[announce] X-Hive Corporation and Arbortext Announce Co-MarketingAlliance

[Beth Ambaruch <bea@arbortext.com>]

X-Hive Corporation and Arbortext Announce Co-Marketing Alliance

New adapter to enable Epic users to manage XML documents in X-Hive/DB


Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 12, 2002 – X-Hive Corporation, a
leading provider of native XML databases, and Arbortext, Inc, the only
global provider of XML-based software for multichannel publishing, today
announced they have signed a co-marketing agreement.
X-Hive Corporation and Arbortext will work closely together to develop and
market a seamless integration between X-Hive Corporation’s native XML
database, X-Hive/DB, and Arbortext’s Epic software. This integration will
enable X-Hive/DB users to edit and publish XML documents with Epic, and
Epic users to take advantage of X-Hive/DB to manage XML documents.

“We are pleased to be working with X-Hive,” said David White, Director of
Business Development for Arbortext.  “By integrating our Epic software
with X-Hive/DB, organizations have the advantage of a standards-based
approach to gathering, creating, managing, transforming and delivering
information to a variety of media formats.”

“Arbortext is the leader in XML-based software for content creation and
publishing, and we are excited to be working together,” said Jeroen van
Rotterdam, CEO of X-Hive Corporation. “Arbortext’s XML authoring and
publishing software, combined with our powerful native XML database,
provide the ideal XML content management system. Both X-Hive Corporation
and Arbortext are strong supporters of open standards, which not only
leverage users’ experience and knowledge, but also allow them to pick
best-of-breed applications. The X-Hive/DB adapter for Epic will ensure
that Epic users can seamlessly connect to X-Hive/DB.”

About X-Hive Corporation
X-Hive Corporation develops and markets X-Hive/DB, a native XML database.
Software developers use X-Hive/DB in a variety of applications including
content management, data analysis, catalog management and news
syndication.  X-Hive/DB supports all major XML standards and has a Java
application programming interface with methods for storing, querying and
publishing XML data. X-Hive Corporation cooperates worldwide with software
vendors, system integrators and consultants in delivering X-Hive/DB
applications. X-Hive Corporation is an official supplier of the Renault F1
team who uses X-Hive/DB in their car analysis software.  For more
information: www.x-hive.com.

About Arbortext
Arbortext is the only global provider of XML-based multichannel software
that enables the creation, editing and publishing of information to
multiple media types – Web, print, CD-ROM, wireless – from a single source
of content.  Shipping since 1991, Arbortext’s standards-based software
supports technical publishing, reference publishing and business
publishing applications that enable enterprises to provide more accurate,
cost-efficient, complete, timely, consistent and usable information on all
media. Arbortext’s software is installed at over 300 large multinational
organizations. Current customers include American Express Financial
Services, Audi, Boeing, British Aerospace, Caterpillar, DaimlerChrysler,
Ericsson Telecom, Ford, General Electric, GM, IBM, International Thomson
Publishing, Lucent, Nokia, Nortel Networks, PeopleSoft, Pfizer, Qantas,
Ricoh, Sun Microsystems, 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.

Contacts:	Irsan Widarto			Beth Ambaruch, APR
		X-Hive Corporation		Arbortext, Inc
	  	+31 10 7108600			+1 734.327.6014
	 	irsan@x-hive.com			bea@arbortext.com