IBM’s Lotus Development Corp. announced the immediate availability of Lotus iNotes Web Access, a Web client that delivers robust Domino messaging, collaboration, personal and company information via a Web browser. In addition to providing a complementary access option for current Notes users, Lotus iNotes Web Access targets a new population of Notes users that might not need a full-scale client, such as bank tellers, airline pilots and retail workers. Lotus iNotes Web Access provides an easy-to-use, low-maintenance client that allows access to Domino messaging and collaborative services anywhere users can access the Internet, such as airport business centers, Web cafes or Internet kiosks. Lotus iNotes Web Access also provides the same off-line support that allows Notes users to seamlessly work with applications and email off-line and send changes back to a central server at their convenience. In addition, Lotus iNotes Web Access integrates with Lotus Sametime and QuickPlace, providing browser users with greater Web collaboration through on-line awareness, instant messaging, white boarding and shared team workspaces. Lotus iNotes Web Access is now available. Current Lotus Notes or iNotes customers receive Lotus iNotes Web Access as part of Passport Advantage software subscription. New customers can purchase Lotus iNotes Web Access for a suggested volume price of US$48 (per user) from traditional software resellers. Domino server R5.0.8 for Windows NT/Windows 2000, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, IBM AS/400, or IBM S/390 is required. Lotus iNotes Web Access runs with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and above. www.lotus.com
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Vality Technology Inc. introduced Vality Catalist for product catalog content management. Vality Catalist provides fully automated processes for constructing large online product catalogs in a fraction of the time typically required. Vality Catalist complements Vality Beacon search functionality to make it easy for online shoppers to find the exact products they are searching for on the first try. Cap Gemini Ernst and Young contributed to the development of Vality Catalist by helping to define requirements and enhance the solutions that it can provide to its joint customers with Vality. Vality Catalist provides a single solution that normalizes, categorizes, and consolidates diverse product data to create a consistent catalog. It performs this process in bulk mode to automatically load the initial catalog – and in change mode to facilitate review. These processes result in product information with an improved organization and appearance that is easier for customers to understand and successfully search. Vality Catalist’s sophisticated, automated processes excel in producing consistent catalogs from a large number of diverse data sources quickly. www.vality.com
Software AG, Inc. has entered into an independent software vendor agreement with Percussion Software under which the companies will integrate Software AG’s Tamino native XML database with Percussion’s Rhythmyx Content Manager. Designed for companies building mission-critical e-businesses, the product combination provides an ideal tool for quickly establishing a solid Web presence based on XML, assembling content from various sources and storing XML data natively for rapid retrieval. Rhythmyx Content Manager is a native XML content management system that helps companies automate the content they publish to their Web sites. Software AG’s Tamino is a native XML database that stores, retrieves and directly manages nearly any information or Internet object, from XML documents, audio and video to still pictures and HTML pages. Pulling data from a native XML repository like Tamino, developers can access content immediately without additional translation, saving time and reducing the risk of diminished performance, data alteration or extra manual administration. To support the partnership, Software AG and Percussion Software will co-market each other’s products and will also provide software implementation and technical support. www.percussion.com, www.softwareagusa.com
eGrail, Inc. announced eGrail Enterprise Content Server 4.0. eGrail is offering a 90-day customer satisfaction guarantee, designed to ensure a solid, long-term relationship between eGrail and its customers. eGrail Enterprise Content Server 4.0 enables multiple business users to easily update and change a global corporate Web site in minutes. eGrail Enterprise Content Server 4.0 includes a major enhancement — Web- based, customizable workflow — that simplifies the processes for creating, assigning, monitoring and completing content-creation tasks. The workflow module minimizes the risk of site error and ensures appropriate review before updates or modifications are published, both critical when maintaining the integrity of a Web site. Additional features include a J2EE Software Developers Kit that enables complete interoperability with application servers and external applications for eCommerce, portals, calendaring, personalization and advanced search functionality; an object wizard for creating and defining objects; and an import/export utility that enables the transport of site elements using an XML file format. www.egrail.com
SAP Portals, Inc. and Baan have announced a strategic alliance that will enable Baan customers to quickly and easily integrate disparate software applications into the iBaan Portal. Under the terms of the alliance, technology from SAP Portals will be embedded within the iBaan Portal solution, and Baan will participate in the advisory board of SAP Portals. This alliance with Baan follows SAP Portals’ recently announced strategy to develop an open partnership model that fosters a broad technology and content ecosystem. The new iBaan suite of Internet-enabled collaboration solutions addresses manufacturers’ growing demands for tighter integration and full visibility across their entire supply chains. The suite combines Baan technology with new developments that enable customers to take steps toward the integration of systems and processes, provide end users with personalized and easy-to-use information, and empower businesses to collaborate with their customers and suppliers over the Internet. The SAP Portals portfolio includes enterprise portals, business intelligence applications, unique content offerings and professional services. Enterprise portal offerings are composed of SAP Portals’ Enterprise Information Portal, SAP Portals’ Enterprise Collaboration Portal and SAP Portals’ Enterprise Unification Portal. www.baan.com, www.sapportals.com
Eprise Corporation announced the general availability of Eprise Participant Server version 3.5. Eprise Participant Server, the company’s content management solution, enables businesses to more effectively build end-user focused Internets, intranets and extranets. The release coincides with the availability of the Intranet Advantage Services Package, which helps customers build complete intranet solutions within 45 days. New product functionality includes Site Generator, a point-and-click browser-based interface designed to speed the development of any Web site. In addition, with easy-to-use templates from Eprise, the Web site design remains standard throughout the site. The new product integrates with Microsoft Word, the content contribution process is easier for non-technical users. Business users and key content contributors can make updates and edit content directly within a Microsoft Word document and immediately post it to the site or submit changes to the approval process. This streamlines the content editing and approval process and increases the accuracy and relevance of all data on an Internet, intranet or extranet site. Eprise Participant Server version 3.5 includes updates for Sun Solaris 2.8 as well as Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 2000. Eprise Participant Server version 3.5 is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Sun Solaris 2.8. It is priced at $70,000 for the first server. Discounts for volume purchases and deployment licenses are available. Pricing for the Intranet Advantage Services Package starts at $30,000. www.eprise.com
