News For August, 2001

Software AG and Mozquito Technologies AG announced a strategic XML partnership. The collaboration of the soon-to-be-released Mozquito XML webAccess server in combination with Software AG’s native XML Tamino server will offer an e-business solution for web-based applications. The Mozquito XML WebAccess server software was developed to provide a user interface for XML data that works with current browsers without plug-ins or downloads. The server takes XML documents and turns them into small applications that run in all JavaScript-enabled browsers. The benefit for companies using this technology will be that different user interfaces can be generated automatically from the data. The output is highly configurable. Since the technology is optimized to handle applications based on XML data input and validation is being handled on the client-side without having to connect to the back-end all the time, data input can happen offline. That way, forms can be built for offline data-input, such as government forms and e-procurement entries. When the user is ready to send the form, he or she submits it to the database, which will get already validated data. www.mozquito.com, www.softwareag.com

Documentum in Agreement with IBM
8/30/2001

Documentum announced that it has entered into a marketing and development agreement with IBM to enable and optimize the Documentum content management platform to IBM's WebSphere Application Servers and DB2 Universal Database. The relationship brings together the technologies to provide customers with a complete and scalable solution to use Documentum, WebSphere and DB2 enterprise-wide. Documentum and IBM Global Services' Knowledge and Content Management Practice have a relationship to support deployment of this solution. Documentum has introduced linked components, including an eConnector for Lotus Notes, and introduced the Documentum portfolio running on DB2 across Windows NT currently, and AIX in the fourth quarter of this year. www.documentum.com, http://www.ibm.com/websphere

SDL International Launches SDLX Elite
8/29/2001

SDL International launched SDLX Elite Computer Aided Translation solution with a freely downloadable edit module, SDLX Lite. SDLX Elite provides translation agencies and corporate localization departments with a centralized Translation Memory solution that includes unlimited remote freelance translator clients. Freelance translators can leverage and contribute to a master Translation Memory database. SDLX Elite will enable agencies and companies to immediately add specialist freelancers, whether or not the translators own compatible Translation Memory tools, at no extra cost to the freelancer or the organization. SDLX Elite Translation Memory increases translation quality and efficiency by breaking down sentences and paragraphs into translatable segments and extracting previously translated terms and phrases from a database for re-use. Compatible with Windows 2000, Office 2000 and XML/SGML, SDLX will support any language including double-byte and bi-directional languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew and Arabic. SDLX Elite with SDLX Lite is priced at US$2,000.00 and will be available September 2001. www.sdlintl.com

Documentum to OEM CDC Solutions' PDFaqua & PDFsign
8/29/2001

CDC Solutions Ltd. and Documentum announced a reseller agreement to enable Documentum to embed CDC Solutions' PDFaqua and PDFsign into the Documentum 4i eBusiness Platform. PDFaqua and PDFsign enhance the Documentum 4i Compliance Edition by increasing document security and control and by adding features to help ensure compliance with FDA 21 CFR part 11. Secure document distribution is now embedded in the Document Control Manager (DCM), which handles control of documents for the Documentum 4i Compliance Edition specifically designed for regulated document environments. The inclusion of PDFaqua is designed to enhance the DCM capability by delivering secure, print-time watermarking and controlled print functionality. PDFsign will be licensed as an integral part of the Compliance Edition's Content Authentication Server (CAS). The embedding of PDFsign into CAS is designed to provide for the manifestation of electronic signatures that are captured as an integral part of the signing process. www.documentum.com, www.cdcsolutions.com

Secure content sharing and delivery is slowly but very steadily becoming a more important require-ment. You’ll be hearing about many different types of solutions in the coming months.

Texterity Launches eBook Logistics Service
8/29/2001

Texterity, Inc. announced TextCafe eBook Logistics Service. The new service expands on the core functionality of TextCafe to provide automated conversion of Open eBook format files into multiple eBook formats and automatically distribute the resulting eBook files to electronic retailers. TextCafe already provides automated, volume conversion for books that need to be moved into structured XML and Open eBook format. The new Logistics Service adds metadata management, workflow tracking, and eBook distribution. This enables publishers to fully outsource their eBook production function. The service supports all major eBook formats including Microsoft Reader, Adobe eBook, Palm/Peanut Reader, Gemstar REB-1100 and REB-1200, netLibrary, and MobiPocket. The TextCafe Logistics Solution is available immediately. www.texterity.com

