Justsystems Announces Planned Acquisition of Blast Radius XMetaL.
Palo Alto, U.S.A., and Vancouver, Canada, Mar 7, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Justsystems US Holding, Inc. and Blast Radius, 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 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 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 and multi-channel publishing. The XMetaL solutions also provide an advanced collaboration platform, 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 - 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, Philips, Renault Trucks and Texas Instruments.
"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, 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: 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
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