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AssurX Announces Availability of CATSWeb Web Services; XML Web Services for CATSWeb Enterprise Quality Tracking System

Posted on: Thursday, 13 November 2003, 06:00 CST

MORGAN HILL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2003--AssurX today announced the availability of CATSWeb(R) Web Services, an innovative implementation of XML Web Services technology for the CATSWeb Enterprise Quality Tracking System. CATSWeb is a comprehensive, real-time automated quality system that is designed to track and manage issues and actions, from identification through disposition and corrective action.

The client-side platform independence of CATSWeb's true zero client architecture has now been extended to server-side customization and system integration. With optimized interfaces for both Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Microsoft .NET, CATSWeb Web Services ensures that AssurX customers have the freedom to choose the Web Services technology platform that best meets their needs.

Key Advantages of CATSWeb Web Services

-- CATSWeb can consume and utilize any existing Web Service to

enhance system functionality. An integration server is not

required

-- 100% of CATSWeb functionality is exposed via XML Web Services

-- Optimized interfaces for both J2EE and Microsoft .NET

-- Web Service schema definitions automatically adapt to a

customer's form and workflow designs

-- Customers may implement business rules, calculations and data

lookups via their own Web Services

-- Web Services technology is integrated throughout CATSWeb,

including the user interface

-- Compatible with BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Microsoft BizTalk

and Sun iPlanet

A Fresh Approach to Web Services Technology

AssurX's innovative design allows CATSWeb to consume and utilize any Web Service, regardless of platform, location or data format, without requiring an integration server or Web Services management platform. External Web Services can be linked into the application at various points, from back-end transactional processes up to and including the user interface. This empowers customers to add value and improve ease of use by reusing proven, reliable software services. Customers can further extend CATSWeb system functionality by implementing their own Web Services. Typical applications include:

-- Assisted data entry

-- Custom business rules and validation routines

-- Data lookups and calculations

-- Smart, adaptive user interfaces

-- Drill down links to context-sensitive detail, summary or

analytic information

-- Orchestration of related transactions across many information

systems

CATSWeb Web Services also provides an expansive, configurable Web Services Application Programming Interface (API) with optimized operations for both J2EE and Microsoft .NET. The Web Services API dynamically adapts its underlying XML Schema Definitions (XSDs) and Web Services Description Language (WSDL) representations to a customer's particular set of forms and workflow designs. This makes the API self-documenting, easier to use, and more robust than traditional API implementations. Customers can create multiple, configurable Web Service instances with each instance optimized for a particular group of Web Service consumers or business processes. Typical applications include:

-- Integrating CATSWeb with other information systems, regardless

of location, platform or technology base

-- Offline data entry via tools such as Microsoft InfoPath

-- XML-based querying, reporting and analytics

-- Extending automated quality processes to customers, suppliers

and business partners

CATSWeb Web Services received strong positive feedback from customers when privately unveiled at AssurX's Summit 2003 User Conference in September.

To request a white paper on CATSWeb Web Services, call 408-778-1376, ext. 705, or visit: http://www.assurx.com/webservices.html

About AssurX

AssurX, Inc. provides CATSWeb, the field-proven leader as the industry's enterprise Quality Tracking System of choice -- accessed by thousands of users worldwide 24/7. CATSWeb is not just a static data repository; it's a collaborative, real-time dynamic workflow tool that assists in problem solving efforts. Numerous companies around the world use CATSWeb including: Guidant Corporation, Bausch & Lomb, Motorola, and Solectron. For more information, visit www.assurx.com.

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