Thought the list would find this unique use of jBoss very interested. Andy Riedel CEO XadrA LLC www.xadra.com (650) 591-5515 -------------------------------------------------------------- XADRA LLC ANNOUNCES VERSION 1.0 OF FORTRESS COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGY The Premier Collaboration Solution For Flash 5 --- BELMONT, CA - March 8, 2001 - XadrA LLC (http://www.xadra.com) announced the general availability of Fortress 1.0 Flash Edition, a server solution for building real-time collaboration applications with Macromedia Flash[tm]. Fortress Collaboration Technology[tm] is a complete solution for building and launching scalable, real-time, multi-user applications. By working closely with an international team of media and technology partners, XadrA LLC has built a product that industry observers believe will define the market for years to come. True Collaboration Technology For Flash 5 Combining Fortress's simplicity and power with Flash 5's ease-of-use opens up an entirely new category of multi-user and enterprise applications. Fortress uses the new networking features in Flash 5 to make collaboration technology instantly accessible to Flash developers. Conceptually modeled as "a building filled with rooms", the Fortress Room Architecture[tm] makes it easy to build a website containing a collection of interconnected rooms for visitors to navigate through. Rooms can be public or private, single- or multi-user, and the activities taking place in any given room are completely programmable. Using XML messages, Flash 5 clients can navigate through the rooms on a Fortress server and participate in the activities in the rooms. In fact, Fortress can be accessed by any XML-capable client platform, such as Java, C++, and many mobile devices. The Fortress Room Architecture[tm], simplifies the task of creating sites with engaging, customized experiences: chat rooms, online business conferences, games, instant messengers, buddy-lists, virtual whiteboards, and a wide range of other collaboration-based applications. Developers create server-side room plug-ins to customize the behavior of the rooms and Fortress handles user connections, application management, messaging, and web services. Fortress rooms are easily customized with tools already used by web developers everywhere. Anyone who can write scripts in ActionScript JavaScript, JScript, or program in Java can quickly create fully custom, multi-user applications with complete access to the enterprise infrastructure provided by Fortress. As CEO Andy Riedel explains, "Our team has been in this business for nearly a decade. The power and flexibility of Fortress is the direct result of our depth of experience, bringing multi-user application development to a wider audience than ever before. In conjunction with our Shockwave[tm] Multiuser Server compatible solutions, XadrA LLC continues to enable web developers of all skill levels to generate compelling, media rich, collaborative applications." Standards-Compliant Enterprise Infrastructure Fortress is an Enterprise Javabean[tm] (EJB) technology designed for easy integration with Java[tm] 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application servers. With its advanced connection technology, Fortress adds real-time collaboration to these platforms while also providing access to the full feature set of the EJB architecture. Database persistence, registry services, messaging infrastructure, transactions, and management capabilities are all provided by the application server that hosts Fortress. Fortress provides a number of deployment options. The standard distribution includes the jBoss[tm] Open Source Application Server, and Fortress has been integrated with other application servers such as BEA Weblogic[tm] and Hearme POP.X[tm]. Fortress integrates seamlessly with these application servers, and can take full advantage of the functions provided by them. "Web developers expect new platforms to support standard e-business technologies. Fortress integrates with existing platforms, giving them a new set of capabilities," explains Ken Scott, CTO and co-founder. "Traditional client-server systems can now be used to build real-time collaboration experiences. Using Fortress Collaboration Technology, existing application servers can be applied in entirely new market segments with today's hottest media-rich web clients and wireless devices." For a free evaluation copy of Fortress, pricing, and company information, please visit the XadrA LLC website at http://www.xadra.com or call 1-650-591-5515. --- ABOUT XADRA LLC XadrA LLC was established in 2000 to provide turnkey, cost-effective technology solutions for real-time collaboration applications. The principals have worked with multinational media and technology enterprises to deliver highly scalable, robust, and reliable systems for brands recognized around the world. The wealth of technical and strategic knowledge accumulated from these experiences form the foundation of XadrA's unique solutions and services for business, education, and entertainment. --- Fortress Collaboration Technology is a trademark of XadrA LLC. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