FpML.org Seeks Participants for New Architecture Working Group
8/29/2001

FpML.org has issued a Call for Participation seeking volunteers to work on further developing the technical architecture and structural aspects of the XML-based Financial products Markup Language standard supporting OTC trading of financial derivatives. The working group will consist predominantly of technologists within financial institutions, systems vendors and service providers. Individuals interested in volunteering for the group are invited to register prior to September 7. Based on past experience, prospective members should be prepared to commit 1 to 2 days a week on average. FpML.org is comprised of volunteers from some 30 companies who participate on the Board of Directors, the Standards Committee or as members of Working Groups. Volunteers are employees at leading banks, information and software vendors, and systems integrators. FpML is a freely licensed standard designed to support the electronic dealing and processing of financial derivatives between trading partners, including financial institutions and their client network. Organizations Actively Participating in the FpML Standard: Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, HCL Perot Systems, ISDA, Mizuho Capital Markets Corporation, Goldman Sachs, Integral Development Corp, International Business Machines, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Reuters, and SunGard Trading. www.fpml.org/wg/architecture/index.html

LizSoft Announces XML Web Content Management System
8/29/2001

LizSoft and MDK & Associates, Inc. have announced a web content management application that enables small to midsize businesses to make content changes without the assistance of a Web Master or IT professional. Using lizContent, day-to-day maintenance of the Web site content can be put in the hands of the departmental managers. With only ten minutes of training, users with absolutely no technical or web development experience can be managing Web site content, making instant changes to critical content without the need for a technologist. Businesses using lizContent will have a Web site that is XML ready to support content transfer to other applications. lizContent automatically stores data in XML format. Users can easily fit data in to a new interface, site design or export content to other applications including wireless receivers. www.lizsoft.com

Eprise and Adcore Japan Partner
8/29/2001

Eprise Corporation announced that Adcore Japan has chosen Eprise as its a content management partner. The partners are primed to take advantage of the rapidly growing demand for content management in the Asia-Pacific region. Eprise will provide the content management capabilities for Adcore Japan's offering, "Intelligent Intranets." The "Intelligent Intranet" applies the latest technologies in knowledge management, content management and user profiling to ensure that internal business sites serve as a useful communications engine for employees and partners. With Eprise Participant Server as the backbone for enterprise content management needs, each site built within the "Intelligent Intranets" offering will give content delivery and posting responsibilities to business users. This system ensures that content remains up to date, accurate and appropriate for the site's unique audience. www.eprise.co.com, www.adcorejapan.co.jp

Planet 7 Technologies Changes Name to Agital; Releases SDS
8/28/2001

Planet 7 Technologies announced that it will change its name to Agital, Inc., effective August 28, 2001. Agital has also chosen the ".net" suffix for the company's URL, in order to maintain a connection to its origin in network data management. Agital uses XML and Java to connect and transform business information through Data Conditioning technology that parses, processes, and intelligently delivers newly conditioned data in real-time to disparate business applications, services, and devices. In a separate announcement, Agital announced the release of the next generation of the company's software platform that solves complex data integration by reducing the complexity of existing e-business applications. A 30-day evaluation version of the Agital Solution Development System is available today at no charge. Design licenses start at approximately US$890.00 for a single developer, single CPU license. Development and test licenses start at approximately US$3,275.00 for a single developer with unlimited distribution/CPU permissions. Deployed Agital Solutions start at US$10,675 for a five CPU license and require the purchase of an Agital Solution Development System. OEM/Reseller pricing is available, and may be negotiated on an individual basis. www.agital.net

Business Internet Consortium Announces XML Deliverables
8/28/2001

The Business Internet Consortium announced deliverables for its XML-based eBusiness Standards Convergence Workgroup. Materials will be published this fall. The XML Convergence Workgroup is incorporating customer requirements to reflect typical B2B integration needs for major industries including auto manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, banking and finance. The Workgroup will publish a white paper containing a high-level conceptual model for B2B integration. In addition to the white paper, the group will publish a requirements document and case studies based on business scenarios from member companies. The XML Convergence Workgroup will share requirements and identified architectural gaps with standards bodies including OAGI, OASIS and the W3C. Current members of the XML Workgroup include Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, RosettaNet and SAP. www.BusinessInternetConsortium.org.

Another consortium! Well, there is a lot to do as we continue the now slower, but still inevitable, move toward integrated e-business. We just hope these groups cooperate.

Centrifusion & Documentum Announce Alliance
8/28/2001

Centrifusion, Inc. announced the formation of an alliance with Documentum to deliver content management solutions to joint customers. Centrifusion will design and deploy applications that integrate content management processes with other e-business and website components. www.centrifusion.com, www.documentum.com

CMSWatch Offers Free 'Content Management Health Check'
8/28/2001

IDEV announced the availability of a free interactive "Content Management Health Check" for companies to measure how effectively they are managing their website content. Participants complete a 3-minute, 15-question survey, and results are tallied immediately. Possible diagnoses include," good health," "a little creaky," "need to see a specialist," and "can't act too soon!" Users can employ this recommendation as they determine their next steps regarding the management of their online content. The health check is completely anonymous, and no results are transmitted to the CMSWatch server. The health check can be taken at CMSWatch, www.cmswatch.com/healthcheck

Obviously they would like your business, but it can’t hurt to try out the survey.

