Information Architects Corporation, and Thoughtmill Corporation announced they have entered a partnership to deploy iA’s Metaphoria Virtual Web Server technology to Thoughmill’s clients and partners. Metaphoria Virtual Web Server provides aggregation and syndication of any digital information from anywhere it resides, including from multiple sources. The Metaphoria Virtual Web Server enables data residing in mainframes, client server systems, web servers, Internets and Extranets to be combined and viewed from any internet accessible devise such as a PC, PDA, WebTV, Palm VII or WinCE device. The core components of the Metaphoria Virtual Web Server provides content management, syndication, publishing, e-commerce, and bi-directional Legacy and Client Server systems integration via the Web. www.ia.com, www.thoughtmill.com
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UWI.Com announced a free addition to its InternetForms Commerce System (ICS) that enables enterprise users to securely sign XML e-commerce documents using smart cards and Netscape digital certificates. InternetForms Commerce System provides options for creating verifiable records through digital signatures, including third-party support for Netscape signatures, and support for Microsoft CryptoAPI, Entrust, and PenOp signatures. Through partnerships with VeriSign, Datakey, Entrust, Netscape, PenOp, GTE CyberTrust, and Digital Signature Trust, UWI.Com offers methods for securely removing paper from business processes. www.uwi.com
IntraNet Solutions, Inc announced it has signed an agreement to acquire InfoAccess Inc. The acquisition will allow IntraNet Solutions to provide a content management solution that can be fully integrated with an organization
InfoAccess, Inc. announced the release of version 4.0 of Transit Central EDM for Lotus Domino.Doc. This new release enables Domino.Doc users to publish entire Websites in XML, HTML, or a hybrid — without changing the source material in their Domino.Doc repositories. Transit Central EDM for Lotus Domino.Doc is also offered from IBM as a soft-bundle with Netfinity servers and Domino.Doc. www.infoaccess.com.
Invisible Worlds, a San Francisco-based startup company unveiled the EDGARspace portal, a new Web service that delivers refined searches of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) EDGAR filings. The EDGARspace portal, one of the largest XML-based information systems ever developed, demonstrates the potential of XML by giving investment, financial and research professionals better ways to search for and find information that had been difficult to obtain. A trial version of the EDGARspace service is available free to the public at www.invisible.net/ for the next 90 days. It will then be available by subscription. Some features will remain free.
Ardent Software, Inc. announced the general availability of RedBack Release 3, a Web Application Server for creating scalable, transactional applications for the Internet and corporate intranets. Using RedBack Release 3, companies can leverage existing IT assets, such as OLTP systems with proven business rules, to deploy real-time, e-business solutions. RedBack Release 3 is available immediately. Supported platforms include Microsoft Windows NT, Red Hat Linux, and all major UNIX platforms. www.ardentsoftware.com/redback.
MicroScript, the healthcare business unit of New Era of Networks, Inc. announced support for XML as a key component of MicroScript’s @ppian Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) product line. MicroScript’s @ppian technology’s use of XML provides a way to integrate disparate healthcare applications into Internet/Intranet architectures and e-Business frameworks such as Microsoft’s BizTalk initiative. Configuration information, as well as data content and structure information can be transported and shared among various implementations by using XML. MicroScript’s @ppian implements XML as the storage structure for metadata. Messages processed through the @ppian engine can be serialized as XML documents. The @ppian DataMapper translates messages in a single pass to and from XML, in addition to transforming messages in other formats. Additionally, @ppian’s DataMapper uses XSL for data access syntax. www.neonsoft.com
Active Software, Inc., provider of eBusiness integration software products, and Art Technology Group,Inc., developers of e-commerce and online personalization applications, announced the formation of a strategic alliance to enable businesses to deliver Internet Customer Relationship Management (ICRM) solutions integrated with enterprise applications, including Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP. ATG offers the Dynamo suite of e-commerce and personalization software products for enabling large-scale e-commerce solutions that extend customer relationships across the enterprise. ATG will develop, market and resell a Dynamo Adapter for Active Software’s ActiveWorks Integration System. The Dynamo Adapter for Active Works allows businesses to draw customer information from multiple data sources enabling a seamless flow of information throughout the extended enterprise. www.activesw.com, www.atg.com
