Arbortext Signs Development Agreement With SAP AG To Extend XML Capabilities of SAP Knowledge Warehouse.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003 Arbortext, a global provider of XML-based multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple software, today announced that it has signed a Marketing Agreement with SAP AG (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SAP) to integrate Arbortext software with SAP(R) Knowledge Warehouse. This agreement will extend the XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. capabilities of SAP Knowledge Warehouse SAP Knowledge Warehouse is SAP AG's product-line offering for knowledge management. It is a software application that facilitates the development of documentation, and the delivery of this documentation to the users of a product or system. through Arbortext software. SAP customers will be able to use Arbortext's Epic Editor with SAP Knowledge Warehouse, version 6.0. The agreement between Arbortext and SAP will provide SAP customers the option of modifying XML content directly and the flexibility to publish the content in a variety of formats. "Arbortext provides tremendous XML-based technology," states Thomas Madeya, director of educational product factory, SAP AG. "As a result, SAP relies on Arbortext's suite of software to support modeling, editing, and publishing purposes. Their software is bundled with superior services and training, providing us with a complete solution which helps best serve our customers." "SAP's innovative application of XML-based information sets the standard for their industry," said John Ford, vice president of business development for Arbortext. "It's very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to be working with an industry leader, and we're looking forward to serving the needs of SAP's impressive customer base as they use Epic to dynamically create, customize and publish both training material and SAP documentation in a number of languages. Using Epic, SAP employees and customers can take advantage of all the benefits that XML offers; reducing costs, improving customer service, and reducing time to market of new and improved products." Availability Knowledge Warehouse version 6.0 is currently shipping and will include a free trial of Arbortext's Epic Editor software. SAP customers can upgrade to a perpetual license within the Epic Editor trial period with no gaps in availability or functionality. About Arbortext Arbortext is a global provider of XML-based multichannel software that enables the creation, editing and publishing of information to multiple media types - Web, print, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , wireless - from a single source of content. Shipping since 1991, Arbortext's standards-based software supports technical publishing, reference publishing and business publishing applications that enable enterprises to provide more accurate, cost-efficient, complete, timely, consistent and usable information on all media. Arbortext's software is installed at over 300 large multinational organizations. Arbortext is a founding member and active participant in the XML Activity of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C (World Wide Web Consortium, www.w3.org) An international industry consortium founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee to develop standards for the Web. It is hosted in the U.S. by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (www.csail.mit.edu/index.php). ). Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. , USA, Arbortext has offices around the world. For more information please visit http://www.arbortext.com. SAP, mySAP and all other SAP product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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