Interwoven to OEM Liquent Xtent
8/28/2001

ESPS, Inc. (dba Liquent) announced that Interwoven, Inc. has entered into an OEM licensing agreement with Liquent for its Xtent rendering technology. Interwoven plans to use Xtent as an integral component of its future products and services. Liquent's Xtent is an automated content transformation engine that integrates with Interwoven's TeamSite, TeamXML, TeamCatalog and MetaTagger product lines. It provides these products with high-fidelity XML transformations of popular file formats for management, storage and intelligent tagging and reuse of content across multiple eBusiness applications and initiatives. A scalable solution designed to meet enterprise-wide needs, Xtent enables organizations to extract structured and unstructured content from legacy document management repositories and hundreds of source formats for storage and management in Interwoven's XML content management products, like TeamXML. Xtent automatically creates representations, or "renditions," of content in an XML schema that retains the integrity, fidelity, and context of the original source information. Transformation to this schema, which leverages W3C standards, permits the content to be combined, converted and distributed in a variety of popular output formats, including WML, XML, HTML, XHTML, SVG, PDF, OEB, MS Word and printed paper. www.interwoven.com, www.esps.com

Inktomi & BroadVision to Provide Solution for Retrieval of Enterprise Information
8/28/2001

Inktomi Corp. and BroadVision, Inc. announced a strategic alliance to improve access to highly customized information across enterprise networks. Under terms of the alliance, the companies have integrated Inktomi Enterprise Search Software and BroadVision One-To-One Enterprise, providing enhanced retrieval of content, including personalized and actionable information, through one search query. BroadVision plans to offer a standard solution for enterprises to integrate Inktomi's search technology with BroadVision's personalization technology. www.broadvision.com, http://www.inktomi.com/.

SPSS Announces SmartViewer Web Server 3.0
8/28/2001

SPSS Inc. announced the release of SmartViewer Web Server 3.0. SmartViewer Web Server 3.0 now offers more personalization and interactivity with online documents. This latest version is a portal to predictive analytical content and adds value to existing systems delivering historical reports. Used in tandem with SPSS Base, the software makes it easy for customers to publish results of analysis done with SPSS products, then distribute those results to individuals both inside and outside an organization. SmartViewer Web Server's new features include: increased personalization, robust content management, and expanded system availability. SmartViewer Web Server 3.0 is currently shipping worldwide with a domestic list price of $19,900. International, GSA and academic pricing varies. SmartViewer Web Server is available from all divisions of SPSS Inc. www.spss.com

Documentum Web Development Kit Runs on BEA WebLogic
8/28/2001

Documentum announced that the company's Web Development Kit (WDK) now runs on BEA WebLogic. Companies with existing investments in both technologies can deploy new content-rich Web applications and dynamic content management services with a lower total cost of ownership. Documentum WDK consists of a development environment and nearly 60 pre-built, reusable components that incorporate the most common Documentum functions. WDK-based applications are J2EE compliant, which allows them to be deployed alongside or integrated with any application built on the J2EE platform. Earlier this year, Documentum introduced its eConnector for WebLogic which enhances the delivery of highly personalized content to Web applications. This out-of-the-box integration connects BEA WebLogic Personalization Server and Documentum 4i WCM Edition. www.documentum.com.

BEA & Gauss Announce Strategic Relationship
8/27/2001

BEA Systems Inc. and Gauss Interprise announced a strategic relationship to provide optimized e-business solutions. As part of the agreement, Gauss will embed BEA WebLogic in its VIP Enterprise products, and offer its U.S. base of more than 1,000 primarily IBM iSeries (AS/400) customers an upgrade to VIP Enterprise built upon the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform. VIP Enterprise runs natively on the iSeries (AS/400) server platform in addition to IBM-AIX, Sun Solaris, HP/UX, Windows 2000/NT, Compaq Tru64 and Linux platforms. As a member of the BEA Star Partner Program, Gauss will participate with BEA in joint marketing, sales training, education and technical development. VIP Enterprise embedded with BEA WebLogic will be available by September 2001, and the upgrade program for Gauss customers to the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform is expected to be completed by March 2002. www.bea.com, www.gaussinterprise.com

OnePage Introduces OnePage Content Connect Studio
8/27/2001

OnePage, Inc. introduced OnePage Content Connect Studio, a new software solution for creating, managing and integrating portlets into corporate portal platforms. Using OnePage Content Connect Studio, organizations are able to rapidly create portlets from HTML Pages, databases, datafeeds, applications and flat files. Once created, the portlets can easily be published into any existing enterprise portal or wireless solution, or to web services UDDI. OnePage Content Connect Studio combines technology with an intuitive user-interface that enables companies to eliminate the manual scraping and scripting processes that currently slow down and add to the expense of any portal implementation. It also includes management and monitoring tools, as well as intelligent agents that create alerts and trigger actions, such as error recovery. In separate developments, OnePage also announced a strategic alliance with Sybase and Progressive Financial Strategies. www.onepage.com

