IBM WebSphere sMash Brings SugarCRM to WebSphere Users

IBM's platform for developers to build and run dynamic Web
2.0-based applications featured as SugarForge Project of the Month
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
SugarCRM Inc., the world's leading provider of commercial open
source customer relationship management (CRM) software, today
announced that IBM's WebSphere sMash, a platform for developers to
build and run dynamic Web 2.0-based applications, has been named
"Project of the Month" on SugarForge.org, SugarCRM's community
development Web site. WebSphere sMash is a new Web 2.0 offering
announced at IBM Impact 2008, the annual SOA customer and partner
event held in Las Vegas, NV.

IBM's WebSphere sMash provides an agile development and execution
environment that simplifies the deployment of Web 2.0-based
applications by leveraging REST and dynamic scripting languages such
as Groovy, targeting the Java developer and PHP. WebSphere sMash is
optimized for composing REST-style services, connecting to external
systems, enabling mash-ups and delivering rich Web interfaces, all of
which are being used to enhance and extend the capabilities of
SugarCRM.

WebSphere sMash, based on IBM's acclaimed Project Zero
(www.projectzero.org) incubation project launched in mid-2007, will
give companies more options on how to deploy SugarCRM in an enterprise
setting and interact with other applications through its end-to-end
browser-based tooling and deployment framework. WebSphere sMash is
part of the WebSphere family of middleware products that are well
known for high levels of reliability and scalability and will bridge
the gap for corporate developers between Java and PHP applications. As
"Project of the Month" on SugarForge.org, developers can download
sample code, binaries and collaborate with other users worldwide about
this exciting project.

"WebSphere sMash is a strong endorsement of the power and agility
of dynamic Web applications such as SugarCRM in corporate
environments," said Jacob Taylor, CTO and co-founder, SugarCRM. "IBM's
commitment of their expertise and resources to this project will
accelerate the adoption of PHP as a standard in the enterprise."

"We are delighted that users can now deploy SugarCRM on WebSphere
sMash and take advantage of both our agile development environment as
well as our deployment framework," said Jerry Cuomo, IBM Fellow and
CTO of IBM WebSphere. "As the trusted brand in enterprise middleware,
we bring the same levels of quality, reliability and extensibility to
PHP applications that we have with Java. PHP has become more widely
utilized and it is only natural that we would bring these capabilities
to the PHP community."

For more information on WebSphere sMash on SugarForge, please
visit www.sugarforge.com.

About SugarCRM

SugarCRM is the world's leading provider of commercial open source
customer relationship management (CRM) software for companies of all
sizes. Sugar easily adapts to any business environment by offering a
more flexible, cost-effective alternative than proprietary
applications. SugarCRM's open source architecture allows companies to
more easily customize and integrate customer-facing business processes
in order to build and maintain more profitable relationships. SugarCRM
offers several deployment options, including on-demand, on-premise and
appliance-based solutions to suit customers' security, integration and
configuration needs. For more information, call (408) 454-6900 or 1 87
SUGARCRM toll free in the US, email contact@sugarcrm.com, or visit
http://www.sugarcrm.com.

IBM, the IBM logo, International Business Machines, Project Zero,
WebSphere and WebSphere sMash are trademarks or registered trademarks
IBM in the United States and other countries.

SugarCRM
Chris Harrick, 408-454-6947
charrick@sugarcrm.com
or
Schwartz Communications for SugarCRM
Jen Spark, 415-512-0770
SugarCRM@schwartz-pr.com

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