IBM Joins EAI Industry Consortium as a Founding Member

The EAI Industry Consortium today announced that IBM has joined the fast-growing EAI Industry Consortium as a founding member. Formed in 2001, the Consortium is an international, non-profit global advocacy group promoting the enterprise application integration industry dedicated to sponsoring research, education, best practices, standards & guidelines and articulating the strategic and measurable benefits of this business-driven approach.

For Immediate Release
May 13, 2003

IBM Joins EAI Industry Consortium as a Founding Member

GIGAWORLD IT FORUM, PHOENIX, AZ (PRWEB) -- The EAI Industry Consortium today announced that IBM (NYSE: IBM) has joined the fast-growing EAI Industry Consortium as a founding member. Formed in 2001, the Consortium is an international, non-profit global advocacy group promoting the enterprise application integration industry dedicated to sponsoring research, education, best practices, standards & guidelines and articulating the strategic and measurable benefits of this business-driven approach.

We are very excited that IBM has joined the EAI industry Consortium, and we look forward to the WebSphere team's contribution to the Consortiums initiatives," says Michael Kuhbock, Chairman of the EAI Industry Consortium.

Having a powerful business integration infrastructure that enables enterprises to adapt quickly to economic changes and respond to market demands dynamically with increasing speed is a top priority for our customers," says Marie Wieck, Vice President, WebSphere Business Integration, IBM Software Group. "IBM is committed to leading the evolution of open industry standards and delivery of integration infrastructure software and looks forward to working with the EAI Industry Consortium to help deliver on these priorities."

Doug Hunt, Vice President, Global e-business Integration Solutions, IBM Business Consulting Services, said that clients recognize the importance of enterprise information integration, across its people, processes and partners. "Integration is a key component of IBM's e-business On Demand initiative, " Hunt said. "IBM is in an excellent position to team with the EAI Industry Consortium through its WebSphere Business Integration software and the Business Consulting Services portfolios to support these initiatives."

As a Founding Member, IBM will be involved at the highest levels of decision making of the EAIIC, noted Kuhbock. Founding Members can serve concurrently on the Board and on committee chairs, and are represented as primary thought leaders in the Consortiums outreach activities to the industry, including an extensive speakers bureau and participation at major trade shows worldwide, including this weeks GigaWorld IT Forum;

About EAI Industry

The Enterprise Application Integration Industry Consortium, is an international non-profit global advocacy group developed to promote Enterprise Application Integration through sponsored research, the establishment of standards and guidelines, best practices and articulation of strategic and measurable benefits.

The EAI Industry Consortium, formed 2001 in Calgary, Canada is led by Officers, elected by the Board of Directors. The Board governs the direction of the Consortium and ensures the Consortium operates according to its by-laws and in the best interest of its members.

For more information, please check www.eaiindustry.com. For any membership inquiries please contact Michael Kuhbock, Chairman mkuhbock@eaiindustry.org or Ankur Laroia, President president@eaiindustry.org.