OASIS Member News - Documentum Next Generation XML Enterprise Con tentManagement Platform

["Christensen, Linda" <linda.christensen@documentum.com>]

Title: OASIS Member News - Documentum Next Generation XML Enterprise Content Management Platform

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                       December 5, 2000

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Documentum Introduces the First XML Enterprise Content Management Platform that Enables True Global E-Business Content Exchange and Reuse

New Release of Documentum 4i eBusiness Platform Features Complete Support of XML for Content Management and B2B Content Interchange, as well as Full Internationalization and Software Configuration Management Support

PLEASANTON, Calif. - December 5, 2000 - Documentum (Nasdaq: DCTM), the leading provider of Internet-scale content management solutions for powering e-business applications, today announced the release of the next generation of its 4i eBusiness Platform. The release features significant enhancements, offering complete support of XML for content management and B2B interchange, as well as full internationalization and multilingual support, automated delivery of content to multiple channels, and seamless integration with industry-leading source code management systems.

With the new release, Global 2000 companies can now leverage the full power of XML to support the growing demands of e-business content management. XML content management provides the basis for streamlining the content creation process by enabling content reuse and automating the generation and delivery of assembled content for multiple channels. This is achieved by adding intelligence to content earlier in the process and separating the creation and delivery processes. Content can now be re-purposed rather than re-created and intelligently transformed and customized to suit the characteristics and formats of different devices and channels (e-commerce sites, portals, PDAs, wireless devices, and online exchanges/marketsites). Full lifecycle, workflow, security, and library services enable organizations to automate their business processes, and sophisticated link management services enable the reuse of content globally.

Also facilitating deployment of content on a global scale is the full internationalization of the 4i eBusiness Platform to allow the creation, management, and delivery of multilingual content. In addition, the latest platform release is integrated with industry-leading software configuration management systems, so Web site developers can seamlessly manage, and simultaneously deploy, both source code and content.

These capabilities, in conjunction with initiatives to standardize upon XML exchange vocabularies, enable organizations to engage in business-to-business content interchange across information systems. Content management becomes the backbone for powering these next-generation B2B systems, enabling cross-enterprise collaboration and worldwide exchange of dynamic content.

"The real key to successful e-business transactions is the ability to easily exchange content with any customer or partner, anywhere in the world, in the language, format, and media of their choice," said Nazhin Zarghamee, vice president of marketing for Documentum. "With the latest release of our 4i eBusiness Platform, companies can now achieve that objective by unlocking the power of XML to realize true e-business success."

As the leading provider of e-Business XML content management solutions, Documentum plays an active and leading role in the advancement of XML and the standardization of e-business vocabularies. Documentum is committed to providing open support for all XML industry standards and is actively involved with XML e-business standards organizations, such as OASIS, ebXML, UDDI.org, WAP Forum, and XML.org.

"OASIS is delighted to have the commitment, support and active participation of Documentum, as it works to ensure the development and interoperability of XML e-Business standards." said Laura Walker, Executive Director of OASIS. "Through their role on the OASIS Board and active sponsorship of our leading standards efforts, Documentum brings a strong background in addressing and representing the needs of the e-business community in relation to XML Business Content Management."

Documentum Partner Perspectives:

"This release of the Documentum 4i eBusiness Platform provides an unprecedented content management solution for the evolving requirements of Global 2000 companies," said Roberto Drassinower, CEO of SoftQuad Software, Ltd., a global provider of content authoring and transformation solutions and a Documentum Signature Partner. "It facilitates global e-business by enabling organizations to realize the power of XML-based applications."

"The dynamic reuse of content and achieving global efficiencies are critical e-business imperatives," stated PG Bartlett, vice president of marketing for Arbortext, a provider of global XML authoring, conversion and transformation software and Documentum Signature Partner. "We are impressed with the 4i platform's ability to leverage XML-based content using any meta-language, in any foreign language, for any audience."

About Documentum
Documentum drives content management through e-businesses with an open, flexible, Internet-scale platform that enables customers to create, deliver, publish, and personalize content in all formats across all e-business applications. More than 1000 Global 2000 companies use Documentum products and services to provide dynamic, trusted content to all users, the key to e-business success in the New Economy. Documentum is an active sponsor of OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) and a founding member of XML.org, as well as a UDDI.org (Universal Description, Discover and Integration) advisor and an associate member of the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) Forum. For more information, please visit Documentum on the Web at www.documentum.com.

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