Interwoven, Inc. announced definitive agreements to acquire two privately-held companies, Metacode Technologies and Ajuba Solutions. Metacode is a developer of content tagging and taxonomy technology. Ajuba is a developer of XML solutions. Under the terms of the agreements, an aggregate value of approximately $150 million in Interwoven common stock and stock options will be exchanged for the capital stock and stock options of Metacode and approximately $31 million in Interwoven common stock and stock options will be exchanged for the capital stock and stock options of Ajuba. Along with the content analytics technology acquired earlier this year from Neonyoyo, the Metacode technology will play a key role in providing the intelligence necessary for next-generation content management. The Metacode technology will enhance how customers use Interwoven solutions to create a compelling and relevant Web experience. By automatically including metadata based on customer-specific or industry-specific taxonomies, content can be readily shared and repurposed across multiple Web properties and B2B exchanges. The Ajuba team will be assimilated into Interwoven’s existing technical staff. The Ajuba product line will be discontinued. www.interwoven.com
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POET Software announced the latest releases of its turn-key eCatalog management software solutions for suppliers, ASPs and eMarketplaces. POET’s eCatalog Suite – Supplier Resident Edition (eCS-SR) and eCatalog Suite – Service Provider Edition (eCS-SP) introduce several new features that provide enhanced pricing management, platform and database support, as well as simplified administration for ASPs and eMarketplaces. POET’s flexible pricing management features provide customers with several customization options to reflect the diverse requirements of both suppliers and buyers. With contract pricing, users can create buyer-specific pricing for groups of products or on a product-by-product basis. With volume discounts or tier pricing, suppliers can define different prices based upon item quantity. In addition to custom pricing, users can also employ a calculation-based pricing method, incorporating discounts based on percentages or fixed amounts in relation to list prices. POET added new database and platform support, giving ASPs and eMarketmakers the option to run eCS-SR and eCS-SP using the POET object database or Oracle’s 8.0 or 8i on Solaris, Windows NT and Windows 2000 platforms. The latest versions of eCatalog Suite-Supplier Resident Edition and eCatalog Suite-Service Provider Edition are now available. Pricing for the supplier edition starts at $60,000. Pricing for the service provider edition starts at $175,000. www.poet.com
The new Business Integration Server (BIS) from Seeburger is a middleware module that maintains processes and accounts for all business and process transactions based on a customizable workflow rule set. With a graphical drag-and-drop definition of business processes, any data interchange requirement on Windows NT, UNIX and IBM AS/400 can be implemented quickly. BIS fully supports Java, XML, and existing business system technologies, including B2B eCommerce requirements: shopping, auctions, marketplaces, eProcurement and works with EDIFACT and ERP management systems. The Business Integration Server also works with ebXML, cXML, XML EDI, BizTalk and Rosettanet. Additionally, it supports classical EDI transaction formats, including EDIFACT, X.12, ODETTE or VDA. BIS has connectors to all known ERP systems, including: SAP R/3, SAP R/2, Baan, Oracle, BRAIN, infor, J.D.Edwards and Baurer. In FrontOffice, BIS works with Siebel, Intershop, Openshop and Brokat. Even legacy and proprietary systems are supported. The Seeburger middleware supports unique XML DTDs and other custom interfaces. www.seeburger.com
eBusiness Technologies announced the working prototype of a new workflow tool for engenda based on Microsoft Visio which will allow customers to build workflows by creating graphic representations of the processes. The new workflow tool will streamline development by speeding and simplifying workflow creation and modification. An intuitive method for creating engenda workflow descriptions, the simple, visual editing tool will allow customers to drive their workflow processes from a diagram. The workflow diagrams will be saved in engenda as XML. engenda is currently scheduled to ship with the new workflow tool in the first quarter of 2001. www.ebt.com
