Novell, as part of its ongoing efforts to drive the adoption of industry standards, today announced its participation in an initiative to bring the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) XForms 1.0 Recommendation to open source. Novell and IBM will work with the Mozilla Foundation to contribute expertise to the development of an XForms implementation for the Mozilla browser. Novell currently uses the XForms standard to provide visual tools in its exteNd Web services platform and will contribute source code from its production-proven implementation to the project.

The XForms standard defines the next generation of Web-based forms, reducing the complexity of developing Web pages and forms that interact with Web services and display information to any Web-enabled device. Novell has been the leading advocate of XForms technology since its inception through the W3C and was the first to deliver an Xforms implementation in its Web services platform.

“Novell is committed to delivering the interoperability of standards-based technology, and our work with the Mozilla Foundation and IBM to deliver an XForms implementation for Mozilla offers a compelling opportunity to influence the future of Web development,” said David Litwack, senior vice president for Novell exteNd and Nsure. “Linux and Mozilla are more than simple open source success stories. They are leading the IT community by delivering viable alternatives that reduce the unnecessary investment and resource dependencies of competitive proprietary solutions.”

The Mozilla Foundation supports the Mozilla project, a leading community of open source developers committed to driving innovation in Web technology. Upcoming versions of the Mozilla Internet suite and products embedding Mozilla technology can optionally include the implementation developed by the Mozilla XForms project. This will also allow Linux desktops to run XForms as a native capability of the Mozilla browser.

Last week at LinuxWorld, Novell announced the availability of two products that will help bring XForms to the large and active community of Linux developers. Novell exteNd 5.2 builds upon Novell’s commitment to XForms by delivering it on Linux, including the latest version of Novell’s leading Linux distribution, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9. Developers can use Novell exteNd’s drag-and-drop tools to visually create these standards-based XForms, portlets and applications with far less development effort than required by other leading solutions.

For more information on Novell’s involvement with XForms, please visit http://www.novell.com/xforms. For details on the Mozilla Xforms project, please visit http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xforms/. The W3C Web site for information on the XForms 1.0 recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-xforms-20031014/.

SAN ANTONIO–Aug. 12, 2004–Avnet Partner Solutions, IBM Americas, the leading value-added distributor of IBM enterprise computing products, storage, software and services, today announced a suite of professional services to extend IBM resellers’ capabilities to provide solution configuration, installation and deployment. Avnet’s On Demand Professional Services program expands reseller resources to implement IBM storage and server solutions in order to enhance their revenues, profitability and overall success.

According to Roger Arndt, vice president of product and customer marketing for Avnet Partner Solutions, IBM Americas, the first On Demand Professional Services offerings centered on complex storage solutions. “Storage is inherently a complicated solution, where resellers need to put together a lot of different pieces — both hardware and software — to make it work,” he said. “Given our technical expertise across all of IBM’s hardware and software brands, it was a natural fit for Avnet Partner Solutions to offer these infrastructure services and help our partners extend their business reach.”

He added, “By reselling Avnet’s Services offerings, our partners can satisfy additional customer requirements and make more money. Or we can work side by side for skills transfer. Either way, we see Professional Services as another important way to enable our partners’ success.”

Avnet Partner Solutions currently offers professional services for Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), Tivoli Storage Resource Manager (TSRM), FastT, and Shark, and has recently expanded to include solutions for IBM pSeries such as High Availability Multi-Cluster Processor (HAMCP).

Weidenhammer Systems Corp., an IBM Premier Business Partner located in Wayne, Pa., recently relied on Avnet’s On Demand Professional Services to deliver an advanced storage solution for a well-known firm in the financial sector.

“Weidenhammer has been providing solutions to our customers over the past few years in response to government regulations like HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley,” said Rick Finley, director of solutions development at Weidenhammer. “Our customers are concerned with these regulations, and need to be able to manage data, not just store it. They are looking to develop archiving policies, for example. Solutions like these call for a wide range of skills across a variety of products.”

