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Nexaweb Adds Reusable Framework for Application Modernization to Flagship Enterprise Web Suite

Burlington, Mass. -- October 28, 2008 -- Nexaweb Technologies, Inc. today announced the Nexaweb Reference Framework, a new addition to its flagship Enterprise Web Suite. The Nexaweb Reference Framework is engineered to reduce the time, costs, and architectural decisions associated with modernizing business applications and bringing them to the Web.

The Nexaweb Reference Framework offers customers a set of development constructs that form the foundation of applications. Its design frees application teams to take a top-down approach to application modernization, meaning they can focus on innovation at the business logic, workflow, and user-interface levels. This approach has proven to reduce the time and costs required to transform Sybase PowerBuilder, Microsoft Visual Basic, Oracle Forms and other 3GL/4GL-based applications by as much as 67% in early customer implementations.

Complementing a service oriented architecture (SOA), the Nexaweb Reference Framework de-couples application business logic from middle-tier technologies. This allows information technology (IT) professionals to view application assets as components that can be developed and maintained separate from data and infrastructure elements of an application and its parent portfolio.

As companies look for the most cost effective ways to modernize existing applications, they are often caught between the proliferation of proprietary platforms and the limited capabilities of RIA toolkits, said Jeremy Chone, chief technology officer at Nexaweb. The Nexaweb Reference Framework, in combination with the our Advance technology, squarely addresses this challenge by providing a proven, reusable application model along with standards-based technology to capture, transform, and deploy critical business application using an open Web architecture.

The Nexaweb Reference Frameworks constructs offer basic assumptions about a customers target architecture and facilitate a modular application development model. The frameworks target architecture is based on JavaEE version 1.4 and the Spring Framework for managing business logic objects and data integration. It supports pluggable Object Relational Mapping technologies including Struts, iBATIS and Hibernate and complements a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) strategy. Other constructs include navigation and menu structures, messaging configurations, Web Services APIs, and database protocols.

New features and capabilities in Nexawebs flagship Enterprise Web Suite 5.0 include upgraded support for the Eclipse IDE v.3.3, support for dojo.E and the dojo toolkit v.1.1, an expanded widget library, and enhanced Web service and database APIs. The Nexaweb Reference Framework and Version 5.0 of the Nexaweb Enterprise Web Suite will be generally available in December 15, 2008. Pricing is contingent upon licensing.

Illustrating the IT issues affecting businesses today from an application modernization perspective, Nexaweb has created an online video, The House that Nexaweb Built that can be found at:mms://stream2.nexaweb.com/streams/thehousethatnexawebbuilt.wmv. Additionally, the company will be hosting a webinar on Application Transformation - Creating Value for Lines of Business, Operations and IT

Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM CET. To register, visit: https://nexaweb.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=nexaweb&service=6

The Nexaweb Reference Framework and the Nexaweb Enterprise Web Studio version 5.0 will be available in mid December 2008. Pricing is contingent upon licensing.

About Nexaweb

Nexaweb Technologies, Inc. develops software and services for transforming legacy systems into rich, secure Web applications, otherwise known as Enterprise Web Applications. The companys application development platform and software progressively build on each other resulting in a comprehensive approach to application portfolio modernization and a continuous experience for developers and users alike.

Using Nexawebs standards-based platform, open source software and related services, customers are able to extend their intellectual and financial investments in legacy assets while dramatically reducing the time and cost of modernizing legacy applications. The company is privately held and funded by institutional investors. For more information, visit www.nexaweb.com or call (781) 345-5500.