Advent Publishing Systems announced a new and substantially enhanced version of its 3B2 software, Version 8, at XML Europe on May 5th 2003. Version 8 of 3B2 implements a range of XML-related international standards including XSL-FO, XPath, XSLT, and SVG. Additional features in Version 8 of Advent 3B2 software include: page building on the fly wherein content can determine page layout, more consistent 3B2 programming commands, a new de-bugging tool that streamlines the development and debugging of templates and formats, a new format profiler for producing job statistics on the processing speed of a job, font quick tables to make fonts more accessible, new and improved CALS libraries for for use with SGML and XML, entity libraries to support ISO standard entity sets, and an improved and enhanced user interface. Version 8 will be available for customer shipment beginning Monday 5th May 2003. www.3b2.com/v8
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Veridocs announced the availability XMLdocs Version 1, a hosted XML document authoring and management system. For the release, Veridocs has added a flexible new “Template Designer” feature not available on the products Beta Version. Template Designer makes it simple for organizations to create templates from
schemas (or use an existing template from XMLdocs as a starting point for a new template) for everything from press releases and product descriptions to knowledge-based articles and help documents. Using these templates, non-technical users write XML documents via the XMLdocs Editor’s word-processor-like interface. Documents can then be exported for publication on a Web site or elsewhere through a Web Service. XMLdocs is priced to be affordable for everyone interested in authoring content in XML. Individual users can register for the product and create a personal workspace for free. Group fees start at $99 per month. my.xmldocs.com/register
Altova software and CambridgeDocs announced the xDoc Plug-in, a tool for migrating unstructured content from Microsoft Word, HTML, and PDF documents, directly into Altova’s XMLSPY. The combined solution helps businesses transform volumes of pre-existing unstructured documents into DocBook XML, LegalXML, NewsML, HR-XML, SCORM, and other customer-specific schemas. The resulting XML content can be stored in content management systems, databases and XML repositories. XMLSPY users would be able to select “Open From Microsoft Word”, “Open From HTML”, “Open From PDF” or from any other supported format, and have the documents automatically converted into XML, along with an appropriate XSLT stylesheet required to view the XML as a well-formatted document. The xDoc Plug-in is a Java 2 platform engine and works on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The application can be downloaded for immediate evaluation and purchase. www.cambridgedocs.com/products_xmlspyplugin.htm, www.altova.com/download
SDL Desktop Products has announced the launch of a new version of its SDLX Computer Aided Translation system with over 20 new enhancements. SDLX Translation Suite 2003 is a complete and secure translation environment for corporations, translation companies and freelance translators. www.sdlx.com
XyEnterprise announced a new Web Services Development Kit for its XML Professional Publisher (XPP) software line. This new Web Services interface makes available the XML publishing capabilities of XPP to Web interfaces, portals, and application integrations, providing rapid deployment of automated XML publishing solutions in environments as diverse as corporate IT services to consumer “publish on demand” applications. The new Web Services offering exposes the composition, transformation and rendering capabilities of the XPP software through a SOAP/XML interface. This API provides access for customers and developers, enabling them to build customized end-user interfaces in support of distributed XML publishing services. Web Services also supports the deployment of XPP as an embedded batch processing engine able to transform XML content to PDF, print, and Web output on demand. www.xyenterprise.com
Mondosoft announced an integration between MondoSearch site search and SiteCore’s content management system. The integration enables MondoSearch enterprise search to index and retrieve content managed by SiteCore content management system to provide information retrieval and immediate access to business content. Both solutions use Microsoft .NET built technology. Web site owners will also have the advantage of visitor search activity reporting to determine who is using the search function, what information they are looking for and, what they are finding and not finding on the site. Content can be simply adjusted and refined using both SiteCore and MondoSearch. www.mondosoft.com
Stellent, Inc. announced it has acquired selected assets of Active IQ Technologies for $650,000 in cash, or approximately one times the acquired annualized recurring revenue. The transaction will have no revenue effect on Stellent’s March 31, 2003 quarter and is expected to be accretive for Stellent’s fiscal year 2004. There is no ongoing business relationship between the company and Active IQ. Under terms of the agreement, Stellent has acquired technology, customer agreements and other assets related to the hosted application business that Active IQ built based upon the Stellent Content Management system. The company has assumed Active IQ’s current subscription revenue agreements with customers and will continue to market the hosted applications for vertical markets. Stellent will also offer general hosting capabilities to other content management prospects and customers. Stellent has hired Active IQ sales, marketing and development staff, and Active IQ president and chief executive officer Jack Johnson is now Stellent’s vice president of hosted solutions. www.stellent.com
DataPower Technology, Inc. and Altova, Inc. announced the availability of XMLSPY 5 integrated with the Datapower XS40 XML Security Gateway. The unified solution addresses enterprise the need for centralized XML Web Services security without forcing application developers to alter pre-existing design and deployment practices in any way. The XMLSPY 5 XML development environment provides visual design, development and debugging for all types of XML documents including XML schema, XSLT, SOAP and WSDL. DataPower’s XS40 is an XML security gateway providing XML filtering, schema validation, XML Encryption, XML Signature, WS-Security and others. Security policies within the DataPower XS40 are XML-based so developers can use existing XML Schema, WSDL and other XML application files to assign filtering rules, access control and overall policy management. XMLSPY 5 and XS40 as integrated solution is available immediately. Pricing for the solution starts at $64,995. The XMLSPY 5 Professional Edition includes an XSLT debugger and is available for stand- alone purchase for $399 from the Altova online shop. www.altova.com, www.datapower.com
