eBusiness Technologies announced the working prototype of a new workflow tool for engenda based on Microsoft Visio which will allow customers to build workflows by creating graphic representations of the processes. The new workflow tool will streamline development by speeding and simplifying workflow creation and modification. An intuitive method for creating engenda workflow descriptions, the simple, visual editing tool will allow customers to drive their workflow processes from a diagram. The workflow diagrams will be saved in engenda as XML. engenda is currently scheduled to ship with the new workflow tool in the first quarter of 2001. www.ebt.com
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XML Global Technologies, Inc. announced it has completed a software add-on to goXML version 2.0 that will allow arbitrary tables from any ODBC/JDBC compliant database to be indexed by goXML. GoXML is a context-based XML search system which easily and securely accepts and delivers XML based content in- house and via the Internet. The new software add-on will allow goXML to act as a broker to various relational database management systems and legacy data sources. Included with this add-on is a web conduit which permits the RDBMS/legacy data that has been indexed into a goXML index to later be accessed from source, thus ensuring only the most up-to-date information is delivered to clients. Examples of databases supported by goXML and the software add on are Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft FoxPro, dBase, xBase, Oracle, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Informix, Pervasive SQL, Adabas and CSV. www.xmlglobal.com
OnePage Inc. unveiling three new products that automate the collection, dissemination and presentation of Internet-based data. Based on its information retrieval technology, the new OnePage products make content aggregation and presentation easier and more cost effective, addressing a critical information task for organizations whose employees, suppliers and customers rely on timely, relevant content. OnePage announced three software products: OnePage Content Aggregator – Designed for corporations and web properties, the OnePage Content Aggregator automates and uncomplicates the process of collecting information from disparate sources – data feeds, web content, databases, etc. – and disseminating it throughout an enterprise or web site. OnePage Personal Portal – Designed for existing portals and other web properties, the OnePage Personal Portal enables web businesses to increase user satisfaction and retention by offering a unique environment where users can create personal pages with relevant content collected from any website. OnePage Corporate Portal – Designed for corporations, the OnePage Corporate Portal combines content aggregation features and the personalized portal functionality in a single solution to ensure that employees, customers and suppliers have the most relevant information available to them at any time. OnePage is offering its software as a hosted ASP solution and as stand-alone, licensed business applications. www.onepage.com
Inxight Software, Inc. announced the next level in automatic categorization. Inxight Categorizer 2.0 is an application that efficiently and automatically classifies unstructured data, such as web pages, e-mail, word processing documents, presentations, PDF and text into pre-defined categories to significantly improve and add value to information found on portals and corporate knowledge libraries. Using Xerox PARC and Xerox XRCE advanced language and pattern matching technologies, Categorizer takes classification beyond simple methods such as rule-based systems and pure pattern recognition techniques. Categorizer advances its technology by combining linguistic processing engines with patented mathematic algorithms and helps users to discover context through actual language. For example, the word “ground” can mean ground pepper, the ground that you stand on, or the ground for a wire. Categorizer is able to distinguish between the meaning of the three “grounds” in its context. Another example is the word “teach.” Categorizer identifies and associates words that have the same meaning, depending on how the word is used, like teaches, teaching and taught. Moreover, Categorizer maintains its scalability even as the number of categories or documents grow. New features of Categorizer 2.0 include: Client API coded in Java and C; Database independence (designed for integration to any database or flat file); Added administrative tools to tune accuracy and performance; Support for most file formats including MS Office, Adobe PDF, e-mail, web pages and news feeds; Support for 12 European languages; XML compatibility which enables integration to most enterprise portal applications. Inxight Categorizer is expected to be available in December directly through Inxight corporate sales. www.inxight.com/products_sp/categorizer/index.html
RightWorks Corporation announced a development partnership with Vignette to integrate Vignette’s V/5 E-business Application Platform into the RightWorks eBusiness Application Suite. The agreement enables RightWorks to offer an expanded array of catalog formats, providing companies with an enhanced, automated solution to perform transactions within the purchasing environment. Under the terms of the agreement, Vignette’s eBizXchange will drive business transactions and processes, while eContent will automate the aggregation and integration of catalog content. Because both companies support XML standards, EDI, flat files, HTML and databases, RightWorks’ customers will benefit from a quick time-to-market and accelerated supplier adoption rates. In addition, RightWorks is now licensed to resell Vignette’s eIntegrate technology with the RightWorks eBusiness Application Suite. eIntegrate will enable companies to integrate at both the application and process levels with a wide range of back-office systems including ERP, SCM, and CRM systems from Oracle, J.D. Edwards, PeopleSoft, Siebel and SAP. www.rightworks.com, www.vignette.com
Percussion Software and Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. announced a joint marketing agreement to deliver native XML-based multilingual content management solutions to companies developing international Web sites. Their combined solution, which includes the Lionbridge Globalization Platform and Percussion’s Rhythmyx Content Manager, will build globalization into the content management process at the beginning of the development cycle, increasing the velocity and efficiency of converting content into multiple languages and formats. Lionbridge’s enterprise-scale workflow system automates processes and offers collaboration capabilities for all parties working on a Web site project. To begin the translation process, Rhythmyx Content Manager creates, changes, or updates the content in an Oracle database in XML, HTML, or other formats. Lionbridge servers automatically detect changes to the English content and prepare it for translation. Once the new or changed content is translated, the Rhythmyx Content Manager then creates updates to the translated Web sites based on these changes. www.lionbridge.com, www.percussion.com
Sequoia Software Corporation announced an alliance with STC. Sequoia will leverage the STC e*Xchange eBusiness Integration Suite to enhance the connectivity of its XML-pure portal server, XPS. With this expanded integration capability, Sequoia can provide customers rapid connectivity to many enterprise and e-business applications from leading vendors including SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel Systems, Oracle, Sybase, Lotus Notes, Onyx, Clarify, and BroadVision. Sequoia XPS functions as an e-business command center, interconnecting an organization’s various islands of information and processes, often with those of its customers, partners and suppliers, through a universal Web-based interface. Many of these islands are “enterprise applications” that support corporate manufacturing, financials, customer service or administrative functions. The STC eBusiness integration platform provides Sequoia customers with efficient solutions for tightly integrating XPS with their enterprise applications, eliminating the need for custom built connections, which can become costly to develop and maintain. www.stc.com, www.sequoiasoftware.com
VCIX introduced its Cortra Site Studio software to the web development market. Cortra Site Studio has been designed from the ground up using object-oriented architecture to meet the challenges of complex content aggregation, syndication and publishing on the web. Using Cortra Site Studio’s extensible object-oriented technology and its reusable component architecture, web development firms can more easily create customized solutions addressing their specific customer needs without the need to create new applications. Its intuitive, easy-to-use interface enables non-technical staff to control all aspects of a web site’s content management, without the need for programmers or skilled technicians. A wide range of objects including text, images and streaming media, can be easily published, archived, scheduled, and managed, producing a dynamic, robust and scalable site that is easy to maintain and adapt to changing business requirements. Because of these factors, Cortra lowers the cost of site creation and ownership for organizations building or redesigning their web presence. The Cortra software includes built-in support for XML and a standards-based object-oriented API. Cortra also allows users of Microsoft Visio 2000 to import UML (Unified Modeling Language) models of business processes and to automatically generate code for transforming those processes to the Web. VCIX, formerly known as Virtual Communities Inc., recently announced that it plans to exit the business of publishing community sites in order to concentrate exclusively on the development and marketing of the Cortra technology. www.vcix.com
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