(September 22, 2003) - BEA Systems, Inc. today launched the BEA Controls and Extensibility Program, to help independent software vendors (ISVs) integrate with BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1. Thirty-three ISVs have signed up to offer BEA WebLogic Workshop extensions and controls - reusable software components that can unite development, integration and third-party software assets through a single development environment.

The BEA Controls and Extensibility Program can provide ISVs with free software, technical resources, testing services, and marketing support to help make it easier for ISVs to reach millions of Java developers and accelerate the adoption of their applications within the BEA customer base. The program is designed to help make it easier for developers to customize the WebLogic Workshop development environment to better suit their needs and provide ISVs with a standard infrastructure for building and integrating applications and technologies within BEA WebLogic Platform.

To date, thirty-three ISVs have joined the program and have committed to building controls and extensions for BEA WebLogic Workshop across various markets such as application management, business intelligence, and content management, enterprise instant messaging, and packaged applications. Companies include: Actional, Actuate, AND, Appium, Attachmate, Blue Titan, CanyonBlue, Cognos, Computer Associates International, Confluent, Covalent, Cyclone Commerce, Documentum, Elata, E.piphany, FileNet, Incomit, iRise, iSpheres, Interwoven, Kapow, Minq, MobileAware, NEON Systems, OpenCloud, Salesforce.com, Sandcherry, Ubiquity, Ulticom, Volantis, Wily Technology, Wysdom, and Yahoo!.