EMC Corporation expanded the capabilities of EMC Centera content addressed storage (CAS) with new functionality that allows customers to securely archive virtually any data type from any application running on any platform. Through a new version of Centera Universal Access software and Centera’s API customers can archive data from open systems and mainframe applications that are integrated to the API, or from applications running on Windows, Unix or Linux environments that use industry-standard protocols. The new Centera Universal Access Version 2.1 now natively provides support for: Network File System (NFS) including IBM iSeries via Integrated File System (IFS) using NFS, Common Internet File System (CIFS), FTP, and HTTP. Centera is also able to archive data from mainframe applications not- integrated to the Centera API through Bus-Tech, Inc.’s Mainframe Appliance for Storage (MAS) for Centera, which provides access to Centera via Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) or Fibre Connection (FICON) connections. www.emc.com
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Macromedia announced the Macromedia Web Publishing System (WPS) and Contribute 3. WPS enables tens, hundreds, or thousands of content contributors to publish websites for internal and external communications. The WPS consists of the Macromedia Studio MX 2004, Macromedia Contribute 3, Macromedia FlashPaper 2, and new Contribute Publishing Services. The new Contribute Publishing Services server component allows web and IT managers to centrally manage users, roles, and website editing permissions. The application runs on Windows, Linux, and Unix servers and can be deployed to standard J2EE application environments. It enables administrators to centrally manage access to websites, integrate with enterprise systems via LDAP and Active Directory user directories, and track publishing activities across large numbers of websites and publishers. Macromedia Contribute 3 adds granular administrator control, flexible approval workflow, editing enhancements, WebDAV support, and incorporates their CSS engine. Preview releases of Contribute 3 and WPS are available. Contribute 3 and WPS are expected to ship for Windows and Mac OS X in English worldwide in August. Contribute ricing is $79 for upgrades, $149 for new users, and $699 for a Contribute six-pack. WPS Pricing is $2,499 for the starter 10-pack, $12,495 for the 50-pack, $24,990 for the 100-pack, and a single seat is available for $229. Current Contribute users can upgrade to a Web Publishing System seat for $109. www.macromedia.com
Software AG, Inc. announced that its Tamino XML Server has been updated to provide accelerated data access, advanced security and expanded query and text retrieval functions. Tamino version 4.2 now offers XML-based message persistence for auditing and tracking, business document management, and a metadata repository in support of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). The updates in version 4.2 will enable Tamino to better support multiple roles for enterprise integration and software developers. Enhancements for developers include Expanded XQuery and XPath and text retrieval functions, including thesaurus; additional indexing capabilities for rapid query execution; improved handling of standard XML schemas; and a re-designed and more intuitive online tutorial. Tamino XML Server version 4.2 is shipping in three editions: Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition and Developer Edition. Pricing begins at about $2,500 per-user for the Developer Edition (including maintenance), $10,000 per-CPU for the Standard Edition, and $25,000 per-CPU for the Enterprise Edition. Operating system platforms currently supported by all editions include: Windows 2003 Server Standard/Enterprise Editions, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional Server/Advanced Server, Solaris 8 & 9 (64 Bit), HP-UX 11i (PA Risc 64), IBM AIX 5L V5.2 (64 Bit), Linux for Intel (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 & Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1) and Linux for IBM S/390 and zSeries (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8). www.softwareagusa.com
Arbortext Inc. announced it has entered into a systems integration partnership with AVIC Information Technology Co Ltd, a professional information technology company based in Beijing, China. AVICIT will work with Arbortext to provide sales, professional services and technical support for Arbortext applications as well as build and implement market awareness programs that highlight the importance of XML-based enterprise publishing. Since its formation, AVICIT has focused its research and practice on XML-based content management and information publishing applications in China. www.arbortext.com
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Scientific Software Inc. (SSI) announced an exclusive agreement for Agilent to market, sell and support SSI’s CyberLAB Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS). Agilent will market the product under its new family name, Agilent Cerity, to the pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical, forensic, environmental, homeland security, and food and beverage markets. CyberLAB ECMS is a Web-based electronic library that collects, organizes, indexes, stores, archives and shares electronic records, from raw analytical instrument data and reports to compliance records, MS Office documents, PDF documents, molecular drawings, pictures and video. CyberLAB automatically extracts searchable metadata from each of the files, and provides search capabilities and embedded viewers for many file types. Under the agreement, Scientific Software maintains intellectual property rights to CyberLAB ECMS and will continue to focus on new product development as well as work with technology partners to develop integrations with enterprise applications. www.agilent.com/chem/CerityECMS, www.scisw.com
IBM announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alphablox Corporation. The acquisition is expected to close later this month. Financial details were not disclosed. Alphablox’s operations will be integrated into IBM’s Information Management software business. Alphablox software enables customers and business partners to embed analytics — such as customer buying trends — into existing business processes, and makes information available to users and applications. As a result, the software helps organizations boost business insight by accessing data from across the enterprise and then enables the presentation of that information to be viewed in a customized way. With the acquisition of Alphablox, IBM is strengthening providing developers with the ability to build business applications that will enable them to gain multiple views of real-time information from a variety of data sources. Alphablox software can work with both IBM and non-IBM data sources, including Oracle, Microsoft and Sybase. Alphablox technology will be integrated into IBM’s middleware portfolio of offerings in several areas. www.ibm.com/software/data
Bluestream Database Software Corp. announced the release of its XStreamDB 3.1 native XML DBMS. XStreamDB 3.1 is a native XML database management server optimized for storage and retrieval of XML documents and data. It features a transaction architecture, the XQuery query language with update extensions, XML Schema support, and full-text indexing and search. XStreamDB 3.1 is a device and operating system independent platform Native XML database server built on Pure Java that requires minimal administration. The included XStreamDB Explorer application can be used for ad hoc queries and browsing the database. The WebDAV connector provides for file and folder views of documents in the database, making them accessible to XML editors such as Blast Radius, XMetaL and Altova XMLSpy. www.bluestream.com
SAP AG announced that it has acquired substantially all of A2i, Inc. to broaden the master data management capabilities of the SAP NetWeaver integration and application platform. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. A2i, Inc. develops and markets xCat, a platform for enterprise-wide product content management and cross-media catalog publishing. The A2i xCat solution will become a fully integrated part of the SAP NetWeaver stack. Available in the fall of 2004 as an update to the 2004 version of SAP NetWeaver, SAP Master Data Management (SAP MDM) will incorporate new capabilities gained from the acquisition of A2i’s xCat suite. Specifically, xCat will support for enterprise-wide product content management (PCM), more powerful data aggregation and harmonization and improved Web-based electronic catalogs for both sell-side and procurement deployments. The enhanced solution will also add entirely new functionality in the areas of search, intelligent image and document management and print catalog publishing. www.sap.com/solutions/netweaver
