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Verity, Inc. announced that it has named Gary J. Sbona to the position of Chairman of its Board of Directors. Sbona has been Verity’s President and Chief Executive Officer since July 1997 and has been a Board member since May 1998. Verity also announced that it has extended its agreement with Regent Pacific Management Corporation to run through August 31, 2000. Under the amended agreement, Regent Pacific continues to provide the services of Gary J. Sbona as President and Chief Executive Officer, and continues the services of other principals of Regent Pacific who have been part of Verity’s executive management team since July 1997. The new agreement provides Verity with an option to further extend the term of this agreement through February 2001. www.verity.com

At CeBit, Oracle previewed technology for delivering dynamic Web content to users of mobile devices, including GSM smart-phones, Windows CE devices and Palm Pilots. The technology, code-named “Project Panama,” will allow Internet and mobile service providers to deliver personalized services directly to mobile devices without having to modify content for them. Content providers will benefit from the ability to extend their reach beyond the desktop PC to a whole new group of mobile device users. Currently, service and content providers and mobile operators must create custom Web content designed to meet the special requirements of mobile devices, including limited screen size and memory. Project Panama will remove the limitations of retrieving Web-based material by automatically translating the HTML- or XML-based format of Internet content to the languages understood by wireless devices. Utilizing protocols including Wireless Access Protocol (WAP), Project Panama will enable access to all existing Web content through mobile devices. Project Panama is slated to be integrated into the existing network infrastructure and will be built on top of Oracle

Radian Systems, Inc. announced the extension of its WSDOM family of products by releasing two software applications, WSDOM XML-Xpress and WSDOM XML-Portal, based on XML. These applications provide the means to take legacy data in any form and distribute it via the Internet. WSDOM XML-Xpress allows companies to take information from virtually any Legacy database or application and transform it to XML-tagged files. WSDOM XML-Portal serves as a repository and manager for XML-tagged data. It is the entry point to an organization where users can configure and view personalized information using a Web browser. www.radsys.com

Cascade Systems Inc., announced that it has secured $6 million in new venture capital funding. There are two principal participants, namely Adobe Ventures and H & Q Venture Associates. Cascade

FileNET Corp. announced it has launched an initiative to offer market-specific integrated document management solutions for the insurance industry. As a result of this initiative, FileNET and its ValueNET business partners dedicated to serving health, life, property and casualty insurers are delivering tailored solutions to help enable these companies to more effectively manage document-intensive processes unique to this competitive market. As a central part of this initiative, FileNET will work closely with industry-focused systems integrators, resellers and third-party solutions providers to develop top-tier packaged solutions that meet specific IDM needs across the diverse sectors of the insurance industry. These applications, based on FileNET’s Panagon family of IDM products, address critical line-of-business activities including new business underwriting, claims processing, customer service, premium processing, reinsurance and records management and Web publishing. www.filenet.com

Documentum, Inc. announced its strategy to expand its product line by delivering a broad range of Web applications, based on its new Web application environment, to foster innovation of new products and processes. The Documentum Innovation Application Series will be tailored for the company’s targeted vertical industries and focused on five categories: marketing and sales, quality management, research management, financial risk management and project/team management. The Documentum Innovation Application Series is based on the company’s new Documentum Web Application Environment, which consists of a Web application server, a family of Web clients, and development and administration tools. The Documentum Web Application Environment also enables the development and deployment of custom Web applications by Documentum customers and system integrator partners. Documentum’s Innovation Application Series is designed to meet specific industry requirements in Documentum’s four key market segments: process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing, financial services, and business and government services. www.documentum.com

NetRight Technologies announced the integration of MDY Advanced Technologies’ RMS (records management systems) with the iManage document management system (DMS). The result of the integration allows for seamless management of physical files and electronically stored documents. The marriage of these two systems, part of NetRight’s iDevelop program, allows users to better manage the wealth of their firm’s hard copy files and on-line documents with greater ease and efficiency. Users can concentrate on the substance of their work and not worry about the logistics of navigating back and forth between their document and record management systems. MDY’s RMS is designed for the large capacity/ high-volume environment of large corporations, law firms and government agencies. The application incorporates the generation of bar codes for file tracking; retention scheduling, archiving and final disposition scheduling; integration with electronic document management systems like iManage. www.netright.com, www.mdy.net

OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, announced that it will provide XML.com, a Web resource for XML professionals, with content in the form of daily XML-related news. OASIS will supply the popular “What’s New” page from the OASIS/Robin Cover SGML/XML Web Page for re-publishing on XML.com. As a result of the new agreement between the two organizations, OASIS will become a content provider for XML.com. OASIS and XML.com will maintain links between the OASIS web site (www.oasis-open.org), the Robin Cover SGML/XML Web Page (www.oasis-open.org/cover/) and XML.com (www.xml.com). Sponsors of the OASIS/Robin Cover SGML/XML Web Page, including GCA, Inso, ISOGEN and Sun Microsystems, will also be sponsors of the Cover material on XML.com. www.oasis-open.org, www.xml.com