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`August 27, 2001
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`HEADLINE: BEA And Gauss Interprise Announce Strategic Relationship; BEA Partner To Offer Its 1,000 IBM Cus-
`tomers An Upgrade To Gauss VIP Enterprise Software Built On BEA
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`SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA--BEA Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAS), one of the world's leading e-business infrastruc-
`ture companies, and Gauss Interprise (Neuer Markt:GSO), a leading provider of unified content management solutions,
`today announced a strategic relationship to provide optimized e-business solutions.
`As part of the agreement, Gauss will embed BEA WebLogic(R) in its VIP Enterprise products, and offer its U.S.
`base of more than 1,000 primarily IBM iSeries (AS/400) customers an upgrade to VIP Enterprise built upon the BEA
`WebLogic E-Business Platform(TM).
`VIP Enterprise is the only Enterprise Content Management system available to run natively on the iSeries (AS/400)
`server platform in addition to IBM-AIX, Sun Solaris, HP/UX, Windows 2000/NT, Compaq Tru64 and Linux platforms.
`The BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform(TM) is a single solution for enterprise and e-business applications that re-
`quire commerce, portal integration and Web services.
`"We have an established base of predominantly IBM iSeries-based document management customers who are
`looking to Web-enable their document assets as part of their enterprise content management initiatives," said Ron Van-
`gell, president of Gauss Interprise Inc.
`"Our integration with BEA enables Gauss to offer a single solution that replaces what could potentially be costly
`implementations using multiple vendor products and a variety of integration services, with a world-class enterprise con-
`tent management platform. Customers will enjoy the cost savings benefits provided by a tightly integrated BEA ready'
`solution out of the box."
`BEA WebLogic, the world's No. 1 e-business software platform, provides the industry's richest and most complete
`implementation of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standard, enabling Gauss to quickly develop and deploy its in-
`tegrated portal, Web-content, document and workflow management solutions on one Java-powered platform. The Gauss
`VIP platform is designed to optimize content creation, collaboration and control of business processes throughout an
`extended enterprise.
`"Gauss is a strong ally for us in the content management space, and we already share several major customers, in-
`cluding Deutsche Telekom and RWE," said Bill Coleman, founder, chairman and CEO for BEA. "This expanded rela-
`tionship builds on that shared success, and is strong testament to the capability of BEA WebLogic compared to alterna-
`tive platforms. As the premier application server provider for Gauss, we look forward to working closely with the com-
`pany to continue to provide its customers with robust content management and personalization solutions."
`As a member of the BEA Star Partner Program, Gauss will participate with BEA in joint marketing, sales training,
`education and technical development.
`"BEA is an integral part of our sales, marketing, development and partner relationship activities," said Art Sarno,
`vice president of Partner Alliances for Gauss Interprise. "This relationship is truly a unique value proposition for our
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`industry that will benefit customers as they enjoy the cost savings and accelerated time-to-market differentiators that the
`VIP/BEA unified content management solution can deliver."
`Availability
`VIP Enterprise embedded with BEA WebLogic will be available by September 2001, and the upgrade program for
`Gauss customers to the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform is expected to be completed by March 2002.
`About Gauss
`Gauss is the leading global provider of unified content management solutions for the extended enterprise. Gauss
`VIP Enterprise bridges the content management divide, unifying Web-content and portal management with document
`management and workflow in one integrated product suite.
`VIP's J2EE- and XML-based technologies provide an open environment for extending e-business and e-commerce
`capabilities, empowering those responsible for driving business relationships with the freedom to manage Web initia-
`tives securely and efficiently.
`Founded in 1983, Gauss is a global organization with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, and Irvine, Calif., and
`offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.
`About BEA
`BEA Systems is one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies, with more than 11,000
`customers around the world, including the majority of the Fortune Global 500.
`BEA and its WebLogic(R) brand are among the most trusted names in e-business. Businesses built on the
`award-winning BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform(TM) are reliable, highly scalable and poised to bring new services
`to market quickly.
`BEA's e-business platform is the de facto standard for more than 2,100 systems integrators, independent software
`vendors (ISVs) and application service providers (ASPs) to provide complete solutions that fast-track and future-proof
`e-businesses for high growth and profitability.
`With headquarters in San Jose, BEA has 93 offices in 34 countries and is on the Web at www.bea.com.
`Note to Editors: BEA and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems Inc. BEA WebLogic Integration,
`BEA WebLogic Server and BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform are trademarks of BEA Systems Inc. All other com-
`pany and product names may be trademarks of the company with which they are associated.
`FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
`Gauss Interprise Global Marketing Ken Burns or Jennifer Sparks (media) (949) 784-8000
`corpcomm@us.gaussinterprise.com or BEA Systems Inc. Mary Erickson (408) 570-8413 merick@bea.com
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