Axway Recognized as Leader in Business-to-Business Technology By Top Analyst Firm

Collaborative Business Solutions Company Ranks First in EMEA and Second Worldwide in Software Revenues

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Axway today announced that Gartner, Inc. recognized the company as a leading solutions provider in business-to-business (B2B) software in terms of market share. According to a study Gartner released in June titled, "Market Share: Portal, Process and Middleware (PPMW) Software, Worldwide, 2004-2006,"i Axway is a top performing vendor in the market in terms of market share. Axway received a ranking of first in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Asia) regionii and second worldwide in terms of revenue. Axway's collaborative business solutions offer an industry-leading, integrated suite of applications, Synchrony, developed specifically to address the challenges associated with managing dynamic business-to-business initiatives.

Businesses are facing increases in data transfers with external trading partners, and the demand for secure or encrypted data communication. According to Gartner,iii the B2B market "will continue to be in high demand from organizations of every size, regardless of industry expertise." Axway plans to leverage its expertise in B2B middleware software, including B2B gateways, managed file transfer and electronic data interchange, to continue building the demand for collaborative business solutions across all industries.

"It is an honor to be noted by Gartner for our market share within the B2B space in such high prestige and among other leading companies," said Christophe Fabre, CEO of Axway. "We add this acknowledgement to a growing list of industry accolades, which we attribute to our ability to provide the industry with the most comprehensive solutions. Our roster of high-profiled customers will always be able to count on us to maintain, if not enhance, the quality of our collaborative business solutions."

For additional information on Axway's B2B solutions, please visit: www.axway.com.

 

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About Axway
Axway is the Business Interaction Networks company — the only provider in the market today to manage, run, secure, and monitor all of your business interactions, including email, files, messaging, services, events, and processes. Serving over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries, Axway facilitates the multi-enterprise transactions, processes and integration that accelerate business by eliminating the barriers between vendors, customers, departments, partners and suppliers. Axway's comprehensive offerings include business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, secure email, business activity monitoring, enterprise application integration, service-oriented architecture, business process management, track & trace and identity validation solutions. Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Axway's global presence spans 20 countries.

i Gartner, Inc., "Market Share: Portal, Process and Middleware (PPMW) Software, Worldwide, 2004-2006," by Michele Cantara, Fabrizio Biscotti and Asheesh Raina,
June 27, 2007

ii Gartner, Inc., "Market Trends: Portal, Process and Middleware Software, EMEA,
2006-2011," by Fabrizio Biscotti, Massimo Pezzini, Paolo Malinverno, Michele Cantara, June 26, 2007

iii Gartner, Inc., "Businesses Get 'Edgy' With Multienterprise Application and Process Integration," by Benoit Lheureux, June 2007