Informative Graphics' Brava! Integrated with Documentum 4i
8/23/2001

Informative Graphics announced the integration of its Brava! WebKit with the Documentum 4i eBusiness Platform. Brava! WebKit, also known as Brava! 3.0, is designed for integration into existing Web sites, intranets and document management solutions. The integration enables the viewing and redlining of design or documentation changes using a standard browser, without requiring a plug-in, a client side download or installation, or the need to reconfigure your computer to use the latest Java Virtual Machine. Documents and drawings reside on customers' servers and are delivered to user desktops inside or outside the firewall via a small, simple Java applet. Since Brava! honors existing security measures and does not transfer the actual file to the client for display, it's a secure online collaboration tool for design, supply and project information over the Web. Brava!'s functionality includes the ability to pan, zoom and rotate drawings; calibrated measurement; several printing features and a range of configurable options for customization by customers and partners. www.infograph.com

Steelpoint Technologies Announces Release Of Introspect eCM 4.0
8/23/2001

Steelpoint Technologies Inc. has released Introspect eCM 4.0. Introspect eCM is a legal content management application that integrates into the leading personal information management systems, including Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, as well as other collaborative intranet environments. Introspect eCM is available for both in-house and ASP deployment. Introspect eCM 4.0 has many new features and enhancements, including a flexible, scalable content server, advanced printing features, a Bates stamp module, enhanced reporting capabilities, privileged pages and documents, and the Browser application, which allows you to work with your documents from within Microsoft Internet Explorer. Introspect eCM also provides transcript compatibility with LiveNote, RealLegal and any other transcript application that supports portable transcript format (PTF) files. Introspect eCM managed content integrates with e-mail, case calendars, tasks, contact lists and threaded discussions to support a comprehensive case management workspace. www.steelpoint.com

Active IQ to Offer IntraNet Solutions' Content Management to Middle Market
8/23/2001

Active IQ Technologies Inc. announced that it has formed a strategic relationship with IntraNet Solutions, Inc. to offer Web content management solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses worldwide. IntraNet Solutions' SmartCabinet product, a user interface for business users built on the Xpedio Content Management system, is an integral part of the Epoxy Network. This Network is a complementary suite of eBusiness software products and services that Active IQ offers to the small to medium-sized business market. The SmartCabinet product provides an intuitive interface to the Xpedio Content Server. Xpedio enables customers to rapidly deploy business Web sites and automates the process of maintaining timely, accurate information on these sites. Business content from sources including desktop applications, business applications and contribution templates is managed and published in Web-based formats such as XML, HTML, WML, cHTML and PDF. Business personalization and integration with corporate security models ensures that users access only the information they are entitled to see. http://www.intranetsolutions.com, http://www.activeiq.com

GlobalSight & Day Partner for Multilingual Content Solutions
8/22/2001

GlobalSight Corp. and Day announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership to deliver integrated globalization solutions for multinational organizations. Under terms of the agreement, GlobalSight and Day will jointly provide tight integration of the GlobalSight System3 Globalization Management System (GMS) with Day Communique, the company's enterprise content and commerce management solution, to help multinational organizations penetrate global markets faster, slash localization costs, and eliminate global brand dilution. GlobalSight System3 provides Communique users with the infrastructure to manage the complex process of adapting, translating, and maintaining all of an organization's content worldwide, regardless of where that content is stored. Its sophisticated change detection and process management capabilities automatically initiate global processes to alert translators, reviewers, legal staff, managers, and other key individuals to ensure the right changes are made for the right country, language, or locale. Because Day's Communique architecture is intrinsically internationally aware with full Unicode support and complete separation of content and design, the concept of multiple languages and charactersets are supported out of the box. www.globalsight.com, www.day.com

NeoCore Ships XMS Version 2.0
8/22/2001

NeoCore Inc. announced the general availability of NeoCore XML Management System Version 2.0, a high-performance native XML database. Based on the company's Digital Pattern Processing technology, NeoCore XMS 2.0 combines high-performance information management with the ability to leverage XML's full extensibility. NeoCore XMS provides rapid application development, eliminating database design efforts such as database table creation, index definitions or other physical design work that results in extended and costly development cycles. Version 2.0 incorporates several key features, including transactional support, improved scalability and enhanced access control. In addition, NeoCore XMS provides scalability, operating on extremely large stores of XML with virtually constant response time, regardless of information volume. The enhanced access control feature allows applications to control access down to the data element level. Version 2.0 of NeoCore XMS is currently shipping. Pricing starts at $35,000 per CPU. www.NeoCore.com

eRoom Announces Partnerships with Portal Vendors
8/22/2001

eRoom Technology, Inc. announced partnerships with portal vendors PeopleSoft, SAP Portals, Microsoft, Plumtree Software, Hummingbird, Citrix, and Corechange. By integrating eRoom digital workplaces with portal framework solutions, enterprise customers can quickly deploy branded portal applications that draw on eRoom capabilities. This results in collaborative solutions that combine the just-in-time information delivery features of portal solutions with the real-time and asynchronous collaborative capabilities of eRoom. As eRoom Technology ePartner Program members, portal vendors have access to all the tools they need to integrate their portal framework solutions with the eRoom digital workplace environment. This includes an XML-based toolkit that simplifies developer access to eRoom APIs. www.eroom.com

