Tegic Communications, a subsidiary of America Online, Inc., and DENSO Wireless announced the companies have signed a global licensing agreement which allows DENSO Wireless to integrate Tegic Communications’ T9 Text Input software into its next generation of wireless phones. The Sprint PCS Touchpoint Phone will be the first handset manufactured by DENSO Wireless to integrate T9 Text Input software. The phone, available exclusively through Sprint PCS, is slated for availability later this year. T9 Text Input makes text entry on wireless phones quick and easy, enabling wireless phone users to more easily use advanced wireless services such as Internet access and email. The Sprint PCS Touchpoint Phone provides subscribers with a simple, affordable way to enjoy the clarity of voice and data services, all within a compact, lightweight design. Among the phone’s features are the ability to access the Internet, a built-in mouse that allows easy navigation through menus and functions and a large, easy-to-read 7-line LCD display. Although each key on a telephone keypad can be interpreted in multiple ways — a single press on the “5” key could be “J,” “K,” or “L”-T9 Text Input uses an internal database to automatically scan possible variations to determine the correct word. For example, entering the word “call” into a mobile phone will take just four key presses with T9 Text Input rather than ten key presses required by conventional “multi-tap” text entry. T9 Text Input is available in a variety of languages including Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. T9 Text Input supports Simplified and Traditional stroke-based Chinese, as well as phonetic Pinyin and BoPoMoFo text input. Work is underway toward the completion of versions of T9 Text Input software for Eastern European and Middle Eastern languages. www.densowireless.com, www.tegic.com
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eBusiness Technologies, a division of Inso Corporation announced that DynaBase will integrate with WAP servers to enable wireless delivery of Internet content. DynaBase’s enhanced architecture will enable businesses to create and publish Web content from the same server and database that delivers content to the Internet and their intranets as well as a wide range of wireless networks and devices, such as mobile phones, pagers, two-way radios and handheld personal computers. WML-enabled DynaBase will: serve static and dynamic WML content, serve both WML and HTML from the same Web, and access extra WAP meta-data. WML-enabled DynaBase will run on both Windows NT and Sun Solaris platforms. www.ebt.com
Commerce One, Inc. introduced a set of new XML technology tools delivered with Commerce One’s MarketSite Portal Solution 3.0. The new XML-based transaction platform enables heterogeneous systems to communicate and allows different portals to interoperate and connect to the Commerce One Global Trading Web. The comprehensive set of schema-based XML tools includes: Commerce One XML Commerce Connector (XCC), which provides all the components necessary for trading partners to integrate with Commerce One MarketSite; Schema for Object-Oriented XML (SOX), Commerce One’s default XML schema language used by MarketSite to define business documents; XML Common Business Library (xCBL) 2.0, a set of XML-based building blocks and a document framework that helps developers create business documents in Microsoft’s XDR schema language and Commerce One’s SOX; An initial set of 11 pre-defined XML-based business documents; and an XML Development Kit Pro (XDK Pro), for building extendable, document-based e-commerce applications. Commerce One’s XML technology and tools are included in MarketSite Portal Solution 3.0. In addition, xCBL and SOX may be downloaded free of charge at www.commerceone.com
Bitstream Inc. announced that the entire Bitstream Typeface Library is now available cross-platform. For the first time, the Bitstream library of over 1,200 fonts is available in PostScript Type 1 and TrueType formats, making it available for Macintosh and Windows. The Bitstream Typeface Library contains hundreds of Bitstream Originals and Bitstream Classics. In addition, every typeface design also includes the Euro currency symbol, designed to match each typeface. www.bitstream.com
Green Pasture Software announced GPS W/EDGE 2000, a new version of its Internet-based GPS W/EDGE document management software. GPS W/EDGE features the ability to manage technical documents like CAD files created with AutoCAD or MicroStation. GPS W/EDGE also features tools that help companies track document versions and revisions efficiently. GPS designed its GPS W/EDGE 2000 software to run on top of FileNET’s Panagon 2000 integrated document management system. The combined power of GPS W/EDGE 2000 and Panagon 2000 enables companies to automate the process of tracking versions and revisions and controlling rights to documents at different points in their life-cycle for many document types, including CAD files, word processing documents, spread sheets and images. www.greenpasture.com
R.R. Donnelley Financial has formed an alliance with Harvard Translations of Cambridge, Massachusetts to provide accurate and timely non-English composition. Harvard Translations’ expertise in multilingual composition will be used in the production of the financial documents Donnelley Financial produces for its capital markets and investment company clients. Under an agreement between the companies, Harvard Translations will assemble a dedicated team, staffed by native speakers of the target languages, to serve Donnelley Financial and its clients exclusively. Harvard Translations’ multilingual team will be integrated into Donnelley Financial’s worldwide composition system and global network. Donnelley Financial’s worldwide composition hubs will work in multiple shifts to respond quickly to client requests for rapid-turnaround composition services in any European language. www.htrans.com, www.rrdfin.com
Hummingbird Communications Ltd. announced their enterprise information portal for the Linux environment. Building on core Hummingbird technologies, the Hummingbird EIP provides a single point of access to all business-critical information and resources including structured and unstructured enterprise data. Beyond access, the Hummingbird EIP works by connecting users to content in context, enabling them to quickly process, filter, and act upon information from any enterprise source. The Hummingbird EIP uses XML as the base data and metadata exchange mechanism between the different EIP components. XML is also leveraged to communicate with applications that work in conjunction with the Hummingbird EIP. The EIP’s “Theme” capability supports multiple levels of user personalization providing organizations with the ability to preserve their corporate identity while allowing knowledge workers to customize their own portal pages. Application integration services enable the EIP to provide users with a centralized, unified, and consistent environment for interactions with all applications. The Hummingbird EIP ships with interfaces to all Hummingbird products, as well as to many other applications using its innovative e-Clip plug-in architecture. Pricing and Availability: The Hummingbird EIP is available immediately. Enterprise pricing starts at US $100,000. www.hummingbird.com
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