<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest [xml] from XML JOURNAL</title><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/filter/xml.htm</link><description>Latest [xml] from XML JOURNAL</description><copyright>Copyright 2008 SYS-CON Media Inc.</copyright><generator>XML JOURNAL</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 04:31:00 EST</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest [xml] from XML JOURNAL</title><url>http://res.sys-con.com/section/2/xmlj-mag-logo-145.gif</url><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/filter/xml.htm</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>RCG IT Addresses BI and SOA Convergence and Business Architecture at TDWI World Conference in Chicago</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/563395.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/563395.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 19:07:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[RCG Information Technology, Inc. (http://www.rcgit.com/) will participate in The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) 2008 World Conference in Chicago from May 11-16, 2008. Robert Abate, RCG IT's Global Managing Principal Development &amp; Integration Practice and Bruce Moore, RCG IT's Global Managing Principal, Project Management and Business &amp; Technology Planning will be giving their presentations on the topics of "Convergence of SOA and BI" and "Using Business Architecture to Strengthen Information Architecture."]]></description></item><item><title>Company Profile for Minecode</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/563253.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/563253.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:40:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What We Do - By adopting standards-based best practices and staying 
      adept in new technologies, Minecode delivers leading-edge software 
      solutions that are scalable, extensible, easy to manage and maintain. We 
      consistently deliver well-architected, secure applications powered by 
      our extensive code library, SOA frameworks and rigorous development and 
      testing methodologies.]]></description></item><item><title>InterContinental Hotels Group and Venere.com Announce Global Distribution Agreement</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562391.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562391.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel operator by number of rooms - more than 580,000 in almost 4,000 hotels worldwide - and Venere.com - the EU online accommodation specialist, providing more than 26.000 properties across Europe and beyond - today announced a global distribution agreement via XML interface.]]></description></item><item><title>InterContinental Hotels Group and Venere.com Announce Global Distribution Agreement</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562133.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562133.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel operator by number of rooms - more than 580,000 in almost 4,000 hotels worldwide - and Venere.com - the EU online accommodation specialist, providing more than 26.000 properties across Europe and beyond - today announced a global distribution agreement via XML interface.]]></description></item><item><title>InterContinental Hotels Group et Venere.com annonce un accord de distribution mondiale</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562132.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562132.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[InterContinental Hotels Group, l'exploitant h&ocirc;telier poss&eacute;dant le plus grand nombre de chambres au monde, soit plus de 580 000 dans pr&egrave;s de 4 000 h&ocirc;tels partout dans le monde, et Venere.com, sp&eacute;cialiste de l'h&eacute;bergement en ligne de l'UE proposant plus de 26 000 propri&eacute;t&eacute;s en Europe et ailleurs, ont annonc&eacute; aujourd'hui la signature d'un accord de distribution mondiale via l'interface XML.]]></description></item><item><title>InterContinental Hotels Group und Venere.com k&amp;uuml;ndigt weltweiten Vertriebspartnervertrag an</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562130.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562130.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Die InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), die an Zimmern gemessen weltweit gr&ouml;sste Hotelkette - sie hat mehr als 580.000 Zimmer in fast 4.000 Hotels weltweit - und Venere.com - der Online-Experte in der EU f&uuml;r &Uuml;bernachtungsreservierungen, der mehr als 26.000 Objekte innerhalb und ausserhalb Europas im Angebot hat - k&uuml;ndigte heute einen weltweiten Vertriebspartnervertrag per XML Interface an.]]></description></item><item><title>InterContinental Hotels Group y Venere.com anuncian un acuerdo de distribuci&amp;oacute;n mundial</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562128.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/562128.