Sequoia Software Corporation announced the release and immediate availability of its next-generation XML Portal Server (XPS) version 3.0. To help businesses operate at Internet speed, Sequoia has totally re-engineered XPS, creating an e-business command center that integrates three critical feature sets necessary for a true e-business solution including: personalized content delivery on browsers or any Internet-enabled wireless device; business process automation; and an integration framework that enables businesses to easily communicate, share information and support interactions among employees, customers, trading partners, and suppliers across the value chain. XPS 3.0 is built upon Sequoia’s new XML-based e-business platform that enables faster and easier integration of previously incompatible applications, guaranteed delivery of messages and transactions, load balancing, and simplified administration through a centralized management console. Other new features include robust workflow capabilities, allowing XPS to integrate automated business processes; Smart Spiders that automatically gather and aggregate content from directories and databases within corporate networks and via the Internet; and meta search, a user configurable search process that executes parallel searches on any external search engine including XPS indexed content. Sequoia XPS 3.0 is available immediately for Windows NT Servers. Pricing starts at $500/user for a minimum of 100 users. Discount pricing begins at 250 users. www.sequoiasoftware.com
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Autonomy Corporation plc announced that IntraNet Solutions, Inc. has licensed Autonomy’s concept-based technology for their Xpedio Content Management System. By embedding Autonomy’s technology, Xpedio customers will be able to automatically categorize, process and deliver dynamic, personalized content for intranet, extranet and internet solutions. The integrated solution is scheduled for availability in the third quarter of 2000. Autonomy’s technology “reads between the lines” to analyze and rank the ideas within any piece of text, regardless of its language or format. This ability enables Autonomy to automate the most time-consuming and costly functions involved in deploying a web site, including categorizing, tagging, hypertext linking and personalizing the delivery of content. www.autonomy.com, www.intranetsolutions.com
Information Architects and Art Technology Group, Inc. announced a strategic alliance that will enable the delivery of customized syndicated content in eBusiness applications. As a result of the partnership, eBusinesses can combine the rules-driven personalization platform of ATG Dynamo with iA’s SmartCode ability to dynamically distribute customized information from disparate backend data sources. eBusinesses will benefit from this product integration as they aggregate, syndicate and deliver content from one source or Web site to multiple other Web sites or devices as personalized, highly relevant information. Used together, Dynamo and SmartCode allow companies to deploy e-commerce applications that can dynamically manage and personalize catalog information, order status, and inventory control to maximize customer satisfaction and return on investment. Both companies adhere to a standard of open and extensible architecture based on Java and XML that offers customers the flexibility to readily adapt their online business initiatives to rapidly changing business requirements. www.atg.com, www.ia.com
Arbortext, Inc. and Extensibility, Inc. have announced a technology and marketing alliance. XML Authority, Extensibility’s solution for the creation and management of XML DTDs and schemas, will be integrated within Arbortext’s Epic e-content management solution. With Extensibility’s technology embedded within Epic Architect, end users benefit from an intuitive and user-friendly graphical tool to design and build DTDs. The integration of XML Authority into Epic Architect’s user interface enables customers to use free-form editing in Epic Editor or Epic Editor LE (Light Edition) to perform rapid prototyping. This rapid prototype feature helps reduce development time by up to 80% over traditional methods. The Arbortext and Extensibility alliance also enables users to convert SGML DTDs to XML DTDs, or any other commonly used XML schema dialect, through Arbortext’s Epic e-content software.
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. announced that Tumbleweed and BroadVision, Inc. have entered into an alliance to integrate Tumbleweed Integrated Messaging Exchange (IME) and BroadVision One-To-One. The companies will also jointly market and sell the integrated solutions. Tumbleweed and BroadVision will first focus on the financial services industries, where the combination of BroadVision’s e-business applications and Tumbleweed’s communications platforms will provide an end-to-end solution for deploying financial services e-businesses. www.broadvision.com, www.tumbleweed.com
Hummingbird Ltd. announced the release of the latest version of its DOCS Open document management solution. This latest version delivers significantly enhanced functionality, augmenting an enterprise architecture and product family from Hummingbird that is designed to enable organizations to customize their document management environment. A highlight of the new release is the full integration of SearchServer, the leading full text indexing and retrieval engine from Hummingbird. DOCS Open Release 3.9 includes new application integration offerings, enhanced desktop functionality, and updated documentation and online help. DOCS Open 3.9 is available immediately. www.hummingbird.com
Open Text Corporation announced the next evolution of BASIS and Techlib-the document collection and library automation components of the Livelink product family- myBASIS, the collaborative portal interface. The customizable portal framework of myBASIS allows users to organize multiple information sources. With the interface, library users can define on a single page, different areas to deliver internal news channels, external news feeds, content subscriptions and favorite URLS. myBASIS also provides search access to predefined resources like the organization’s Techlib library catalog, any BASIS or Livelink repository or content from b2bScene.com’s Content Services (www.b2bScene.com/contentservices). Users personalize their own page according to individual need and preference. The optional development toolkit can be used to configure new content choices for internal and external sources. This announcement follows last year’s release of the Livelink Cataloged Library, an integration of the Techlib OPAC (Online Patron Access Catalog) with Open Text’s Livelink collaborative enterprise application. Continuing Open Text’s strategy to advance an organization’s ability to organize multiple information sources, a second-generation Web OPAC is planned. Available independently or as the Advanced Search option from the portal interface, this new OPAC uses Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) for data access and includes a fully standardized Java Development Toolkit (JDK) to support local extensions and customizations to integrate library collections with other enterprise information assets. www.opentext.com
Chrystal Software announced the availability of Eclipse, a solution that incorporates traditional Web pages with dynamic, personal content. With Eclipse, businesses can precisely manage their Web-based information and assemble personalized information for each site visitor. The software provides rich support for XML to structure information for dynamic content delivery to the Web and to other formats including graphics, PDF files and HTML pages. Eclipse also provides specific capabilities to users who are involved in creating, managing and delivering Web content. The system is very flexible and requires few additional resources because it allows the use of familiar tools and applications. It provides full content management and is compatible with existing Web pages, Web design tools, Internet browsers, Web servers, and XML authoring software. With its multi-lingual support, Eclipse also addresses the growing need for Web sites that are presented in multiple local languages. www.xerox.com
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