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February 1, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. and BEA Systems
Japan Ltd. announced that they agreed to further their collaboration
and jointly seek distributors to serve as system integration (SI) specialists
in Japan.
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The two companies seek to expand sales of BEA TUXEDO, a transaction processing
engine provided by BEA Systems Inc. of the United States. Oki Electric
will conduct sales activities from Feb. 1 as a master distributor that
is allowed to grant distributor rights for the BEA products to third
parties in Japan.
So far, Oki Electric has offered direct services to build the TUXEDO-based
systems under the BEA product sales license. Now, the company will develop
new SI partners (sub-agencies) to offer the system building services
by applying the BEA products, while also engaging in indirect sales
of the products. It plans to have about ten SI partners within the next
three years.
The master distributor's right is not exclusive. Companies that act as
BEA product agencies will continue the system building services by direct
sales.
Oki Electric is the first master distributor for BEA's products in Japan.
Oki's intention to expand the business through direct sales as well
as via indirect sales fits with BEA Japan's strategy. Specifically,
BEA Japan seeks to sell its transaction processing products as components
that are indispensable for building Web-based electronic-commerce and
other systems.
Oki Electric expects to generate more than 3 billion yen (US$260 million)
in sales of the BEA products over the next three years through the SI
partners. The Tokyo-based company enjoyed revenues of about 5 billion
yen worth of BEA products in fiscal 1998. It targets annual revenue
of about 10 billion yen in three years in the form of direct and indirect
sales.
More information in English is available at: http://www.beasys.com/action/press/press147.htm
(BizTech News Dept.)
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