP-based directory server on the market, and provides a central repository for storing and managing identity profiles, access privileges, application and network resource information. Often selected based on its affordability, the Java System Directory Server also gives customers improved access to critical information and applications across an extended enterprise. Sun and Vignette's commitment to J2EE(TM) technology-based standards helps ensure that customers can leverage their existing and future investments in Java technology.
"The Vignette and Sun alliance has been a benchmark relationship, producing world-class solutions for our joint customers since its inception. Today's agreement further enhances Vignette's ability to help customers power the enterprise Web, minimize costs and decrease roll-out time, through the integration of key Java Enterprise System components with Vignette's leading solutions," said Patti Jones, senior vice president of worldwide sales and distribution at Vignette. "Vignette and Sun have a history of successfully integrating our products to drive efficiencies and lower the total cost of ownership for joint customers. With this expanded agreement, the two companies are making it easier and faster for organizations to realize the benefits of our combined solutions."
Joint marketing and development aspects of the agreement also include development of Vignette proof of concepts in Sun's iForce(SM) Solution Centers and Vignette's use of Sun's Executive Briefing Centers. Alongside the agreement, the two companies have intensified their focus on building solution architectures that enable the rapid deployment of Web services.
The public sector and employee portals are two of the initial market areas where the two companies will jointly develop and take to market solution architectures, with additional solutions to follow.
About Vignette Corp.
Vignette (Nasdaq: VIGN) enables enterprises to achieve real-time advantage by rapidly building, deploying and optimizing enterprise Web applications.
Vignette powers the enterprise Web for more than 1,600 leading organizations and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Vignette has offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and in Australia, and can be found on the Web at http://www.vignette.com/.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer[tm]" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at <http://www.sun.com/>.
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VIGNETTE APPLICATION PORTAL POWERS NEW UK GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
The UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry selects Vignette and Autonomy to create online collaborative 'communities of interest' for industry
November 11, 2003- Vignette has today announced that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the UK's fourth largest government department, has selected Vignette Application Portal (VAP) to power a new project run by its Key Business Technologies (KBT) Strategy Unit. The project will create 'communities of interest', which will encourage online collaboration among businesses, universities and leading overseas organizations who are active in these key emerging business technologies.
Vignette was selected because it enabled the rapid deployment and management of new portals across a single framework with minimal time and effort.
DTI's deployment of VAP together with an Autonomy solution is testament to the ongoing relationship between Vignette and Autonomy in integrating best-of-breed technologies for enterprise use.
The DTI is tasked with encouraging the growth of business in the UK,
promoting productivity and competitiveness amongst businesses. The KBT
Strategy Unit's objective is to create collaboration across industry sectors. The first initiative being launched is a "fuel cell" portal designed for UK companies and academics to identify opportunities for collaboration at home or with foreign partners to keep abreast of technology developments, including the latest patents, to participate in online workshops/events.
In conjunction with its co-sponsors, The Carbon Trust, Department for Transport, EPSRC and Fuel Cells UK, the DTI launched www.fuelcellsforum.com, the first of these community portals, at the Grove International Symposium in September. The success of this approach is likely to lead to a further 20 communities of interest in the future.
The DTI selected the Vignette portal solution because it enables users to quickly generate, manage and customize single or multiple portals without the requirement of IT specialists, improving the time-to-market of each new portal. Vignette was also chosen for its ease of integration and management, flexibility, robustness and support for open standards.
"In a world of growing technological complexity and rapid change, a key driver of innovation is the ability of firms to network with leading sources of technology, wherever they are in the world. Technology forums, bringing together business and academic research teams in the UK and elsewhere, to facilitate collaboration in emerging technologies, are an important part of the UK Government's innovation strategy," said Allan Mayo, Deputy Director of DTI's KBT Strategy Unit. "We required a portal solution that could be deployed rapidly, easily managed by non-IT users and one that allowed us future flexibility to grow. Vignette Application Portal will allow us to do that."
A key integration requirement for the DTI is Vignette's incorporation of Autonomy's Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL), to power collaboration interactions using Autonomy's unique active matching technologies, and between users and content including multilingual sources.
"IDOL automates real-time operations and removes the costly effects and dependencies of manually intensive information tasks," said Mike Lynch, CEO and Founder of Autonomy. "We are delighted that the power and value of Autonomy technology in conjunction with Vignette, a valued Autonomy OEM, is being demonstrated by the DTI to deliver a world-class collaboration solution. We look forward to the further expansion of the DTI's service, which is a vital tool for businesses looking to operate globally from this country."
The Vignette Application Portal has been implemented and is being supported by PFI Knowledge Solutions, a systems integration partner of the DTI with experience of the Vignette technology, and Pera, an innovation strategy company, who already manage the Department's Global Watch activities.
"It is testament to the economies of scale and ease of use of our portal offering that the DTI has selected Vignette, together with Autonomy, for this key project," said Gonzalo Usandizaga, Vice-President and General Manager, EMEA Vignette. "Our portal solution enables organizations to quickly create, manage and deploy portals and enterprise Web applications through an integrated solution. By placing control of portal applications with business users, our suite sharply reduces the time and cost associated with launching, customizing and managing portals, helping to create more effective online relationships."
About Vignette in the public sector
The DTI project demonstrates Vignette's strength in rapidly deploying award-winning solutions to public sector organisations. Other European public sector customers include the Spanish Department of Foreign Trade, Madrid City Council, Bayernet, UK Online, e-Universities and Sweden's National Board of Youth Affairs. Globally Vignette has provided solutions to the US IRS, the US Navy, the State of Michigan and US Anti-Terrorism Portal.
About Vignette
Vignette (Nasdaq: VIGN) enables enterprises to achieve real-time advantage by rapidly building, deploying and optimising Web-based applications.
Vignette powers the enterprise Web for more than 1,600 leading organisations and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Vignette has offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and in Australia, and can be found on the Web at http://www.vignette.com/.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has the clear aim of generating wealth for everyone in the UK by helping people and businesses to become more productive and more successful.
About Autonomy (http://www.autonomy.com) Autonomy Corporation plc (Nasdaq: AUTN; Nasdaq Europe: AUTN; LSE: AU.) is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise. Autonomy's technology powers applications dependent upon unstructured information including call center, customer relationship management, knowledge management, enterprise portals, enterprise resource planning, online publishing and security applications. Autonomy's customer base includes more than 1000 global companies.
Pera (www.pera.com), the innovation strategy company, based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire are the programme managers for the online collaboration 'communities of interest'. Pera also manage a suite of programmes for the DTI's International Technology Service (ITS). .
PFI Knowledge Solutions is a systems integration company, which has worked with DTI and Pera over the past three years implementing leading edge technology solutions including www.globalwatchonline.com
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