Blast Radius XMetaL Reinforces Leadership Position in the XML Authoring and Collaboration Market with Record Sales.VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Growing Demand for Content Efficiency Solutions Leads to a 55% Increase in Revenue Blast Radius A blast radius is the area that will be affected when an explosion occurs. A blast radius is often associated with, but not limited to, bombs and other weapons. It is generally important to clear the blast radius before the explosion occurs, unless the bomb is intended to be an , makers of XMetaL, the world's most user-friendly 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. content creation solution, announced record sales and new customer wins for the first half of 2005. Over 80 new customers purchased Blast Radius XMetaL in the first six months of 2005, leading to a 55% growth in revenues compared to the previous two quarters. Based on these results as well as widespread demand for new products like XMetaL Reviewer re·view·er n. One who reviews, especially one who writes critical reviews, as for a newspaper or magazine. reviewer Noun a person who writes reviews of books, films, etc. Noun 1. , Blast Radius expects even greater growth in its market share in the coming months. Highlights for the first half of 2005: --Signed on more than 80 new customers - Including large license purchases by Research in Motion, Raytheon and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , who chose Blast Radius XMetaL over competitor offerings. --Expanded engagements with existing customers - Cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to clients such as Cisco, HP, Bosch and Microsoft added to their existing license base, based on the positive return on investment they have achieved with Blast Radius XMetaL. --Increased professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. revenue - Sales from direct customer services and training grew by over 145%, quarter over quarter. --New products and enhancements added to flagship XMetaL suite - XMetaL Reviewer(TM) was launched to provide the industry's first real-time, collaborative reviewing solution for XML documents. Designed for organizations with multiple authors and subject matter experts, XMetaL Reviewer accelerates document creation by allowing multiple reviewers to exchange comments, corrections, and feedback in a lightweight, easy-to-use Web-based environment. --Announced support for the DITA standard - Blast Radius announced it will support DITA, which is rapidly emerging as an important new standard for authoring information in XML. "Since the XMetaL acquisition over a year ago, the business unit has truly exceeded our expectations," said Gurval Caer, Blast Radius CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Customers are responding exceptionally well to the new products and focus that the unit has delivered. We look forward to achieving even greater success during the second half of the year and beyond as organizations worldwide realize the true business value and benefits they can gain by taking advantage of the XMetaL product line." About XMetaL XMetaL from Blast Radius simplifies the creation of critical business information and enables its fast and cost-efficient delivery to print, the Web and all other interaction points. The market's leading XML content creation and collaboration product, XMetaL maximizes a company's investment in content development across an extended enterprise. The XMetaL suite consists of five powerful products designed to meet the combined requirements of business people, IT managers and developers: XMetaL Author and XMAX XMAX Excursion Maximum (speakers) (XMetaL for ActiveX) are used by content creators See content provider. , and provide the only comprehensive XML solution available in both desktop and embeddable versions; XMetaL Reviewer is a real-time, in-context reviewing application for content creators; XMetaL Developer is used by developers to build custom solutions for content authors; and XMetaL Central is a server-based XML environment manager. About Blast Radius Blast Radius (www.blastradius.com) helps businesses deliver innovative and profitable customer experiences by combining business strategy, experience design, and industry-leading technologies, including its unique content lifecycle management solutions. With offices in the US, Canada and Europe, Blast Radius has formed long-term relationships with companies such as Aeroplan, A&E Television Networks, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Heineken, Nike, Nintendo and Philips. |
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