Centrifusion, Inc. announced the formation of an alliance with Documentum to deliver content management solutions to joint customers. Centrifusion will design and deploy applications that integrate content management processes with other e-business and website components. www.centrifusion.com, www.documentum.com

The Business Internet Consortium announced deliverables for its XML-based eBusiness Standards Convergence Workgroup. Materials will be published this fall. The XML Convergence Workgroup is incorporating customer requirements to reflect typical B2B integration needs for major industries including auto manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, banking and finance. The Workgroup will publish a white paper containing a high-level conceptual model for B2B integration. In addition to the white paper, the group will publish a requirements document and case studies based on business scenarios from member companies. The XML Convergence Workgroup will share requirements and identified architectural gaps with standards bodies including OAGI, OASIS and the W3C. Current members of the XML Workgroup include Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, RosettaNet and SAP. www.BusinessInternetConsortium.org.

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

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