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[InterContinental Hotels Group, el mayor operador hotelero del mundo por n&uacute;mero de habitaciones, con m&aacute;s de 580.000 en casi 4.000 hoteles de todo el mundo, y Venere.com, el especialista en alojamiento en l&iacute;nea en la UE, que ofrece m&aacute;s de 26.000 propiedades dentro y fuera de Europa, han anunciado hoy un acuerdo de distribuci&oacute;n mundial a trav&eacute;s de la interfaz XML.]]></description></item><item><title>TIBCO Displays High Performance Service Component Architecture (SCA) on ActiveMatrix Service Grid at 2008 JavaOne Conference</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561872.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561872.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[. TIBCO Software Inc. (http://www.tibco.com/)  today announced it is demonstrating how the combination of SCA and the TIBCO ActiveMatrix(TM) Service Grid provides a highly scalable Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) combination for enterprise developers looking to reap the benefits of both models.]]></description></item><item><title>Revised: EDS and Microsoft Announce Alliance for Airline Reservation Products</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561749.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561749.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:26:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[EDS today announced the signing of a comprehensive agreement with Microsoft around EDS airline reservations, flight operations and service oriented architecture products. With the announcement, EDS will use selected Microsoft tools, software and resources in the modernization and operations of its airline service oriented architecture (SOA) products. Microsoft will provide architecture specialists, advanced 24-hour support, a new model for software licensing, additional investment into the products and access to new customer channel management tools to form a truly unique go-to-market relationship. The agreement is for a duration of eight years.]]></description></item><item><title>Oracle Enhances Java Resources for Global Developer Community</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561722.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561722.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title>Oracle Debuts Enhanced Preview of Oracle(R) Fusion Middleware 11g</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561711.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561711.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title>Altova Delivers Release 2 of XMLSpy 2008 With Important New Features</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561551.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561551.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:03:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Altova&reg; ( http://www.altova.com ), creator of
XMLSpy&reg;, the industry leading XML
editor, and other popular XML, data management, UML, and Web services
tools, recently announced the availability of Altova XMLSpy Version 2008
Release 2 (v2008r2). The latest release of XMLSpy provides many new
enhancements to help users optimize their XML development processes,
including support for very large files, multiple features for optimizing
XSLT development, a new Find in Schemas window, and much more.]]></description></item><item><title>Microsoft, DAISY Make Reading Easier for People With Print Disabilities</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561281.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561281.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 07:01:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp. today joined with industry and advocacy group leaders worldwide to launch new software that will make it easier for anyone to create documents and content that will be accessible for blind and print-disabled individuals. The new "Save as DAISY XML" add-in, designed for Microsoft Office Word 2007, Word 2003 and Word XP, will allow users to save Open XML-based text files into DAISY XML, the foundation of the globally accepted DAISY Standard for reading and publishing navigable multimedia content (http://www.daisy.org/).]]></description></item><item><title>UBmatrix Announces Support for 2008 XBRL Formulas for Processing and Validation</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561039.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/561039.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:26:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[During a
presentation at the XBRL International Conference in Eindhoven, the
Netherlands today, UBmatrix, Inc., the leading provider of XBRL information
exchange solutions, announced that its XBRL Processing Engine has passed
the current 2008 XBRL Formula Specification and Functions Registry
Conformance Suites tests using a pre-release of UBmatrix Processing Engine,
Version 3.5.  The company will make the 2008 XBRL Formula functionality
available with the release of UBmatrix Processing Engine 3.5 this summer.
