GE Global eXchange Services (GE) announced that it has acquired TPN Register, LLC (TPN), an interactive content management service based in Rockville, Md. TPN’s interactive catalog- management (ICM) services enable buyers and suppliers to customize catalog content for individual user’s needs. The acquisition of TPN allows GE Global eXchange Services (GXS) to provide a complete Web-based e- procurement solution including catalog content, purchasing workflow, B2B integration and transaction capabilities across multiple industries. TPN’s primary solution, TPN Marketplace, provides purchasing professionals access to a searchable catalog of goods and services, in a standardized format, from an approved supplier base. The catalog content includes private pricing and contract terms for more than 2 million line items from a list of more than 1,300 suppliers. www.tpn.com, www.gegxs.com
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dtSearch Corp. is now shipping the dtSearch text search and retrieval end-user and developer product line, Version 6.0. The new release adds distributed searching and other features to improve access to information throughout an organization. The new features also expand the functionality of the dtSearch developer component for use with a wide variety of programming languages. dtSearch products offer instant indexed (and slower unindexed) searching of large document collections – word processor, database, spreadsheet, email, ZIP, XML and more. Over two dozen full-text search options provide unmatched intelligent searching. All products display retrieved files with highlighted hits, along with (for HTML and PDF) embedded images and links. FindPlus distributed searching is a new integrated feature of dtSearch Desktop, dtSearch Web, and dtSearch Network that allows a single search request to span everything from local drives to remote servers. Operating through a single user interface, FindPlus enables indexed searching of files and other data throughout an organization, without the need to collect the data in a monolithic repository. Because FindPlus uses an XML-based protocol for exchanging and aggregating search information, developers using the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine can also easily incorporate this capability into their own applications. Enhanced XML support gives end-users and developers a way to combine data from any source, while retaining the ability to search on field and table information. dtSearch can perform indexed searches using the full range of dtSearch features across an entire XML database, or limited to a specific combination of fields or sub-fields, with no sacrifice in search speed. Pricing is $199 for dtSearch Desktop, starts at $800 for dtSearch Network, and is $999 per server for dtSearch Web and the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine (with royalty-free options also available). dtSearch provides fully-functional evaluation copies. www.dtsearch.com
Openpages, Inc. announced it has extended ContentWare through integration with Macromedia Dreamweaver. Together, the applications enable an integrated workflow that allows content creators to work within Dreamweaver to create Web templates, seamlessly populate them with content, and publish them online. Using Macromedia’s Dreamweaver as a front-end authoring client, gives Web content creators the ability to create, save, search for and retrieve content from the ContentWare database without leaving the application. In addition, users are now able to use Dreamweaver to create Web pages on-the-fly with ContentWare’s new manual page building capability. Manual page building lets users create new pages in real-time by directly accessing the rich content repository of ContentWare and extending content aggregation beyond the realm of form-based templating tools. www.openpages.com
Eprise Corporation and Inxight Software, Inc. announced a partnership to deliver solutions that enable organizations to increase the value, effectiveness, and manageability of their Web site content. This joint agreement enables Eprise and Inxight to market and cross-sell Inxight products with Eprise Participant Server. The Eprise-Inxight combined offering makes it easier to classify new and existing Web content so site visitors can find what they are looking for. By combining Inxight solutions with Eprise Participant Server, users will experience easier navigation through Web sites, faster access to pertinent information and increased productivity. www.inxight.com, www.eprise.com
SDL International announced a strategic partnership with Vignette. The partnership integrates the SDLWebFlow solution with Vignette’s content management product, Vignette e-Business Application Platform. Vignette’s content management system enables users to dynamically develop, control and maintain the content of their website. SDLWebFlow provides corresponding capabilities for the management of multilingual content. As a result of the partnership with Vignette, SDLWebFlow extends the content management process into the synchronization of multilingual content. SDL’s customers also benefit from a suite of additional tools to fully manage the content of their host language sites and hence deliver multilingual versions. www.vignette.com, www.sdlintl.com
Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. and DocNet.com, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership agreement. The companies offer complementary services to similar markets such as publishing, manufacturing, and other industries that distribute content-rich information. Through this partnership DocNet will provide an outsourced solution to ThomasTech clients for producing and distributing documents from the Internet. ThomasTech will now be able to offer DocNet’s content delivery platform for both digital and hardcopy documents. In turn, ThomasTech will provide data conversion, XML/SGML, and content management services to DocNet clients. www.DocNet.com, www.thomastechsolutions.com,
Percussion Software announced the expansion of its partnership program to include solution partners. This partnership category will focus on collaborating with regional systems integrators (SIs), who will provide their expertise to integrate Percussion’s Rhythmyx Content Manager as part of a larger system, or with the products from Percussion’s technology partners. The goal of Percussion’s partner program is to improve customer service to current users and generate new business for Rhythmyx. The partners being targeted – primarily regional SIs with e-Commerce experience – will extend Percussion’s professional services for customer implementation. Additionally, the partner program will enable Percussion to expand its reach into numerous vertical markets, such as financial services, publishing, pharmaceutical, healthcare, cross media, government and manufacturing. Percussion is targeting mid-tier SIs to handle specific regions of the country and/or specific vertical markets in order to provide the strongest customer service possible. The Company will work with the partner to build its Rhythmyx practice with Percussion selling the software and the partner providing the service. Currently, Percussion has signed partnerships with Wellstream, Noblestar, e-Partners and Bond Technologies. www.percussion.com
IntraNet Solutions, Inc. announced it has formed a strategic alliance with LexiQuest. Under the agreement, IntraNet Solutions will co-market LexiQuest’s natural language search technology with its Xpedio Content Management system. The technology will enable IntraNet Solutions’ customers worldwide to perform natural language search queries on their Xpedio-powered business Web sites. Natural language technology allows users to search for information by submitting a question to search engines, rather than key words or phrases. This process generates more relevant, accurate search results than traditional methods, and is easier to use for general business users. The new search capability will enable Xpedio customers to find and access business content on Web sites more quickly and easily. www.intranetsolutions.com, www.lexiquest.com
