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Interwoven, Inc. announced its new Interwoven Turbo product family for rapid integration with eBusiness solutions. The Interwoven Turbo software products will accelerate time-to-Web by connecting eBusiness product suites through a standard set of integration points and by facilitating content re-use across applications. Joint customers will now benefit from access to the latest product functionality as Interwoven Turbo keeps pace with upgrades to TeamSite and partner products. Initially, Interwoven Turbo will be available for application servers, personalization servers and commerce servers from ATG, BEA Systems, IBM, iPlanet and Microsoft. With the Turbo product family, Interwoven gives enterprises a head start on developing, managing and deploying compelling Web properties and also reduces implementation cycles by standardizing its support for leading eBusiness application suites. As TeamSite and partner products are enhanced, Interwoven Turbo will provide a reliable upgrade path, ensuring that enterprises will continue to have access to new features and technologies. For product availability see www.interwoven.com/products/turbo.html.

MetraTech announced the launch of the MetraTech billing solution, a native XML billing platform. The MetraTech billing solution enables businesses to capture and manage all aspects of the billing process, including metering, rating, taxing, branding, presentation, and payment, thereby reducing a business’ time to market for value-added service offerings. It was built from the ground up specifically for web-based business service providers using XML. MetraTech helps service providers accelerate profitability by enabling them to rapidly introduce new high-value, high-margin services, offer creative pricing for those services, and automate the billing process so customers can view their charges immediately, in real time online. The MetraTech billing solution is deployed via an a la carte model, allowing clients to license or outsource only the components they require, with the fluidity to add more billing components as business needs dictate. MetraTech’s web services architecture allows businesses to leverage existing IT investments and technologies. MetraTech targets three key industries: Application Service Providers/Business Service Providers (ASPs/BSPs); enhanced communication service providers; and digital marketplaces. The MetraTech billing solution is available today. It can be licensed or outsourced via the Internet. www.metratech.com

WebGain, Inc. is now shipping WebGain Studio 4.1. This release includes VisualCafe V4.1 with support for WebLogic Application Server V6.0, the new TurboXML integrated XML support module, and WebGain StructureBuilder. The WebGain Studio 4.1 Professional Edition adds WebGain TopLink, an advanced object-relational database mapping capability. StudioPro automates the creation integration and continuous improvement of enterprise-class e-Business applications. WebGain’s new TurboXML provides XML creation, validation, conversion, and management capabilities. WebGain Studio’s integrated support of XML-based deployment descriptors is designed to enable developers to work much more efficiently by simplifying the deployment process. Both versions of WebGain Studio have full compatibility with Sun Microsystems’ JDK (Java Development Kit) v1.3. and upgraded JSP (Java Server Page) editing capability. Both editions also support BEA WebLogic Server 5.1 and 6.0. StructureBuilder includes comprehensive EJB creation, development and deployment, IDE integration, and an API that allows customization by providing access to the user interface, metadata and code generation capabilities. Additional features of WebGain Studio 4.1 include debugging support for JDK 1.3 virtual machines, allowing developers to take advantage of the features and performance enhancements of the latest JDK version from Sun Microsystems. The new version also offers upgraded JSP editing capabilities with Macromedia’s Ultradev 1.0. www.WebGain.com

ecVision announced its new service provision, XpressB2B iDX. This affordable, XML-based document exchange service supports EDI, which is critical to retailers and brand merchandisers in managing their sourcing processes over the Internet. A solution for retailers seeking to replace its Value-Added Networks (VANs), XpressB2B iDX is a service that is fully encrypted and offers all the specialized features and security of a traditional VAN along with the fast implementation and low cost of the Internet. XpressB2B iDX brings secure multipoint-to-multipoint document exchange services to retailers who need to source internationally, and is fully supported in Spanish and Chinese software environments. Furthermore, XpressB2B iDX’s scalability makes it an ideal document exchange service for mid-to-large size retailers, who need to process billions of dollars worth of documentation for sourcing. In addition to the fast implementation, low cost, and security benefits of XpressB2B iDX, users will also be able to enjoy all the features they would expect from a VAN including mail boxing, security and audit control. Other features of XpressB2B iDX include: an Internet-based EDI document exchange center for sending and receiving any type of files such as EDI, non-EDI, binary, text, or XML; non-repudiation support; secure channels and environments for messaging interchange over the Internet; message archival and retrieval; and multi-language support. XpressB2B iDX is currently available throughout The Americas and Asia Pacific. For an average transaction of 6000 documents, XpressB2B iDX is priced at $2,000(US). www.ecvision.com