The solution for the financial services company called for an optical jukebox for record retention and e-mail archiving, and required Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) and Hierarchical Storage Manager (HSM) — advanced storage skills that the firm did not have in the Florida geography. Weidenhammer engaged Avnet’s On Demand Professional Services to send a local engineer to work on-site with the customer.

According to Finley, the service provided greater flexibility and quicker installation for the end-user customer and expanded Weidenhammer’s ability to deliver sophisticated services outside their geography without incurring significant additional expense.

“Partnering through Avnet Partner Solutions’ On Demand Professional Services extended our regional coverage to the far south,” noted Finley. “They provided services at a reasonable cost with very high levels of customer satisfaction, which is extremely important to us.

“Avnet Partner Solutions was the natural choice for us because of our long-standing relationship,” he explained. “We knew we could expect quality support, and that Avnet Partner Solutions would stand behind their work and do whatever it took to get the job done right.”

Borland Software Corporation today announced that it has been elected as a member of Ecma International, a nonprofit association of vendors, developers and users that creates standards for a wide range of information and communication technologies. As a member of Ecma, Borland will help shape standards for the Microsoft .NET Framework and the C# and C++ programming languages.

The news comes just one month after Borland announced that it had joined the Java™ Tools Community (JTC), the organization formed by tools industry leaders to promote tool-friendly Java technology standards.

“We’re delighted to be a part of Ecma International – to play a more active role in furthering the evolution of the .NET platform and strengthening our support for C# development,” said Patrick Kerpan, chief technology officer at Borland. “Because Borland is a platform-neutral vendor, we’re in an ideal position to lend objective insight into the formation of standards. This is just the latest example of our continuing commitment to helping ensure that these standards meet the needs of developers.”

Borland’s participation in Ecma not only gives the company a voice in shaping the future of software standards, it also allows Borland to implement early support for those standards as they are formed. Products that may benefit as a result of this quick access to information include Borland® C#Builder,™ Borland® Delphi™ for the Microsoft® .NET Framework, Borland® Optimizeit™ for the Microsoft®.NET Framework and Borland® Janeva.™

Ecma International was formed in Geneva, Switzerland in 1961, initially as the European Computer Manufacturers Association. Over the years, the scope of Ecma’s influence has expanded beyond hardware manufacturers to include scripting and programming languages, optical and magnetic storage, and high speed interconnects. Its more than 50 members include Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Fujitsu, HP and Apple Computer. The organization has official ties to several other international standards bodies, including the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), also headquartered in Geneva.

“I am very pleased that Borland has joined the Association,” said Jan van den Beld, secretary general of Ecma International. “Getting broadly applied, high-quality standards require active participation of stakeholders in a technology – i.e. the .Net platform – and its building blocks. Borland’s critical and constructive support is highly appreciated.”

To learn more about Ecma International, visit http://www.ecma-international.org.

Borland Software Corporation today announced the launch of Borland® JBuilder® 2005, the newest version of its award-winning cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) for Java™. JBuilder 2005, a “Develop” component of the Borland® Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) suite for Java, offers the ability to simplify and speed Java development and optimize application design and quality. JBuilder 2005 also offers breakthrough functionality in security and performance management and expanded integration with Borland’s leading requirements and software configuration management tools, making it one of the most complete Java IDEs and ALM development offerings in the market today.

“As one of the recognized leaders in software development and Java, we understand the need for tools that simplify and improve the development process yet still offer the industrial-strength capabilities needed for enterprise applications,” said George Paolini, vice president and general manager of developer tools at Borland. “JBuilder is today’s best selling Java IDE because it meets this unique blend of needs.”

JBuilder 2005 continues to lead the charge on emerging Java standards, and incorporates support for new standards such as JavaServer™ Faces (JSF) and J2EE™ 1.4, important foundations for developing and deploying Web Services. JBuilder 2005 also includes advanced performance management capabilities, seamless integration with today’s leading application servers, expanded integration with Borland® CaliberRM™ and Borland® StarTeam® and easy access to important third-party development tool providers.

