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OpenText announced it has acquired Global 360 Holding Corporation, a provider of process and case management solutions. The acquisition continues OpenText's expansion into business process management (BPM) market. The transaction purchase price is approximately $260 million, subject to customary purchase price and holdback adjustments. The transaction has closed in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and is not part of the fiscal 2011 fourth quarter and year-end results of OpenText. In February 2011, OpenText also acquired Metastorm, which offers other solutions that complement Global 360, such as business process analysis and enterprise architecture software. http://www.opentext.com http://www.global360.com

OpenText announced that its fax server software now includes enhanced security for sending and receiving faxes from cloud-based office systems including Microsoft Office 365 and Google Apps with the release of OpenText RightFax 10. Adding to its cloud support, RightFax Web Access is now included with all systems, allowing users to access their RightFax server from a Web browser. In addition to enhanced support for cloud-based office systems, the new release makes it easier for customers to integrate faxing into their business processes and workflows with features such as barcode routing, searchable PDF delivery and enhanced Microsoft Outlook 2010 and Lotus Notes 8.5 integration. It also adds optional accessibility support that meets mandates under the Americans with Disabilities Act. http://www.opentext.com/

E-C Translation Ltd., the Beijing-based, technology-driven language services provider with a mission to provide high-quality localization solutions, has announced today its re-branding to EC Innovations. In Phase One, the re-branding includes both a new name as well as a new company logo. Phase Two will include a new website and a new product launch. That new reality is reinforced by the product launch of their new, revolutionary Translation Business Management System (TBMS), a user-friendly localization project/process/business-management suite designed by localizers. http://www.ecinnovations.com

Solimar Systems, Inc., a provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, announced the release of version 7.2 of the Solimar Print Director Enterprise (SPDE). The new SPDE capabilities integrate with Solimar's latest product, SOLitrack, which enables organizations to improve control over production job processing by identifying, monitoring and managing print jobs in real time. Users can now simplify job tracking and gain status information through various stages of multi-channel processing and delivery by setting "Checkpoints" in their SPDE workflow. With Checkpoints, users can define specific customizable workflow stages to monitor, control, and manage. Leveraging SPDE Checkpoints, users are able to track project milestones such as "job received", "job processed", "job printed", "job archived", "job purged", etc. This enables users to centrally monitor each job's status and initiate actions, such as adjusting production priorities and schedules based on job deadlines or Service Level Agreements. With the added support for the latest Windows operating systems, SPDE 7.2 also has enhancements and additional functionality designed to increase user productivity and processing efficiency. www.solimarsystems.com

Internet Capital Group, Inc. announced that one of its core equity companies, Metastorm Inc., a provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Analysis, and Enterprise Architecture software, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with OpenText Corporation, an enterprise software company and leader in enterprise content management (ECM). Under the terms of the agreement, OpenText will acquire Metastorm for $182 million in cash. The transaction is subject to a number of closing conditions and is expected to be completed late in the first quarter of 2011. ICG's share of the cash proceeds related to the sale of Metastorm will be approximately $53 million, approximately $1.5 million of which will be subject to a customary indemnification holdback. Upon closing of the transaction, ICG will record a gain of approximately $24 million on the sale of its Metastorm stake; the release of any escrowed proceeds to ICG will result in additional gains. www.metastorm.com www.opentext.com

ADAM Software and Van Gennep- Media Automation Consulting BV are working on an integration of their software systems that will span workflow requirements. This will provide users with a coherent approach to digital asset management, business process management and multi-channel publishing workflows. Van Gennep produces one of Europe's leading publishing systems, with a position in the editorial market. ADAM Software adds to two previous strategic partnerships with ESKO (DAM and Packaging) and SDL Tridion (Web Content Management and DAM). The first phase of the ADAM and Van Gennep partnership has already been completed, the two companies having delivered a number of joint installations which aligned both software platforms to exchange assets between the editorial and DAM systems. In early 2011, a new version of PlanSystem will become available, fully compatible with the ADAM v4 platform. In the second half of 2011, Van Gennep will deliver the next version of PlanSystem - PlanSystem version 5 - that will make use of ADAM's full functionality and make PlanSystem the first editorial system powered by a DAM system engine, offering customers end-to-end control of all their publishing channels, including print, online (web, mobile, etc.) and broadcast. http://www.adamsoftware.net/ http://www.vangennep.com/

Open Text Corp. acquired StreamServe, Inc., which Open Text reports will supply the Open Text ECM Suite with complementary document output and customer communication management software. In addition, Open Text's reach will be extended in the Nordic market while also enhancing its SAP partnership. The transaction, subject to purchase price and holdback adjustments, was valued at approximately $71 million. StreamServe specializes in enterprise communication products that allow organizations to process and deliver personalized documents in paper or electronic format. Specifically, the company's products will enhance the Open Text ECM Suite by allowing the automation of business processes for business-to-business and business-to-customer markets.  www.opentext.com; www.streamserve.com

BP Logix, developer of BPM software, and Assist Micro, a provider of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions to the Japanese market, have announced a joint partnership. The partnership enables Assist Micro to introduce BP Logix Process Director On-Premise and SaaS solutions to its existing network of customers and partners. BP Logix Process Director provides an infrastructure designed for business users to define, automate, manage and report on business processes and moves business process management (BPM) under the direct control of the users. http://www.assistmicro.co.jp/ http://www.bplogix.com/

Satori Software announced the immediate availability of the new Electronic Documentation add-on for its desktop mailing preparation software series, Bulk Mailer. The Electronic Documentation add-on supports options for both Mail.XML and Mail.dat formats. The Mail.XML option interfaces directly with the USPS PostalOne! system and can be used to submit, edit or cancel mailings. The Mail.dat option generates files for manual submission to USPS or through drop shipment and logistics providers. One requirement for earning the Full-Service Intelligent Mail discount is that all documentation, including postage statements, must be provided electronically. The Electronic Documentation add-on replaces the company's Mail.dat add-on. Existing customers have been upgraded to the new add-on and may continue to generate Mail.dat files without changing existing processes. www.satorisoftware.com

TriTek Solutions announced the availability of its Pega ECM Connector Framework through Pegasystems' Pega Exchange software resource library. The Connector Framework offers Pegasystems customers integration of Pega SmartBPM with IBM FileNet Content Manager and Image Services repositories. For a no-charge perpetual license for Pegasystems customers, TriTek's Connector Framework enables enterprises to maximize the value of both best-of-breed products, the IBM Enterprise Content Management suites and Pegasystems SmartBPM™, while mitigating the need for custom code. BPM-ECM integration through the Connector enables PegaRULES Process Commander work objects to be automatically launched and indexed with the receipt of incoming content and for that work object to display the associated content for its entire workflow lifecycle. http://www.triteksol.com/