McObject has released an XML interface for its eXtremeDB in-memory database system. The eXtremeDB XML interface enables data exchange between eXtremeDB and other XML-enabled systems, and provides a simplified means for updating underlying database structures. McObject has created a freely downloadable example program demonstrating the integration of the eXtremeDB embedded XML interface and Web Services through SOAP interfaces. eXtremeDB XML supports the W3C XML specification but stores its contents in the eXtremeDB binary format, applying eXtremeDB’s efficient in-memory storage methodology to the imported data. Stored objects retain eXtremeDB’s compact layout, as well as its fast and predictable search methods and updates. With eXtremeDB XML, the database still reads and writes XML in the context of transactions. www.mcobject.com
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X-Hive Corporation announced the release of version 4 of X-Hive/DB, its native XML database designed for software developers who need to process and store XML data in their applications. X-Hive/DB 4 offers performance improvements through the use of a new storage model for documents and indexes. Version 4 of X-Hive/DB also contains a new mechanism for live full text indexing of element and attribute values. The full text indexes can be used within XQuery to decrease the query execution time. X-Hive/DB 4 continues to offer the features of previous X-Hive/DB versions including a versatile and developer-friendly API, transaction mechanism, versioning, complete support for open standards, interfaces to third-party XML tools and J2EE connectivity. X-Hive/DB 4 is now available on Windows, Linux and Solaris. A free 30-day evaluation license is available. www.x-hive.com
Verity Inc. and Inktomi Corp. jointly announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Verity will acquire from Inktomi the assets relating to Inktomi’s enterprise search software business, which includes basic search, categorization and content refinement capabilities, as well as its XML technology assets. Verity will pay a purchase price of $25 million in cash, and will also assume Inktomi’s obligations under certain existing enterprise search business contracts, including customer support obligations. The companies currently anticipate closing the transaction in the next 30 to 60 days, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Verity anticipates the transaction will be accretive to earnings per share within the first six months following closing. Under the terms of the parties’ agreement, Verity will gain access to Inktomi’s customer base of 2,500 companies worldwide. www.inktomi.com, www.verity.com
Ancept, Inc., a provider of digital asset management (DAM) solutions announced support for the Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 imaging software. Integration of the Ancept Media Server with Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 will help graphics professionals and business users reduce image production time by enabling graphic file manipulation from any standard Web browser. This combined digital asset management and dynamic imaging solution helps clients effectively locate, prepare and repurpose digital brand imagery assets. www.Ancept.com
LightSpeed Software, Inc. announced that it has partnered with Entopia, Inc. to provide a classification engine that works with its Knowledge Builder tool. Entopia incorporated LightSpeed’s pre-classification engine in the Knowledge Builder in conjunction with its own development of a configurable document classification tool that enables users to customize the classification and taxonomy. The Knowledge Builder is coupled with Entopia Quantum to facilitate integration of legacy content by generating a taxonomy and extracting metadata from source documents and integrating them into Entopia Quantum, where they are searchable and part of the collaboration space. The LightSpeed Software classifier engine comes with a knowledge base of about a million topics or themes. LightSpeed uses its classification technology in its own suite of Business Information tools and licenses the software both OEMs and VARs. www.LSpeed.com, www.entopia.com
Fidelio Acquisition Company, LLC, a company formed by Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics and certain other investors, has executed a definitive agreement to acquire InterTrust Technologies Corporation. As a result of the transaction, Fidelio will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of InterTrust for approximately $453 million on a fully diluted basis or $4.25 per share. InterTrust’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the acquisition. All InterTrust board members owning shares have agreed to tender all their shares of InterTrust common stock, representing approximately 20% of the outstanding common stock, in favor of the transaction. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2003. www.sony.com/SCA/index.html, www.philips.com/newscenter
Documentum announced the immediate availability of Content Services for EMC Centera, an archiving solution based on the completed integration between the Documentum ECM platform and the EMC Centera Content Addressed Storage (CAS) solution. EMC Centera is an online storage system that ensures the authenticity and immutability of enterprise content. Content Services for EMC Centera provides a complete, optimized solution for archiving large volumes of content across an entire enterprise, by linking Documentum 5 (or 4i) with EMC Centera. EMC Centera is an online storage architecture specifically designed to address the unique storage requirements of fixed content, such as photos, videos, audio, graphics and web content. Content Services for EMC Centera enables customers to automate their business policies to securely deposit, archive and access any type of content asset in EMC Centera. www.emc.com, www.documentum.com
Venetica announced support for Oracle9i Application Server. Venetica’s product VeniceBridge will enable global customers to take advantage of the scalability and performance of Oracle9i Application Server when integrating portals, CRM solutions and other key applications with content distributed throughout the enterprise. www.venetica.com
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