Blue Angel Technologies Announces New XML Tool.VALLEY FORGE Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington. , Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999-- Automatically generates 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. from Microsoft(R) desktop applications Blue Angel Technologies Tuesday announced MetaDoor InterChange(tm), an XML authoring tool that generates XML from desktop applications like Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. (tm) and Excel(tm). Unlike most other XML authoring tools, MetaDoor InterChange separates the data entry process from the record structure. This means that a data entry form can be designed in a way that is most comfortable and intuitive for the user. It also means that the person entering the data does not need to understand XML or be concerned with record structures. This feature is particularly useful to organizations that want to provide data entry templates to groups of people who have little or no experience with XML since all they need do is enter their data. "MetaDoor InterChange is easy to use because the person entering the data is shielded from XML", stated Blue Angel's president, Jim Restivo. "It is an excellent way to capture information at the source which can then be used by other XML enabled tools. For example," continued Restivo, "one of our customers will be using InterChange to create XML files of budget information that will then be accessible from a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. on the customer's intranet. Another is planning on using it to capture the results of scientific experiments which will be published on the Internet." The process of defining a record structure in MetaDoor InterChange is very simple. The user clicks on a menu item within the Microsoft desktop application. A dialogue box appears that allows the user to create a record structure in a familiar tree format. Simple drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. features allow easy manipulation of data elements which are mapped to range names or fields within the underlying desktop application. "While MetaDoor InterChange by itself is a significant time saver", stated Restivo, "its real power is recognized when combined with MetaStar Server. That is because the XML that is generated from MetaDoor InterChange can be transmitted directly to the server where it is automatically indexed and immediately available for advanced, fielded searching from a Web browser. No manipulation of data is required, no cutting and pasting paste 1 n. 1. A soft, smooth, thick mixture or material, as: a. A smooth viscous mixture, as of flour and water or of starch and water, that is used as an adhesive for joining light materials, such as paper and cloth. , and no time consuming manual operations", continued Restivo. MetaDoor InterChange, as with all Blue Angel products, is a turn-key application that is easy to install and requires no programming. As a result, it can be installed in minutes. MetaDoor InterChange is the latest addition to Blue Angel's suite of XML enabled software solutions which support a wide range of markets and customers worldwide. Availability MetaDoor InterChange will be available January 15, 1999 and is priced at $49 per seat. About Blue Angel Technologies, Inc. Blue Angel Technologies is a market leader in standards-based software solutions for information delivery and management. Its products include a variety of solutions for the capture, organization, access, discovery, and use of information including MetaStar Search, MetaStar Repository, MetaStar Server, MetaStar Data Entry, MetaStar Gateway, MetaStar Harvester harvester, farm machine that mechanically harvests a crop. Small-grain harvesting has been mechanized to a certain extent since early times. In the modern period the first harvester to gain general acceptance was made by Cyrus McCormick in 1831 (see reaper). and the MetaDoor Suite. For more information, visit Blue Angel's World Wide Web site at www.blueangeltech.com or call 610/917-9200. Microsoft, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Blue Angel Technologies, MetaStar, MetaStar Data Entry, MetaStar Gateway, MetaStar Harvester, MetaStar Repository, MetaStar Search, MetaStar Server, MetaDoor and MetaDoor InterChange are trademarks of Blue Angel Technologies, Inc. |
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