SoftQuad Software Announces Significant Integrator, VAR and OEM Channel Agreements For XMetaL.PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999-- XMetaL Gaining Significant Industry Acceptance and Momentum Today, at the XML'99 conference in Philadelphia, PA, SoftQuad Software SoftQuad Software is best known for its HoTMetaL HTML editing software. HoTMetaL was one of a series of applications created by SoftQuad for editing, viewing and publishing structured (SGML and XML) content. Inc., a pioneer in standards-based content authoring solutions, announced the signing of five new XMetaL channel agreements - AGRA Systems Limited, American Computer Innovators Inc., Datalogics Inc., Movement, Inc. and Software AG - that add to SoftQuad's network of over 70 VARs and OEMs in 13 countries. "XML'99 is the launching point for XMetaL 1.2 and our comprehensive channel strategy, which focuses on signing the top integrators, VARs and OEMs who use 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. for web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. and e-commerce," says Roberto Drassinower, president and 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. , SoftQuad Software Inc. "We're very excited about meeting our channel objectives and we now have partnerships with many of the most successful companies in the industry. With the addition of these latest five new partners, it's clear that XMetaL continues to set the XML authoring standard." XMetaL is gaining considerable industry acceptance and momentum, primarily due to its ease of use, straightforward deployment and customization features. XMetaL has benefited from rave reviews from both the press and analyst community and, with today's launch of XMetaL 1.2, it is regarded as the most advanced XML authoring solution available, delivering unprecedented ease-of-use to authors while shielding them from the complexities of XML. XMetaL has a familiar word processor-like environment which makes it a broadly deployable solution that drastically reduces training and implementation costs. XMetaL can increase performance, productivity and stability for users of all skill levels, while giving developers additional tools and functionality to create a more intuitive and integrated XML authoring environment. "SoftQuad's XMetaL will be a key technology in the development of our Internet processes," says Bob Manning Bob Manning (June 1947) is a vocalist now living in Minnesota, United States. Bob began singing Gospel as a child in Virginia, U.S., and followed a stage career to New York City where he worked with among others: Gladys Knight, James Brown, Bo Diddley, Dick Clark, The , Senior Vice President of AGRA Systems Ltd. AGRA Systems is an information technology professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization, with extensive experience in the management of multi-disciplinary domestic and international projects. From strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. to application maintenance, AGRA provides a range of implementation and integration services for clients in the public and private sectors. "With the power of OpenPages at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. , and the ability to use SoftQuad's XmetaL, users will benefit from an extended environment where they can create, store and repurpose XML content for any medium or delivery," says Warren Huff, President and CEO for American Computer Innovators, Inc. "We're very excited about the addition of XMetaL to our portfolio. It will enable Datalogics to offer a comprehensive end-to end XML publishing solution to our customers. XMetaL will provide a wonderful complement to our industry-leading composition systems," says Jim McNeill, President of Datalogics. "It's well understood that XML will have an unprecedented influence on information access and exchange," says Arlene E. Beasley, President of Movement, Inc. "SoftQuad's XMetaL has evolved from SGML SGML in full Standard Generalized Markup Language Markup language for organizing and tagging elements of a document, including headings, paragraphs, tables, and graphics. roots much like the development of XML itself. Those delving into XML will sense its ease-of-operation, and professionals will embrace the customization features that will help advance this industry." "Software AG is happy to be working with SoftQuad Software, especially as our Tamino and XMetaL are a perfect fit to create and deploy XML databases," says Alf Goebel, Vice President, Worldwide Business Alliances, Software AG. Tamino is the world's first information server based on data storage and retrieval in a pure, standard XML format, dedicated to becoming the fastest information server for handling complex e-business transaction. Whether from an XML-native data store (X-Machine) or an existing data source, Tamino makes heterogeneous database content easily accessible, allowing instant access to any data across business boundaries using Internet technologies. About SoftQuad Software Inc. SoftQuad Software Inc. is a leading provider of award-winning, standards-based Web publishing solutions targeting electronic publishing, e-commerce and knowledge management applications for corporations and web professionals. XMetaL 1.2 is an advanced, simple-to-deploy XML content authoring solution that delivers a familiar word processing-like interface, allowing mainstream users to create, publish and manage sophisticated Web sites. