Data Depth Corporation, d/b/a iCopyright.com, has sold the iCopyright Instant Clearance Service to Reprint Services of St. Paul, Minnesota. Reprint Services acquired the installed base of publishers and end users, but Data Depth will continue to own the technology; Reprint Services will operate the iCopyright Instant Clearance Service under a license from Data Depth. Reprint Services also licensed the iCopyright trademark, which it will use to re-brand the service as RsiCopyright.com. Service and institutional users, who wish to obtain instant licensing or custom-printed reprints will have access to millions of articles from online and printed publications. The combined company, RSiCopyright, serves over 50,000 corporate and educational users in North America.

(http://www.datadepth.com), (http://www.reprintservices.com), (http://www.rsicopyright.com)

Hoover's, Inc. has received a letter from Austin Ventures and Marathon Partners, L.P. proposing to acquire up to all of the outstanding shares of Hoover's for $8.00 per share in cash (approximately $130 million). That tops the earlier $7 bid from D&B for Hoover's. Marathon Partners currently owns an 8.8% share of Hoover's and had previously protested that the D&B bid was too low.  D&B will now decide whether to match or exceed the new bid, or accept defeat. Hoover's board of directors will be considering the letter from Marathon Partners and Austin Ventures in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement between Hoover's and D&B.

(http://www.austinventures.com), (http://www.hoovers.com), (http://www.marathonpartners.com)

IXIASOFT and Ektron, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership. Under this alliance, the companies will co-market and offer integration for IXIASOFT's TEXTML Server and Ektron eWebEditPro+XML. TEXTML Server is a XML content server designed for software developers who require advanced storing, indexing, and searching capabilities for their applications. Ektron eWebEditPro+XML is a WYSIWYG, browser-based XML editing tool designed primarily for non-technical professionals. These technologies bring together XML authoring, storage, and serving capabilities, which creates new opportunities for developing XML-centric applications. End-users work in a browser-based, word processor-like environment to create XML content. Content is stored in an XML database and made available for retrieval and publishing. As part of this technology partnership, IXIASOFT and Ektron will collaborate on and coordinate sales and marketing efforts. IXIASOFT and Ektron are both technology partners with Microsoft.

(http://www.ektron.com), (http://www.ixiasoft.com)

SealedMedia has entered the corporate enterprise document security market with the latest release of its three core software components--the License Server, Sealer, and Unsealer. These new versions now include enterprise-related features such as support for Documentum's Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform, expanded end-user functionalities as well as additional language and file format support. All three products are available immediately. The License Server is SealedMedia's server, which stores and serves the end-user rights that the Unsealer uses to grant or deny access to sealed documents: Start Time--enable access after a specified embargo date and time; Stop Time--disable access after a specified expiration date and time; Printing--enable or disable printing of sealed documents; Copying--enable or disable copying and pasting from sealed documents; Saving--enable or disable saving the unprotected versions of sealed documents; Screen Grab--screen grabbing of sealed documents is always disabled; and Work Offline--enable or disable the ability to use sealed documents while offline. As the Unsealer requests these rights from the License Server, the server generates an audit trail of who has accessed which sealed documents, and when and where. The Sealer is SealedMedia's desktop application for document owners, which permits authorized users to define different security contexts for related sets of sensitive documents, to seal documents to belong to these contexts, and to assign users specific roles, and therefore rights, governing their access to documents sealed to these contexts. The Unsealer is SealedMedia's 2MB plug-in. End-users can only access sealed content using the Unsealer, subject to the rights they have been assigned. SealedMedia now provides full support for French and German versions of the Unsealer. Additionally, two new file formats will be supported: Portable Network Graphics (PNG) and MPEG-1. In all, SealedMedia now supports 11 different files formats, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, HTML, PDF, JPEG, GIF, MP3, and QuickTime.

