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IONA and Lightspeed Interactive, Inc. announced a Global Alliance partnership. Together, Lightspeed and IONA will deliver a Web-services-powered content management solution that will enable organizations to build enterprise application solutions that easily integrate structured and unstructured information for dynamic, real-time delivery. Lightspeed Interactive, Inc. will build a new version of its iENGINE content management and delivery solution that leverages the IONA Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform, providing customers extended integration capabilities with Java applications and legacy CRM, ERP, database and mainframe systems. The Orbix E2A Application Server Platform is available in three editions: J2EE Technology, Standard and Enterprise. www.lspeed.com, www.iona.com

FatWire Software announced the release of UpdateEngine6 (UE6), the latest edition of its enterprise level dCM and Web application assembly system. UE6 features increased ease of use and shorter development time for the business user, the power user, and the developer. To extend the power of UE6, FatWire also announced the release of UE Studio, an add-on to UE6 that provides a full array of advanced tools to build and automate Web applications. FatWire has created a free trial version of the new software. The trial software has 100% of UpdateEngine’s features and functions, and is packaged with BEA’s WebLogic application server and Microsoft’s MDBE database. The software will come with a 30-day license and is available for non-production sites, evaluation and demonstration. UpdateEngine is 100% Java, and integrates with all major application servers, including IBM, BEA, Sun, Oracle and HP, and with all major databases. The free trial version of UE6 is available by request from Fatwire. www.fatwire.com

Lightspeed Interactive, Inc. announced that it has finalized a deal with Xerox Corporation to acquire the assets of Chrystal Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox Corporation. The assets include the source code to Astoria Content Management System, Eclipse and all other Chrystal software products. Effective January 1st, 2002, Lightspeed Interactive became the sole source for Chrystal products to provide sales, customer support and maintenance. The acquisition will allow the company to accelerate its domestic sales and marketing operations, as well as develop international business activities. Lightspeed will be able to offer Chrystal customers an upgrade path through the provision of content delivery capabilities, thus preserving their existing investment and extending functionality. www.lspeed.com

Authentica, Inc. announced NetRecall for Documentum 4i Web Content Management (WCM) Edition. NetRecall for Documentum gives users security and control over Web content after it’s published. This extended control enables businesses to share critical content through Web browsers while ensuring that the content is not forwarded to unauthorized recipients or unintentionally stored in an
unprotected state. Using Authentica’s NetRecall, Documentum 4i WCM Edition users can dynamically apply access control and usage policies to their Web content as it is being generated, made accessible on the Web or downloaded to a user’s Web browser, and can: establish enforceable information security and use policies, encrypt and protect content no matter where it is distributed or stored, expire obsolete content wherever it is located, dynamically control how content is used by recipients (print, copy, paste), protect against unauthorized forwarding or distribution of intellectual property such as product plans and drawings, and centrally track and audit individuals’ access to information. www.authentica.com

Subject to a 10-day appeal period, final closing on the sale of netLibrary assets to OCLC Online Computer Library Center has been set for later this month, based upon approval granted today by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. The sale includes both the eBook Division and the MetaText eTextbook Division of netLibrary. netLibrary’s eBook operation will become a division of OCLC and will continue to operate in Boulder, Colorado, serving libraries and their users. The digital textbook group will become a for-profit subsidiary of OCLC and will also continue to operate in Boulder. www.oclc.org, www.netLibrary.com, www.metatext.com

Tumbleweed Communications Corp. introduced Tumbleweed Secure Guardian OneChannel, a software solution suite that enables companies to develop a single, secure channel for all e-communications with customers and/or partners. Now companies can offer their customers and partners a convenient, trusted and branded online vehicle to communicate business-critical information safely. OneChannel is the first bundled suite offering under the Tumbleweed Secure Guardian framework and contains options for customers to use all of Tumbleweed’s solutions for extending the network. Solutions include Secure Messenger, Secure Statements, Secure Redirect and Secure Public Network. At the heart of Secure Guardian OneChannel is the Secure Inbox, a central online location where a company can deliver, manage and receive critical customer communications on an encrypted server. The Secure Inbox offers a single, personalized point of interaction for each customer and can be easily integrated into a company’s existing portal solution. Base pricing starts at $40,000 for a suite of 4 CPUs. www.tumbleweed.com

SDL plc announced that it has acquired Language Partners International (LPI), for an undisclosed sum. With this acquisition, SDL will form a new Desktop products Division led by Brian Briggs, former CEO of LPI. This new division will be focused exclusively on product sales and operate autonomously from SDL’s localization services divisions. In addition to responsibilities as Vice President of the new SDL Desktop Products Division, Briggs will continue as general manager of LPI, serving its customer base as a wholly owned subsidiary of SDL. www.languagepartners.com, www.sdlintl.com

Texterity, Inc. announced its support for MobiPocket, a software and technology company that enables the reading and secured distribution of electronic text across all existing OS platforms. Support for the MobiPocket format expands the capability of the TextCafe Logisitics Service to enable automated creation, distribution, and secure distribution of MobiPocket eBook files. Texterity has also entered into an agreement with MobiPocket to license the MobiPocket server, enabling Texterity to offer direct secure distribution of electronic content, in addition to automated distribution to MobiPocket, Franklin Electronics, and other MobiPocket retailers. Texterity support for MobiPocket format and the MobiPocket server supports the recent launch of the Texterity E-Galley service. This service provides conversion of publisher’s ready-to-print PDF galley copies into multiple eBook formats. The MobiPocket solution, as a part of TextCafe Logistics Solution, is available immediately. www.mobipocket.com, www.texterity.com