infoShark Announces Availability of XMLShark 3.2
8/21/2001

infoShark, inc. announced the general availability of XMLShark 3.2 for sharing information captured within corporate databases, with anyone in the world through established XML definitions. Developed in Java, XMLShark provides capabilities that automate much of the effort for accessing, exchanging, sharing and distributing data between proprietary database environments such as Oracle, IBM DB2, and Microsoft SQL Server. Enhancements include extended DB2 support to include DB2 for AS/400 and the ability to access any data source that has a JDBC driver. Highlights of the new features and functions in XMLShark 3.2 include: Open database interface for connecting to any Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) datasource within a distributed enterprise; Extended DB2 support; Support for accessing new database object types such as "Database Views," which represent a more intelligent view of your enterprise data; and Web-based server administration so users can configure and administer the XMLShark environment from any remote location using a web browser. XMLShark uses XML and SOAP so data can be securely distributed both inside and outside the firewall. XMLShark does not require the same database, or same database version, or same proprietary network protocol to exchange and distribute data. www.infoshark.com

FileNET & Impact Innovations Partner
8/21/2001

FileNET Corp. announced a partnership with Impact Innovations Group LLC to jointly develop Acenza for Government eBusiness applications. The first product in the Acenza for Government family of applications will be Acenza Case Management for Human Services, initially focused on family and children services agencies, including economic assistance and child welfare. Acenza Case Management for Human Services will leverage FileNET's Panagon enterprise content management (ECM) suite to improve the productivity and service levels of government caseworkers. Information currently maintained in paper folders will be securely stored in a central repository, allowing authorized caseworkers to add, review and share information via the Web within and among agencies. www.FileNET.com, www.impactinnovations.com

Voquette & COMTEX Partner
8/21/2001

Voquette, Inc. and COMTEX News Network, Inc. announced a technology sales and marketing agreement that will enable COMTEX distributors to expand their current personalization of COMTEX products. The Voquette Content Enhancement Engine automatically incorporates additional horizontal market metadata such as competitors, industry, sector, private companies and executives into the feed. As a result, COMTEX distributors who license Voquette enhanced feeds can offer their customers a greater degree of personalization and contextual. www.voquette.com, www.comtexnews.net.

IntraNet Solutions Releases Outside In Version 7.1
8/21/2001

IntraNet Solutions, Inc. announced the release of Outside In Version 7.1, an enhanced version of its Outside In developer technology for viewing, conversion and access of business content in more than 225 file formats on a wide range of platforms, including mobile and wireless devices. Outside In 7.1 includes support for a wide range of new and updated file formats, including Microsoft Office XP; Corel WordPerfect Office 2002; Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition 9.6; Sun StarOffice Write 5.2; Microsoft Visio 2002; Adobe Acrobat 5.0; Adobe FrameMaker MIF 6.0; and WAP WML specification 2.1. This expanded support enables viewing, conversion and access of these file formats without needing to install the native applications on servers, desktops or wireless devices. Outside In 7.1 has also added support for Solaris 8 and Red Hat Linux 7.0 platforms. Outside In 7.1 includes expanded conversion and viewing options for improved navigation in converted documents and greater fidelity in viewed documents. www.intranetsolutions.com/products/developer_conversion.html

Poet Releases Version 4.5 of eSupplierLink & eSupplierWeb
8/21/2001

Poet Software announced the release of Poet eSupplierLink 4.5 and eSupplierWeb 4.5. These two web-based products, part of Poet’s eSupplier Solutions product suite, allow suppliers and service providers to create, maintain, and distribute rich, customized eCatalogs for each of their buyers and marketplaces. The new releases of eSupplierLink 4.5 and eSupplierWeb 4.5 deliver improved ease of use and overall performance as well as new comprehensive features and automation tools to increase the productivity of corporate catalog managers handling the emerging B2B sales channels. The enhancements of eSupplierLink and eSupplierWeb 4.5 include: enhanced taxonomy system support, easier product classification, buyer pricing validation, and an improved, multi-lingual user interface. www.poet.com

Engage to Focus on Content Management for Multichannel Marketing
8/20/2001

Engage, Inc. announced that it would further reduce its workforce and would shift its emphasis to the growing market for content management software for multichannel marketing. As part of the shift, Engage also said it had entered into discussions with potential buyers for its media business. As part of the change, Engage also announced that it would discontinue its Engage Knowledge profiling service. Engage said it does not intend to sell the service's database of anonymous profiles. Engage offers a broad range of software solutions to help marketers, publishers, and advertising agencies manage marketing content across traditional and new media channels. By using these solutions, Engage's customers are able to deliver consistent messages across channels while streamlining production processes and increasing efficiencies. Among its software products are Content Server, Approval Server, PromoManager and AdManager. The company will provide additional details and financial guidance concerning the realigned company as part of its fourth quarter financial announcement in mid-September. www.engage.com

A big change for them! They are now a pure software company and are marketing products origi-nally acquired, and further developed, from Mediabridge/Cascade.

