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( BW)(MA-OPENPAGES) Openpages, Inc. First Content Management Company
to Embrace UDDI Project to Drive E-business Standards
Business/Technology Editors
WESFTORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000--
Emerging Business Standard Enables Dynamic, Automated
Integration to Help Companies Rapidly Build out B2B Initiatives and
XML-based Web Services
Openpages, Inc., a leading provider of content management software
solutions for e-business, today announced that it has joined the UDDI
(Universal Description Discovery and Integration) Project. Openpages
joins the more than 100 leading companies adopting this new standard
and a creation of the business registry, announced in early September
2000.
In a world where Web services are based on standards, with UDDI,
companies will be able to develop and augment their IT infrastructure
by selecting and integrating Web services that meet their specific
needs. The integration of these services will be faster and easier
than developing custom code or by integrating software packages from
several vendors that are not based on a common standard.
In regards to content management, companies will require the
ability to share content management services to enhance collaboration
between partners for information production and syndication. UDDI will
make it easier for business partners to register, share and integrate
content management specific services. Moreover, UDDI will make it much
easier for companies to extend, enhance and customize content
management services for their own users.
The UDDI registry is platform- and implementation-neutral and has
interfaces based on XML and SOAP. Although the registry is based on
XML, the services it can be implemented using HTML, XML, Java, COBRA,
Windows DNA or any other type of programming model or language.
"At Openpages, we believe in and support the development of XML
Web services and the establishment of a central marketplace to catalog
and profile these services," states Warren Huff, president and CEO of
Openpages. "Through our participation with UDDI, we hope to continue
to create a truly open content management solution, while bringing
significant value to our customers and all their partners through a
premiere end-to-end content management system. The ability to help
UDDI define the future direction of Web services also drove our
decision to join UDDI."
About UDDI
The Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI)
Project, is a 120 member plus coalition of business and technology
leaders committed to the acceleration and broadening of
business-to-business integration and commerce on the Internet. For
more information on the UDDI Project go to: http://www.uddi.org.
UDDI is the first cross-industry effort driven by platform and
software providers, marketplace operators and e-business leaders.
These technology and business pioneers are acting as the initial
catalysts to quickly develop the UDDI standard.
About Openpages ContentWare
Openpages ContentWare is a multi-tier Next Generation Internet
content management solution to meet the demands of enterprise content
production. It offers a suite of products for creating, managing, and
deploying content to Web sites, wireless devices and print
publications. The ContentWare Suite allows organizations to reduce
costs and improve control of content on their Web sites via a central
repository for content components; integration with leading desktop
applications; and a powerful workflow.
About Openpages, Inc.
Openpages, Inc. is a leading supplier of end-to-end Internet
content management solutions. The company's award-winning software
suite, Openpages ContentWare(TM) allows businesses to adopt the most
cost-effective, automated and open content management system for B2B,
B2C and e-media. The product's open architecture enables integration
with leading Web application servers and e-commerce platforms. The
company has a growing list of Fortune 1000 customers who rely upon
Openpages products and support for every phase of the Web asset
management process--from content creation through approval, design,
editing, deployment, syndication and archiving.
Openpages, Inc. is a privately held company supported by investors
from the industry's leading high technology venture capital firms
including Goldman Sachs, Matrix Partners, Sigma Partners and North
Hill Ventures. Openpages, Inc. is a global company headquartered in
Westford, Massachusetts with offices throughout North America, as well
as Europe. For information on the company and products, visit the
company Web site at www.openpages.com.
Openpages and ContentWare are trademarks of Openpages, Inc. All
other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective
owners.
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CONTACT: Openpages, Inc.
Glen M. Zimmerman
(978) 392-0640 ext: 195
glen_zimmerman@openpages.com
or
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Ed Harrison or Laura Ackerman
(781) 684-0770
openpages@schwartz-pr.com
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