The release of the 2008 XBRL Formula Specification is notable because the
specification is a driving force behind further flexibility and usefulness
of XBRL for business reporting; passing the formula conformance suite is a
key milestone that will enable XBRL International to proceed toward public
review and acceptance of the standards.]]></description></item><item><title>Qt Framework Broadens Rich Application Development With Integration of Web Content and Portability to Mobile Devices</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560893.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560893.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Trolltech, a global leader in cross-platform application frameworks, has 
      released a new version of its flagship product, Qt. Key features added 
      to the popular framework in Qt 4.4 include functionality that, for the 
      first time, enables developers to create applications that blend content 
      from the live Web into native desktop and mobile applications. Qt 4.4 
      also makes it easier to deliver a consistent user experience across 
      Windows, Macintosh and Linux systems, as well as on mobile devices.]]></description></item><item><title>Rogue Wave to Speak at the 2008 JavaOne Conference</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560802.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560802.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rogue Wave Software, Inc., the leader in
enterprise class C++ components and infrastructure, today announced that
Patrick Leonard, Vice President, Engineering and Product Strategy, will be
a panel member at the 2008 JavaOne Conference.  The panel session, "Open
Standards for SOA and Java(TM)," will take place on Wednesday, May 7 at
4:10 PM in the Moscone Center-Gateway 102/103.  The discussion will address
questions about the Service Component Architecture (SCA) standard and its
relationship to Java and C++ technology-based SOA development. Of
particular interest to Rogue Wave customers is how these standards can
assist with parallel computing for high-performance applications.]]></description></item><item><title>SAP Ushers In New Era for Business Process Management</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560795.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560795.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SAP AG  today announced plans for the release of SAP NetWeaver(R) Business Process Management and SAP NetWeaver(R) Business Rules Management. The addition of these planned capabilities will further establish SAP NetWeaver as the strategic platform of choice for customers that execute a service-oriented architecture (SOA) strategy. The new tools from SAP are aimed to provide the business process flexibility needed to enable customers to turn strategic business insight into real-world execution. A vital part of SAP's robust platform offering, SAP NetWeaver allows IT organizations to drive more value by providing the agility to quickly respond to requests from the business for new or adapted business processes. The addition of the planned capabilities will enable business process experts to design, model and immediately execute new or adapted business processes without having to develop code. The SAP NetWeaver technology platform and its full set of capabilities allows companies to accelerate the consolidation of their IT landscapes, enabling them to enjoy new levels of the business process flexibility used to drive innovation and competitive advantage. The announcement was made at the co-located events SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando, SAP's international customer conference, and the ASUG (America's SAP Users' Group) Annual Conference, both being held in Orlando, Florida, May 4-7.]]></description></item><item><title>SAP Announces Next-Generation Support Offering</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560787.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560787.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SAP AG  today announced growing market adoption for the company's new support services offering, SAP(R) Enterprise Support, which has signed nearly 200 customers since its launch in February 2008. SAP Enterprise Support meets the evolving needs of customers by supporting a company's mission-critical business processes and heterogeneous software environment. The ongoing growth of SAP's robust product offerings and mass adoption of service-oriented architecture (SOA) have challenged traditional support models. No longer are bug fixes and maintenance sufficient. SAP Enterprise Support provides companies with a holistic offering that helps to reduce the risk and maximize the value that customers receive from their IT investments. The announcement was made at the co-located events SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando, SAP's international customer conference, and the ASUG (America's SAP Users' Group) Annual Conference, both being held in Orlando, Florida, May 4-7.]]></description></item><item><title>Announcing New 64-Bit dtSearch(R) Developer Products</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560773.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560773.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[dtSearch Corp., a leading supplier of enterprise and developer text 
      retrieval software, today announced extensions to its 64-bit developer 
      product line. The 64-bit developer products provide full API access to 
      dtSearch&rsquo;s terabyte indexing and search 
      capabilities, including over two dozen search options. The developer 
      products also provide 64-bit API access to dtSearch&rsquo;s 
