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SDL International announced a partnership with Obtree Technologies UK Ltd. The partnership will combine SDL’s ‘SDLWebFlow’ specialist multilingual Workflow and Translation Memory software, with Obtree’s content management system, enabling businesses to compete on a global level by automatically translating and adapting web site content to any global region in the local language. SDLWebFlow supports integrated multilingual applications such as corporate intranets, extranets and portals and enables global companies. www.sdlintl.com

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has issued XML-Signature Syntax and Processing (XML Signature) as a W3C Recommendation. While there are technologies one can use to sign an XML file, XML Signature brings two additional benefits. First, XML Signature can be implemented with and use many of the same toolkits one is using for XML applications. In this way, no additional software is required. Second, XML Signature can process XML as XML instead of a single large document. This means multiple users may apply signatures to sections of XML, not simply the whole document. XML Signature permits both the original form and user’s entries to be independently signed without invalidating the other. XML Signature is tailored to XML processing, but it can be used to sign any data, such as a PNG image. Participants in the joint IETF/W3C Working Group included Accelio, Baltimore, Capslock, Citigroup, Corsec, Georgia State University, IAIK TU Graz, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Pure Edge, Reuters Health, Signio, Sun Microsystems, University of Siegen, University of Waterloo, VeriSign Inc., and XMLsec. www.w3.org

Pindar Systems announced Agility, an enterprise catalog commerce server that will enable B2B and B2C companies fast, creative development of complex catalogs and promotions across print, online and supply chain channels. Agility is a comprehensive product information management system built with a J2EE-compliant Web application server architecture for fully integrated catalog development – across sales channels; among in-house merchandising, marketing, creative and production teams; between domestic and international company divisions and brands; and in collaboration with both supply and sell-side trading partners. Available modules include Agility Workflow, Agility Content Gateway, Agility XML Importer and XML Exporter, Agility Table Wizard, Agility Whiteboarding, Agility PDF Generator, Agility Supplier Gateway and Production Advisor for Agility. Pindar System’s Agility can be deployed across Microsoft Windows, Web or the new Apple Macintosh OS/X platforms. It runs on Sun SPARC Solaris 7.0 and Intel NT 4.0 (and greater) servers. Supported application servers include BEA Weblogic and IBM Websphere (later this year). Supported enterprise databases are Oracle 8i and 9i and Microsoft SQL 2000. www.pindarsystems.com

Infodata announced a licensing agreement of AnnoDoc, its collaboration and annotation tool, into Documentum’s enterprise content management platform. With the integration of AnnoDoc into Documentum’s product line, companies will be able to have teams of people create, assemble, and view individual annotations on complex documents over the web, and then track and audit those changes throughout the lifecycle of the document while using Adobe Acrobat in a Documentum environment. According to the terms of the agreement, AnnoDoc will be included on the Documentum Third Party Products price list, which is comprised of third party products that are complementary to the Documentum offering. Documentum, Infodata, and Adobe will each be marketing AnnoDoc to their customer base. www.infodata.com, www.documentum.com, www.adobe.com

YellowBrix announced the release of the ArchiText Enterprise Server Toolkit (EST), a set of information management tools that transform content into actionable business information. Previously available and implemented across the enterprise marketplace as an ASP solution, the new licensed version of ArchiText EST works within the enterprise server environment to deliver effective information classification and delivery technology. ArchiText EST provides greater functionality to enterprise customers in the publishing, financial services, professional services and technology sectors. The new release offers automated categorization technology, contextual matching capabilities, and customized subject categories. ArchiText EST is a J2EE-compliant, EJB-based solution, with XML, Java, and C/C++ APIs. Features soon to be released include entity extraction, clustering, full multi-lingual support, sophisticated data aggregation and more advanced end-user applications and interfaces. www.yellowbrix.com

Internet Expressions, Inc. announced the availability of version 3.25 of its FastPage web-based content management tool. FastPage is a content management product that is installed on the server where a website is hosted. With built-in security and content editing features, people can maintain content on multiple web pages. Any document (web page or other text-only format file) that resides on a web server can be edited with FastPage. Usernames and passwords are assigned for each document using the included web-based FastPage Profile Manager. Development firms can private label FastPage with their own name and brand as well as customize the look and feel of the FastPage user interface. FastPage version 3.25 is available as a free upgrade to registered users of version 3.0 and higher. A single user license of FastPage is $79.00. Discounts are available for multi-license purchases. Multi-license pricing, reseller and ordering information is available on Internet Expressions’ web site. International versions of FastPage are planned for later this year. www.iexp.com

Documentum has formalized the details of a program for application value-added resellers (VARs), which expands its existing Signature Partner Program for system integrator and technology partners. The latest features of the program offer VARs an opportunity to incorporate Documentum’s enterprise content management solution into content-rich applications backed by a variety of marketing services and technical support offerings. Documentum’s Signature Partner Program offers VARs that sell packaged software applications the ability to sell Documentum’s full product license or a run-time license bundled with their application. With this more structured approach geared for the specific needs of VAR partners, Documentum intent is to expand its reach beyond the Global 2000 market into targeted vertical application providers. www.documentum.com

Progressive Information Technologies announced the immediate availability of Vasont, a cross-media publishing system that enables enterprises to publish content across numerous media channels. Vasont is the seventh version of Progressive Information Technologies’ TARGET 2000 cross-media publishing system. TARGET 2000 was renamed Vasont to better reflect its continuing enhancements and significant new features. Vasont empowers organizations to not only create and manage their content in XML, SGML, HTML and WML, but instantly publish it across all media channels, including print, CD-ROM, Web, and wireless. This is done through Vasont’s Tag Neutral Technology, which stores content separate from tags – ensuring content integrity and maximizing content reuse. Vasont automatically deploys a new tagging standard to the content as it is extracted and makes the content flexible for simultaneous publishing to various media channels. www.vasont.com