XML Global Technologies, Inc. announced it has completed a software add-on to goXML version 2.0 that will allow arbitrary tables from any ODBC/JDBC compliant database to be indexed by goXML. GoXML is a context-based XML search system which easily and securely accepts and delivers XML based content in- house and via the Internet. The new software add-on will allow goXML to act as a broker to various relational database management systems and legacy data sources. Included with this add-on is a web conduit which permits the RDBMS/legacy data that has been indexed into a goXML index to later be accessed from source, thus ensuring only the most up-to-date information is delivered to clients. Examples of databases supported by goXML and the software add on are Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft FoxPro, dBase, xBase, Oracle, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Informix, Pervasive SQL, Adabas and CSV. www.xmlglobal.com
OnePage Inc. unveiling three new products that automate the collection, dissemination and presentation of Internet-based data. Based on its information retrieval technology, the new OnePage products make content aggregation and presentation easier and more cost effective, addressing a critical information task for organizations whose employees, suppliers and customers rely on timely, relevant content. OnePage announced three software products: OnePage Content Aggregator – Designed for corporations and web properties, the OnePage Content Aggregator automates and uncomplicates the process of collecting information from disparate sources – data feeds, web content, databases, etc. – and disseminating it throughout an enterprise or web site. OnePage Personal Portal – Designed for existing portals and other web properties, the OnePage Personal Portal enables web businesses to increase user satisfaction and retention by offering a unique environment where users can create personal pages with relevant content collected from any website. OnePage Corporate Portal – Designed for corporations, the OnePage Corporate Portal combines content aggregation features and the personalized portal functionality in a single solution to ensure that employees, customers and suppliers have the most relevant information available to them at any time. OnePage is offering its software as a hosted ASP solution and as stand-alone, licensed business applications. www.onepage.com
Inxight Software, Inc. announced the next level in automatic categorization. Inxight Categorizer 2.0 is an application that efficiently and automatically classifies unstructured data, such as web pages, e-mail, word processing documents, presentations, PDF and text into pre-defined categories to significantly improve and add value to information found on portals and corporate knowledge libraries. Using Xerox PARC and Xerox XRCE advanced language and pattern matching technologies, Categorizer takes classification beyond simple methods such as rule-based systems and pure pattern recognition techniques. Categorizer advances its technology by combining linguistic processing engines with patented mathematic algorithms and helps users to discover context through actual language. For example, the word “ground” can mean ground pepper, the ground that you stand on, or the ground for a wire. Categorizer is able to distinguish between the meaning of the three “grounds” in its context. Another example is the word “teach.” Categorizer identifies and associates words that have the same meaning, depending on how the word is used, like teaches, teaching and taught. Moreover, Categorizer maintains its scalability even as the number of categories or documents grow. New features of Categorizer 2.0 include: Client API coded in Java and C; Database independence (designed for integration to any database or flat file); Added administrative tools to tune accuracy and performance; Support for most file formats including MS Office, Adobe PDF, e-mail, web pages and news feeds; Support for 12 European languages; XML compatibility which enables integration to most enterprise portal applications. Inxight Categorizer is expected to be available in December directly through Inxight corporate sales. www.inxight.com/products_sp/categorizer/index.html
RightWorks Corporation announced a development partnership with Vignette to integrate Vignette’s V/5 E-business Application Platform into the RightWorks eBusiness Application Suite. The agreement enables RightWorks to offer an expanded array of catalog formats, providing companies with an enhanced, automated solution to perform transactions within the purchasing environment. Under the terms of the agreement, Vignette’s eBizXchange will drive business transactions and processes, while eContent will automate the aggregation and integration of catalog content. Because both companies support XML standards, EDI, flat files, HTML and databases, RightWorks’ customers will benefit from a quick time-to-market and accelerated supplier adoption rates. In addition, RightWorks is now licensed to resell Vignette’s eIntegrate technology with the RightWorks eBusiness Application Suite. eIntegrate will enable companies to integrate at both the application and process levels with a wide range of back-office systems including ERP, SCM, and CRM systems from Oracle, J.D. Edwards, PeopleSoft, Siebel and SAP. www.rightworks.com, www.vignette.com