“Today’s enterprise IT staffs face several challenges, such as the need to ensure software quality and reliability in an environment where they also seek improved productivity and more consistent planning,” said Thomas Murphy, vice president, META Group. “This requires development solutions that integrate various tools and best practices, as well as those that enable not just individual productivity but team productivity and consistency through collaboration.”

This new version builds on the recent success of Borland® JBuilder® X, which was introduced October 2003 and saw the highest customer adoption of any previous JBuilder. JBuilder X has received a number of industry awards including the Java Developer’s Journal Readers Choice Award, Programmer’s Paradise Top Product Award, PC Magazine Best of the Year, and eWeek Labs Analyst’s Choice Award.

As the most recent version of the Borland award-winning IDE, JBuilder 2005 includes the following new and improved features:

*Integrated performance management capabilities – JBuilder 2005 now includes an integrated performance management suite enabling developers to build higher quality and higher performing applications that reduce risk of failure. This is especially important with the advancement of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). JBuilder 2005 offers full J2EE component level profiling with Borland® Optimizeit™ Request Analyzer, in addition to Borland® Optimizeit™ Profiler, Borland® Optimizeit™ Code Coverage and Borland® Optimizeit™ Thread Debugger.

*Support for JavaServer Faces (JSF) and Web applications – JSF support in JBuilder is integrated into the full development cycle, accelerating development of Web interfaces without forcing developers to lose control over their code.

*Support for the latest Java standards – JBuilder 2005 supports JDK 5.0, J2EE 1.4, and other new Java technologies to help simplify and accelerate adoption of the latest Java innovations, including Web Services.

*Features for improving software quality and security – JBuilder 2005 includes new audit capabilities to detect common coding errors and violations of recommended coding practices. A new Fortify Software® security plug-in for JBuilder also examines the code for security flaws during the development process.

*Expanded integration with the Borland ALM solutions – JBuilder 2005 offers more seamless integration with Borland CaliberRM and Borland StarTeam to provide direct access to requirements and software configuration management for better team collaboration. Team productivity is further improved with new distributed refactoring that enables refactoring information and history to be shared among team members and across projects. JBuilder 2005 also has enhanced integration with other leading SCM solutions and a new integration with the Subversion version control system.

JBuilder includes a large ecosystem of third party tools providers that extend the functionality of JBuilder via the OpenTools API. Premium tool providers offering SDKs and plug-ins as part of JBuilder 2005 include Business Objects, eBay, Fortify Software, Sybase and Vignette.

“This latest version of Borland JBuilder, with enhanced Web Services and integration capabilities, is designed to speed and ease Java application development,” said Matt Ackley, senior director of the eBay Developers Program. “With the latest version of JBuilder, members of the eBay Developers Program and the Borland Developer Network will have access to a sophisticated IDE that will enable them to build and deploy Java applications that tap into the power of the eBay platform.”

“Security is one of the top concerns for software today. With viruses and worms causing havoc on a daily basis, a solution is required to catch software vulnerabilities from the start, in the development phase, before applications are deployed,” said John M. Jack, president and CEO of Fortify Software. “Fortify Software for Borland JBuilder is designed to arm developers with tools to identify and eliminate security flaws in Java/J2EE applications from the outset, saving both time and money.”

“With the Vignette Portal plug-in for JBuilder 2005, customers will be able to develop, test and deploy standards-based portlets with unmatched response times, security and personalization,” said Fergus Griffin, senior director of product management for portal and collaboration products at Vignette. “Using Vignette’s wizard-based portlet plug-in for JBuilder 2005 should help customers reduce development time, lessen the burden on IT departments, and help drive business efficiency with enhanced employee, customer and partner portal functionality.”

While continuing to simplify Java development, JBuilder 2005 is designed to take Java programming to the next level for both the seasoned professional Java developer and new Java developers, helping to ensure a rapid application development approach to Java programming.

Availability
JBuilder 2005 will ship three editions in September, Borland® JBuilder® Enterprise, primarily for J2EE, Web application and Web Services development, Borland® JBuilder® Developer for Web application and code-centric development, and Borland® JBuilder® Foundation, a free, fully functional environment for Java development. JBuilder 2005 will be available on Windows®, Linux®, Solaris™ and Mac OS® X operating systems.

