PR: Systinet Announces New Release Of Web Services Platform For C/C++

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – December 16, 2002 ¯ Systinet, a leading provider of Web services infrastructure software, today announced the general release of WASP Server for C++ Version 4.5, a complete solution for building, deploying, securing and managing Web services for C and C++. WASP Server for C++ offers the industry's best performance and security support. It also features new and unique standards support for interoperating with Microsoft .NET, and enhanced tools and management console functionality that greatly enhances developer productivity.

"Systinet is the only company to offer a commercial solution for creating secure Web services in C and C++ applications," said Charlie Ungashick, senior director of product marketing, Systinet. "WASP Server is available for both Java and C, making it a better choice for organizations that need to Web services-enable enterprise applications built on a variety of platforms. Leading ISVs and enterprises, such as Interwoven, Ericsson and T-Mobile, rely on our products and use them as a critical part of their business."

What's New in WASP Server for C++ Version 4.5

· Industry's Best Security Functionality
WASP Server for C++ now features a full security framework, with support for SSL encryption, SSL client authentication and HTTP Basic Authentication. The framework is extensible for future standards, such as WS-Security.

· Enhanced compatibility with Microsoft .NET
WASP Server for C++ has standards support and has been tested to provide the industry's best interoperability with Microsoft .NET. WASP supports the .NET mechanisms for encoding extended data types.

· SOAP Attachments over DIME
WASP supports DIME, a lightweight messaging format that is the preferred method of handling SOAP messages with attachments.

· Industry's Best Performance
New runtime enhancements make WASP Server for C++ the highest performance C/C++ Web services product available today.

· New Productivity Tools
WASP Server for C++ has a new management console and a sophisticated toolset that automates the code-generation process and helps facilitate advanced debugging.


Systinet WASP Server for C++ is part of the WASP product suite, which includes WASP Developer (which supports popular IDEs including Borland JBuilder, NetBeans, Sun ONE Studio, Eclipse and IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer), WASP Server for Java, and WASP UDDI .


Availability for WASP Server for C++ Version 4.5
WASP server for C++ Version 4.5 is available immediately. WASP Server for C++ is free for development, testing and for single CPU deployments; pricing for larger deployments begins at $2,000 per CPU.

About Systinet Corporation
Systinet provides Web services infrastructure software. Systinet's products make it easy for enterprises to build, deploy, secure and manage Web services. The Systinet WASP suite of products is based on industry-standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. WASP products are available for Java and C/C++, interoperate seamlessly with other Web services implementations such as Microsoft .NET, and are portable across a wide variety of platforms and servers. With over 20,000 registered users and hundreds of live deployments, Systinet's clients include Deutsche Telekom, Entergy, Ericsson, Interwoven, JP Morgan, Mercator, and SAIC. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Systinet is a privately-held company. In 2002, Systinet announced venture funding of $21 million from Warburg Pincus.