Backbase Previews Enterprise Ajax 4.0 at JavaOne

Backbase Previews Enterprise Ajax 4.0 at JavaOne

Backbase Enterprise Ajax 4.0 Targets Medium to Large Enterprises and ISVs with an End-to-end Solution for Designing, Developing and Deploying Business Critical RIAs

SAN MATEO, Calif. – May 8, 2007 — Backbase®, the leading provider of enterprise software for creating Ajax-based Rich Internet Applications, will preview Backbase Enterprise Ajax 4.0 at JavaOne. Enterprise Ajax 4.0 incorporates 5 years of Ajax best practices into a polished software product that targets medium to large enterprises and independent software vendors.

Backbase 4.0 is already being adopted by several of Backbase’s Global 2000 customers, including some of the leading financial services companies in the US. Some of their comments: "Backbase 4.0 gives us much more flexibility in creating our own custom widgets, and these widgets are rendered faster than version 3, allowing us to use more RIA type widgets on a given page." Also the enterprise-level support is valued: "Participating in Backbase's early adopter program, we benefited from access to Backbase's engineering team. Backbase addressed all of our issues in a timely manner."

Backbase 4.0 delivers an end-to-end solution for designing, developing and deploying business critical RIAs. It increases developer productivity by delivering everything needed to reduce lead-time for enterprise Ajax projects. Backbase 4.0 includes:

• The Backbase Ajax Runtime, a client-side presentation foundation written in JavaScript. The Runtime contains generic Core UI Services that support the widgets and the RIAs that run on top of it. It runs in all major browsers.
• Over 100 pre-built Ajax Widgets that share common usability patterns, are Section 508 compliant and are highly customizable.
• A development environment that integrates with Eclipse and makes Ajax development easy for all web applications developers, even those who are new to Ajax.
• Special editions for Struts and JavaServer Faces that accelerate RIA development in common Java application development environments.
• Extensive Documentation and Getting Started tutorials

"Backbase 4.0 is specifically created to meet the needs of enterprises", says Mark Schiefelbein, VP Product Development of Backbase, "we've worked closely together with key customers to meet their requirements for productivity, easy-of-use, performance, security, and customization."

Visitors to JavaOne can see the preview of Backbase 4.0 at the Backbase booth #712. More product information is available in the Backbase 4.0 datasheet, available on request.

About Backbase

Backbase is the leading provider of enterprise software for creating Ajax-based Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Medium to large enterprises and independent software vendors use Backbase to enhance the usability of their Web applications, migrate fat client applications to the Web, deliver next-generation online self-service applications, and create enterprise mashups. Founded in 2003, Backbase is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with international offices in Canada, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Additional information is available at www.backbase.com.