JBuilder 2005 will be available directly from Borland via the Borland sales force and online store at http://shop.borland.com, as well as through reseller partners. JBuilder Foundation will be available free for download at http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_jbuilder.html.

IBM today announced new software that can help companies establish a more detailed roadmap of their business operations. With a better view of how business processes such as customer service, claims processing or supply chain management are being executed across disparate, far-flung networks, companies can detect slowdowns, look for efficiencies and respond faster to customer demand and changing market conditions.

The new software, WebSphere Business Integration Modeler Version 5, uses the latest industry standards and IBM’s leading integration software and development tools to help companies and other organizations model the flow of myriad business processes across their I.T. systems. Companies want to reduce time, cost and complexity as they engineer these increasingly automated processes.

Business process modeling is a core component of Business Performance Management, an industry term for the effort by companies to manage both business processes and IT systems within an integrated framework. WebSphere Business Integration Modeler makes it possible for company management to visualize, design and chart the various operations of their organizations, providing a means for evaluating performance and modifying processes in cases where slow downs or flaws are detected.

“Enabling our clients to manage their end-to-end business processes and drive transformation and best practices is crucial to helping them become on demand businesses,” said Marie Wieck, General Manager, Business Integration and Industry Solutions. “WebSphere Business Integration Modeler reflects the key requirements we have seen from our customers, partners and IBM internally.”

Until recently, organizations took their chances when establishing business processes, since there wasn’t an easy and reliable way to visualize how the operations would impact the enterprise before committing to an infrastructure. Now, with WebSphere Business Integration Modeler, companies have a bird’s eye view into how proposed IT operations will roll out across the organization, and management can tweak implementations and plans based on process models. This is especially useful for providing business value to organizations in today’s climate of mergers and acquisitions, business process outsourcing, process reengineering and automation of formerly manual processes, since companies want to avoid the hassle and expense of re-tooling a process that didn’t perform as expected.

IT analyst firm Gartner anticipates that 70 percent of enterprises will have conducted business process efforts by the end of 2005, helping them improve capabilities to cut costs and boost competitive advantage. Gartner also expects anticipated and active business changes to drive the need for more business modeling, ultimately helping organizations to keep current in a dynamic business world.*

The Star Alliance, a network of 15 airlines, is implementing an IBM modeling solution using the new WebSphere software in order to further enhance collaboration and agreement upon business processes across its members, taking into account the different cultural, geographic and organizational backgrounds.

“Our goal is to optimize collaboration efforts across our wide range of members, and we looked to IBM WebSphere Business Integration Modeler to help facilitate this endeavor,” said Brian Cook, Vice President of Information Technology, Star Alliance. “Modeling technology is helping us to create standards for reducing complexity, achieving harmonization and creating value for our member carriers.”

WebSphere Business Integration Modeler is the only modeling tool built to open standards and based on Eclipse, a universal open source software tool platform, which means it can easily be integrated an organization’s existing architecture. The software is based on BPEL (Business Process Execution Language), an XML-based open standard for defining how to combine Web services to implement business processes, and provides support for WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation, WebSphere MQ message queuing software and Rational Rose XDE development tools. This open architecture allows customers to work with existing content they may have based on standards like XML or product content like Microsoft Visio, and extend it using WebSphere Business Integration Modeler’s simulation and modeling capabilities.

The Principal Financial Group, a global financial institution offering businesses and individuals a range of financial products and services, is implementing the new IBM software to better model business processes across its many offices, which serve more than 13 million customers worldwide. “We are excited that the new release of WebSphere Business Integration Modeler is powered by Eclipse technology,” said Brian Cornelison, Enterprise Application Integration, Principal Financial Group. “This approach allows the new software to effectively interact with our Eclipse-based source code management tooling, thereby enhancing our ability to use a team approach for model development.”

Pricing and Availability
WebSphere Business Integration Modeler version 5 will be general available on August 12, with multiple language versions available September 30. Pricing starts at $1,250 and includes one year of maintenance support.

