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NextPage Inc. introduced Matrix, a new software application that utilizes the company’s peer-to-peer architecture to streamline the way companies complete large-scale transactions for business. NextPage Matrix is an enterprise peer-to-peer application that allows users to share knowledge and expertise in context of a business process. With Matrix, users can create a collaborative workspace, where they can instantly access information, people and best practices located within the company or distributed across external organizations, such as customers, third-party partners or suppliers. While working on a project or transaction in the workspace, distributed teams can interact, calendar, plan and generate new ideas. Once a project is completed, the successful steps of that project can be archived, shared and repeated by other peers within the collaborative Peer-to-Peer Business Network. www.nextpage.com

YellowBrix and Active Data Exchange announced a new partnership to offer publishers a more efficient means of delivering customized and targeted information to their subscribers. Under the terms of the agreement, YellowBrix’s ArchiText content infrastructure technology will be integrated with Active Data Exchange’s Active Data Syndicator. Active Data Syndicator enforces “business rules” assigned to content by producers and distributors. For example, Active Data Syndicator manages intellectual property rights and subscription authentication for content producers, ensuring that only authorized clients are able to display the syndicated information. Concurrently, YellowBrix’s ArchiText technology serves as an advanced aggregation, classification and linking technology, allowing customers to organize content more effectively and deliver the relevant information to each end user in a customized format. www.yellowbrix.com, www.activedatax.com

RedDot Solutions Corporation has announced the release of RedDot Content Management Server Express 4.0, a core-functionality version of the RedDot CMS Professional 4.0 product. RedDot CMS Express is not a new product, but a new licensing arrangement created for a lower-priced entry to content management. Express and Professional are the same application. The Express license enables all the core content management functionality required for and is targeted to small-scale content management implementations. Express is designed for organizations that need a WYSIWYG editorial environment for maintaining their web presence, but only need to manage a single site with a handful of users and do not need deep content deployment or management tools. Because the Express and Professional products are actually the same application, upgrading from Express to Professional is simply a matter of purchasing a new license key. There are no new installations, nor any data conversions, that need to occur to upgrade. RedDot CMS Express will retail for $9,900 and will be available directly from RedDot Solutions and RedDot business partners. www.infooffice.com

Texterity, Inc. announced TextCafe support for Microsoft Reader 2.0, enabling creation of high-quality eBooks for Pocket PC 2002 and desktop computers. The new service enhances the functionality of TextCafe by supporting the Open eBook (OEB) and Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) standards to automatically create retail-ready eBooks in Microsoft Reader 2.0 “LIT” format. Texterity has enhanced its automated, volume conversion solution to support the new features of Microsoft Reader 2.0, including: Support for Pocket PC 2002; External web linking; Custom dictionary support; Creation of dictionary LIT files; Enhanced image support; and Embedded font support. The TextCafe Logistics Solution with integrated support for Microsoft Reader 2.0 is available immediately. www.texterity.com

Stellent announced a strategic relationship with Microsoft to provide document viewing capabilities for Microsoft’s Windows-Powered Pocket PC 2002 Software. The Stellent Quick View Plus technology enables document and attachment viewing on Windows CE-based devices, without having to access the native application. By deploying Quick View Plus on the Microsoft Pocket PC 2002, device manufacturers are able to offer their users the ability to easily view documents and attachments on their handheld devices. www.outsideinsdk.com

Information Architects announced that SmartCode will provide a development framework that quickly extends existing e-business applications to deliver tightly integrated Web Services. Web Services built by iA SmartCode are SOAP-compliant and take full advantage of XML, RDF, and J2EE. SmartCode’s SOAP-compliant framework provides an open, extensible way for applications to communicate using XML-based messages over the Web. The SOAP wire protocol specification for invoking methods on servers, services, components and objects is compatible with SmartCode’s object-based approach to identify and delivering content as independent objects. Implemented as a plug-in for NetBeans, SmartCode’s IDE provides built-in support for the Resource Description Framework (RDF) that further simplifies the creation of SOAP-compliant Web Services. Availability will be 4th Quarter 2001. www.ia.com

XML Global Technologies, Inc. and Serebra Learning Corporation announced they have partnered to offer eLearning Services to both individuals and organizations. Under the terms of the partnership XML Global will join forces with Serebra to provide online courses at affordable prices. Courses will range from basic and advanced skills in popular information technology topics to advanced business skills accessed through the partnership’s professional development library. All courses will be coded entirely in XML and are self-paced using state-of-the-art content, design and delivery. Serebra’s latest learning center partner technology, coupled with XML Global Technologies’ own data transformation frameworks, will provide XML Global clients will have a one-stop source to fulfill their development needs. , www.serebra.com