Plumtree Software's Odyssey+ADC 2005 Conference Features Keynote Address By BEA Chief Technology Officer Mark Carges
September 26 2005 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Annual Event Draws Over 700 Customers, Prospects, Developers and
Partners to Exchange Ideas on Portal Technology Innovation Plumtree
Software (Nasdaq:PLUM) today announced that Mark Carges, chief
technology officer at BEA Systems, is scheduled to be a featured
keynote speaker at Plumtree's sixth annual user and second annual
developer conference, Odyssey+ADC 2005. The October 9-13 event in
Hollywood, Florida is expected to draw more than 700 customers,
prospects, developers and partners. This year's theme "Create.
Connect. Collaborate." embodies Plumtree's mission to create
composite applications that connect systems and people for
collaboration within business processes. It also underscores the
promise of service-oriented architecture (SOA) to help solve
application integration issues within the enterprise. Attendees of
the upcoming Odyssey+ADC 2005 will learn first-hand how Plumtree
customers earned significant return on investment (ROI) on their
advanced portal deployments. In addition to invaluable networking,
this year's event is filled with new product announcements,
customer roundtables and highly targeted business, technical and
developer sessions. "Portal technology is the delivery vehicle for
a new generation of composite applications," said John Kunze, chief
executive officer of Plumtree Software. "Traditional applications
are being replaced by more nimble, service-oriented architectures
with new applications defined by the parameters of a business
process. Our customers understand that by integrating user needs,
IT systems and business processes via the portal, they have taken
the first steps in delivering a SOA." "SOA has been described as
one of the most important technology trends affecting global
business today," said Carges. "To make SOA a reality, IT and
business priorities have to be aligned within organizations. By
recognizing that the portal has emerged as the first, and often the
most visible, major application in a new service-enabled
enterprise, Plumtree and BEA have a tremendous opportunity to help
guide IT leadership teams. Our expertise can aid in successful
portal implementations, and we have the tools to help organizations
make the overall business case that can demonstrate how leveraging
SOA can drive powerful competitive advantage." Industry research
indicates SOA will become the main approach for creating and
delivering software. According to Gene Phifer, vice president at
Gartner, "Portals provide a fast track to SOA. Through 2007, an
enterprise portal will be the first major application of SOA
concepts for more than 50 percent of enterprises." Customer Survey:
Portals and Composite Applications are Key to Productivity Findings
of a customer survey executed at Plumtree's annual EMEA Odyssey
conference, which took place earlier this year in the U.K., further
substantiates the importance of composite applications to IT
decision-makers due to the impressive productivity returns they
provide. Over a quarter (28 percent) of Plumtree's survey
respondents believe that by using composite applications they will
improve productivity by 50 percent. However, nearly all (95
percent) agree that composite applications deliver at least a 10
percent productivity improvement. Portal technology plays an
integral role in making this happen. The average Plumtree
user-organization estimates that over the next five years their
portal deployment will increase collaborative working by 54
percent. Many organizations also believe their portal is an
ingrained tool with nearly half (48 percent) claiming that over 10
percent of their collaborative working is driven through it. In
addition to the competitive advantages portals provide, they also
deliver impressive return on investment (ROI). Of those using a
Plumtree solution, a third (33 percent) claim to have generated
over 100 percent ROI in less than five years. For more information
about 2005 Odyssey+ADC including topics and sessions, please visit
http://www.plumtree.com/odyssey+adc/. About Plumtree Software
Plumtree Software is a technology leader, providing enterprise
solutions to bridge disparate work groups, IT systems and business
processes with its cross-platform portal. Plumtree Software
continues to innovate, offering rich service-oriented environments
to deliver composite applications that give customers the freedom
and flexibility to support advanced user needs and business
processes. Plumtree Software's solutions provide significant
business value to more than 21 million users worldwide. Customers
include Airbus, Mazda, Pratt & Whitney and U.S. Navy. For more
information, visit www.plumtree.com. Plumtree is a registered
trademark of Plumtree Software, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the
U.S. and/or other countries. All other registered and unregistered
trademarks in this document are the sole property of their
respective owners.
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