Documentum Introduces eContent Services for Portals
8/20/2001

Documentum introduced Documentum eContent Services for Portals, the portal-specific deliverable of their recently-announced Documentum Web services initiative. Documentum eContent Services for Portals reduce the need to create new programming interfaces and integration code for enterprise portal implementation. Building on the Documentum 4i eBusiness Platform, these services employ Documentum eContent Portlets to create a way to expose content management functionality through an enterprise portal. Documentum has pre-packaged the most significant and common content management functions, such as content contribution, browsing, and workflow management. These services, called eContent Portlets, will be delivered as Java Server pages, Java classes, and XML files to be exposed through the portal interface. Documentum will offer a Portal Integration Kit to guide portal builders who will integrate Documentum eContent Portlets with portal deployments. Portal providers will leverage Documentum eContent Services for Portals. Among the first adopters are: ATG, BEA Systems, Bowstreet, Citrix, Corechange, DataChannel, Epicentric, Plumtree Software, SAP Portals, Inc., iPlanet, E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun Netscape Alliance and TIBCO. www.documentum.com/products/editions/portal/portlets.html

It seems like every major content management vendor now has an agreement with every major por-tal vendor, or vice versa!

Open eBook Standard Updated
8/20/2001

The Open eBook Forum has released an updated version of the Open eBook Publication Structure Specification. Entitled `Publication Structure Specification 1.0.1,' the new standard for authoring reusable content for eBook devices and readers supercedes the 1.0 version of the OEB Specification. The OEB Publication Structure (OEBPS) is an XML-based specification for the content, structure, and presentation of electronic books. Developed and maintained by the Open eBook Forum, a group of over 85 organizations involved in electronic publishing, the standards body and trade association includes Gold Sponsorship from Microsoft Corporation, Adobe Systems and Intertrust Technologies. Version 1.0.1 of OEBPS, which is based on over a year of industry experience with 1.0, does not add additional features to the specification but only removes ambiguities and corrects errors. Version 2.0 of OEBPS, which will introduce new features and substantial enhancements -- particularly in the areas of presentation, linking and navigation, internationalization, and metadata -- is currently under development. The Publication Structure Working Group encourages all participants and interested parties to download copies of the OEBPS 1.0.1 specification from the Open eBook Forum web site. Multiple formats are available. www.openebook.org

divine to Aquire Open Market
8/16/2001

divine and Open Market announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for divine’s acquisition of Open Market in a stock-for-stock merger. Open Market’s technology will provide an environment for deploying applications that address a range of information-rich e-business initiatives such as portals, marketing campaigns, B2B catalogs, and publications. Under the terms of the merger agreement, divine will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Open Market common and preferred stock in exchange for approximately 44,285,000 shares of divine Class A common stock. Based upon divine’s closing price on August 14, 2001, the transaction would have an aggregate value of approximately $59.3 million. Open Market stockholders are expected to receive between approximately 0.8230 and 0.8598 shares of divine Class A common stock in exchange for each share of Open Market common stock. The Board of Directors of each company has approved the transaction and recommended it to their respective stockholders. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2001. divine and Open Market also signed a reseller agreement that enables the divine sales force to immediately begin selling Open Market products. www.divine.com, www.openmarket.com

IntraNet Solutions Changes Name to Stellent
8/16/2001

IntraNet Solutions, Inc. announced that it will change its name to Stellent, Inc., effective August 29, 2001. The company's ticker symbol will change to Nasdaq: STEL. The name "Stellent" is derived from a combination of word parts: "Stell" comes from the word "stellar" meaning of the stars, and "ent" is derived from the words "excellent" and "intelligent." "Stars" and "stellar" have several connotations such as intelligence, superiority and enlightenment. They are associated with navigation and discovery, conveying themes of leadership, cutting edge innovation and choosing the right path. With only two syllables, the name "Stellent" speaks very quickly, suggesting rapid deployment, which is representative of the company's Xpedio Content Management system. IntraNet Solutions' Information Exchange Division (IED), which is responsible for the company's wireless, conversion and viewing technology, will become the Stellent Software Components Division (SCD) beginning August 29. IntraNet Solutions' Web site address will also change to www.stellent.com, and the company will launch a new logo. www.intranetsolutions.com

We understand this is so they won't be percieved as limited to intranet solutions.

