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Adobe Systems Incorporated unveiled new technology behind the Adobe family of products that streamlines workflows saving time and money for publishers. Called XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform), this framework enhances workflows so that content can be applied seamlessly between print, Web, eBooks and other media. XMP provides Adobe applications and partners with a common metadata framework that standardizes the creation, processing and interchange of document metadata across publishing workflows. XMP will be incorporated into all Adobe products eventually and is available for developers via a software development kit (SDK). Users will benefit from XMP’s ability to contain metadata within application files. The SDK is available as a guide for integration to non-Adobe applications and contains sample source code for extracting and parsing the XMP packets. XMP was first introduced with the release of Acrobat 5.0 in April 2001. Adobe also announced that InDesign 2.0 and Illustrator 10 have incorporated XMP. XMP is scheduled to be integrated into the next generation of all Adobe applications. XMP components include a framework, schema, XML packet technology and the SDK. The SDK is available through Adobe’s Solutions Network. www.adobe.com

Requisite Technology, Inc. and Critical Reach Inc. announced they have signed an OEM agreement that will make rich 3D content viewable in Requisite’s BugsEye catalog finding engine. By integrating Critical Reach’s revolutionary 3D interactive content deployment technology with Requisite’s system, buyers can quickly and easily view suppliers’ interactive 3D content, such as CAD, VRML or 3D Studio. The Critical Reach technology is available now as an option with the latest release of Requisite’s BugsEye catalog finding engine. The combined capability will enable faster, more accurate product identification and selection, by providing interactivity and high bandwidth content delivery. Critical Reach’s software, the Critical Reach Service Suite, tightly links graphics to textual descriptions. Anyone with a Web-browser, such as on a Web-enabled laptop or wireless handheld, can quickly access fast, interactive 3D content from any location, without requiring any client-side plug-in or software installation. www.requisite.com, www.criticalreach.com

elcom, inc. announced it has signed a referral agreement with Cataloga whereby the companies will jointly market and refer potential customers located in Europe for each others products. PECOS Internet Procurement Manager, elcom’s eProcurement solution and CatTrade, Cataloga’s eContent management suite complement each other and target the same customer base. Cataloga’s products and services help corporate implementers of eProcurement enable and work with their suppliers, giving purchasing professionals real-time access to electronic catalog content and negotiated pricing models. Cataloga’s product suite CatTrade is a suite of networked applications that allow corporate supplier organizations to manage catalog content and orders, customize product and price information, track buying behavior and manage customer specific contracts while retaining control over their own product and pricing data. www.elcom.com,

Infodata announced the release of Compose 4.1, a publishing tool for enhancing Adobe Acrobat. The Compose tool palette allows access to over 20 publishing tools, allowing a user to add bookmarks, hypertext links, tables of contents, etc. The latest version of Compose, Compose 4.1, offers advanced features such as compatibility with Adobe Acrobat 5.0, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows ME; and enhanced tools such as the Document Paginator, Bookmarks, Overlay tool, Copy Link and Batchmeister.

Engage, Inc. announced it has enhanced several of its software products and combined them into a single, integrated Content Management Solution for Multichannel Marketing. The new solution is designed to enable marketers, publishers, and their suppliers, such as advertising agencies and printing companies, to streamline the planning and delivery of their multichannel marketing programs. Engage’s new solution for multichannel marketers combines workflow automation and digital asset management software with the capability to deliver marketing programs across both traditional and new media channels. This allows marketers, agencies, and publishers to address the challenges of tighter budgets, shorter delivery timeframes, and proliferating communications channels. Two of the three products included in the solution – ContentServer and ApprovalServer – are being enhanced for this rollout. The third, PromoManager, was unveiled in July. Engage’s Content Management Solution for Multichannel Marketing is available immediately. ContentServer 7 is available as a field-ready test version and is expected to be generally available in calendar Q1 2002. ApprovalServer 1.2 and PromoPlanner 1.11 are expected to be available in calendar Q4 2001. PromoManager 1.7 and AdManager 5.5 are currently shipping. www.engage.com

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. and Sail Labs have entered into an alliance to jointly deliver enterprise language management solutions. The two companies have combined translation memory, machine translation (MT), terminology management and workflow automation and will jointly develop and market customized implementations for enterprises requiring fast, affordable, high-quality translation. www.lionbridge.com, www.sail-labs.com

Idetix Software Systems Inc. announces the availability of the Revize v3.5 Content Management and Delivery System (CMDS). A platform and web server independent content management software built in Pure Java, Revize enables non-technical content editors to manage and change their own content and workflow permissions in a “management” controlled environment. This is accomplished using any device that supports a standard web browser, whether in the office at home or on the move. In addition, the software is engineered as infrastructure software for ASP’s, and ISP’s and can be offered to their customers as a dedicated or shared service. Feature highlights of this new release include a developer-driven architecture, advanced authorization and workflow tools, a multiple Idetix “webSpace” manager, and more. Revize 3.5 is now shipping, and is available to enterprises at a price of $48,000 U.S. with 10 webSpaces included. Education and non-profit organizations can purchase Revize at a price of $24,000 U.S. www.idetix.com