Planet 7 Technologies announced that it will change its name to Agital, Inc., effective August 28, 2001. Agital has also chosen the “.net” suffix for the company’s URL, in order to maintain a connection to its origin in network data management. Agital uses XML and Java to connect and transform business information through Data Conditioning technology that parses, processes, and intelligently delivers newly conditioned data in real-time to disparate business applications, services, and devices. In a separate announcement, Agital announced the release of the next generation of the company’s software platform that solves complex data integration by reducing the complexity of existing e-business applications. A 30-day evaluation version of the Agital Solution Development System is available today at no charge. Design licenses start at approximately US$890.00 for a single developer, single CPU license. Development and test licenses start at approximately US$3,275.00 for a single developer with unlimited distribution/CPU permissions. Deployed Agital Solutions start at US$10,675 for a five CPU license and require the purchase of an Agital Solution Development System. OEM/Reseller pricing is available, and may be negotiated on an individual basis. www.agital.net
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OnePage, Inc. introduced OnePage Content Connect Studio, a new software solution for creating, managing and integrating portlets into corporate portal platforms. Using OnePage Content Connect Studio, organizations are able to rapidly create portlets from HTML Pages, databases, datafeeds, applications and flat files. Once created, the portlets can easily be published into any existing enterprise portal or wireless solution, or to web services UDDI. OnePage Content Connect Studio combines technology with an intuitive user-interface that enables companies to eliminate the manual scraping and scripting processes that currently slow down and add to the expense of any portal implementation. It also includes management and monitoring tools, as well as intelligent agents that create alerts and trigger actions, such as error recovery. In separate developments, OnePage also announced a strategic alliance with Sybase and Progressive Financial Strategies. www.onepage.com
BEA Systems Inc. and Gauss Interprise announced a strategic relationship to provide optimized e-business solutions. As part of the agreement, Gauss will embed BEA WebLogic in its VIP Enterprise products, and offer its U.S. base of more than 1,000 primarily IBM iSeries (AS/400) customers an upgrade to VIP Enterprise built upon the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform. VIP Enterprise runs natively on the iSeries (AS/400) server platform in addition to IBM-AIX, Sun Solaris, HP/UX, Windows 2000/NT, Compaq Tru64 and Linux platforms. As a member of the BEA Star Partner Program, Gauss will participate with BEA in joint marketing, sales training, education and technical development. VIP Enterprise embedded with BEA WebLogic will be available by September 2001, and the upgrade program for Gauss customers to the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform is expected to be completed by March 2002. www.bea.com, www.gaussinterprise.com
Active IQ Technologies Inc. announced that it has formed a strategic relationship with IntraNet Solutions, Inc. to offer Web content management solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses worldwide. IntraNet Solutions’ SmartCabinet product, a user interface for business users built on the Xpedio Content Management system, is an integral part of the Epoxy Network. This Network is a complementary suite of eBusiness software products and services that Active IQ offers to the small to medium-sized business market. The SmartCabinet product provides an intuitive interface to the Xpedio Content Server. Xpedio enables customers to rapidly deploy business Web sites and automates the process of maintaining timely, accurate information on these sites. Business content from sources including desktop applications, business applications and contribution templates is managed and published in Web-based formats such as XML, HTML, WML, cHTML and PDF. Business personalization and integration with corporate security models ensures that users access only the information they are entitled to see. , http://www.activeiq.com
Steelpoint Technologies Inc. has released Introspect eCM 4.0. Introspect eCM is a legal content management application that integrates into the leading personal information management systems, including Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, as well as other collaborative intranet environments. Introspect eCM is available for both in-house and ASP deployment. Introspect eCM 4.0 has many new features and enhancements, including a flexible, scalable content server, advanced printing features, a Bates stamp module, enhanced reporting capabilities, privileged pages and documents, and the Browser application, which allows you to work with your documents from within Microsoft Internet Explorer. Introspect eCM also provides transcript compatibility with LiveNote, RealLegal and any other transcript application that supports portable transcript format (PTF) files. Introspect eCM managed content integrates with e-mail, case calendars, tasks, contact lists and threaded discussions to support a comprehensive case management workspace. www.steelpoint.com
Informative Graphics announced the integration of its Brava! WebKit with the Documentum 4i eBusiness Platform. Brava! WebKit, also known as Brava! 3.0, is designed for integration into existing Web sites, intranets and document management solutions. The integration enables the viewing and redlining of design or documentation changes using a standard browser, without requiring a plug-in, a client side download or installation, or the need to reconfigure your computer to use the latest Java Virtual Machine. Documents and drawings reside on customers’ servers and are delivered to user desktops inside or outside the firewall via a small, simple Java applet. Since Brava! honors existing security measures and does not transfer the actual file to the client for display, it’s a secure online collaboration tool for design, supply and project information over the Web. Brava!’s functionality includes the ability to pan, zoom and rotate drawings; calibrated measurement; several printing features and a range of configurable options for customization by customers and partners. www.infograph.com
eRoom Technology, Inc. announced partnerships with portal vendors PeopleSoft, SAP Portals, Microsoft, Plumtree Software, Hummingbird, Citrix, and Corechange.
By integrating eRoom digital workplaces with portal framework solutions, enterprise customers can quickly deploy branded portal applications that draw on eRoom capabilities. This results in collaborative solutions that combine the just-in-time information delivery features of portal solutions with the real-time and asynchronous collaborative capabilities of eRoom. As eRoom Technology ePartner Program members, portal vendors have access to all the tools they need to integrate their portal framework solutions with the eRoom digital workplace environment. This includes an XML-based toolkit that simplifies developer access to eRoom APIs. www.eroom.com
NeoCore Inc. announced the general availability of NeoCore XML Management System Version 2.0, a high-performance native XML database. Based on the company’s Digital Pattern Processing technology, NeoCore XMS 2.0 combines high-performance information management with the ability to leverage XML’s full extensibility. NeoCore XMS provides rapid application development, eliminating database design efforts such as database table creation, index definitions or other physical design work that results in extended and costly development cycles. Version 2.0 incorporates several key features, including transactional support, improved scalability and enhanced access control. In addition, NeoCore XMS provides scalability, operating on extremely large stores of XML with virtually constant response time, regardless of information volume. The enhanced access control feature allows applications to control access down to the data element level. Version 2.0 of NeoCore XMS is currently shipping. Pricing starts at $35,000 per CPU. www.NeoCore.com
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