(http://www.sealedmedia.com)

Interwoven, Inc., a provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, has announced an alliance with iManage, a provider of collaborative content management software for enterprises, to deliver a fully integrated collaborative document management solution for the enterprise. The solution, "Interwoven Collaborative Document Management Solution (CDM) powered by iManage WorkSite MP," is designed to enable enterprises across industries to facilitate collaboration on projects and teams, resulting in increased process efficiency and higher quality in new product development, customer account management, and project management. The solution enables non-technical individuals to set up a "virtual" project workspace for teams, providing capabilities including: Collaboration--shared project folders, calendars, email discussion threads, task lists, and outstanding issues tracking; Document Management--ad-hoc and regimented document management according to established security protocols; and Reporting--reporting capabilities on projects, documents, and workflow status, with out-of-the-box report views. Interwoven expects the new offering, Interwoven CDM powered by iManage WorkSite MP, to be generally available by the end of Q1 2003. The new solution will be available worldwide and will be localized to English (US and England), French, and German. The system itself is Unicode-based and supports documents in any language format. The addition of this new CDM solution complements the existing Interwoven 5 platform which is comprised of Interwoven TeamSite content management software, Interwoven MetaTagger content intelligence software, and Interwoven OpenDeploy content distribution software.

(http://www.imanage.com), (http://www.interwoven.com), (http://www.interwoven.com/solutions/cdm)

News Technologies LLC, a Portland-based company, has announced the general availability of its news alerting service called TriggerNews. TriggerNews is a subscription news service that will deliver targeted news to subscribers based on their user-defined parameters such as company name, stock symbol, and/or key word phrases. When any of these "triggers" match an identical word or phrase in the subject header of a news release, a pop-up alert window appears on the user's computer display. The underlying technology for TriggerNews is its TriggerEngine core, which scans, matches, filters, and routes selected news to respective users. Full processing of news releases occurs within seconds from the time they are received from content providers to the time they are delivered to the user as a pop-up, regardless of the number of subscribers connected to the system. Several patents were filed on the technology and are currently pending approval with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

(http://www.triggernews.com)

Corel Corporation has announced the availability of Corel XMetaL 4. Focusing on the specific needs of both developers and end users, Corel XMetaL 4 is a new platform that extends XML content editing to virtually any Windows application, including email and Web browsers. The Corel XMetaL 4 platform provides a customizable XML editing solution that supports dynamic validation for both DTDs and W3C Schemas. It is composed of four separate applications designed to meet the requirements of IT managers, developers, and end users. The Corel XMetaL 4 Platform is composed of four components: Corel XMetaL Author is a customizable XML editing environment that creates XML documents. XMetaL Author includes the writing tools featured in Corel Ventura and WordPerfect Office as well as support for DTDs and Schema, It is designed to provide the same ease of use as a traditional word processor. Corel XMetaL for ActiveX is an editing interface that developers can embed into any ActiveX-compliant Windows application, including Web browsers. Corel XMetaL for ActiveX features editing and document viewing functionality, delivering XML creation capabilities to business users. Corel XMetaL Developer is a centralized development environment for creating Corel XMetaL customizations and applications. Designed as a plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, it enables developers to use familiar Web development skills such as scripting, COM and DOM to create customizations for both XMetaL Author and XMetaL for ActiveX. Corel XMetaL 4 Developer also lets developers create and edit Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and includes the Corel XMetaL Forms Toolkit for creating custom forms interfaces. Corel XMetaL Central completes the platform by providing a server-based XML environment management tool that simplifies the deployment and maintenance of customized XML applications across an organization. Corel XMetaL Central enables IT managers to leverage the power of Web services to remotely manage and maintain enterprise customizations and takes advantage of Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) technology to provide access to XML customization files, including style sheets, scripts, CSS and templates. Corel XMetaL 4 is now available through the Corel Licensing Program. Base Pricing before volume discounts is as follows: Corel XMetaL Developer Full $999, Upgrade $599; Corel XMetaL Author Full $499, Upgrade $199; Corel XMetaL for ActiveX Full $499, Upgrade $199 (alternative concurrent pricing options also available).

