INSCI Corp. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fuji Xerox Singapore to market and sell INSCI software products and services throughout Singapore. This agreement is an extension of the original agreement between INSCI and Fuji Xerox, in which Fuji Xerox acts as a reseller of INSCI software products in several other Asian countries. According to the announcement by INSCI Chairman and Chief Executive Officer E. Ted Prince, Ph.D., Fuji Xerox will focus its sales and marketing efforts on customers who need to view production print documents online and on Internet Web sites, which is becoming a rapidly increasing customer requirement. http://www.insci.com.
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Cascade Systems, Inc. announced that Robert Angelo is appointed as President and CEO effective January 1st, 1999. Prior to Cascade, Angelo was Founder, CEO and Chairman of SystemSoft Corp.Previously Angelo was at Phoenix Technologies and Cullinet Software. Malcolm McGrory, who was CEO will become Vice-Chairman and Executive VP. www.cascadenet.com
Object Design, Inc. announced that Justin J. Perreault has been named the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Perreault, who had previously been the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, succeeds Robert N. Goldman, who will continue to serve as the company’s chairman of the board. Perreault joined Object Design as executive vice president and chief operating officer in November 1995. Prior to that time, he was a vice president with Harvard Management Company, where he made a number of venture investments in successful technology companies, and a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc. www.objectdesign.com
POET Software announced Dana Gauthier has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales/Business Development. Mr. Gauthier was most recently Senior Director of Sales with Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Commerce Division. Mr. Gauthier is responsible for worldwide Sales, Consulting, Pre-Sales and Technical Support for all product lines. He will define sales plan/strategy, develop/manage the direct/channel sales/pre-sales organization, direct customer support center and develop a broad consulting business. www.poet.com.
Blue Angel Technologies Tuesday announced MetaDoor InterChange, an XML authoring tool that generates XML from desktop applications like Microsoft Word and Excel. MetaDoor InterChange separates the data entry process from the record structure so that data entry forms can hide XML from users. MetaDoor InterChange is the latest addition to Blue Angel’s suite of XML enabled software solutions. MetaDoor InterChange will be available January 15, 1999 and is priced at $49 per seat. www.blueangeltech.com.
ALPNET, Inc., a supplier of worldwide translation and product localization services, announced the signing of a strategic alliance agreement with Sorman Information to jointly market and provide Industrial Information Services to the global industrial community.Sorman Information AB is a European market leader in the area of information management systems, software development and content creation for advanced industrial information applications.Sorman has been active in the international SGML/XML community and has developed the SplitVision information delivery and browsing software. http://www.alpnet.com, http://www.sorman.se.
Dataware Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has purchased the assets and assumed selected liabilities of Sovereign Hill Software, Inc. The total estimated transaction cost of approximately $4.0 million is currently anticipated to result in a one-time write-off of in-process research and development of between $2.0 to $3.0 million in the quarter ended December 31, 1998. The purchase price included 200,000 shares of Dataware Common Stock and warrants to purchase 40,000 additional shares of Dataware Common Stock priced at $6.00 per share. Although year-end results are not complete, Dataware currently estimates that earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 1998, prior to one- time charges, will be in line with analysts’ estimates. Final fourth quarter and year-end 1998 results will be announced on February 11, 1999. David Mahoney, Sovereign Hill’s current CEO, will join Dataware as president and CEO. Kurt Mueller will remain on the Dataware board of directors as chairman. www.dataware.com
Adobe Systems Inc. has acquired the assets of GoLive Systems Inc., a privately-held company whose products include the GoLive CyberStudio professional Web publishing software. The acquisition gives Adobe a professional Web publishing platform to market alongside its graphics and imaging software. The acquisition also brings a number of high-profile clients, such as Aware Records, Music Boulevard, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Records, The Associated Press, NuSkin, MTV Networks, Virgin Records, The Chicago Tribune, Apple Computer and Iomega Corporation. www.adobe.com