      proprietary file format and database support, with hit highlighting in 
      all supported file types, and WYSIWYG hit-highlighted display of popular 
      web-ready formats. Additionally, the products offer 64-bit access to 
      dtSearch&rsquo;s remote data spidering, covering 
      static and dynamically-generated data on public and secure sites, with 
      the same hit-highlighted display capabilities.]]></description></item><item><title>Layer 7 Technologies Named &apos;&apos;Cool Vendor&apos;&apos; by Industry Analyst Firm for Leading Efforts in SOA Governance</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560741.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560741.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:21:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Layer 7 Technologies, a leading 
      provider of security and governance solutions for Service Oriented 
      Architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0, today announced it has been selected as 
      a &ldquo;Cool Vendor&rdquo; in 
      Gartner&rsquo;s Cool 
      Vendors in SOA Governance, 20081 
      report. Layer 7 provides flexible and simple-to-use gateways for 
      defining, managing and scalably enforcing policy-based governance 
      policies in SOA.]]></description></item><item><title>XyEnterprise ContentaView V3.5 Adds Significant New Features And Support for S1000D V3.0</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560687.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560687.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:12:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[XyEnterprise, a leading developer of award-winning XML content 
      management and multi-channel delivery solutions, today announced the 
      release of ContentaView 3.5. This latest update further positions 
      ContentaView as a leader in the intelligent information delivery of 
      interactive, textual and multimedia content.]]></description></item><item><title>Lockheed Martin Selects GT Software&apos;s Ivory for Mainframe Service-Enablement</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560574.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560574.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:05:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[GT Software (www.gtsoftware.com) 
      today announced that Lockheed Martin has selected the company&rsquo;s 
      Ivory solution to create z/OS-based Web services, and migrate mainframe 
      data to the company&rsquo;s next generation of 
      applications. A leading global provider of rapid service oriented 
      architecture (SOA) development solutions that leverage mainframe 
      resources, GT Software&rsquo;s Ivory Service 
      Architect will enable Lockheed Martin to quickly deliver applications 
      from various platforms, and migrate mainframe resources to SAP, all 
      without requiring any coding.]]></description></item><item><title>Ingres and MuleSource Announce Strategic Technology Partnership</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560468.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560468.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:01:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ingres Corporation, a leading provider of open source database 
      management software and support services, and MuleSource, the leading 
      provider of open source service oriented architecture (SOA) 
      infrastructure software, today announced a strategic technology 
      partnership to enable organizations to compete more efficiently and 
      effectively in today&rsquo;s fast-paced business 
      world.]]></description></item><item><title>Parasoft, a Market Leader in Code Analysis, Unleashes Progressive Application Security Solution</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560452.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560452.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:28:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Parasoft, a leading provider of 
      solutions and services that deliver quality as a continuous process 
      throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), announced today 
      they will be featuring the next generation of application security 
      solutions at JavaOne. Improving security without impacting productivity, 
      Parasoft&rsquo;s Application Security Solutions 
      establish a continuous process that helps ensure security verification 
      and remediation tasks are ingrained into workflow across every stage of 
      the SDLC.]]></description></item><item><title>AmberPoint Continues Record Market Traction with Marquee New Customers Across Industries and Geographies</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560436.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560436.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:01:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[AmberPoint announced today that it has significantly increased its 
      market-leading customer roster with recent sales of its SOA runtime 
      governance software. The company&rsquo;s enterprise 
      customers around the globe now total well over 200. Additionally, the 
      company&rsquo;s complimentary monitoring and 
      management software, AmberPoint Express, which ships with Microsoft 
      Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, has been 
