Entigo Corporation and Cardonet, Inc. announced a partnership to provide comprehensive, integrated eBusiness and catalog management solutions to G2000 enterprises. The partnership strengthens Entigo’s open, XML-based catalog management functionality and extends Cardonet’s catalog content management offerings to include online ordering capabilities. The joint offering will provide manufacturers with an e-catalog production and aggregation solution to build and maintain online catalogs as well as a dynamic, personalized online selling solution that features one-click order processing, automated release management and real-time order tracking. Entigo’s Web-based applications – Entigo Order, Entigo Catalog and Entigo Warranty interoperable with backend legacy systems and enable changes to business processes in real time. Entigo Order will be used with Cardonet to meet the online ordering needs of enterprises using the Cardonet solution. Cardonet’s e-Catalog Automation Platform streamlines the process of e-catalog content aggregation, normalization and syndication. The software can be used in conjunction with corporate e-procurement systems or eMarketplaces to aggregate data into a clean, multi-vendor catalog, or can be used by manufacturers and distributors to create multiple custom versions of a master catalog for automated syndication to key customers and channels. www.cardonet.com, www.entigo.com
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Vignette Corp. announced a new global pricing model for licensing all of its applications, including the newly launched Vignette V6 software and its packaged applications, such as the Vignette Enterprise Application Portal (VEAP). Vignette’s new pricing model makes it easier for organizations to anticipate costs for deployments and implementations of all sizes. The simplified pricing structure will provide a new alternative for companies that previously may have felt compelled to consider less-comprehensive or -sophisticated technology. Vignette’s new price structure moves away from practices such as “transaction based,” “per page view,” “user based” and “named processor” pricing. The new global pricing structure generally consists of standard, published prices for each Vignette application paired with a scaling factor for each additional processor on which the application will operate. The Vignette Content Suite V6 can now be purchased in Ready-to-Go solutions for small to medium- sized portal or Internet application deployments beginning at approximately $200,000. Pricing for Vignette V6 and Vignette packaged applications is based on a base price with a single scaling factor for each additional CPU. This simplified pricing model applies to all Vignette products currently being shipped, including Vignette V6 and the recently announced Vignette Enterprise Application Portal, Vignette Financial Advisor Suite and Vignette Merchant Suite. www.vignette.com/
TietoEnator has developed an electronic service solution called dBroker, which supports TietoEnator’s Digital Government concept and makes it possible to flexibly combine Internet portals and services offered by different service providers. dBroker offers different portals a centralised communications channel through one point to electronic services. In practice, the builders of Internet portals can use the dBroker solution to expand the service selection of their portals. A portal also becomes more user-friendly when the user can access a more extensive service selection and services that are naturally related to the portal through his favourite portals. In addition to combining portals and electronic services, dBroker contains solutions for, e.g. user authentication, digital signature and payment. As an overall solution, dBroker offers corporate customers a simpler way to develop electronic services of their own. dBroker has been developed with Java and is based on UDDI. Data is transferred between different information systems as XML messages, and the data transfer protocol is SOAP. www.tietoenator.com
Enigma Inc. announced that its 3C Platform for content, commerce and collaboration now delivers maintenance and repair manuals and illustrated parts catalogs to wireless devices. This additional delivery option enables operators of high-value equipment to easily access thousands of pages of manufacturer-provided product support documentation, regardless of their geographic location. Using a hand-held computer or PDA that supports either the PalmOS or PocketPC operating system, field personnel can search through vast amounts of technical information within maintenance manuals and service bulletins, as well as view illustrations of parts and repair procedures. With wireless access, mechanics can significantly reduce the amount of time needed to make routine repairs, because there is no need to move from the equipment being serviced to a central shop floor workstation to locate maintenance information. By providing access to parts lists and ordering information directly on wireless devices, technicians can quickly locate and order parts on the spot without having to tie-up additional resources procuring components and completing the repair. www.enigma.com
TRADOS Incorporated announced that it would license its technology on an enterprise-wide basis to Microsoft Corporation. This deal will allow all Microsoft business units — including Windows, Office, Developer Tools, Online Product Support Services, MSN, MSNBC, and Microsoft.com — to use TRADOS technology internally as a central part of their content management and localization processes. TRADOS’ technology optimizes and accelerates the human translation process-both for the individual translator and more importantly, across the enterprise.
Plumtree Software released the Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5, which broadens Plumtree’s Internet architecture to search multiple content indexes in parallel, extends single sign-on to the applications integrated in the portal, and delivers Gadget Web Services to wireless devices. The Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5 also features a more efficient, intuitive user interface. The Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5 supports single sign-on technologies from IBM’s Tivoli Systems, Netegrity and Oblix. With the Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5, Plumtree extends the Internet architecture from application integration to search. The new platform uses SOAP to communicate search commands via HTTP in parallel to search engines running on any platform, anywhere on the Internet. Plumtree’s new Internet architecture for network search will be able to incorporate results from AltaVista Internet Search (both Web and multimedia), Inktomi, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and other content indexes. The Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5 features the Plumtree Wireless Device Server, which distributes Gadget content and services to wireless devices, such as mobile telephones, wirelessly enabled Palm handheld computers, Pocket PC-based personal digital assistants, BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds, and other handheld computers. The Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5 is priced on a per-user basis, and is generally available now. Plumtree is offering customers a service upgrade package and upgrade documentation. www.plumtree.com
Altova, Inc. announced the release of the XML Spy 4.0 Suite. The XML Spy 4.0 Suite consists of the XML Spy 4.0 Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the XML Spy 4.0 XSLT Designer, and the XML Spy 4.0 Document Editor. The XML Spy 4.0 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) makes it easy to create and manage XML documents, stylesheets, and schemas. XML Spy 4.0 IDE provides the power and flexibility needed to work with XML content in the most sophisticated production environments. XML Spy 4.0 XSLT Designer is a new approach to automate writing of complex XSLT Stylesheets using an intuitive, drag-and-drop user interface. XML Spy 4.0 Document Editor is a word-processor style free-flow WYSISYG editor for XML documents, empowering non-technical people to create and edit XML documents. The Document Editor is available as a browser plug-in or a stand-alone application. The XML Spy 4.0 Document Framework consists of the XML Spy 4.0 XSLT Designer and the XML Spy 4.0 Document Editor, which together form an enterprise-wide content management solution for creating and deploying large volumes of XML content in production environments such as web-publishing, knowledge management or e-commerce. XML Spy 4.0 IDE and XML Spy 4.0 Document Framework together comprise the XML Spy 4.0 Suite. The XML Spy 4.0 Suite is available immediately for download and purchase from the XML Spy Online Shop. See website for complete price-list. www.xmlspy.com
Torch Concepts announced a partnership with Reveal Technologies, LLC. This strategic alliance will adapt existing advanced pattern-recognition technology, originally developed by Torch Concepts for the U.S. Department of Defense, to the specific needs of educators and has empowered Reveal Technologies with the exclusive rights to sell this technology in the educational market. Through this partnership, Torch Concepts will develop several proprietary products for Reveal Technologies using sophisticated technology focused on the concepts inherent in each document rather than searching for arbitrary keywords. One new product being designed will programmatically recognize and sort the topics and content of documents to provide publishers, teachers, and parents more control in personalizing the volume of content based on state standards. In return for providing product support and access to its ACUMEN technology, Torch Concepts will receive ownership of an undisclosed portion of Reveal Technologies stock. http://www.revealtechnologies.com,
