Justsystems Announces Planned Acquisition of Blast Radius XMetaL.Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , U.S.A., and Vancouver, Canada, Mar 7, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Justsystems US Holding, Inc. and 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 , Inc. today announced that they have reached an agreement for Justsystems to acquire the XMetaL software business of Blast Radius. XMetaL is an industry leader in 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 and collaboration solutions. The transaction is subject to various conditions prior to closing. "We respect XMetaL's high level of technology expertise and application know-how based on its long years of experience," says Kazunori Ukigawa, 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. of Justsystems Corp. "We believe that Justsystems and XMetaL together can develop the world's best XML solutions for customers and partners." "We are proud of the work done over the past 2 years with XMetaL. XMetaL now has strong momentum in the XML authoring marketplace," says Gurval Caer, president and CEO, Blast Radius. "This transaction allows Blast Radius to continue to invest in other products and focus on growing our leadership position in customer experience innovation." The XMetaL family of XML authoring solutions provide a variety of functions, including content development and authoring, realtime document collaboration See data conferencing. and multi-channel publishing. The XMetaL solutions also provide an advanced collaboration platform An emerging category of computer software, collaboration platforms are unified electronic platforms that support synchronous and asynchronous communication through a variety of devices and channels. , enabling users to simultaneously work on XML documents, greatly enhancing productivity. The XMetaL family includes: - XMetaL Author: Empower content authors with easy, familiar XML content creation, without requiring technical skills - XMetaL Author: DITA Edition: Allow users to create, reuse, and deliver technical information in an environment optimized for DITA - XMetaL Reviewer: Allow authors and reviewers to work more effectively and efficiently with a collaborative, realtime, web-based content reviewing solution - XMetaL Developer: Accelerates the development of custom authoring solutions that match the needs and skills within an organization - XMetaL Central: Delivers custom, just-in-time authoring interfaces to end-users - XMAX XMAX Excursion Maximum (speakers) - XMetaL for ActiveX: Enable business users to contribute content anytime, anywhere by embedding XML authoring into any application XMetaL has more than 1,000 customers, including Bosch, Continental Airlines, DaimlerChrysler, European Space Agency European Space Agency (ESA), multinational agency dedicated to the promotion, for exclusively peaceful purposes, of cooperation among European states in space research and technology. , Philips, Renault Trucks Renault Trucks is a French truck manufacturer with its corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near Lyon. Since 2001 it has been owned by Volvo Group. From its beginnings in 1978 to 2002, the company was called Renault Véhicules Industriels and Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. . "The union of XMetaL with Justsystems will enable our customers to benefit from the blend of technology leadership and corporate strength," said Dr. Bruce Sharpe, the general manager of the XMetaL product line at Blast Radius. "XMetaL's legacy of innovation and brand awareness combined with Justsystems' commitment to the XML market and strong technology vision will enable our respective customers to benefit from the next generation of advanced XML solutions." Justsystems intends to continue all current XMetaL activities, including product development, sales, and marketing. XMetaL customers will continue to receive new product updates, service and technical support through the XMetaL division. In addition, Justsystems will offer leading edge XML solutions and services based on a combination of XMetaL's application know-how and Justsystem's xfy technology. 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, DIRECTV, Nintendo and Philips. About Justsystems Corporation Justsystems, Inc., based in Palo Alto, CA, is a subsidiary of Justsystems Corporation (JASDAQ Jasdaq See: Japanese Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System : 4686). Based in Tokushima, Japan, Justsystems Corp. is one of the largest software vendors in Japan. Since its inception and throughout its company history, Justsystems has recognized the power of information, developed technologies and know-how to process natural language as a fundamental means of communication, and delivered diverse products and services. During the formative stages of the PC era in Japan, Justsystems made significant contributions toward establishing the Japanese computing environment, and in recent years has been active in Java- and XML-themed technology development. For more information, please visit http://www.justsystem.com/?w=hm. Source: Justsystems Corporation Contact: Palo Alto Office (US) Hideki Hiura Tel: 1 650-330-2330 E-mail: prusa@justsystems.com Justsystems PR & IR Office (Japan) Matsumoto / Sawazaki Tel: +81-3-5412-3952 E-mail: prg@justsystem.co.jp Blast Radius Inc. Monisha Khanna Tel: 604-647-6526 E-mail: monisha.khanna@blastradius.com XMetaL Tara Murray PAN Communications, Inc. for Blast Radius Tel: 1 978-474-1900 E-Mail: tmurray@pancomm.com Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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