Blue Angel Wins Contract to Provide Web-Enabled Software to the National Library of Australia.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)--Oct. 12, 1999-- MetaStar Enterprise(tm) Provides Advanced XML-based Internet Solution Blue Angel Technologies, Inc. announced today that it was the successful bidder for a contract with the National Library of Australia The National Library of Australia is located in Canberra, Australia. Established in 1960, the Library grew out of the Federal Parliamentary Library, which was established in 1901. . Under the contract, the Library will use Blue Angel's MetaStar Enterprise software to develop, maintain and deliver standards-based metadata (1) (meta-data) Data that describes other data. The term may refer to detailed compilations such as data dictionaries and repositories that provide a substantial amount of information about each data element. repository and search services supporting the Library's digital service delivery. MetaStar Enterprise will be used to provide a broad range of Internet information services See IIS. for the Library including access to digitized pictorial images from the Library's collection and providing access to information on manuscripts and archives in Australian collections. The System will also be capable of supporting rapid development and deployment of Web-based data entry, search and browse interfaces to the Library's metadata repositories, documents and digital objects. "The National Library has a very thoughtful plan with regard to providing access to its information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. ," said Jim Restivo, president of Blue Angel. "It is using a standards-based approach to facilitate access to its numerous information resources. That's a very elegant approach because it provides the Library with choices and flexibility that would not be available with a proprietary solution. It also fits well with Blue Angel's business model of providing innovative, XML-based solutions to meet the information needs of organizations worldwide," continued Restivo. "The Library will use the Blue Angel software to provide targeted resource discovery services See service discovery. ," said Warwick Cathro, Assistant Director General, Information Technology. "We are impressed with Blue Angel's support for open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced such as Z39.50 and 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. which positions it well to interoperate See interoperable. with other software products that the Library is using. We expect that in using an off-the-shelf product to provide resource discovery services on the web, the Library will be able to realize significant productivity improvements in deployment of new applications." About the National Library of Australia The National Library of Australia's mission is to be the world's leading documentary resource for learning about and understanding Australia and Australians. The Library strives to achieve this by: a) Collecting, organising and preserving Australian library materials and selected non-Australian publications for current and future access. b) Providing national and international access to the Library's collections and other documentary resources through a range of targeted services to remote and onsite readers. c) Delivering improvements to the nation's cooperative library and information network through collaborative projects and provision of resource sharing services. Information technology is an important tool for meeting the Library's objectives. The Library's web site address is: http://www.nla.gov.au. About Blue Angel Technologies, Inc. Blue Angel Technologies is a market leader in XML-based software solutions for information delivery and management on the Internet. Its products provide turn-key, end-to-end information-based solutions for a wide variety of markets worldwide. Products support a variety of solutions for the capture, organization, access, discovery, and use of information. For more information, visit Blue Angel's World Wide Web site at www.blueangeltech.com or call 610/917-9200. Blue Angel Technologies, MetaStar, MetaStar Enterprise, MetaStar Gateway, MetaStar Server, MetaStar Repository, MetaStar Data Entry, 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 MetaDoor are trademarks of Blue Angel Technologies, Inc. |
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