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December 5, 2001

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New & Noteworthy

Michaels, Ross & Cole Ltd.
mrc-Productivity Series
www.mrc-productivity.com

Netaphor Software Inc.
PDA-Alert
www.netaphor.com

OTG Software Inc.
DiskXtender Database Edition
www.otg.com

Pivotal Corp.
Pivotal Service
www.pivotal.com

Stromberg LLC
Stromberg Time Manager Enterprise/Corporate Edition 1.3
www.stromberg.com

Visualware Inc.
VisualRoute 6.0
www.visualware.com

Actuate e.Spreadsheet Server
Actuate Corp.
www.actuate.com

Actuate Corp. has released e.Spreadsheet Server, a multiplatform, server-based spreadsheet reporting solution, as part of Actuate 5, Service Pack 2. Actuate e.Spreadsheet Server lets customers create, manage, and deploy business reports as Excel documents over the Web. Pricing for the e.Spreadsheet Server for a user community of 2,000 is approximately $75,000 per year and is priced on a per developer basis.

Actuate Corp., 701 Gateway Blvd., South San Francisco, CA 94080, 888-422-8828




FireSpout ETL Engine 2.0
FireSpout Inc.
www.firespout.com

FireSpout Inc. has released the FireSpout ETL Engine 2.0, which it designed to better manage and use unstructured content. ETL Engine is an enterprise-class system that makes it possible for users to locate actionable information. ETL Engine extracts unstructured content from corporate files or Web pages, transforms it into an open, structured XML format, and loads it into a content distribution environment such as a search engine, enterprise portal, online publishing tool, or customer management application. Pricing for ETL Engine starts at $150,000.

FireSpout Inc., 448 Common St., Belmont, MA 02478, 617-484-6612


WebSphere Commerce Business Edition 5.1
IBM
www.ibm.com

IBM has announced the availability of WebSphere Commerce Business Edition 5.1 — new software that brings capabilities such as realtime collaboration, business relationship management, advanced order and inventory management, and security and access controls to B2B e-commerce. WebSphere Commerce Business 5.1 is designed for companies that sell their goods to other companies via an automated process that often includes functions such as requests for quotes, trading partner agreements, and complex order handling. Pricing starts at $125,000 per processor.

IBM, 1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604, 800-IBM-4YOU


iCARE
Kana Inc.
www.kana.com

Kana Inc.'s new eCRM solution Kana Intelligent Customer Acquisition and Retention for the Enterprise (iCARE) is an integrated solution that runs across multiple channels and provides the link between contact centers and marketing departments. Kana believes iCARE will let organizations have effective interactions with customers at all points of contact and let companies continually analyze their customer and partner relationships. The Kana iCARE family includes Kana Contact Center, Kana IQ, Kana Response, Kana Marketing, and Kana iCARE Analytics. The average selling price for the Kana iCARE application suite is $450,000.

Kana Inc., 181 Constitution Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025, 650-614-8300


Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5
Plumtree Software Inc.
www.plumtree.com

Plumtree Software has released the Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5, which searches multiple content indexes in parallel, extends single sign-on to the applications integrated in the portal, and delivers gadget Web services to wireless devices. The Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5 also features a way to install and register multiple gadget Web services as an XML-coded package over a network. The Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.5 is priced on a per-user basis from $150-$600.

Plumtree Software Inc., 500 Sansome St., San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-263-8900


Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.3
Sun Microsystems
www.sun.com

Sun Microsystems has released version 1.3 of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) in an effort to simplify business integration and deliver increased functionality for developing and deploying enterprise-level Web services. The platform includes J2EE Connectors, Java Message Service API and Message Driven Beans, Enterprise Java Beans 2.0, increased XML integration, and the JSP framework and Servlets. For pricing, contact Sun directly.

Sun Microsystems, 901 San Antonio Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303, 650-786-1300







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