Trilogy today announced a version of its industry-leading Selling Chain suite of applications based on Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s Java(TM)technology. Selling Chain for Web (SC Web(TM)) enables an end-to-end solution for comprehensive sales and marketing over the Internet and corporate intranets. The company also announced plans to leverage new technologies from the JavaSoft business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc., including JavaBeans(TM) and the Java Commerce API.

SC Web addresses the entire sales and marketing computing platform, from kiosk applications, electronic catalogs and quoting modules, to powerful engines for complex pricing, product configuration, and data analysis. By year-end, Trilogy will expand its business object model to utilize the Java Commerce API. In addition, Trilogy will port its modular applications to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s JavaBeans, a compact component architecture that enables developers to write reusable components once and then run them anywhere.

As a result of this effort, business developers will have the ability to build solutions at the process level, rather than the application or component level. For the end-user, SC Web provides browser-based availability of rich business applications across multiple platforms and transparent access to centralized enterprise data.

"Trilogy is well ahead of the field in building full-featured business applications with Java technology. Their work is a great contribution to the growing number of Java electronic commerce applications," said Dr. Lew Tucker, director of corporate and ISV relationships for JavaSoft.

"We are proud to have JavaSoft, as a clear leader in Internet technology and computing, recognize Trilogy's groundbreaking work," said Joseph Liemandt, president and CEO of Trilogy. "Java delivers the ideal environment for the new era of business computing, and Trilogy is committed to remaining first in providing Java-enabled software solutions for business."

About Trilogy

Trilogy is the leading architect and provider of enterprise software solutions for front-office sales and marketing. Trilogy's Selling Chain software creates new links between previously disjointed sales and marketing functions, building an automated sales process from initial customer contact and product introduction, to billing transactions and sale completion. Trilogy enables corporations to achieve new levels of profitability, customer satisfaction and competitive advantage by changing the way products are bought and sold.