Poet Software announced the launch of eBuyerCatalog 2.0 and eSupplierShop 2.0. eBuyerCatalog is intended for buyers who host multiple supplier catalogs for their internal procurement system, and eSupplierShop is intended for suppliers who host their own catalogs for one or more buyers. Poet Software’s eBuyerCatalog and eSupplierShop have been available in Europe since Q3 2001, and eBuyerCatalog 2.0 and eSupplierShop 2.0 will be generally available throughout Europe, North America and Asia in Q2 2002. eBuyerCatalog and eSupplierShop enable buyers and suppliers to find and purchase/sell products by using an interface that requires no training. The products contain shopping cart functionality that integrates with procurement systems, and standardizes the search process across all hosted catalogs. Both products have a new search engine that contains a thesaurus for synonyms, supports partial term searches and misspellings, and has parametric search capabilities so users can find and compare products based on a qualified request. www.poet.com
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Altova Inc. and XML Global Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of XML Integration Workbench, an alternative to the more expensive solutions offered by the large integration vendors. The XML Integration Workbench is a data integration solution for small and mid sized companies as well as for larger corporations seeking scalable, enterprise-ready data integration tools. The XML Integration Workbench is now available online for the special introductory price of $1,495.00 until May 31st, 2002. The XML Integration Workbench bundles together three XML-based tools including GoXML Transform Workbench, a modular solution for integrating structured data, GoXML DB Workbench, a native XML database, and the XML Spy Suite from Altova. The XML Integration Workbench is delivered on the Windows platform. GoXML Transform and DB also support Solaris and Linux. www.xmlspy.com, www.xmlglobal.com
divine, inc. announced the availability of divine Enterprise Content Center (dECC) 1.5, a content Web service that delivers digital business content and advanced integrated searching capabilities to the desk-top. dECC gives administrators the tools to analyze, report and control spending on these resources. This new version expands upon the current dECC offering by providing access to more content through the integration of the Northern Light Special Collection and Multex. Version 1.5 empowers more portal platforms and offers SOAP interface support, fully automated portlet installation with leading portals, and enhanced scalability and performance. divine Enterprise Content Center is immediately available through portlets for portals, including the BEA WebLogic Portal; CleverPath Portal from Computer Associates International, Inc., the IBM WebSphere Portal Server, and the iPlanet Portal Server from Sun Microsystems. dECC is also available as a stand-alone hosted and branded solution for companies that do not have portal infrastructures in place. www.divine.com
Autonomy Corporation plc announced a new OEM partnership with FatWire. FatWire has licensed Autonomy’s technology for its product UpdateEngine, to deliver an integrated categorization and retrieval solution into its content management software. Autonomy’s technology will provide advanced site retrieval functionality throughout UpdateEngine powered sites, enabling customers to index and retrieve content, and enhancing the timeliness and quality of these functions. www.autonomy.com, www.fatwire.com
LingoMotors announced the launch of TurboCat Version 1.1, an automatic categorization solution. TurboCat tags content with descriptive information labels or metadata, creating Rich Information Objects (RIOs). TurboCat, an automatic categorization solution, is a metaprocessor that provides rich metadata for digital content. It categorizes digital content to one or multiple standardized taxonomies and enables editing by non-technical experts. TurboCat Taxonomy Builder fully populates categories within a taxonomy semi-automatically without any training sets. TurboCat Taxonomy Mapper categorizes objects to one or more taxonomies automatically or semi-automatically. It normalizes numerous disparate content sources to one or more standardized taxonomies, thereby enabling access to all content from one location. The content’s tags can be easily changed as the categories are modified and updated. TurboCat is a component of the Turbo-Suite of tools, which includes TurboSearch and Interaction Server. www.lingomotors.com
FileNET Corporation announced a software license agreement with Verity, Inc. to
integrate Verity’s search technology into FileNET’s extended ECM product family. The advanced search capability provided by Verity’s new K2 Developer software will give FileNET customers the ability to more quickly and accurately retrieve cataloged information that may reside across disparate IT systems and data warehouses. A key factor in FileNET’s decision to partner with Verity was K2 Developer’s capabilities in addressing the search and retrieval of XML documents. FileNET will introduce Verity K2 Developer into its Panagon Content
Services platform and Brightspire eBusiness Framework platform before
the end of 2002. www.FileNET.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced that Documentum has completed a license agreement with Adobe to include Adobe AlterCast as a core component of Documentum’s ECM Platform. The combined solution allows web and print production teams to automate the image production process by connecting content contributors across the enterprise for updating of images and graphics. Adobe AlterCast, together with the Documentum Media Services product, brings dynamic image and digital asset management capabilities to large-scale publishing applications. The Documentum Media Services product provides intelligent handling of all rich media assets. This includes media-specific indexing, browsing and search capabilities, editing, automated file transformation features, and the ability to fully manage these digital assets with other types of content. AlterCast automatically optimizes files for delivery on any Web-enabled device. By streamlining the image production process, AlterCast lets graphics professionals focus on more strategic and complex creative tasks. www.documentum.com, www.adobe.com
Macromedia, Inc. announced Macromedia ColdFusion MX, a rapid server scripting environment for creating rich Internet applications. Macromedia ColdFusion MX, previously code-named “Neo,” brings ease of use and productivity of ColdFusion to a Java technology architecture. ColdFusion MX offers innovations for creating rich Internet applications and working with XML, web services, and the Microsoft .NET Framework. A preview release of Macromedia ColdFusion MX is immediately available (www.macromeda.com/go/cfmxdl). Macromedia Dreamweaver MX (also announced) offers complete support for ColdFusion MX features including enhanced code editing and development capabilities, integrated debugging, and visual layout and prototyping. The ColdFusion MX Server line is expected to ship in June. ColdFusion MX Server Professional Edition is $799 per server, with upgrades at $549; ColdFusion MX Enterprise Edition is $4999 per server, with upgrades at $2499. The ColdFusion MX Server line is specifically architected to integrate with the Microsoft .NET Framework. The ColdFusion MX for J2EE Application Servers product line is priced at $3399 per processor. Optimized versions of ColdFusion MX for Macromedia JRun, IBM WebSphere Application Server, and Sun ONE Application Server are expected to ship in the third calendar quarter of 2002. ColdFusion MX for BEA WebLogic Server is expected to ship later this year. www.macromedia.com
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