OASIS MEMBER NEWS: Arbortext and Data Conversion Laboratory AnnounceService Alliance

[Beth Ambaruch <bea@arbortext.com>]

Arbortext and Data Conversion Laboratory Announce Service Alliance

Arbortext and Data Conversion Laboratory alliance offers complete solution
for large, complex data conversion projects

ANN ARBOR, Mich., November 6, 2000 -- Arbortext, Inc., a leading provider of
content management integration software and business-to-business commerce
solutions, and Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL), an industry leader in
managing and implementing large scale, complex data conversions, today
announced they have entered into a joint service alliance.

Enterprises of all sizes have recognized that XML is the present and future
language of the Web, and many corporations from around the world are in the
process of, or initializing, efforts to convert legacy data into XML.
Because Arbortext and DCL are renowned XML and data conversion experts, the
alliance immediately provides enterprises a complete solution aimed at
tackling large and complex data conversion projects.

Specializing in XML and SGML, DCL supports all major electronic formats
including HTML, Interleaf, Bookmaster, Folio, Quark, FrameMaker, Miles, MS
Word, troff, LaTex, Xyvision,
Ventura, PDF and WordPerfect, as well as paper and microfilm.  Much of DCL’s
experience is with large, complex technical documentation that is typically
characterized by elaborate tables, equations, cross-references, special
characters, footnotes and complex imaging requirements including hotspots.

Once the legacy data is converted into XML, enterprises can then utilize
Arbortext’s Epic
e-content software to leverage the power of XML.  With Epic, enterprises
have the ability to capture information quickly, manage and control it
effectively, assemble it according to individual needs, and distribute it
automatically from a single source to multiple media such as the Web, print,
CD-ROM and wireless devices.   Epic enables enterprises to create, capture
and deliver more personalized and dynamic content for e-publishing,
e-commerce and B2B net marketplace applications.

Arbortext has worked with DCL to ensure its solutions and methodologies are
compatible with Arbortext’s business practices.

“We are delighted to be working with Arbortext,” said David Skurnik, vice
president sales and marketing of Data Conversion Laboratory.  “They have a
strong reputation as a leading vendor of XML-based software to help
companies create, manage and distribute e-content and we are happy to extend
their expertise to our customers.  Through the combined technology both
companies offer, enterprises can experience a seamless transition from
complex legacy data conversion to an XML-based content integration
 solution.”

“We are pleased that DCL is a member of the Arbortext service alliance,”
said Brenda Jones, vice president, services of Arbortext.  “DCL’s reputation
throughout this industry is solid, and with this agreement we are able to
offer clients additional conversion benefits and technology.  To date, DCL
has successfully converted more than 100 million pages of legacy data, which
means enterprises can be assured their complex data conversion projects are
in very good and capable hands.”

About Data Conversion Laboratory

Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL) provides conversion services and software
for the implementation and management of large, complex conversion projects.
DCL works with a diverse range of industries; including aerospace,
pharmaceutical, automotive, telecommunications, publishing, computer
hardware & software, as well as professional societies, government agencies
and utility providers.  DCL's clients include Lucent Technologies, United
Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream Aerospace, Boeing (Douglas
Division), Freightliner, John Deere, United Defense, the Xerox Corporation,
the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Society of Metallurgy,
McGraw-Hill, the British Medical Association, Blackwell Science, Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, and the Library of Congress.  Additionally, the company
has recently authored a chapter on XML conversion for Charles Goldfarb’s XML
Handbook (Prentice Hall). For more information, please visit
http://www.dclab.com.

About Arbortext

Renowned as one of the original creators of XML, Arbortext is the leading
global provider of content management integration software and
business-to-business commerce solutions.  Shipping since 1991, Arbortext’s
standards-based software enables enterprises to provide more personalized
dynamic and easily searchable content for e-publishing, e-commerce and B2B
net marketplaces. Arbortext’s software is currently deployed at over 300 of
the Global 2000 companies, including AT&T, Audi, Boeing, British Aerospace,
Caterpillar, DaimlerChrysler, Ericsson Telecom, Ford, GM, IBM, Lucent,
Nokia, Qantas, Ricoh, Sun Microsystems, International Thomson Publishing,
United Airlines, Volkswagen, Volvo and West Group. Arbortext is a founding
member and active participant in the XML Activity of the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C). Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Arbortext has
offices around the world.  For more information please visit
http://www.arbortext.com.

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