FileNET Panagon Content Services 5.2 Available
8/10/2001

FileNET Corp. announced the availability of Panagon Content Services version 5.2, a cornerstone of the Panagon ECM offering and part of FileNET's broader ECM initiative. The latest version supports the Windows 2000 cluster environment. As a result, Panagon Content Services 5.2 enables companies to optimize the availability of business-critical content. With its Web-based system administration tools, the solution can be managed from any Internet-enabled workstation. With this capability, remote administrative staff can complete essential tasks such as adding and maintaining users and groups; adding, selecting and deleting storage categories, customer properties and objects; and starting and stopping library services. Another benefit of this release is its ability to utilize an RDBMS running on an existing central server that supports other business applications. By leveraging resources in this way, hardware and software investments can be better utilized. Panagon Content Services 5.2 is available immediately from FileNET and its ValueNET Partners. www.FileNET.com

W3C Issues SMIL 2.0 as a Recommendation
8/9/2001

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released the SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) 2.0 specification as a W3C Recommendation, representing cross-industry agreement on an XML-based language that allows authors to write interactive multimedia presentations. Web authors are in search of ways to deliver rich content, including video, audio, and text, and to synchronize those components as they see fit. It's no longer simply television on the Web that end users are seeking; people are looking for information and experiences that take full advantage of the Web's technical capabilities - interoperability, flexibility, device choice, and searchability. With SMIL 2.0, producing reusable audio-visual presentations is easy; as SMIL 2.0 is an XML application, one may use a simple text editor to create engaging multimedia experiences for the Web. SMIL allows the author to incorporate a wide range of data (audio, video, or text), which may be locally or remotely stored. SMIL 2.0 has been produced as a set of modules which, individually or in combinations, may meet the needs of a Web author, and build on the guiding principles of interoperability at the core of W3C work. In addition to full incorporation of the successful SMIL 1.0 features, SMIL 2.0 Modules provide functionalities including animation; content control; layout; linking; media objects; metainformation; structure; timing and synchronization; time manipulations; and transition effects. This gives authors the ability to create sophisticated animation, event-based interaction with a presentation, and graceful transition effects based on nearly 100 predefined options. Because a SMIL presentation is written as a text file, it can include metadata components, which make a SMIL presentation searchable. www.w3.org/

Quiver Unveils Hybrid Taxonomy Platform
8/8/2001

Quiver, Inc. announced the first product in the Quiver Knowledge Suite, QKS Classifier, a system for efficiently and accurately organizing content into an intuitive directory of corporate knowledge. Unlike purely automated categorization solutions, Quiver's hybrid taxonomy platform tightly integrates advanced classification algorithms with an intuitive workflow and directory management toolset to capture human input and expertise. Quiver's taxonomy and categorization platform offers customers a solution that automates the process of finding, screening and categorizing content while providing control over - and visibility into - those categorization results. With QKS Classifier, departmental information managers and IT managers alike have the control and visibility to manage valuable enterprise content, leveraging human judgment as well as technological efficiency. Quiver will be distributing QKS Classifier through a direct sales force as well as through a reseller and partner program. In June, Quiver announced a technology and marketing agreement with Inktomi to integrate QKS Classifier with the Inktomi Search products, and to jointly market the combined solutions to accelerate the deployment of search and categorization software within the enterprise. Quiver QKS Classifier is currently available, with prices starting at $125,000 for the complete client/server platform. Pricing varies depending on the size of the taxonomy and the number of information manager seat licenses required. www.quiver.com

Documentum Web Content Management Now $75k
8/8/2001

Documentum announced that its 4i Web Content Management (WCM) Edition Rapid Deploy is now available for $75k through September 30, 2001. This package, as its name implies, is specifically designed to facilitate rapid implementation and deployment with a pre-defined set of products, integrations, training and maintenance all bundled at a single price. This content management solution shortens time to Web for critical content, enables more effective selling and lowers site management costs. Documentum WCM Rapid Deploy uses the same content management engine that drives the Documentum WCM Edition Global Deploy packages. This promotional discount is a competitive value aimed at offering companies some relief from the pressure placed on IT budgets during this economic squeeze. www.documentum.com

Corel to Acquire SoftQuad
8/7/2001

Corel Corporation and SoftQuad Software, Ltd. announced that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Corel will acquire SoftQuad in a stock-for-stock transaction to be accounted for as a purchase transaction. This acquisition will enable Corel to enrich the existing XML capabilities within its WordPerfect product line. The company does not expect any significant negative impact on cash flow as a result of this acquisition. Over the next several weeks, Corel and SoftQuad will work together on a comprehensive plan outlining how best to integrate the two companies. Following the closing of the deal, expected in the fourth quarter of Corel's fiscal 2001, the companies will announce further details related to the integration plan. The transaction will be a stock-for-stock transaction. Each common share, or equivalent, of SoftQuad will be exchanged for .4152 of a Corel common share on closing, being the ratio of $1.50 to $3.6129. The $1.50 value for each SoftQuad share equals an approximate 34 per cent premium over the closing price of SoftQuad on August 6, 2001. The $3.6129 value for Corel common shares represents the prior 10 day volume weighted average share price of Corel common stock. At current values, Corel would issue approximately 9.85 million shares if all in-the-money options and warrants of SoftQuad are exercised prior to closing. All figures are expressed in US currency. www.corel.com, www.softquad.com

