Bowstreet, a web services platform company, is pioneering the generation of applications for the Internet. The Bowstreet Business Web Factory is a web services development and assembly platform that automates the creation and maintenance of complex web applications on demand. The Business Web Factory enables Fortune 500 enterprises to form dynamic, distributed networks that leverage the strengths of the entire value chain while providing rich, streamlined web experiences for their employees, partners and customers.
Here is what the industry press has to say about Bowstreet.
The Press
Reuters
March 14, 2001
"A private company called Bowstreet is making great headway in the web services area and already has companies, including giants Cisco Systems Inc., Compaq Computer Corp. and British Telecommunications Plc. using its software."
The Economist
April 16, 2001
"Bowstreet… one of the pioneers in the market… wants to play the part of the big web-service unifier that sits on top of everything. It has developed software called Business Web Factory that lets firms mix and match all kinds of web services."
Infoconomist Cover Story on Bowstreet
July 10, 2001
"There are three good reasons why Bowstreet is starting to attract attention across the software world. The first is that it was founded by Frank Moss, a man who took on IBM on its home turf enterprise systems management software and won. The second reason is that Bowstreet has so far raised $140 million in venture capital. The third reason is that has been identified by Gartner, among others, as a clear leader for its completeness of vision and ability to execute. For such a small company, this is almost unprecedented."
USA Today Front Page of Money Section
July 24, 2001
"Frank Moss, chairman of e-business company Bowstreet, was… getting his Ph.D in aeronautics when he became a pioneer in what is now known as the Internet."
Investor's Business Daily
September 20, 2001
"Bowstreet sees services as software's future… Frank Moss is convinced the high-tech industry is headed into new terrain called Web services. He should know."
CIO Magazine
October, 2001
"We've been talking about modular and object-oriented
software for years, and in many ways this [web services] is nothing more than the realization of that, says Frank Moss, chairman and cofounder of Bowstreet... It's finally happening due to the emergence of XML as the standard for interoperability. All computing is going to become Web services."
Industry Awards
January 2001
Bowstreet's Business Web Factory platform was recognized with the Crossroads 2001 A-List Award by the independent research firm Open Systems Advisors, Inc. The Business Web Factory was named one of the top, field-proven technologies for today's business challenges, following extensive research and in-depth, confidential interviews with customers.
May 2001 and the year before in June 2000
Bowstreet was cited in the Red Herring Top 50 private companies to watch, making Bowstreet a very rare repeat winner. For the past four years, using criteria borrowed from venture capitalists and investment bankers, Red Herring names the top companies that are changing the world according to 6 key criteria. Execution, Products, Services, Brand, Finances and Competition.
June 2001
Bowstreet was named to UPSIDE Magazine's "Hot 100" List. The list was compiled in the midst of the downturn that brought the raging bull market to a screeching halt. UPSIDE Magazine's Hot 100 are composed of red-hot companies that the magazine believes are going to continue to sizzle over the next year, and far beyond.
More can be found at: http://www.bowstreet.com/newsevents
Here is what Partners have to say about Bowstreet.
Bowstreet's Partners
Colin Davies
Global Managing Partner
Accenture Financial Services
B2B eCommerce Practice
"Our relationship with Bowstreet underscores Accenture's commitment to provide innovative B2B eCommerce solutions to clients, in part by developing a network of inter-related businesses and alliances."
Pat O'Haren
Senior Director of Marketing
BEA Application Components Division
"The Bowstreet Factory for BEA WebLogic Portal will allow customers to create thousands of portal applications, constantly change or update them, and cascade those portals to networks of employees, partners or customers. BEA WebLogic Portal provides the underlying portal
foundation, personalization, integration and e-business infrastructure software so families of portals can scale across the web."
Patrick O'Leary
Vice President of Strategic Alliances
Cognos
"Bowstreet's web services approach brings a significant added return on investment to the mix."
Steve Mills
Senior Vice President and Group Executive
IBM Software Group
"Our fast-growing WebSphere customer base is already beginning to see the promise of J2EE and web services, including easy, affordable integration and rapid development. Bowstreet's ability to automate the assembly of J2EE and web services, combined with WebSphere's industrial strength performance, will let customers get more power and profit from their e-business initiatives for less time, cost and effort."
Frank Florence
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Interwoven, Inc.
"Bowstreet has effectively redefined 'portals' from just aggregating
static content inside a corporation to assembling and delivering content and business processes across the Internet to all kinds of devices anywhere on-the-fly."
Doug Kaewert
Vice President, Market Development
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
"The Bowstreet solution running on the Sun platform enables companies to more easily customize web applications to provide greater value and a richer customer experience."
More can be found at: http://www.bowstreet.com/partners
World Headquarters
Bowstreet
One Harbour Place
Portsmouth, NH, USA 03801
Tel: +1-877-269-5125
E-mail: info@bowstreet.com
European Headquarters
Bowstreet
75 Cannon Street
London, UK, England
EC4N 8BN
Tel: +44-20-7556-7009
E-mail: info@bowstreet.com
More can be found at:
http://www.bowstreet.com/aboutus/contactus
Inside this issue...
Front Page
Welcome Letter
A Seismic Shift in Business, A Perfect Storm in Software
Bowstreet Business Web Factory Data Sheet
Gartner Files: The Future of Web Services: Dynamic Business Webs
Gartner Files: Service-Oriented Development of Applications: SODA Pops
Gartner Files: The 90/10-10/90 Rule for Portal Deployment
Gartner Files: Bowstreet Refocuses as Web Services Become Mainstream
About Bowstreet
Bowstreet Locations
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