Object Design, Inc. announced it has acquired Transformis L.L.C., makers of XSL Stylus, an XSL tool for building eBusiness applications. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ODI will immediately integrate XSL Stylus with eXcelon, ODI
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RNCi announced the launch of its browser-based content entry tool, WriteNOW. With WriteNOW, non-techies can publish content to the Net from any location in the world. There is no software to download, two simple steps to submit information and it takes only minutes to publish. At the same time, users have the ability to syndicate the content to multiple web locations, intranet applications, and/or digital technologies, such as PDA’s. The latest release of WriteNOW is a browser-based content entry tool that combines both the simplicity and ease-of-use for aggregating, publishing and syndicating content to the Net. By simply clicking through the browser-based wizard, a user types in their password information and uploads the file. The information is automatically converted into HTML and syndicates to the Net within minutes. Upon completion, the user immediately receives an email indicating that the article successfully published. The only requirement for WriteNOW is an Internet connection and a 4.0 or higher browser. To access the content publishing tool, first-time users must register as an affiliate of RNCi’s network. www.RNCi.com.
FRx Software Corporation announced that its upcoming product release, code-named “Vulcan,” will embrace the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) XFRML initiative to create standardized digital financial statement formats using XML FRx’s first XML output option will create a single, standard XML output file that can be viewed using FRx’s DrillDown Viewer or any other browser that supports XML. This output option allows reports generated by either of FRx’s applications to be shared with any other XML-aware application. The second option will create an XML output file exclusive to FRx’s applications that is geared towards high performance and advanced viewing and drilling capabilities within the DrillDown Viewer. With the second option, users will be able to drill through corporate hierarchies as well as summary information to transaction detail. Both options will provide users with the ability to export the XML data to OLAP cubes, Lotus, Excel or ASCII file formats. The XML output functionality will be included in FRx’s “Vulcan” product, scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 1999. www.frxsoftware.com.
INTERSHOP Communications, Inc. announced its next generation e-business software, INTERSHOP enfinity. INTERSHOP enfinity is a complete XML and Java 2 platform-based, sell-side e-business application that offers the enterprise market advanced selling features, closely integrated with existing business systems, while providing the flexibility to grow with rapidly changing e-commerce business models. The sell-side capabilities of INTERSHOP enfinity range from intelligent marketing functionality in traditional e-commerce Web sites to supporting innovative and emerging business models. These include managing transactions on a network of affiliate Web sites; supporting machine-to-machine transactions; and integrating with vertical and horizontal portals, as well as buy-side networks, such as SAP
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Pivotal Corporation announced Pivotal eRelationship 2, a B2B Web solution for increasing revenue by enhancing relationships with customers and business partners, and conducting personalized online commerce. The Pivotal eRelationship 2 solution fuses an advanced eCommerce server-the Pivotal eRelationship CommerceServer – and an intelligent business portal, the Pivotal eRelationship SmartPortal, with Pivotal’s customer relationship management applications to establish an all-Web platform for eBusiness Relationship Management (eBRM). www.pivotal.com.
Autonomy, Inc. announced that it has shipped its Portal-In-A-Box software, which eliminates the need for costly manual labor in the creation and maintenance of personalized portal sites. Autonomy’s Portal-In-A-Box software automates the tasks of categorizing, tagging, linking and personalizing information for new media and enterprise information portals. Portal-In-A-Box is for anyone who wants to create a portal site, from online publishers creating vertical industry portals to intranet developers or knowledge managers putting together enterprise portals that offer employees the best of the Web and their company’s internal sources of information. Portal-In-A-Box runs on Windows NT and most versions of Unix. Pricing for Portal-In-A-Box is expected to start at $100,000. www.autonomy.com
net.Genesis introduced CartSmarts, a visitor-centric package that enables the segmented analysis of online browsers and buyers. A value-added component to net.Genesis’ net.Analysis solution, CartSmarts identifies online shopping habits, such as abandoned shopping carts and participation in promotions, and distinguishes characteristics between browsers versus buyers, prospective buyers, and first time and repeat buyers. With over 30 automated reports, CartSmarts’ analysis enables e-businesses to more efficiently develop and deliver tailored e-commerce programs, as well as marketing and email campaigns. www.netgen.com
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