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MQSoftware Expands
Platform Support for Q Pasa!
Apr 22, 2003
Technology Partnership with Willow
Technology Gives Q Pasa! the Lead in Delivering the Largest Number of
Legacy and Middleware Operating Platforms for WebSphere MQ
MQSoftware, Inc., a leading provider of
middleware technology solutions for the IBM WebSphere® family of
products, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Willow
Technology, Inc., that significantly expands its Q Pasa! platform support
for WebSphere MQ. Willow Technology specializes in operating system and
middleware support for heterogeneous operating environments, and is an
independent software provider of fully conformant WebSphere MQ platform
solutions. Under the agreement, Willow will produce Q Pasa! agents for all
its WebSphere MQ server platforms.
Working with Willow Technology, MQSoftware
will have the most comprehensive platform coverage of any middleware
management vendor. The agreement will also accelerate the use of Q Pasa!
for international customers who have legacy platforms and need to have
real-time operational monitoring and management information available.
"The expanded Q Pasa! platform support
gives us the broadest platform coverage of any vendor in this
market," said Bill Cecchi, president and chief executive officer at
MQSoftware, Inc. "Working with Willow will help our customers more
easily address their management requirements from diverse legacy systems
and let them see more of what is happening in their entire middleware
environment using WebSphere MQ."
"We are pleased to be partnering with
MQSoftware, the industry leader in monitoring the WebSphere MQ
environment," said Gary Clueit, president and chief executive officer
at Willow Technology, Inc. "Our porting expertise and broad range of
support for WebSphere MQ gives customers the ability to expand their usage
of WebSphere MQ to more applications, giving them a competitive edge in
supporting mission critical business services."
Willow Technology's WebSphere MQ Server
support includes the following platforms: BSD, Data General DG/UX,
Hewlett-Packard MPE/iX, IBM DYNIX/ptx, Linux (Alpha and SPARC Editions),
NCR MP-RAS, SCO OpenServer, SGI IRIX, UnixWare and others. For additional
information visit the Willow Technology website at www.willowtech.com.
About MQSoftware, Inc.
MQSoftware, founded in 1996 is headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and is one of the leading worldwide suppliers of EAI and
middleware solutions that focus on the IBM WebSphere family of products.
MQSoftware is one of the fastest growing middleware technology companies
in North America based on Deloitte & Touche's Technology 2001's Fast
500 list. MQSoftware's customers include Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fortis,
Deluxe Corporation, Guardian, Hartford Financial Services Group, Vodafone
and Mitsubishi Trading. MQSoftware has regional offices located throughout
North America, and international offices and business partners throughout
Europe and Asia/Pacific. For more information visit, www.mqsoftware.com |
