[announce] OASIS Member News: XML Global and Altova ExpandsFunctionality of XML Tools Bundle to Meet the Needs of Developers

[Teresa Cheung <teresa.cheung@xmlglobal.com>]

Press Release
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        XML Global and Altova Expands Functionality of                  
       XML Tools Bundle to Meet the Needs of Developers 
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Beverly, Mass. and New York, NY  - December 12, 2002 - XML 
Global Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: XMLG), an XML middleware 
company and Altova Inc., the provider of XMLSPY, the world's 
leading XML development tool with over 700,000 registered users 
and 90% market share, announced the release of XML Integration 
Workbench 2.0, a powerful and cost effective alternative to the 
more expensive solutions offered by the large integration vendors. 

The XML Integration Workbench is an ideal data integration 
solution bundle consisting of easy-to-use XML tools for 
small-to-mid sized companies as well as for larger corporations 
to facilitate the adoption of XML technologies.  It bundles 
together three essential XML-based tools including GoXML 
Transform Workbench, a data transformation workbench and engine, 
GoXML DB Workbench, a native XML database, and XMLSPY 5 from 
Altova, a strategic XML Global technology partner. XMLSPY 5 is 
the industry standard XML Development Environment for designing, 
editing, and debugging enterprise-class applications that involve 
XML, XML Schema, XSL/XSLT, SOAP, WSDL and Web Services technologies.  

The XML Integration Workbench benefits users including:
* The British Library 
* Dynamics Research Corp. (DRC)
* Electronic Commerce Systems, Inc. (ECS)
* InNet, Inc.
* The Institute for Defense Analysis 
* ISID (Japan)
* National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
* The Office of Procurement at Montgomery County Maryland
* University of Michigan Health Systems
* University of Vienna
* Xerox Connect and others.

A user of the XML Integration Workbench, Michael Clark, Director 
of IT of FamiliesFirst, Inc., said:  "Blending multiple aggregate 
data sources from across the entire organization into useful 
information assets that can be even further leveraged into 
next-generation business intelligence tools just got a whole lot 
more powerful. And more accessible."

In order to meet the needs of enterprise developers, XML Integration 
Workbench 2.0 adds several compelling functionalities.  Key new 
features include:

* Web Service Description Language (WSDL) editor for modeling and 
  validating Web Services applications
* XSLT Debugger for troubleshooting advanced XSLT stylesheets. 
* HTML Conversion Utilities for separating HTML pages into an XML 
  document, XSLT stylesheet and XML Schema/DTD. 
* Java / C++ Code Generator for implementing program code based on 
   XML Schemas.
* Web Folders to securely access XML documents.

The XML Integration Workbench is delivered on the Windows platform. 
GoXML Transform and DB also support Solaris and Linux.

"Realizing the promise of today's XML technologies requires empowering 
developers with the right tools for the job. The XML Integration 
Workbench combines XML Global's advanced transformation mapping and 
database tools with XMLSPY's powerful XML development environment, 
enabling developers to design, build, test and deploy XML and Web 
service applications", said Alexander Falk, President & CEO of Altova 
Inc.  "Altova and XML Global share a common vision of reducing the time 
and costs associated with integration projects - the XML Integration 
Workbench is a major step toward achieving this vision, providing a 
comprehensive, easy-to-use, and value-priced tool set, ideal for 
tackling any XML integration project."

Pricing, Availability and Product Information
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For more information on the XML Integration Workbench, including 
purchase and pricing details, please visit 
http://www.xmlglobal.com/prod/xmlworkbench/index.jsp. An XML 
Integration Workbench Interactive Online Demonstration is also 
available. The XML Integration Workbench is also available 
immediately for direct purchase from Altova's Online Shop, on 
the Web at www.altova.com/order, in the partner bundles section.

About Altova 
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Altova, Inc. is a leading provider of XML software solutions 
with offices in Beverly, MA and Vienna, Austria. The privately 
held company was founded in 1992 and has been actively involved 
in the XML market from the early conception of Extensible Markup
Language. Altova's XMLSPY 5 is the leading choice of Fortune 500 
and Global 1000 companies. Altova's XMLSPY 5 product line is the 
world's best-selling XML tool and has won the leading industry 
awards including PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award. Altova is 
a member of the W3C and WS-I. Visit Altova on the web at 
http://www.altova.com.

About XML Global Technologies, Inc.
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XML Global Technologies, Inc. is an XML middleware company 
focused on providing a methodical approach to the adoption of 
XML-based solutions. The Company's GoXML(tm) Transform product 
line provides an intuitive, modular solution for integration 
of structured data. Its powerful transformation engine links 
XML to traditional data formats, like relational and EDI. It 
also transforms data between various XML dialects. Transformation 
solutions developed with the XML Integration Workbench can be 
deployed to GoXML Transform Enterprise Edition for centralized 
management and connectivity to integration platforms, message 
queues, and workflow engines. Interfaces for Web Services and 
ebXML allow it to plug into popular e-business infrastructures. 
Its GoXML(tm) Registry product centralizes and organizes 
business documents, processes, and services, then shares that 
information to enable business process integration.
 
The Company is an active member of the ebXML, UDDI, OAG, W3C 
and OASIS standards initiatives. Founded in May 1999, XML Global 
has its US headquarters in New York, NY, and a research and 
development office in Vancouver, BC. To find out more about 
XML Global Technologies (OTCBB: XMLG), visit our website at 
www.xmlglobal.com