New Borland and Empirix Relationship Will Help Enterprises Create Better Java™ Applications in Less Time
Waltham, MA and Scotts Valley, Calif. - Jun 28, 2004 : Empirix Inc., the leading provider of integrated testing and monitoring solutions for Web, voice and network applications, and Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq:BORL), a world leader in platform independent software development and deployment solutions, today announced a new relationship intended to help organizations deploy scalable Java™ Web applications in less time and optimize them more effectively. Borland and Empirix will jointly market a combined solution consisting of Empirix™ e-Load®, Empirix's flagship Web application load test solution, and Borland® Optimizeit™ ServerTrace, the J2EE™ performance management solution and test component of the Borland® Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) set.
The combination of Empirix e-Load with Borland Optimizeit ServerTrace creates an attractive solution for customers as e-Load brings performance issues to the surface and Optimizeit ServerTrace captures deep root-cause diagnostics information on all J2EE tiers across clustered or distributed application environments. Optimizeit ServerTrace can pinpoint not only the individual component and method but also the actual line of code in which the problem resides. Through integration with Borland ALM technologies, the Optimizeit ServerTrace diagnostics snapshot allows issues to be validated and corrected at the code level within Borland® JBuilder®, the market leading Java development product. The end result is more precise and faster resolution of performance problems, which leads to higher quality and more scalable applications, reduced development and deployment costs, and a better experience for the users of the application.
"Developers often struggle to track and trace problems back to their root causes deep within Java applications," said Theresa Lanowitz, research director at Gartner Inc. "Integrating load test capabilities and root-cause diagnostics should greatly accelerate the speed of this process by quickly exposing potential problem areas and their sources."
Boz Elloy, senior vice president of software products at Borland, noted that this combined offering should help companies reduce the time it takes to get new, high-quality Java applications into production. "Developers are working under intense time pressure to diagnose and resolve performance issues," said Elloy. "The combination of Empirix e-Load and Optimizeit ServerTrace can enable users to quickly generate their own load tests to uncover potential application problems and resolve them."
According to Joe Alwan, vice president of marketing for the Enterprise Solutions Group at Empirix, the marketing and distribution agreement between Borland and Empirix will help both companies get better performance management tools into the hands of customers and prospects.
"We've combined the most powerful Web application load testing solution on the market with the most comprehensive J2EE performance diagnostics engine – people are paying attention," said Alwan. "We are already seeing customer interest in this joint solution."
About Borland
Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq NM: BORL) is a world leader in platform independent software development and deployment solutions that are designed to accelerate the entire application development lifecycle. By connecting managers, testers, designers, developers, and implementers in real time, Borland enables enterprises worldwide to define and sustain their competitive advantage. For more information, visit: http://www.borland.comor for the Borland Developer Network, please visit http://bdn.borland.com. All Borland brands and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
About Empirix
Empirix is the leading source for test and monitoring solutions that measure, manage, and enhance the performance of Web and voice applications, contact centers and communications networks. Empirix delivers powerful and innovative products and services that improve end-users' Quality of Experience (QoE) while reducing development costs and improving time to market. Empirix currently delivers products, services and support to more than 3,400 customers worldwide, including Global 2000 enterprises, network equipment manufacturers and service providers. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Empirix has offices throughout the United States, and in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit Empirix on the Web at www.empirix.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to the safe harbors created by such laws. Forward-looking statements may relate to, but are not limited to, the projected acceptance of the joint offering of Borland Optimizeit ServerTrace and Empirix e-Load by existing or potential customers and the benefits to be derived there from. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of uncertainties and risks that may cause actual events or results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include, among others, the following: the size and the growth of the market for the joint offering, the growth rates in the software and professional services markets for the joint offering, rapid technological change that can adversely affect the demand, shifts in customer demand, delays in scheduled product availability dates, actions or announcements by competitors, and software errors. Borland and Empirix are under no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter the forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.