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Herzum Software and Metamatrix Team Up

MetaMatrix, a leading developer of information integration and enterprise metadata management products, and Herzum Software, a leading authority on component-based application development for the enterprise, announced a partnership agreement. Together, the two companies offer component-based software design expertise, system architecture experience, and standards-based information integration leadership. The combined component-based and standards-based approach to creating enterprise information architectures will dramatically reduce the complexity and time-to-market in the development of enterprise applications.

MetaMatrix provides software solutions to help enterprises reduce costs and increase productivity within their information technology infrastructure. Specifically, MetaMatrix provides two unique product suites, the MetaMatrix Information Integration Server and MetaBase, a metadata management system. The MetaMatrix Information Integration Server gives companies a simple integrated access point to all of their information sources. Using the MetaMatrix products, companies attain a higher level of understanding of their available information and can quickly develop applications that use information sources from across the enterprise, including external sources, without the usual integration effort. By eliminating the data integration effort, companies can bring applications into production 60% - 75% faster.

Herzum Software is a consulting company and a leading authority in enterprise architecture and technology strategy serving the needs of medium and large enterprises. Commenting on the relationship, Peter Herzum, founder and CTO of Herzum Software, said, "I have been impressed with the MetaMatrix vision of multi-enterprise metadata collaboration. Their product is an important tool for reducing the costs of information integration."

Philippe Chambadal, president and CEO of MetaMatrix, is excited at the prospect of the relationship with Herzum Software. "Herzum Software is one of the foremost authorities on component-based software design and has shown how major enterprises can substantially reduce their EAI costs and enhance their long-term investment with the rapid adoption of component-based Web Services approach."

About MetaMatrix Inc

MetaMatrix, the Model-Driven Information Integration pioneer, has developed the first Java-based software to integrate a company's diverse information sources using Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) for real-time data access. The MetaMatrix product suite, with its flagship MetaMatrix Information Integration Server and MetaBase, provides a platform through which enterprises can manage and provide uniform access to disparate information systems, drastically reducing application development times. With the MetaMatrix System, companies gain a competitive advantage to react quickly to market influences. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dallas, St. Louis and London, MetaMatrix is privately held and can be found on the Web at www.metamatrix.com.

About Herzum Software LLC

Herzum Software is a world leading authority on enterprise architectures and technology strategy,Webservices-based system integration, and agile component-based software manufacturing for medium and large organizations. The company provides enterprise and product architecture consulting and strategy, software design and implementation using J2EE and XML-based technologies, software process definition and rollout, architecturally centered courses and mentoring on advanced component-based technologies. The company specializes in architectural and organizational migration to advanced technologies, strategic e-business solutions, and software reuse. With its extensive network of strategic alliances with service and product companies, Herzum Software is capable of handling projects and organizations from the startup phase to the Fortune 100 level. The privately owned company has offices in Evanston, Illinois and Genoa, Italy and the Web site is found at www.herzumsoftware.com.

Contact MetaMatrix, Shawn Curtiss, 314-739-3190 x120, scurtiss@metamatrix.com.