(http://www.corel.com), (http://www.corel.com/xmetal4)

Percussion Software, a content management vendor, has announced that The Descartes Systems Group Inc., a provider of logistics solutions, has selected the company's Rhythmyx content management system in an effort to expedite its content production process and to ease the management of its Web site. In a phased approach, Descartes plans to initially implement Rhythmyx to drive specific projects on its corporate Web site. Descartes will also use Rhythmyx to aid in additional projects related to its intranet, which provides its employees access to the company's central document repository, corporate procedures, and updated human resources information. Percussion integrates its content management methodology into Rhythmyx, thereby reducing the time and skill level required to execute content initiatives, transferring ownership of the system back to the customer, and lowering the total cost of ownership.

(http://www.descartes.com)

Venetica, a provider of content integration software, has announced that The Toro Company, a provider of outdoor maintenance and beautification products, has selected its flagship product VeniceBridge for content integration. Initially, VeniceBridge will be implemented in Toro's Information Services and Marketing groups and will allow access and integration with critical content regardless of the application technologies used. VeniceBridge is designed to enable companies to reduce the cost, complexity, and time-to-market associated with building content rich applications by providing a single, bi-directional interface to unstructured content--regardless of how or where the content resides.

(http://www.toro.com), (http://www.venetica.com)

Neoteris, a provider of instant virtual extranet (IVE) products, has announced that Partners HealthCare, an integrated health care system that provides services from preventive primary care to long-term care, has chosen Neoteris' IVE to deliver secure access to healthcare applications and patient information for doctors and users. Partners HealthCare, founded in 1994, provides an integrated healthcare delivery system that offers patients a continuum of coordinated high-quality care, including primary care and specialty physicians, community hospitals, academic medical centers, specialty facilities, community health centers, and other health-related entities.  Powered by Neoteris' IVE, member physicians and administrators now remotely access the Partners Community Healthcare Inc. network (PCHInet), a portal of healthcare applications, patient records and test results, general medical information, and message boards, from any computing device enabled with a Web browser. The IVE interoperates with RSA SecurID two-factor authentication, from RSA Security, which is Partners HealthCare's authentication technology for two-factor authentication for Neoteris. Neoteris' IVE is designed to help healthcare organizations provide electronic access to protected health information (PHI) and applications while complying with upcoming Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) security and privacy regulations in areas of authentication, encryption, information access and audit controls, alarms, auditing, and more. Neoteris' IVE products allow healthcare administrators to provision instant, secure access for caregivers to specified network applications and patient information.  With caregivers' time and patients' security and privacy in mind, the Neoteris products reduce the cost, complexity, and security risks associated with traditional access technologies such as virtual private networks and custom extranets.

(http://www.neoteris.com)

Fast Search & Transfer (FAST), a developer of search and real-time alert technologies, has announced that FAST Data Search is now powering the search functionality for all job and resume queries requested by users on CareerBuilder. The FAST Data Search solution deployed at CareerBuilder.com is a search and information retrieval solution designed for enterprise and Internet environments that require speed, scalability, and flexibility for searching both structured and unstructured data. With its scalable and modular configuration, FAST Data Search delivers solutions for customers who want to increase the speed and performance of searches, successfully complete transactions at a lower cost, and generate additional revenues. Features of FAST Data Search include: linguistic technologies, support for over 225 file formats and 49 languages, and categorization and dynamic result clustering.

(http://www.alltheweb.com), (http://www.careerbuilder.com), (http://www.fastsearch.com)

Groove Networks, a provider of desktop collaboration software, has announced Groove Web Services, a standards-based integration framework that extends the reach of Groove Workspace to people, devices, and applications that previously couldn't use, or connect to Groove Workspace software. Groove Web Services provide a way for distributing, accessing, and processing information stored in Groove Workspace by using Web services standards, such as XML, SOAP, and WSDL. These services provide access to Groove Workspace from any Web services-compliant application, regardless of whether that application resides on the same computing device as Groove, or is accessible over a network on a different device. With local access to Groove Web Services, developers can begin creating production-ready solutions that integrate Groove with other applications running on the same device. The Groove Web Service Access Point provides remote access to Groove collaboration services by acting as a bridge between Groove software running on a user's PC and a SOAP-compliant application or system that's running elsewhere, but is accessible on a network. This server-based code, which works in conjunction with the Groove relay server, receives requests from remote programs and routes them to Groove. For example, a Groove user who's traveling with a Pocket PC device could remain active in a shared space, despite the constraints of a mobile device. The Groove Web Service Access Point (hosted by Groove Networks in version 2.5) is currently only available to developers as a preview service. Later this year, Groove Networks intends to support the WS-Security protocol, providing a security framework that supports Groove software's existing security model and end-to-end message security. Developers can begin developing prototypes using the version 2.5 preview service.

