JackBe and Amentra Partner to Connect Enterprise Mashups to SOAs

August 29, 2007; 02:26 AM

CHEVY CHASE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JackBe, the premier provider of user-driven Enterprise Mashup software, today announced a strategic partnership agreement with Amentra, an industry leading business and technology consulting firm that has a unique mentoring model and a Full Service SOA offering. The partnership is based on the complementary strengths of the two companies in delivering Enterprise Mashup and SOA solutions to global 2000 companies.

JackBe’s Presto Enterprise Mashup Platform delivers enterprise-class solutions that enable the user to access, mashup and format information on-demand. As Amentra’s customers focus on implementing full-lifecycle SOAs, they can now leverage JackBe’s Presto as a enterprise mashup solution that enhances their SOA strategy by delivering SOA services to business users. Together, Amentra and JackBe offer a complete SOA solution that delivers a new level of efficiency and productivity for the enterprise.

“JackBe’s Presto Enterprise Mashup Platform delivers better business results while providing faster, easier and more flexible access to business data, ultimately allowing the user to benefit from increased levels of productivity and efficiency,” said Bob Bianchi, SVP of Sales and Marketing at JackBe. “We look forward to working with Amentra to leverage their success in delivering service-oriented solutions across a diverse client base.”

“Our customer base will benefit from the addition of Presto to our enterprise solution offering, as they will now have all the resources they need to dynamically create, customize and collaborate, leading to better business results,” said Chris Wood, VP of Operations at Amentra. “This new partnership between Amentra and JackBe allows our focus to remain on those areas that generate true ROI throughout an organization – people, processes and technology.”

About Amentra

Amentra Inc. offers a distinctively different approach to business and IT consulting. By helping clients deploy mission critical business systems utilizing a formal, experience proven mentoring and software development program. Amentra has earned industry accolades for combining two areas that have historically been separate service offerings into a single solution: deliverable-based project solutions integrated with IT mentoring. Amentra provides expertise in the retail, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, finance, and government sectors, among others. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Amentra also has regional offices in Washington, DC, Charlotte, NC, Tampa, FL, and Philadelphia, PA. Amentra’s web address is http://www.amentra.com.

About JackBe Corporation

JackBe leads the Enterprise Web 2.0 revolution with innovative Enterprise Mashup software that delivers on the promise of business user empowerment. Because JackBe believes that the user is the killer app, JackBe has created Presto, a family of products for Enterprise Mashup solutions that combines SOA and Ajax into Enterprise Mashups and Rich Internet Applications. Presto can deliver any data from any application to any user while meeting the toughest security and governance requirements. For more information, visit www.jackbe.com.