Backbase Introduces Ajax 360, a Complete Ajax Solution for the Enterprise

June 11, 2007; 02:20 AM
Today, at the Gartner Application Architecture Development & Integration Summit 2007, Backbase, The Ajax Company^TM, introduced Ajax 360, a complete Ajax solution for the Enterprise. Ajax 360 answers Enterprise customers’ biggest concerns when facing a choice of Ajax technologies. Among these concerns are:

• Unsupported Ajax projects, widgets and toolkits with no clear roadmap for the future
• Lack of established Ajax best practices
• Poor development lifecycle integration
• Lack of reliable external product maintenance, expertise, support and training
• Increased risk of intellectual property violations

To address these concerns and help increase the adoption of Ajax within the Enterprise, Backbase developed its Ajax 360, a comprehensive and complete solution that includes Ajax products and services.

“Backbase Ajax 360 fills a real gap in today’s Ajax market,” said Robert Leerdam, ABN AMRO Project Manager. “The backing of Backbase Ajax 360 throughout our application lifecycle was a key factor to our selection of Ajax. Backbase has products, expertise, best practices and support you can count on.”

With Ajax 360 enterprise companies get all the elements needed for efficient risk-free development and life cycle management of browser-based Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Ajax 360 includes development processes and usability design best practices.

“RIA technology in general, and Ajax technology in particular, can provide substantial improvements in user experience that results in measurable business value. The benefits are not automatic and depend as much on changes to development processes and awareness of usability centered design issues as on specific technology,” said Ray Valdes, Research Director at Gartner.

In addition to its Enterprise Ajax Framework, Backbase provides a set of development tools designed to significantly improve developers’ productivity. With Ajax 360, Backbase is a full solution provider which includes an important set of services on top of its Enterprise Ajax Framework. Customers can count on Backbase for Ajax based RIA architecture expertise, Ajax Training, Professional Development Services and Enterprise Premium Support. Backbase also works closely with standard organizations and strategic technology vendors to make sure that Enterprises get the best value out of their Ajax investment.

“With Ajax 360, Backbase is making Ajax ready for the Enterprise,” said Jouk Pleiter, Backbase co-founder and CEO. “Ajax is the only open standard alternative in the world of Rich Internet Application (RIA) technologies, and Backbase is the only proven Enterprise solution in the world of Ajax.”

A Business White Paper describing the details of the Ajax 360 is available at the Gartner show and on the Backbase website at www.backbase.com/ajax360.

About Backbase

Backbase, Inc, The Ajax Company^TM, is the leading provider of enterprise software for creating Ajax-based Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Medium to large enterprises and independent software vendors use Backbase to enhance the usability of their Web applications, migrate fat client applications to the Web, deliver next-generation online self-service applications, and create enterprise mashups. Founded in 2003, Backbase is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with international offices in Canada, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Additional information is available at www.backbase.com.