PureEdge Announces Support for XForms in InternetForms Commerce System.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2000 PureEdge, the leader in XML e-commerce solutions for secure, verifiable, high-value transactions, announced its support for the XForms Data Model Working Draft specification published by the W3C, and also announced that the company will support XForms in its InternetForms Commerce System(TM). "As the first vendor to deliver an open protocol and product suite for legally-binding XML forms on the Internet, we are proud to be part of the W3C and a founding member of the XForms initiative," said PureEdge CTO David Manning. "We are excited about XForms and believe that it validates our vision of XML as the most powerful format for interactive documents on the Internet. The digitally-signed XFDL XFDL Extensible Forms Description Language documents provided by our InternetForms Commerce System, used in combination with standardized XForms data, will provide a powerful combination for next-generation e-commerce applications." A founding member of the XForms subgroup at the W3C, PureEdge has been helping to define the XForms Data Model. The company's work with this group evolved from its groundbreaking development of Extensible Forms Description Language Extensible Forms Description Language (XFDL) is a class of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) specified in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) NOTE-XFDL-19980902, Extensible Forms Description Language (XFDL) 4.0, September 2, 1998. (XFDL), the first XML protocol for legally-binding forms on the Internet. XFDL was co-authored by PureEdge and Tim Bray, co-editor of the original XML specification, and became an acknowledged submission at the W3C in October 1998. PureEdge is the global leader in creating binding transactions for e-commerce. Its award-winning InternetForms Commerce System (ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. ) enables organizations to securely create, complete, sign, and process digital documents. ICS is the first legally-binding XML replacement for paper forms and processes. About PureEdge PureEdge is the leader in creating legally binding transactions for e-commerce. Named a Top Ten E-Commerce Company by InternetWeek and a Company to Watch by Wall Street & Technology, PureEdge is a recognized leader in the development of secure e-commerce standards. Products include the award-winning InternetForms Commerce System, and an upcoming suite of applications for financial services. PureEdge customers include Global 2000 and public sector organizations including Chase Bank (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CMB), Arvest Bank, the Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource , Allina Health System, Ameritech (Nasdaq:AIT), and American Legal Net. PureEdge partners include such companies as VeriSign, (Nasdaq:VRSN VRSN Verisign, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) VRSN Version Number (NEC) ), Baltimore Technologies (Nasdaq:BALT BALT bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. BALT Bronchiole-associated lymphoid tissue, see MALT ), Optika (Nasdaq:OPTK), Unisys, (NYSE:UIS), and Entrust (Nasdaq:ENTU). PureEdge actively works to promote interoperable e-commerce through its participation in a wide a range of industry associations and standards bodies, such as the W3C, the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law , NACHA NACHA National Automated Clearing House Association NACHA National Agency Clearing House Association , and CommerceNet. For more information visit http://www.PureEdge.com or call 1-888/517-2675 or 250/479-8334. Note: PureEdge, UWI.Com, InternetForms, and InternetForms Commerce System are trademarks of PureEdge Solutions Inc. All other products named herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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