OASIS announced public availability of the XML Exchange Table Model Document Type Definition. Published as OASIS Technical Memorandum TR 9901:1999 www.oasis-open.org/html/techpubs.htm, the XML Exchange Table Model DTD is an XML expression of the exchange subset of the full CALS Table Model DTD (www.oasis-open.org/html/a502.htm. The OASIS XML Tables Technical Committee includes participants from the following OASIS member companies: Arbortext, Crane Softwrights, DataChannel, ISOGEN, Mulberry Technologies, Sun Microsystems and others. www.oasis-open.org
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IntraNet Solutions, Inc. following the recent acquisition of InfoAccess, Inc., announced the appointment of Vern Hanzlik to the position of vice president of sales and Tom Freeman to the position of vice president of worldwide alternate channels. In addition, Dan Ryan, vice president of marketing, will assume business development responsibilities in conjunction with his overall marketing responsibilities for both IntraNet Solutions and InfoAccess. Jim Culbertson will continue as president of InfoAccess. All individuals will be reporting directly to chairman, chief executive officer and president, Robert Olson. www.intranetsolutions.com
Input Software, Inc. demonstrated Dynamic Dialogue, a new technology that is designed to redefine how complex business transactions – such as loan applications, mutual fund purchases, insurance claims, and complex product purchases – are conducted on the Web. Input Software’s new XML-based software product DynamicInput, based on Dynamic Dialogue technology, will help solve this problem by replacing today’s static Web forms with personalized, intelligent interactions. DynamicInput creates richer e-commerce customer interactions, which will lower abandon rates and lead to increased sales for e-businesses. DynamicInput moves transaction intelligence out to the customer’s browser. As a result, it provides both personalized content, which ensures the user is only asked questions that make sense in the context of previous answers, as well as personalized presentation formats to meet specific customer or partner needs. For example, first time users will benefit from conversational `question and answer’ formats, while repeat customers with a higher degree of aptitude may prefer form-like styles that allow rapid entry of information. DynamicInput is an extension of Input Software’s InputAccel information capture software, which is used today to connect external information with internal enterprise data systems and Web sites. The beta release of DynamicInput is scheduled for the first quarter of 2000. www.inputsw.com
InSystems Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of Calligo Engine. Calligo Engine enables ISVs to provide their customers, who need to shorten time-to-market and improve productivity, with the ability to create, modify and generate complex, multi-formatted documents from their desktops without assistance from their IT departments. Documents could include personalized correspondence, contracts, policies, sales proposals and customer statements that are virtually error-free and personalized for the recipient. Calligo Dispatcher, an optional add-on that enables high volume batch processing for documents, is also available with Calligo Engine. Calligo Engine will be sold through InSystems InSymmetry Alliance Program, which recruits ISVs, VARs and Systems Integrators worldwide. www.insystems.com
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NextPage, LC,announced the LivePublish 2.0 suite of professional Internet and intranet publishing software products for the assembly and delivery of high-value content. LivePublish 2.0 is an XML-enabled enterprise publishing platform that gives commercial and corporate publishers flexibility and control over their content including simultaneous distribution of content through corporate portals, commercial Web sites and disconnected, browser-based CD-ROM/DVD. The new product suite will be available in late October 1999. The LivePublish Suite 2.0 consists of: LivePublish Builder: The tool to assemble and index native source documents such as XML and MS Word. LivePublish Builder integrates with document management and production systems; LivePublish Server; LivePublish Server Personal Edition; LivePublish Distribution Kit; and LivePublish ToolKit. NextPage LivePublish Suite 2.0 will be available in late October 1999. Corporate LivePublish Server pricing begins at $4,995 for 10 concurrent users.For commercial publishers, the LivePublish Server & Distribution Kit are priced at $9,995 plus additional fees for distribution of commercial publications. www.nextpage.com.
Xerox Corporation announced the availability of FlowPort, a server software platform designed to simplify knowledge-sharing and enhance productivity in the office. FlowPort provides a bridge between the paper and digital worlds by enabling users to capture and integrate paper-based documents into an organization
Lutris Technologies announced the inclusion of Enhydra, the Open Source Java/XML Application Server, on the Red Hat Application CD that ships with Official Red Hat Linux 6.1. Enhydra 2.2 is an Open Source application server that includes XMLC, XML Compiler. XMLC is a development tool that uses the popular Internet standards, XML and Document Object Model (DOM), for the creation of dynamic Web applications. Red Hat is the first commercial vendor to distribute Enhydra. Lutris realized that a complete Open Source Internet server platform was missing a critical piece: an application server. Enhydra provides the final part of this equation, the Open Source Java/XML application server for building Internet applications. www.enhydra.org