Microsoft Corp. today announced new Microsoft® Office Live Meeting subscription models and naming to augment the existing options and provide a more flexible, customizable and expansive way for customers to deploy Live Meeting across their entire organization. In addition to its present Shared Seat and Per-Minute Web conferencing subscription options, Live Meeting now offers the following models:

—The Named User model enables dedicated capacity for customers that schedule and conduct Live Meeting Web conferences with up to 15 participants, without incurring additional costs as their frequency of use increases.
—The Room model enables users to purchase any number of different-sized rooms based on their specific requirements. This model is ideal for customers that occasionally need to conduct large meetings.
—The Monthly Minutes model enhances the existing Per-Minute option. Customers now can sign up for a block of monthly minutes. This model provides the most flexibility for those customers that prefer to stay on the Per-Minute pricing option, while providing discounted rates for higher usage.

“We are strongly committed to creating more flexible ways for our customers to take advantage of and adopt the latest in online meeting technology,” said Dustin Grosse, general manager for sales and marketing in the Real-Time Collaboration Business Unit at Microsoft. “The introduction of these new subscription models marks an evolution in the way customers are empowered to acquire, deploy and adopt real-time collaboration technologies. Having Named User Room and Monthly Minutes, in addition to the existing models, simplifies the administration and deployment of Web conferencing technology and provides multiple options for businesses of all sizes to change and improve the way they run their businesses.”

Microsoft’s decision to enhance customer purchasing choice is the result of ongoing, in-depth analysis of customer usage and acquisition patterns, and gives customers broader adoption power. In addition, Microsoft is updating the naming convention for the two editions of Live Meeting to more closely align with the current Microsoft Office naming structure. As part of this change, the Live Meeting Presenter and Premier editions will be renamed Live Meeting Standard Edition and Professional Edition, respectively. By delivering a variety of subscription models, Microsoft is giving customers greater flexibility to subscribe to Web conferencing in the most cost-efficient manner to meet their collaboration needs.

In addition to these new subscription models, Microsoft will continue to offer the Shared Seat subscription and Per-Minute pricing options to customers.

Availability

Microsoft Office Live Meeting Standard and Professional editions are available today. Details on Live Meeting pricing and subscription models are available at 866-463-3866 or http://www.microsoft.com/livemeeting/ .

Sybase, Inc. today announced the general availability of Sybase DataWindow .NET, a powerful new development tool for any .NET environment that simplifies and accelerates the creation of data driven enterprise applications—including rich and smart client. Based on proven technology that has been awarded six patents, Sybase DataWindow .NET gives developers a single tool to quickly and easily incorporate data access, complex logic and data presentation into .NET applications. Sybase DataWindow .NET is available immediately.

“Sybase DataWindow .NET is a significant release that fills the gap in the .NET marketplace for intelligent data aware components,” said Graham Parker, chairman of VBUG, the largest independent .NET developer community in the UK. “I recommend DataWindow .NET to our members because it is a best of breed technology from Sybase—a company that understands both data and software.”

Sybase DataWindow .NET delivers workhorse data access and presentation capabilities—virtually code free. A user-friendly point-and-click environment enables easy data retrieval and modification, allowing developers to quickly incorporate complex business logic into applications and to modify it when business needs change. Sybase DataWindow .NET is engineered for developers using Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET, Borland® C#Builder™, or any other development environment that supports the Microsoft .NET Framework.

“Today, developers need to do more with fewer resources, deliver under tighter deadlines and incorporate data from many disparate sources in their end-user applications,” said Dr. Raj Nathan, senior vice president, Information Technology and Solutions Group at Sybase. “Sybase DataWindow .NET addresses all these demands in a single tool, giving developers the power to quickly and easily incorporate data access, complex logic and data presentation into all .NET applications. Additionally, this aligns with Sybase’s mission to provide open standards technology by supporting additional platforms and giving developers more choices to work with.”

