Just in Time Solutions announced it has delivered the DTD for the XML presentation contained in the Interactive Financial Exchange (IFX) 1.01 specification. The IFX 1.01 specification, which was recently released by the IFX Forum for public comment, is an open standard that provides a framework for the exchange of financial data between financial institutions, service providers and customers. With input from other members of the IFX Forum’s XML Working Group, Just in Time took the lead in creating the DTD for the XML representation contained in the IFX 1.01 specification. The incorporation of a DTD in IFX 1.01 enables financial institutions, service providers and technology vendors to begin developing applications using IFX. In addition, Just in Time helped establish the rules and guidelines for sending and receiving IFX messages in XML. The standard can be found at www.ifxforum.org, www.justintime.com
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Extensibility, Inc. and Bristol Technology Inc. announced a cooperative agreement to market Extensibility’s XML Authority schema design and conversion solution and Bristol Technology’s eXactML, which simplifies the task of adding XML capabilities to applications. XML Authority is a compliment to eXactML as companies use XML to drive e-business applications using Internet technologies. XML Authority converts existing application and document structures into schemas while eXactML generates object-oriented interfaces for reading, writing and manipulating XML content. www.extensibility.com, www.xmlschema.com, www.bristol.com
Infoteria Inc. announced the availability of the iConnector / SQL Server version 1.0. iConnector / SQL Server allows users to both store XML data into Microsoft SQL Server, and query existing information stored in that server as XML data. iConnector / SQL Server is the latest addition to the iConnector family of products, which embraces a wide variety of industry platforms, including Oracle, Lotus Notes/ Domino and Microsoft Access. The series contains Rule Generator, a user friendly GUI based tool, which allows users to easily map XML data structures to database schemes, and visa versa. iConnector also allows for cross database relational joins where incoming XML data can be stored using another database as a reference. The Japanese version of iConnector / SQL Server will be available on February 14th, 2000 for Microsoft Windows NT4.0. The English version will be available April 1st. iConnector / SQL Server pricing starts at $8,000. In addition, an OEM version will be available. www.infoteria.com
Sterling Commerce, Inc. announced its new E-business process integration software and consulting services solution through its participation in RosettaNet. “RosettaNet Server” is designed to improve E-business supply chain management through the implementation of open and common processes by leveraging enabling technologies such as XML. This solution helps companies implement RosettaNet’s methodology for enabling small and large buyers and sellers to do business more efficiently over the Internet. The RosettaNet Server leverages Sterling Commerce’s existing GENTRAN BPI offering providing native XML integration capabilities for business document exchange and acknowledgement, partner authentication, and seamless back-end connectivity into both packaged and legacy application systems. Availability of this solution is scheduled for February 2, 2000, in conjunction with the RosettaNet pilot implementation initiative. www.sterlingcommerce.com
LanguageWare.net Ltd. completed its acquisition of Star+Globe Technologies Pte. Ltd., a privately held Singapore company that provides proprietary Asian character processing technology for the Web. As a result of the acquisition, the wholly-owned subsidiary, WholeTree.com, was formed to bring the technology of Star+Globe, and LanguageWare.net together to create a comprehensive global e-business approach with an expertise in the Asian market. After the acquisition, Lernout & Hauspie Investment Company N.V. will remain LanguageWare.net’s single largest shareholder. www.languageware.net
Media-Bridge Technologies, Inc. introduced a full suite of solutions to help leading retailers, catalog businesses and media companies connect customers and brands across media. Media-Bridge enables businesses to manage content and promotions across virtually any media – print, the Web and e-mail. Powerful multi-channel marketing functionality combines with advanced content management and workflow to deliver the retail, catalog and publishing industries sophisticated one-to-one marketing capabilities and streamlined workflows regardless of chosen delivery media. Through partnerships with Vignette, Engage, Retek, Quebecor, Adobe Systems, Breakaway Solutions and other technology powerhouses, Media-Bridge is now able to meet a wide range of complex e-marketing and content management needs. Media-Bridge helps its customers create closed loop marketing environments with solutions that link legacy product and customer databases to Media-Bridge’s promotion planning and content management systems. Merchants, creative staffs, and publishers are able to create targeted promotional campaigns based on customer profile information to drive multiple media channels. Media-Bridge is a new company formed with the recently announced merger between Cascade Systems, Inc. and UK-based MidSystems Technology Inc. Media-Bridge offers three industry solutions that can be customized to specific customer requirements. The Media-Bridge retail industry solution is comprehensive, allowing retailers to create sophisticated media marketing plans, efficiently produce Web, e-mail and traditional print campaigns, and incorporate advanced e-commerce and e-publishing technology. The company’s catalog industry solution enables catalog businesses to develop targeted catalogs and personalized promotions for Internet and print by integrating product data and customer profile information. These tools achieve dynamic interactive marketing online – enabling businesses to realize the dream of one-to-one marketing. Key features of the Media-Bridge catalog industry solution include: Access to all relevant product data, customer and marketing data; Tools that support coordinating customer and product data with real-time collaboration between merchants and content creators; Support for whatever combination of delivery media will provide the best return while maintaining consistent branding; and an architecture ready to support future delivery media. Finally, Media-Bridge enables publishers to re-position their trusted brand in the interactive age and build strong relationships with their advertisers and customers. Media-Bridge gives publishers the ability to publish any time, for any target audience, on the Web or in print.www.media-bridge.com
Percussion Software’s XSpLit, a free utility for converting HTML into XML and XSL, is now available at www.percussion.com/xsplit. XSpLit meets the demands of organizations that need a simple and effective way of transforming thousands of Web-based HTML pages into XML for e-commerce and other applications. With XSpLit, developers can create the XML and XSL equivalents of their HTML pages without investing a lot of time learning XML or writing the pages by hand. This patent-pending technology is a key component of Percussion’s XML Data Server product, Rhythmyx, which dynamically serves structured data from relational databases into Web pages. Rhythmyx is one of the first products that makes use of XSL in a production environment and helps organizations benefit from XML today. Percussion XSpLit V1.0 is free for personal use. Companies wishing to license the product for bundled distribution with their offerings should contact Percussion Software for terms and conditions. The utility runs on Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0. www.percussion.com
Mercator Software announced its new product family for e-business transformation. The new Mercator E-Business Broker products provide a single architecture for seamless B2B integration across all commerce touch points, event-driven application-to-application (A2A) integration within the enterprise, and the extension of existing systems with Web-enabled interfaces for C2B applications. The new Mercator E-Business Broker suite comprises three products – Mercator Commerce Broker, Mercator Enterprise Broker, and Mercator Web Broker – that address specific e-business integration requirements. All Mercator E-Business Broker products are based on the same transformation architecture, allowing customers to leverage a single platform and reusable components across multiple applications. The new Mercator E-Business Broker suite breaks new ground with XML transformation, distributed business component deployment and end-to-end integration management. Mercator Commerce Broker will be available in March and will be priced starting from $200,000, depending on the number of server-side CPUs and developer seats. Mercator Commerce Broker will be available for Windows NT, Sun Solaris, Hewlett Packard HP-UX and IBM AIX. Mercator Enterprise Broker will be available in March and will be priced starting from $150,000, depending on the number of server-side CPUs and developer seats. Mercator Enterprise Broker will be available across 22 platforms. Mercator Web Broker is available immediately and is priced starting from $50,000, depending on the number of server-side CPUs and developer seats. Mercator Web Broker is available for Windows NT, Sun Solaris, Hewlett Packard HP-UX and IBM AIX. www.mercator.com
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