Easypress Technologies announced Atomik Roundtrip 1.0 — software to provide full, bi-directional XML support for QuarkXPress versions 4 and 5. Atomik Roundtrip will enable users to import XML into QuarkXPress and faithfully re-export it. With a single click, users can update the QuarkXPress document if the source XML document(s) change and update the source XML document(s) if the QuarkXPress document changes. XML content can be added to QuarkXPress documents through a drag and drop process or by using the Atomik Roundtrip Placeholder technology to import individual XML elements or collections of XML elements into predefined templates. A Documentum integrated version of Atomik Roundtrip will be available during the fourth Quarter of 2002. Direct support for other content management systems will follow. Product is expected to ship at the beginning of October 2002. The suggested retail price for a single user licence of Atomik Roundtrip 1.0 will be (pounds)3,495, $4,495 or (euros)5,662. The suggested retail price for a 10-user licence of Atomik Roundtrip 1.0 will be (pounds)9,950, $13,500 or (euros)16,119. www.easypress.com
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CrownPeak Technology announced the release of Publisher Advantage, a special publishing industry edition of Advantage CMS, its ASP-based content management solution. Developed in response to the specific needs of the publishing industry, this special version of Advantage CMS offers a series of enhanced capabilities: greater user manageability and control over content and digital assets, infinitely configurable workflow, improved proofing tools, integration with ad serving components, e-mail newsletter creation and management, performance monitoring, increased report management capabilities, and an exclusive “content similarity engine.” In addition, Publisher Advantage delivers enhancements in the areas of directory management, e-mail marketing and ad serving. www.crownpeak.com
ebXML Messaging Service Specification version 2.0 has become the newest OASIS Standard, completing a recent election by the consortium’s membership at-large. The ebXML Messaging Service standard, which provides a secure method for exchanging electronic business transactions using the Internet, carries forward work initiated by OASIS and the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT). To attain status as an OASIS Standard, ebXML Messaging Service v2 was first approved by its development team as an OASIS Committee Specification. After being implemented by a minimum of three organizations, it then underwent a 90-day open review, before the final balloting of OASIS members. ebXML Messaging is one of a suite of specifications that enables enterprises of any size and in any geographical location to conduct business over the Internet. www.oasis-open.org
Xerox Corporation introduced DocuShare 3.0, its Web-based document and content management software. Incorporating features that meet the needs of both small businesses and global enterprises, the new software is designed to deliver performance and simplicity starting at less than $4,500. DocuShare 3.0 provides a complete document management solution fostering better office collaboration among workers in document-intensive environments. Built on an all-new Java platform, DocuShare 3.0 runs on Windows, Linux and Solaris systems. The software will be sold through Xerox direct sales representatives, agents, concessionaires, Xerox Business Partners and Teleweb sales channels. The entry-level list price for a complete DocuShare system with 10 seats is $4,145, and a 100-seat system is $9,995. Worldwide availability begins Sept. 30. www.xerox.com/docushare
Plumtree Software, Inc. announced that it has received an unsolicited conditional offer from the Sutter Opportunity Fund 2, LLC to acquire all outstanding shares of Plumtree common stock in exchange for $2.00 in cash and a promissory note due in five years. The offer came in the form of a letter dated September 3, 2002 from Sutter Capital Management of San Francisco to Plumtree CEO John Kunze. Plumtree’s Board of Directors will evaluate the terms of the offer in due course. Prior to receiving the letter, Plumtree had no contact with Sutter Capital Management. www.plumtree.com
Software AG, Inc. and Active Data Exchange, Inc. announced a strategic sales and technology alliance to provide a content distribution management solution across multiple enterprises. Active Data Exchange’s content distribution management solution, Active Data Syndicator version 4, embeds Software AG’s Tamino XML server. The result of the Software AG – Active Data Exchange alliance is an end-to-end solution that enables companies to create new revenue streams by taking advantage of existing content. Software AG’s Tamino XML server and Active Data Syndicator both store, process and deliver XML. The time required to aggregate and transform existing content is decreased, resulting in faster distribution of vital information to internal and external customers. Software AG has agreed to distribute Active Data Syndicator in North America. www.softwareagusa.com, www.activedataX.com
Agari Mediaware, Inc. announced the introduction to the publishing industry of Media Star 2.2. Agari’s Media Star product suite allows the integration of publishing applications, non-intrusively, without making changes to existing applications or content. With it publishers can perform federated search, retrieval, and processing of content across geographically dispersed applications, link distributed content such as layouts, photos, artwork, pricing, rights, sales, and distribution data, and integrate systems acquired through mergers and acquisitions. The Agari product suite provides a solution for automating content value chain business processes (content creation, transformation, management, distribution, and consumption). Agari’s Enterprise Business Asset System connects content that is often dispersed across departments, business units, and partners so that it can be used across the enterprise. The metadata can be transformed between various formats on the fly, eliminating the need for centralized, common metadata schemes. www.agari.com
Obtree Technologies Inc. and BEA Systems Inc. announced the integration of Obtree’s content management solutions with the BEA WebLogic Platform 7.0. Under the terms of agreement, the two companies have combined their technologies, allowing developers to integrate Obtree’s personalized content on the BEA WebLogic Platform. Obtree’s integration into the BEA WebLogic Platform delivers content dynamically into the portal or application framework that corresponds to the rights and interests of a particular user. Rather than store content in a repository for delivery to the portal according to a predefined framework, Obtree personalizes content delivery to fit user profiles. Obtree enables users to edit or update the content provided them in real-time through the portal interface. www.bea.com, www.obtree.com