Groove has also shipped Groove Workspace version 2.5, which features further integration with Microsoft Outlook and a new toolset for SharePoint Team Services (STS). The new toolset provides STS customers with a team Web site solution that can now support online and offline use, and work securely across company firewalls. These enhancements and others allow business processes to evolve from email and team portals to Groove shared spaces. The new product also includes performance improvements and enhancements to its Enterprise Server family of products. Groove Workspace v2.5 extends existing integration with Microsoft Outlook by giving users the ability to: send Outlook email messages to new shared spaces, as well as existing spaces; integrate Outlook contacts with Groove Workspace contacts, allowing access to Outlook contacts from within Groove Workspace; and send Outlook calendar entries to Groove Workspace project calendars. Groove Workspace Professional Edition v2.5 also includes a new toolset--Groove Mobile Workspace for Microsoft SharePoint--which gives users offline access to SharePoint shared files and information, and a means to work securely with others beyond their company firewalls.

Groove Mobile Workspace for Microsoft SharePoint is a partner solution offering within the recently announced Microsoft Solution for Intranets v1.5. The Groove Enterprise Management Server provides customers centralized management services for controlling client license deployment, policy management and component provisioning. The company also offers a hosted relay service that allocates bandwidth, provides WAN presence detection, and supports cross-firewall connections and offline use. Organizations have the option of hosting their own relay and management services. Groove Enterprise Server enhancements include: improved synchronization of LDAP, Active Directory and Notes directories; new support for bandwidth management, centralized account backup, and centralized passphrase management; additional management capabilities for ensuring secure cross-organization communications; and simplified license management. Groove Workspace Professional Edition v2.5 is U.S. $149 per user. Groove Workspace Standard Edition v2.5 is U.S. $49 per user. Both versions are immediately available via direct sales and the company's Web site. Groove Enterprise Servers and Hosted Services are available via direct sales. Groove Workspace Preview Edition is available at no cost for personal use or 90-day business trial.

(http://www.groove.net), (http://www.groove.net/devzone), (http://www.groove.net/shop)

CollabNet, a provider of collaborative software development solutions, has announced Akashic Corporation, a systems integrator and software development firm based in Tokyo, as its first customer in Japan. Akashic is a solutions provider for Japanese companies including Asahi Chemical Information Systems Company, Canon Sales, Hitachi, NEC, Bank of Japan, Nihon IBM, Nihon HP, and NTT-PC Communications. Akashic provides customers with a variety of software development capabilities, creating applications and solutions ranging from: system development to system operation and system maintenance. Recently, Akashic has worked on projects, including updating a corporate legacy system, creating an elearning system, and developing a Web-portal for a district government. The CollabNet SourceCast environment combines the necessary infrastructure for collaborative development, which include applications for: software development, technical communication, knowledge management, and project administration. Akashic is using the CollabNet SourceCast environment to manage multiple client projects, as well as to address the challenges of distributed software development across its affiliate companies, Bisonsoft Corporation and Cosmo Technology Corporation.

(http://www.collab.net)

FatWire Software, a provider of dynamic content management (dCM) solutions and developer of the Web application assembly system UpdateEngine6 (UE6), has announced a technology integration partnership with Advanced Software, Inc. (ASI). FatWire will offer ASI's patented DocuComp feature with FatWire's UpdateEngine dCM software. Docucomp's comparison technology provides FatWire clients with new features to enhance the content management process. DocuComp, best known as the "compare documents" feature in Microsoft Word, will provide FatWire's enterprise customers the ability to simplify content review, localization, and approval processes involved with authoring and publishing Web content. The DocuComp comparison engine uses pattern matching techniques to compare any two versions of a file, reporting inserted, deleted, replaced, and moved text.

(http://www.docucomp.com), (http://www.fatwire.com)