      distributed to hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide.]]></description></item><item><title>ABBYY FineReader Engine Complements Kirtas&apos; Sophisticated Digitization Systems</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560367.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560367.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:30:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ABBYY USA, a leading provider of recognition, data capture and linguistic technologies, today announced that Kirtas Technologies, a company that specializes in the digitization of books in libraries, government archives and corporate storerooms, uses the ABBYY FineReader Engine to accurately capture text and images from published works.]]></description></item><item><title>Zebra Technologies Selected by Wilson Sporting Goods to Implement Its RFID Compliance Labeling Project</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560360.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560360.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zebra Technologies , a global leader in specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, has announced that Amer Sports selected Zebra's EPC Gen 2-standard labeling system for its RFID compliance labeling project for shipments of its Wilson Sporting Goods brand.  Zebra's best-of-breed RFID printer/encoders help manufacturers and distributors comply with UHF Gen 2 mandates while providing superior track and trace capabilities for total asset visibility throughout the supply chain.]]></description></item><item><title>AmberPoint Named to JMP Securities Hot 100</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560316.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560316.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[JMP Securities has selected AmberPoint, the industry's leading provider 
      of SOA runtime governance software, for its Hot 100 report. The report, 
      "Hot 100: The Best Privately Held Software Companies," profiles 100 of 
      the leading private companies in the software industry as identified by 
      the software research team at JMP Securities. JMP Securities is a 
      full-service investment banking firm.]]></description></item><item><title>MOBIFORM Software, Inc. Releases Aurora for Architects</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560237.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560237.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOBIFORM Software, Inc. announced today the availability of its new product, Aurora for Architects, a timesaving graphics and user interface design application used in the development of Microsoft(R) .NET 3.5 software and Internet applications that use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).]]></description></item><item><title>Aras Accelerates Global Momentum with Record Sales and Key Milestones</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560122.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560122.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Aras&reg;, leading 
      Microsoft enterprise open source software solution provider, today 
      announced increasing global momentum with record sales, international 
      expansion, and the achievement of key milestones. Strong growth, 
      accelerating adoption, new technology innovation, more awards &amp; 
      recognition, and a rapidly expanding global presence demonstrate the 
      Aras momentum in the enterprise Product Lifecycle Management [PLM] 
      solution market.]]></description></item><item><title>EDS and Microsoft Announce Alliance for Airline Reservation Products</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560077.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560077.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:30:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[EDS today announced the signing of a comprehensive agreement with Microsoft around EDS airline reservations, flight operations and service oriented architecture products. With the announcement, EDS will use selected Microsoft tools, software and resources in the modernization and operations of its airline service oriented architecture (SOA) products. Microsoft will provide architecture specialists, advanced 24-hour support, a new model for software licensing, additional investment into the products and access to new customer channel management tools to form a truly a unique go-to-market relationship. The agreement is for a duration of eight years.]]></description></item><item><title>ClearApp(R) Closes Strong Q1: New Wins With Leading Enterprises, Strengthens Product for Oracle, IBM &amp;amp; BEA Platforms</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560026.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/560026.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ClearApp, a provider of comprehensive application service management (ASM) for J2EE-based composite applications, today announced the close of another strong quarter. Highlights include new customer agreements with five major US enterprises, including Alibris, Cablevision, Family Dollar, Novartis, and others, as well as extended relationships with several existing customers, such as Ingram Micro, Webster Bank and Mitchell International.]]></description></item><item><title>Aras Delivers Version 9 of Advanced Model-Based SOA for Enerprise PLM on the Microsoft Platform</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559374.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559374.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 15:24:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Aras&reg;, leading 
      Microsoft enterprise open source software solution provider, today 
      announced the immediate availability of Version 9 of the Aras Innovator&reg; 
      suite of model-based service-oriented architecture [SOA] 
      solutions for enterprise Product Lifecycle Management [PLM]. 
