IONA Technologies PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure software. Its products comprise Artix suite of neutral SOA infrastructure products; Orbix, an enterprise CORBA product for security and systems management; and FUSE, an open source family of distributed SOA infrastructure products for companies seeking an open source option for system integration and SOA implementation. The company’s Artix products include Artix ESB, an enterprise service bus that provides the basis for a SOA by service-enabling IT systems; Artix Registry/Repository that enables the design, development, and deployment of services into a distributed SOA infrastructure; Artix Orchestration, which facilitates the composition of business-oriented services from a set of smaller technical services; Artix Data Services, a data services development tool; and Artix Mainframe, a service-enablement engine that extends mainframe systems to integrate with off-host systems. Its FUSE products comprise FUSE ESB, FUSE Message Broker, FUSE Services Framework, FUSE Mediation Router, and FUSE HQ. The company also offers professional services, including customer support and maintenance, as well as design consultation, education, and product implementation services. IONA Technologies serves various customers in the financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing/distribution, government, and information technology industries. It markets and sells its products and services through its marketing and direct sales organizations, as well as through indirect channels, including software vendors, system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, and value-added resellers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific Rim. The company was founded in 1991 as IONA Technologies Limited and changed its name to IONA Technologies PLC in 1997. IONA Technologies is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.