Vignette will integrate the Sun JavaTM System Directory Server with the Vignette V7 content management suites and support components of the Sun JavaTM Enterprise System such as the Sun JavaTM System Application Server. Vignette will also work with Sun to develop and support a portlet library connecting Vignette V7 content management suites to the Sun JavaTM System Portal Server.

There are over 1.5 billion licenses of the Sun Java System Directory Server, making it a widely deployed LDAP-based directory server. It provides a central repository for storing and managing identity profiles, access privileges, application and network resource information. It gives customers improved access to critical information and applications across an extended enterprise.

Vignette will develop proof of concepts in Sun's iForceSM Solution Centers and use Sun's Executive Briefing Centers. The initial areas that they will target are employee portals and the public sector.

Sun and Vignette have intensified their focus on building solution architectures that enable the rapid deployment of Web Services. Sun and Vignette are committed to JavaTM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EETM) based standards to help ensure that customers can leverage their existing and future investments in JavaTM technology.

"[This] announcement is evidence of a collective commitment to deliver greater value to our customers -- especially in specific vertical and horizontal markets such as federal and state government and employee portals -- including faster time to implementation and increased ROI for Vignette solutions on Sun Java Enterprise System software," said Stuart Wells, senior vice president, market development, Sun. "Because of this agreement, Vignette and Sun can help customers accelerate the deployment of mission-critical Vignette solutions with Sun's integratable Sun Java Enterprise System middleware components that are designed to scale as business requirements and priorities evolve."

"The Vignette and Sun alliance has been a benchmark relationship, producing world-class solutions for our joint customers since its inception. [This] agreement further enhances Vignette's ability to help customers power the enterprise Web, minimize costs and decrease roll-out time, through the integration of key Sun Java Enterprise System components with Vignette's leading solutions," said Patti Jones, senior vice president of worldwide sales and distribution at Vignette. "Vignette and Sun have a history of successfully integrating our products to drive efficiencies and lower the total cost of ownership for joint customers. With this expanded agreement, the two companies are making it easier and faster for organizations to realize the benefits of our combined solutions." [...read more...]

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