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with European operations based in London, SoftQuad is a founding member and active participant in the WorldWide Web Consortium (W3C (World Wide Web Consortium, www.w3.org) An international industry consortium founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee to develop standards for the Web. It is hosted in the U.S. by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (www.csail.mit.edu/index.php). ), the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) and XML.org. About AGRA Systems Inc. AGRA Systems is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGRA Inc., Canada's largest engineering, construction, environment and technology corporation. With recently-announced acquisitions, AGRA employs approximately 7,000 people and operates 186 offices in 24 countries. AGRA's shares are traded on the Toronto and Montreal exchanges under the trading symbol Trading symbol See: Ticker symbol AGR AGR advanced gas-cooled reactor . About American Computer Innovators, Inc. American Computer Innovators, Inc. (ACI ACI American Concrete Institute ACI Arch Coal Inc ACI Airports Council International (formerly Airport Associations Coordinating Council) ACI Automobile Club d'Italia ACI American Competitiveness Initiative ) builds award-winning software solutions for enterprise content management. ACI's flagship product, OpenPages, offers users creation, management, assembly and archive tools to handle the content management process end-to-end for multiple media delivery. Professional publishers, enterprise organizations, Web and graphic designers and business users use OpenPages to automate manual processes, streamline workflows and dynamically assemble print and online products in a parallel process. ACI is an industry-leading solution provider with current clients including such media giants as IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) Publications, Tribune Media Services Tribune Media Services ("TMS") is a syndication company owned by the Tribune Company. The company is divided into two divisions, "News and Features" and "Entertainment Products". , Crain Communications Inc., Thomson Financial Thomson Financial A major provider of information, analytical tools, and consulting services to the financial community. The firm, a division of Thomson Corporation, is best known to investors for its First Call segment, which publishes consensus earnings Media, and The Miami Herald. The Boston, Massachusetts-based ACI currently has OpenPages operating in over thirty enterprise environments and can be found on the Web at www.aci-openpages.com. About Datalogics Inc. Datalogics is a global leader in providing software solutions for highly demanding publishing applications. For more than 30 years, Datalogics has helped define the standard of database publishing and automatic pagination (1) Page numbering. (2) Laying out printed pages, which includes setting up and printing columns, rules and borders. Although pagination is used synonymously with page makeup, the term often refers to the printing of long manuscripts rather than ads and brochures. for large documents. Customers rely upon Datalogics to provide mission-critical products which meet the most complex composition requirements. Recognizing the emergence of applications and technologies including web publishing, electronic document management and demand print applications such as variable data, or personalized printing, Datalogics is well positioned to meet the changing needs of the marketplace while strengthening its reputation as an industry innovator. About Movement, Inc Movement, Inc. is a Phoenix, Arizona-based IT company specializing in the design and implementation of XML-based content management and web/database integrations. With over twelve years' SGML composition and development experience, Movement has been involved in the advancement and adoption of XML and its related technologies since its inception by the W3C. About Software AG Software AG, based in Darmstadt, Germany, with more than 2,200 employees and sales amounting to DM 626 million (euro 320 million) in 1998, is one of the largest system software companies worldwide. Software AG is the premier provider of integration technology. Both products and services, used in more than 90 countries, are focused on mission-critical electronic business applications spanning heterogeneous platforms, from mainframe, OpenVMS, AS/400, Unix and Windows NT to the Web. Software AG's technology expertise is based on three major product areas: The transaction systems Adabas (database management system); Natural (tool set for commercial application development), the integration system EntireX (middleware) and the Web systems Bolero bolero (bəlâr`ō), national dance of Spain, introduced c.1780 by Sebastian Zerezo, or Cerezo. Of Moroccan origin, it resembles the fandango. (Application Factory for Electronic Business), and Tamino (Information Server). About one third of the company's revenue is achieved through professional services. Software AG has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (Main Market) since April 1999 (Security identification number 724260 / SOWG SOWG Science Operations Working Group SOWG Senior Officer Working Group SOWG Sensor Optimization Working Group .F). Note to editors: You can visit SoftQuad at booth no. 415 of the XML'99 Conference in Philadelphia, PA, December 5 - December 9, 1999. For further information about XMetaL, HoTMetaL PRO or SoftQuad Software Inc., including technical specs, downloads, screen shots and box pictures, please visit the SoftQuad Website at http://www.softquad.com. SoftQuad, HoTMetaL PRO and XMetaL are trademarks of SoftQuad Software Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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