SAQQARA Announces Query Generator for RosettaNet
8/7/2001

SAQQARA Systems Inc. announced availability of its Query Generator for RosettaNet. The Query Generator has an intuitive interface that speeds product content retrieval from RosettaNet's Partner Interface Process (PIP) 2A9 enabled e-commerce catalogs such as those deployed using SAQQARA Commerce Suite. With the SAQQARA Query Generator, design engineers and procurement analysts can employ an intuitive interface with drilldown capability to quickly and easily source detailed product information from any catalog using RosettaNet standards on the Internet. The SAQQARA Query Generator is available as licensed software or as a hosted solution. As a hosted solution, SAQQARA provides the RosettaNet Implementation Framework (RNIF) and XML formatting required to support automated PIP2A9 responses to query requests. SAQQARA solutions support the RosettaNet Technical Dictionary (RNTD) and PIP2A9 Electronic Components Technical Information Exchange Protocol (ECTIEP) standards. www.saqqara.com

IDEV Launches CMSWatch
8/6/2001

IDEV announced the launch of CMSWatch, www.cmswatch.com, a website designed to provide independent analysis on web content management software solutions and practices, as well as related industry developments. CMSWatch is designed to bring greater clarity to companies seeking web content management help. It offers a combination of content management news headlines, interviews with industry leaders, opinion pieces, hot topic trends and explanations, product information, and comparative analyses. The site also offers The CMS Report, a detailed primer on the process of planning, selecting, and implementing a web content management solution that includes a review of 16 software packages. A sample report chapter is available for free. The full report may be purchased online. www.idev.com

Software AG's Tamino 2.3 Now Available
8/6/2001

Software AG, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Software AG, announced the release of Tamino XML Server version 2.3. Tamino 2.3 features enhanced performance and optimized data storage functionality. Tamino facilitates the transmission, storage and retrieval of data - structured or unstructured. It is a native XML database that stores and processes XML data without having to convert it to other formats and store it in relational tables first. As a result, response times are shorter and the setup of the database and the administrative effort required is significantly lower than with other traditional databases. Tamino 2.3 currently runs on: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Sun Solaris, and OS/390. Additional platform support of Linux, AIX, and HP-UX will follow within the coming months. www.softwareagusa.com

ArsDigita Announces Availability of ACS 4.6 Java
8/6/2001

ArsDigita announced the general availability of the ArsDigita Community System (ACS) version 4.6 Java. ACS 4.6 Java is a Java-based, J2EE-compliant application framework for developing sophisticated, content-intensive Web applications. The newest version of the open source ACS is comprised of ACS Core, which serves as a foundation for all ACS-backed Web applications, and an integrated application for content management. ACS 4.6 Java is available today for download at http://arsdigita.com/download. ACS 4.6 Java represents a significant architectural advance from prior versions of the product, introducing a 3-tier Web-centric architecture. Built on J2EE, ACS is compliant with J2EE standards, and will run with J2EE-compliant application servers. ACS 4.6 Java cleanly separates presentation logic, application logic, and persistent storage to improve maintainability and flexibility. http://arsdigita.com/products/4x/46.

Microsoft Announces General Availability of Content Management Server 2001
8/1/2001

Microsoft Corp. announced the general availability of the enterprise, evaluation and developer editions of Microsoft Content Management Server 2001. Content Management Server 2001 is the latest addition to the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Server family. Content Management Server 2001 Enterprise Edition, the full-featured licensed version of Content Management Server 2001 is available for a suggested retail price of $39,901 (U.S.) per CPU. Content Management Server 2001 Evaluation Edition is full-featured 120-day enterprise version of Content Management Server 2001 available for download from www.microsoft.com/cmserver/evaluation/trial.htm. Content Management Server 2001 Developer Edition is available to MSDN subscribers at http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/resources/subdwnld.asp. The developer edition will ship with MSDN Universal in October 2001. All existing NCompass customers will receive a free upgrade to Microsoft Content Management Server 2001. www.microsoft.com/cmserver/

Artesia to Acquire TeamToolz
8/1/2001

Artesia Technologies announced a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of TeamToolz. The agreement will allow the company to offer a marketing and brand management solution that includes workflow and collaboration features, brand resource management, budget tracking and digital distribution of marketing content - all integrated into a unified enterprise platform. The resulting benefits for Artesia's customers include heightened brand equity, increased sales, significant cost savings and enhanced speed to market. The integration of the two technology platforms combines the ability to manage, edit, distribute and access via the web, all types of rich media utilized in today's multi-channel marketing programs with extensive campaign development capabilities, including project routing and scheduling. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. The transaction is expected to close before the end of August. www.artesia.com

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