Software AG Ships Tamino Version 2.1; Award-Winning Native XML Database Enhanced for Even Better Performance.Business Editors SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000 Software AG, Inc. has begun shipping Tamino 2.1, a newly enhanced version if its native XML database See XML database. . The upgraded offering provides many performance benefits, including improved querying, dynamic XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) A standard from the W3C for describing a style sheet for XML documents. It is the XML counterpart to the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in HTML and is compatible with CSS2. processing, support for read-only databases and tighter security. Tamino 2.1 builds on the original version of Tamino, shipped November 1999, which was awarded "Best Software" and "Best of COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). " at COMDEX Asia in April 2000. "With only a few months on the market, Tamino has gained tremendous industry support as the world's first native 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. information server," Dr. Helmut Wilke, 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. , Software AG, Inc., explained. "Version 2.1 is a performance powerhouse that will only further Software AG as the leading XML contender." Upgrades in Tamino 2.1 include: -- A query language based on X Path, the new 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). standard and successor to XQL XQL XML Query Language XQL Extensible Query Language , plus new filter technologies that help produce much more precise results. Finding individual elements of one or multiple XML documents using queries is now much easier. -- Enhanced processing of dynamic XSL: users no longer need additional applications to convert XML documents to HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. or to display XML in a different format. -- Data access directly from read-only media, accommodating users who want to prevent unauthorized modifications to their XML-format catalogs. Data can now be stored on a CD and then displayed on a different system rather than having to be imported to a database before it can be displayed. -- Improved security mechanisms: users can now define authorizations for XML documents down to element level, making it possible to grant access rights for individual elements of a particular document. As a result, display formats and access rights for documents stored in Tamino can be optimized to meet the specific needs of various users and user groups. Availability and Pricing Tamino 2.1 is available immediately for Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system. "Offering our XML database on one of the leading Unix platforms opens up huge market potential for Software AG," Wilke added. "Sun's version of Unix is among the most popular operating systems for servers worldwide." Tamino 2.1 for Windows NT and Windows 2000 will ship during third quarter 2000, with versions for Linux and SCO Unixware 7 following later in the year. Prices for Tamino 2.1 start at $40,000 per processor for Sun Solaris and $25,000 for the NT version. About Software AG, Inc. Based in San Ramon, Calif., Software AG, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Software AG, actively pursuing XML business in the U.S. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.softwareagusa.com or call 925/242-3700. Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, Software AG is Europe's largest system software provider and a major global player offering leading-edge technology for data management and electronic business. Since 1998 the company has focused its development activities on XML products for the business-to-business market segment. Software AG achieved sales revenue of more than $350 million in 1999 and has more than 2,600 employees and representatives in more than 60 countries. The company's distribution and technology partners include market leaders such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft and SCO and innovative IT solutions providers such as Extensibility, Softquad and InStranet. Software AG's products control the central IT processes of thousands of renowned companies worldwide, including FedEx, Citibank, MCIWorldcom, Shell Oil and Delta Airlines. |
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