“Sybase DataWindow .NET is an important adjunct to the Microsoft .NET Framework,” said Rikki Kirzner, director, Application Development and Deployment, IDC, a leading provider of global IT research and advice. “DataWindow .NET’s holistic approach should help developers be more productive, and should allow faster and more flexible modification of enterprise applications for the .NET environment, particularly since developers can redeploy the same DataWindows to n-tier and mobile platforms.”

The Sybase Developer Network (SDN) offers in-depth support to help developers get the most from DataWindow .NET and other Sybase tools through free trial software, technical information, and collaboration with other Sybase developers. SDN continues to expand developer services including CodeXchange, where developers can work together on open source code or start collaborative projects with their peers. For more information about the network, or to join, please visit: http://www.sybase.com/developer .

Pricing and Availability

Sybase DataWindow .NET is available now and priced at $695, plus $150 per year for the Update Subscription Plan (USP)—an annual plan providing automatic delivery of software version upgrades. For more information, or to place an order, please call 1-800-8-SYBASE, or visit http://www.sybase.com/datawindow.net .

Oki Data Americas, Inc. today announced that it has lowered the estimated street price of its C5000 Series digital color printers by as much as $200 on some models.

This price reduction makes Oki Data, already the fastest-growing color page printer in North America(1), even more competitive in the digital color printer market.

The new prices will be effective August 1, 2004 and will apply to the C5150n, C5200n, and the C5400 Series and all its various configurations.

The new estimated U.S. street prices will be as follows:

OKI C5150n – $599
OKI C5200n – $799
OKI C5400 – $899
OKI C5400n – $1,099
OKI C5400dn – $1,349
OKI C5400tn – $1,449
OKI C5400dtn – $1,699

According to business experts, digital color printing continues to grow as a key driver of successful business communications. As a result, Oki Data has found that customers demand solutions that can effectively balance performance, quality and value. Oki Data’s new pricing strategy reflects their commitment to provide products and services that can meet any printing challenge, without the need for businesses to compromise one benefit for another.

“Our price reduction on the C5000 Series digital color printers brings professional color capabilities to a whole new level of accessibility,” said Candice Dobra, Oki Data’s senior marketing manager, desktop and workgroup products. “In today’s competitive business environment, small, medium, and home-based business customers need printing solutions that are high- performance and high-quality but still affordable. Oki Data is able to address these needs with products and services that offer a superior mix of speed, quality, service, and low total cost of ownership. With this new pricing structure, we continue to bring superior value to our customers.”

The OKI C5000 Series printers are based on innovative printing technologies pioneered by Oki Data, such as Digital LED technology and Single Pass Color(TM) technology. Single Pass Color gives the printers faster throughput on a wide variety of paper media.

The OKI C5150n offers high performance and quality, printing vibrant full- color pages at up to 12 pages per minute (ppm), and crisp, clear monochrome(2) pages at 20 ppm. The C5150n also offers sharp 1200 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) resolution. As with all of the OKI digital color printers, the OKI C5150n comes with two-piece consumables, which results in a low cost of operation. This product is available through major retail stores including CompUSA, Staples, Office Depot, and Microcenter, and direct marketers like CDW.

The C5200n offers speeds up to 16 ppm color and 24 ppm monochrome(2), and has standard 400-sheet capacity that expands to 930 sheets, with memory upgrades from 32 MB standard to 288 MB available. Other features on the C5200n include standard Ethernet connectivity, optional two-sided printing capability, a one-year limited warranty, as well as the ability to handle banner printing.

The C5400 Series – which is comprised of the C5400n, C5400dn, C5400tn and C5400dtn – offers exceptional expandability and affordability at 16 ppm color and 24 ppm monochrome(2). Various optional configurations can enable a two- sided printing function, optional PostScript(R) 3(TM) emulation, and 10 GB hard disk drive which includes job accounting software. Standard features include 400-sheet capacity that expands to 930 sheets, and a one-year limited warranty. Also available is Ethernet connectivity via internal OkiLAN(R) 8100e+ print server card.

