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BEA Selects Compoze Software To Provide Collaboration Portlets For BEA WebLogic Portal 4.0

PHILADELPHIA, PA--(INTERNET WIRE)--Oct 22, 2001-- Compoze Software today announced that BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS - news), one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies, has selected Compoze's Harmony Portlet Suite 3.0 for customers of BEA WebLogic Portal(TM) 4.0.
"BEA's selection of Compoze to provide collaborative portlets for all BEA WebLogic Portal customers demonstrates the value and need for collaborative applications within corporate portals and corroborates the speed-to-market and extensibility features offered by the Compoze Component Architecture," said Tom DiClemente, CEO of Compoze Software. "By formalizing this alliance with industry leader BEA Systems, we strengthen our ability to bring time and cost saving collaborative solutions to our common customers."

Compoze was selected based on the breadth and extensibility of its' product. The Harmony Portlets enable users to plug-in collaborative features "out-of-the-box" including webmail, calendar, to-do, contacts and discussion and also offer direct integration to Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino. The raw power behind the portlets is the Harmony Component Suite. By upgrading to the Harmony Component Suite, BEA WebLogic Portal customers are able to easily and quickly build entirely new applications and portlets to expand their collaborative application requirements.

"Collaborative software is a must-have application for enterprise portals, and Compoze is a market leader in Java-based collaboration software and solutions," said Pat O'Haren, senior director of product marketing, BEA Systems. "Compoze's Harmony Component Suite will help BEA WebLogic Portal customers speed time to market with plug-and-play collaborative applications and customized portals for easily accessing and using email, calendar, to-do lists and discussion boards."

BEA WebLogic Portal 4.0 customers will receive the Compoze Harmony Portlet Suite 3.0 at no additional charge. The Compoze Harmony Portlet Suite 3.0 will be available in November. Customers with specific questions concerning collaborative portlets or with interest in upgrading to the full Harmony Component Suite for construction of new collaborative applications or portlets, should contact Compoze Software directly at 610.862.1104 or www.compoze.com.

About Compoze Software:

Compoze Software (CSI) is a leading provider of Java software components for adding collaborative functionality to web-based applications. CSI's software components interface with all operating systems and have been proven to cut development time and cost in half versus developing the complete application from scratch. CSI's components have been successfully applied in a variety of applications, including Portal Development, Sales Force Automation, Mobile Information Access, Project Management and other applications involving scheduling, contact management, communications and other forms of collaboration. Compoze customers include several of the most prominent global companies in financial services, telecommunications and health care. For more information about Compoze Software and their products and services, visit www.compoze.com.

Product Description:

The Harmony Portlet Suite is an extension of the Harmony Component Suite enabling end users to quickly add 90%+ functionality inside a portal framework. Harmony Portlets can be dropped into a portal framework "out-of-the-box " to quickly add collaborative functionality to any corporate portal. Since Harmony Portlets are built on the Harmony Component Suite component framework, Harmony Portlets can be easily customized and extended to modify or add new features. Functionality specifications are available at www.compoze.com/hps.html

The Harmony Component Suite (HCS) is a collection of Java software components for adding collaborative functionality when building new applications and corporate portals. HCS typically provides up to 60% of the end user's functionality thus improving speed-to-market, and reducing cost. HCS includes components for calendaring, webmail, to-do, contacts and discussion and integrates with legacy systems such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. Functionality specifications and download information is available at www.compoze.com/download.html

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Compoze Software
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