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XAware - Open Source Data Integration, A Sparxent Company

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Third recent acquisition by Sparxent will enable tight integration of software applications for middle market customers

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – May 5, 2009 – Sparxent, Inc., an IT and business solution provider focused on medium-sized companies, today announced it signed a letter of intent to acquire XAware, Inc., a commercial open source company focused on developing real-time data integration solutions. With the addition of XAware, Sparxent will significantly simplify the process of integrating software applications in an existing environment and eliminate the need for custom code development. Based in Colorado Springs, Colo., XAware has a track record of developing technologies designed to accelerate the task of building access across multiple data sources. Exact terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“XAware is one of the fastest growing commercial open source companies in North America and we are delighted XAware has agreed to become a part of Sparxent,” said Dave R. Taylor, Sparxent co-founder. “With the addition of XAware technologies and expertise, we can offer our middle market customers tighter integration across their software applications, thereby enabling them to realize additional value from their existing investments.”  

In today’s IT market, the real value to an organization is located at the data level. Gartner, Inc. estimates the handling of complex data across multiple data sources now accounts for more than 67 percent of all application development efforts. Sparxent will utilize XAware technologies to integrate data stores quickly and easily, addressing the problem of software applications operating in a silo. XAware technologies provide rich data integration which allows data to flow back and forth across multiple applications within the IT environment. Previously, this deep level of integration was costly and, therefore, primarily only available to enterprises. With XAware, Sparxent plans to offer medium sized companies a cost effective and powerful solution that tightly integrates both the data sources and applications layer.

“We are seeing a fundamental shift in today’s complex IT environment whereby mission critical integration needs to occur at the data level, not only the application level,” said Tim Harvey, chief executive officer of XAware. “Our sole focus has been reducing the time and expense our customers expend integrating new applications and data sources into their environment so they can quickly realize the benefits of new IT services. We believe this mission is highly complementary to the Sparxent vision for its mid-market customers.”

XAware solutions avoid the need to create custom code when building data services, thereby dramatically reducing the time required to aggregate and integrate data from multiple sources. Using service-oriented architecture (SOA), XAware offers bi-directional, real-time data access to service-enable data for Web 2.0 and other integration services. XAware solutions are built on open source, offering both a low cost of entry and a high level of integration with existing legacy systems. This makes the XAware solution particularly attractive to medium sized companies.

XAware has a strong roster of industry partners - IBM, Sun, and Atos Origin - and customers – Synovus Financial Corporation, The State of New Mexico and Hire a Hero, a leading online professional employment site for veterans. In September 2008, Network World recognized XAware as one of the top ten open source companies to watch. Today, the XAware.org community is very active with over 10,000 members contributing to the development of the code.

 The proposed transaction would be the third acquisition for Sparxent since August 2008 and provides a strategic component in the company’s overall plan of offering both integrated technology and broad service solutions for its customers. Sparxent consults with medium sized companies on an individual basis to identify and deliver the specific IT solution that is best suited to achieve their overall business goals.

About Sparxent
Sparxent is a leading technology and business solution provider focused exclusively on the middle market. By combining global best-of-breed capabilities with hands-on local professionals, Sparxent is a comprehensive and single source for IT consulting, software and services. For more information, visit the website at www.sparxent.com.