      Version 9 delivers the first model-based SOA for PLM and includes 
      single-instance multi-language capabilities and support for the latest 
      Microsoft platform products; Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft 
      Windows Server 2008, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Additional 
      information and enterprise solution download available at http://www.aras.com.]]></description></item><item><title>Infosys Technologies and SAP Enter Into Global Services Partner Agreement</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559330.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559330.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 15:27:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Infosys Technologies Ltd.  and SAP AG  today announced that Infosys has signed up to the SAP Global Service Partner Program in order to strengthen its capabilities to deliver enhanced value to customers. This announcement marks an important milestone in the relationship between the two organizations, which have been working together for more than five years to help companies realize information technology (IT) and business results from their investments in SAP(R) applications. The announcement was made at the co-located events SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando, SAP's international customer conference, and the ASUG (America's SAP Users' Group) Annual Conference, both being held in Orlando, Florida, May 4-7.]]></description></item><item><title>SAP Takes Big Strides in Small Business and Midmarket Segments</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559192.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559192.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[continues to attract an increasing number of customers from the small and midsize market. Currently at about 75 percent of the company's overall customer base, the number of small and midsize enterprise (SME) customers grew by 28 percent in the first quarter of 2008 (year-over-year). The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Orlando, Florida, May 4-7. The announcement was made at the co-located events SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando, SAP's international customer conference, and the ASUG (America's SAP Users' Group) Annual Conference, both being held in Orlando, Florida, May 4-7.]]></description></item><item><title>EDS Becomes Early Adopter of Run SAP(R) Methodology</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559188.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559188.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[EDS today announced the adoption of the Run SAP(R) methodology for use in its application management services and hosting operations. Through this adoption, EDS also plans to incorporate the methodology into its consulting practice, where it will leverage its leading expertise with SAP applications management, gained through the implementation of SAP solutions by more than 800,000 client users globally. Today's announcement was made at the SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando conference, where EDS is exhibiting in booth #2212.]]></description></item><item><title>Raiffeisen and UNIQA Implement Software AG&apos;s webMethods BPMS to Support New Business Opportunities</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559172.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559172.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, 
      today announced that the Raiffeisen Banking Group and the UNIQA 
      Insurance Group have implemented webMethods BPMS from Software AG to 
      support their corporate growth strategies.The companies have 
      sought to grow their partnership to capitalize on the expansion of the 
      European Union as well as liberalization of the European financial 
      services markets.As a result, UNIQA has grown rapidly throughout 
      Central and Eastern Europe, with the company now serving twenty 
      international markets, including fourteen in partnership with Raiffeisen.Software AG&rsquo;s full-feature process design, 
      execution, monitoring and management solution is being used to better 
      serve this expanded customer base, to help integrate new acquisitions 
      and near-shore operations, and to keep pace with a rapidly changing 
      regulatory landscape.]]></description></item><item><title>JustSystems Contributes Key XBRL Rendering Technology to Financial Community</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559165.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559165.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:15:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[JustSystems, the largest 
      independent software vendor in Japan and a worldwide leader in XML and 
      information management technologies, today announced that it is 
      contributing intellectual property rights for its invention of 
      eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) rendering technologies to XBRL 
      International, the standards body responsible for the oversight of 
      the XBRL specification. The invention, known as the &ldquo;formatting 
      linkbase,&rdquo; provides enabling technology for 
      viewing XBRL data in financial and other business applications.]]></description></item><item><title>JustSystems Launches Campaign for XBRL Success</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559160.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559160.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:15:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[JustSystems, the largest 
      independent software vendor in Japan and a worldwide leader in XML and 
      information management technologies, today announced its campaign to 
      help organizations adopt XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), 
      the XML-based standard for communicating financial and business 
      information. This announcement was made at the 17th 
      XBRL International Conference, which is taking place this week in 
      Eindhoven, Netherlands. JustSystems is an exhibitor, speaker and Silver 
      Sponsor at the event. Initial components of the campaign include 
      JustSystems XBRL solutions for regulatory filing, financial analysis, 
      and document integration; availability of an XBRL 
      Survival Guide; and an upcoming Webinar with CFO 
      Magazine, &ldquo;Readying 
      for the XBRL Mandate.&rdquo;]]></description></item><item><title>Alloy Software Launches New Alloy Discovery Product for Advanced Network Inventory Management</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559081.htm</guid><link>http://xml.sys-con.com/read/559081.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 12:30:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Alloy Software, Inc., a leading provider of service and asset management 
      software solutions, today announced a new, comprehensive network 
      inventory solution for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS platforms &ndash;Alloy Discovery. Targeting small and medium-sized 
      businesses as well as IT service providers, Alloy Discovery offers 
      a broad range of features that allow users to take control of hardware 
      and software inventory with an array of methods and strategies.]]></description></item></channel></rss>