[Announce] IXIASOFT TEXTML Server & Altova XML Spy Integration KitAvailable.

["Larry E. Kim" <larry@altova.com>]

IXIASOFT'S NATIVE XML DATABASE OFFERS INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT WITH
ALTOVA'S XML SPY

MONTREAL, QUEBEC and Beverly, MA (February 11, 2002) - IXIASOFT, the
leader in native XML database technology, and Altova Inc, the leader in
XML development tools, announce the availability of the XML Spy
integration kit. The free package, downloadable from IXIASOFT's website,
enables the widespread XML Spy user community to leverage TEXTML
Server's XML database technology from within their development
environment.

The integration kit delivers a simple installation process on either the
evaluation or the full editions of TEXTML Server and XML Spy 4 Suite.
Users can expect to perform such operations as "save to", "open from",
"save as" and "add to" TEXTML Server. Users can choose to "lock"
retrieved documents for editing purposes and also choose to have new or
edited content "indexed", or merely stored as work in progress awaiting
further editing, or content approval. Searching on file name is also
possible and in an upcoming version of the integration kit, users can
expect a comprehensive search interface to query, retrieve and edit
content.

"The integration creates an instant workflow scenario for any web
publishing solution" declared Philippe Vauclair, Vice President of
Business Development at IXIASOFT, "the potential for fast and easy
implementation really becomes apparent when you couple the technology
with Altova's browser enabled XML editor." The integration kit is
delivered as part of a greater agreement between both companies that
also oversees cooperative technology and marketing efforts.

"We are excited to be part of such a powerful database connectivity
integration with TEXTML Server through XML Spy 4 IDE's 3rd party plug-in
architecture and XML Spy 4 Document Editor browser plug-in", declared
Alexander Falk, CEO of Altova.  "Such an easy-to-use integration kit
will enable the XML development community to rapidly develop document
frameworks [web-based XML content applications which employ standard
technologies] that result in considerable cost-savings to a company.  We
highly recommend the TEXTML Server Integration kit to our user-community
of over 500,000 registered users."

About Altova:
Altova (www.xmlspy.com) produces and markets XML Spy 4 Suite, the
ultimate development tools suite for Advanced XML Application
Development.  Founded in 1992 (formerly Icon Information-Systems),
Altova has offices in Beverly, Massachusetts and in Vienna, Austria.
Altova is a major technology partner with the world's leading software
companies including Microsoft and Oracle.  XML Spy is used by over a
half-million registered users across 30,000 companies worldwide, and is
the leading choice of Fortune 500 and NASDAQ 100 companies.  Altova is a
member of the W3C.  For more information on developing XML content
applications, please read a whitepaper entitled: "Document Frameworks:
Unifying XML Content Management and Database Systems for the Internet",
available for download at the company website.


About IXIASOFT:
IXIASOFT (www.ixiasoft.com) develops and distributes TEXTML Server, an
XML database whose purpose is to store, index and retrieve XML content.
TEXTML Server is the first embeddable XML database for OEMs and
developers of XML applications such as CRM, Portals, Digital Librairies,
eCatalogs and Web services. In July of 2001, IXIASOFT was cited by
Computerworld as a top emerging technology company.

IXIASOFT is a member of the W3C and enjoys a global customer base and
integration partner network throughout various vertical markets. In
addition, IXIASOFT is funded by Shaw Ventures Inc. and Schneider
Electric Ventures and Fonds d'Investissement Desjardins de Montreal,
Investissement Desjardins and Innovatech Grand Montreal.



For more information, contact:

Phil Vauclair
V-P Business Development
IXIASOFT Inc.
tel: (514) 279-4942
fax: (514) 279-3947
e-mail: vauclairp@ixiasoft.com	


Larry E. Kim
Marketing Director
Altova, Inc.
Tel: (978) 816-1612
Fax: (978) 816-1606
e-mail: larry@altova.com	

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