IONA and Wipro Technologies Partner for SOA
Companies enter joint go-to-market agreement to deliver dynamic and adaptive SOA solutions built on Artix, IONA's extensible ESB
WALTHAM, Mass. & BANGALORE, India - May 11, 2006 - IONA® Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA), a world leader in high-performance integration solutions for mission critical IT environments, and Wipro Technologies, the global services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT), today announced that the two companies have entered into partnership. Wipro will utilize IONA's Artix™ extensible Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) to deliver Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) deployments that can effectively extend existing enterprise IT assets to new process automation applications.
Wipro, a leader in delivering SOA solutions via its global delivery model, has identified Artix as powerful SOA enablement software that can be deployed incrementally to deliver dynamic and adaptive SOA solutions. Global 2000 customers want to generate a greater return on investment from both their existing and future IT assets. They also need to modernize their systems to support the introduction of new products and services while at the same time lowering their total cost of ownership. IONA and Wipro will engage in joint sales and marketing activities to identify opportunities where distributed SOA, supported by Artix, can be used effectively to help customers meet their business objectives. The initial stages of the partnership will focus on customers in the financial services industry, and the intention for both organizations is to broaden the scope of the relationship across various vertical markets such as telecommunications, government, and healthcare.
"The financial services industry is being shaped by a number of factors that are causing CIOs to require modern and streamlined IT infrastructure that delivers greater responsiveness and agility to meet new business challenges," said Scott Devens, vice president, Strategic Alliances, IONA. "Mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues and the demands of customers for new products and services are all driving the adoption of SOA in financial services, and other industries. This partnership combines IONA's enterprise-class technology with Wipro's consulting and deployment expertise to deliver SOA that is well aligned to customers' business and technology requirements."
Speaking on the alliance, David Henderson, group head, Wipro Consulting, said, "We believe that IONA brings a unique approach to SOA that complements Wipro's capabilities to deliver quality solutions to our customers. Together, we make a compelling proposition to organizations that are investing in SOA to achieve true business agility at the lowest cost and in the fastest time possible."
About IONA
For more than a decade, IONA® Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA) has been a world leader in delivering high-performance integration solutions for Global 2000 IT environments. IONA pioneered standards-based integration with its CORBA-based Orbix® products. Artix™, IONA's extensible Enterprise Service Bus, enables existing enterprise systems to be integrated with an organization's common infrastructure components. IONA's sponsorship of the ObjectWeb Celtix open source ESB is a natural extension of the company's history of solving integration problems by leveraging open standards and distributed architectures.
IONA is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts and offices worldwide. For additional information about IONA, visit our Web site at http://www.iona.com.
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level certified IT Services Company globally. Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, Information Systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations.
Wipro's ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange, among others. For more information, please visit our website at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com, and www.wipro.co.in
IONA, IONA Technologies, the IONA logo, Orbix, High Performance Integration, Artix, Mobile Orchestrator and Making Software Work Together are trademarks or registered trademarks of IONA Technologies PLC and/or its subsidiaries. CORBA is a trademark or registered trademark of the Object Management Group, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Java, J2EE, and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks that may appear herein are the property of their respective owners.IONA, IONA Technologies, the IONA logo, Orbix, High Performance Integration, Artix, Mobile Orchestrator and Making Software Work Together are trademarks or registered trademarks of IONA Technologies PLC and/or its subsidiaries. CORBA is a trademark or registered trademark of the Object Management Group, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Java, J2EE, and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks that may appear herein are the property of their respective owners.
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