Software provides tools for application developers.
Press Release Summary:
Based on xfy software architecture, xfy Enterprise Solutions integrate authoring and editing environment for XML documents, application run-time environment, and basic environment for application development. xfy Server manages client components and user authentication, while xfy View Generator creates components from existing XML schema or XLST. Product also includes xfy View Designer and xfy Developer's Toolkit from xfy Basic Edition 1.0.
Original Press Release:
Justsystems Announces Development of xfy Enterprise Solutions at Oracle OpenWorld
Simplified, Amplified XML Technology Provides Tools for Application Developers and Web Services End-Users
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19 /-- At Oracle OpenWorld today Justsystems Corporation announces the development of xfy Enterprise Solutions, an integrated development and run-time environment for enterprise XML applications. Justsystems, the largest Japanese software development company and maker of the most popular Japanese-language word processor, has made significant contributions to computing in Japan. Recently, Justsystems announced the expansion of its presence in the U.S. with the establishment of an office in Palo Alto, Calif.
xfy Enterprise Solutions is based on xfy software architecture, which integrates three environments: an authoring and editing environment for XML documents, an application run-time environment, and a basic environment for application development.
The long history of enterprise computing has often been a struggle between the end users and IT organizations that provide solutions. In the Internet era, their relationship has been expanded and user demands are increasingly complex. In order to respond to these needs, several office suite-type applications have been implemented, and customized web applications have been developed using many new technologies such as web services. In spite of these efforts, the technology has not achieved the flexibility or speed that many enterprises require.
"xfy Enterprise Solutions offers a 'win-win' solution for application developers and end users," said Mr. Kazunori Ukigawa, CEO of Justsystems Corporation. "For the developers, xfy Enterprise Solutions supports efficiency and cost reduction through acceleration of development. And for the end users, it brings a new application environment through which they can easily respond to business demands."
Benefits for the Enterprise
xfy Enterprise Solutions addresses these problems by introducing xfy Server to manage client components and user authentication, and xfy View Generator to automatically create new components from existing XML schema or XSLT. xfy Enterprise Solutions also includes the xfy components xfy View Designer and xfy Developer's Toolkit from xfy Basic Edition 1.0 scheduled to be shipped in October.
"We believe that standardization of internal corporate data with XML will become best practice in the pharmaceutical industry and across all enterprise IT departments. xfy offers a viable solution to give Sankyo the tools to accomplish this seamlessly, quickly and cost effectively," said Mr. Susumu Haraki, Group Leader of Information Technology Effectiveness Department, Sankyo Co., Ltd. "xfy features a single layer for web applications, simplified from the traditional three-layer configuration, enabling us to streamline the entire process. We are looking forward to working with Justsystems for the next generation of our enterprise needs."
"Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., and Justsystems have been jointly researching a methodology to extract key information from huge amounts of data and utilize such data for making important decisions or sensing customer behavior or market trend," said Mr. Hideji Aida, Senior Manager, Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc. "Our research has shown that it is possible to convert raw data to valuable and reliable information, when the detailed information is semantically grounded and an application system provides multiple views of information. I expect xfy to offer the best IT environment for creating an application system that directly supports business decisions."
xfy Enterprise Solutions allows rapid application development using minimal resources by including the end users, who have enterprise business know-how, in the development process.
"Enterprise productivity applications will increasingly involve an interchange of XML between client and server," said James Governor, principal analyst at RedMonk. "xfy is responding to that dynamic with development tooling to hide XML complexity from end users, with server-based management to ensure fidelity to corporate document standards."
NOTE: Please visit xfytec.com to download a beta version of xfy Basic Edition. 1.0
About Justsystems:
Justsystems, based in Tokushima, Japan, is one of the largest software vendors in Japan (Jasdaq: 4686). Since its inception and throughout company history, Justsystems has recognized the power of information, has developed technologies and know-how to process natural language as fundamental means for communications, and delivered differentiated products and services. During the formative stages of PC era in Japan, Justsystems made significant contributions in establishing the Japanese computing environment, and has been active in Java and XML themed technology development in recent years.