SAPMarkets, the SAP AG subsidiary announced the launch of Open Content Network, a global program for content providers that delivers multi-supplier catalogues from a single source. This initiative in the field of electronic catalogue and content management will fulfill the needs of e-marketplace operators, buyers and sellers simultaneously. Based on a network of partners, the Open Content Network will provide high quality content and content services. This distributed architecture guarantees that a reliable flow of high quality content, including regional specificities, will be available from a single source. SAPMarkets also announced that Content Europe, the European-based provider of technology and services for content management, is the founding European member of Open Content Network. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an open content management solution by combining their expertise in the field of multi-standard content management. The goal of the partnership is to create, merge, manage and publish generic supplier content in accordance with e-marketplaces and large buyers’ requirements. www.sapmarkets.com, www.contenteurope.com

Interwoven, Inc. and Blue Martini Software, Inc. entered into an agreement by which Blue Martini Software will resell a tightly integrated version of Interwoven TeamSite software. The alliance and combined solution will provide customers with a content management platform to accelerate the development and deployment of content for Web sites and other touchpoints driven by Blue Martini’s catalog management, personalization, analysis, marketing and commerce applications. For Blue Martini customers, the combination will extend Blue Martini Software’s existing content and catalog management capabilities with Interwoven TeamSite content management solution. Interwoven customers will now have the ability to leverage their investment in TeamSite to manage and deploy content for applications powered by Blue Martini. In addition to Blue Martini Software reselling TeamSite, both companies will market the integration software to customers that have already made investments in either company’s applications. Interwoven TeamSite supports complex content management tasks including collaborative, concurrent, multi-author content development involving diverse web assets such as HTML, application code, multimedia and with the integration, will support Blue Martini business rules. Blue Martini driven Web sites will now be able to take advantage of TeamSite Templating, virtualization and workflow. Interwoven customers will be able to benefit from the catalog management, personalization and pervasive distribution of content across multiple touchpoints offered by Blue Martini applications. The integrated solution is expected to be generally available at the beginning of the second quarter of 2001. Pricing information is available directly from Blue Martini Software. www.bluemartini.com, www.interwoven.com

Percussion Software announced a partnership with GlobalSight Corporation. The integration of Percussion’s Rhythmyx Content Manager, a native XML content management system, and GlobalSight System3 allows multinational companies to develop and maintain Web sites in the language and culture of target markets worldwide. A major barrier to global e-business success is the difficulty in delivering compelling and timely multilingual information to buyers and partners worldwide. As a result, content must be customized to address differences in language, culture and local business practices for each market. To address these complexities, companies must efficiently acquire and localize content from multiple sources, data formats and languages. Together, Rhythmyx Content Manager and GlobalSight System3 enable companies to acquire content from any source in any format and transform that content for any delivery mechanism. With the workflow capabilities in the Rhythmyx/System3 solution, multinational companies can effectively create and automate the global content approval process, including the translation of that content into multiple languages. All the linguistic, technical, organizational, and managerial challenges in overseeing multilingual, multicultural content are addressed, enabling businesses to successfully compete in the global marketplace. www.percussion.com, www.globalsight.com

MERANT announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Enterprise Division of NetObjects for U.S. $18 million (approximately (pound)12 million pounds sterling) payable in cash on completion, which is anticipated to take place by March 2001. The value of the net assets, subject of the transaction, are $2.2 million U.S. dollars. In the year-ended September 2000, the Enterprise Division generated approximately $10 million U.S. dollars in revenue and the loss attributable to the net assets being acquired amounted to $7.6 million. The approximately 40 employees of the Enterprise Division will become MERANT employees. As part of this transaction IBM, a substantial owner of NetObjects, will be making a limited equity investment in MERANT on the open market after the transaction closes to demonstrate its commitment to MERANT. With this strategic acquisition, MERANT will offer a solution from a single provider to manage the entire e-business assets of the enterprise. The acquisition enhances MERANT’s Egility Enterprise Change Management solution by embracing the convergence of applications and web content. The combination expands MERANT’s offering of traditional software configuration management with web content management. www.merant.com