As with all OKI printers, the entire C5000 Series is offered with Oki Data’s overnight exchange program and industry-leading live customer phone support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

“Oki Data has a strong history of responding to customers’ needs with targeted, customized printing solutions,” said Dobra. “This new pricing structure will enable us to increase our market share and strengthen our relationships with both our channel partners and end users.”

Seagate Technology today announced that in an effort to protect its trade secrets, the company has filed a complaint in Minnesota State Court for Hennepin County to prevent the misappropriation of trade secrets by Pete Goglia, a former employee who will join Western Digital, a Seagate competitor.

Mr. Goglia was employed at Seagate for 17 years, during which time he was intimately involved with the company’s read/write head development efforts. He recently left to join Western Digital, where he will lead that company’s read/write head development. The suit contends that Mr. Goglia will, in the course of his employment, inevitably disclose proprietary information that is confidential to Seagate, which would violate various statutes and his confidentiality agreements with Seagate.

“This is a situation in which one of our competitors has recently acquired the read/write head assets from a bankrupt supplier, and has stated their need to strengthen their capabilities in that technology,” said Dave Wickersham, Seagate chief operating officer. “We do not wish to impugn Mr. Goglia, but only to ensure that Western Digital does not build its new recording head capabilities with Seagate trade secrets.”

As part of its complaint, Seagate is seeking an injunction to prevent Mr. Goglia from working in certain defined areas of Western Digital’s read/write head development organization for a limited time period to avoid a misappropriation of trade secrets.

Novell today announced the immediate availability of Novell® exteNd* 5.2, a powerful service-oriented architecture (SOA) suite with complete Linux* support from the desktop to the server to visually design and deploy Web services-based applications. Novell exteNd 5.2 delivers visual development tools that make it even easier to integrate disparate systems through identity-based portal services to build composite applications on the industry’s broadest range of application servers and platforms.

Novell exteNd is also the only SOA suite that deploys to the leading J2EE* application servers including IBM WebSphere*, BEA WebLogic*, Jakarta Tomcat* and the exteNd Application Server. Also announced today, Novell will be adding support for, and eventually bundling, the market-leading open source application server, JBoss* (please see press release issued Aug. 3, 2004).

“Novell is clearly driving the adoption of Linux and J2EE with this latest release of Novell exteNd,” said Ron Grimes, Sinclair Oil senior Web developer. “Sinclair Oil has committed to Linux as the organizational standard, so having the option to develop and deploy to Linux is critical to our success. Novell’s commitment to open source is evident with its plans to support JBoss in future releases.”

Novell exteNd 5.2 brings the power of visual Web services development to Linux users, masking the complexity of J2EE and accelerating the delivery of secure, composite applications on Linux. The addition of support for Linux desktops in Novell exteNd 5.2 provides complete Linux support from the desktop to the server. With support for SUSE® and Red Hat* Linux, Windows*, NetWare® and Solaris*, customers can now design and deploy composite applications on the platforms of their choice within a diverse IT
infrastructure environment. In addition to full support for Linux, Novell exteNd 5.2 also adds PeopleSoft* connectivity to its extensive list of integration options.

Novell CTO Alan Nugent said, “Novell exteNd on Linux leverages open source and SOA to provide a proven application platform for our customers. With Novell exteNd 5.2, Linux developers can now rapidly design identity-enabled SOA-based applications using intuitive visual design tools directly on their Linux desktops. From legacy integration to portals and identity services, from Linux to Windows and NetWare, Novell exteNd 5.2 underscores our commitment to developers by making it easier to deliver advanced, composite applications across the broadest range of market-leading platforms.”

The award-winning Novell exteNd suite features drag-and-drop tools that make it easier for enterprise developers to integrate legacy systems and applications using Web services. These services can then be orchestrated to automate business processes and be delivered through dynamic, identity-enabled portals with little or no programming.

Pricing and Availability
Novell exteNd 5.2 is now available starting at $50,000 per CPU through Novell and its channel partners. A free 30-day evaluation is also available for download at http://download.novell.com/extend52. For more information about Novell exteNd, please visit http://www.novell.com/products/extend.