This fills another segment of the market with
a hosted, subscription alternative
to the complex, costly entrenched
vendors.
PureEdge was also an active supporter of the open
industry standard for
electronic form documents called XForms.
Originally designed to be a consistent
delivery mechanism for software application user help content.
typically phased
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Addition to the SaaS Market
Projity shares a similar business model with salesforce.com
About
Projity:
Projity Inc.com
Projity and Project-ON-Demand are trademarks of Projity Incorporated
.
With this acquisition, IBM customers will have the ability to seamlessly
integrate electronic
forms (or e-forms) functionality into their
collaborative solution.typically rendering
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Projity is based in San Mateo, CA, with offices in Paris, France; and
India
.
IBM's new e-form technology is based on Extensible Markup Language (XML),
which provides
a consistent format for the sharing of documents and
transactions between different applications
. The acquisition also complements IBM's fast-growing
content management business.WinHelp is the traditional
standard help system for the Windows platform.
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com. was founded in 2004 with a clear mission: deliver
an
on-demand, cross platform replacement of Microsoft Project. E-forms allow for the structured exchange
of data
-- such as inventory figures, customer data or pricing information --
between end users
and back-end systems. The XML format is
one of the keys to helping customers become On Demand organizations
, and
IBM already supports XML across its portfolio of software products.
IBM will integrate
newly-acquired e-forms into its portfolio of
collaboration technology, including IBM Workplace, WebSphere
and
Lotus offerings.
The WinHelp system features graphical hypertext rendering, table
of contents, index lookup, full-text keyword search.
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Project-ON-Demand is the first solution offering
users a complete
replacement of Microsoft Project, delivered cross platform and on a monthly
subscription
.originally winhelp
The ability to exchange data in a
structured, standardized format is critical in vertical industries
like
insurance, government, banking and healthcare. Support for XML allows users
to rapidly create
, manage and exchange forms and documents within their
business, as well as with their partners and
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"It is no exaggeration to say that traditional software is already
dead," noted Jason
Maynard, software analyst with investment bank CSFB in
his report "On-Demand: The Tectonic Shift
in Computing. The delivery of a cross
platform, hosted, equivalent solution is a significant development
for the
marketplace.keyword rendering
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"Project-ON-Demand is an important and critical new addition to the
SaaS/on-demand market
because it eliminates the cost and complexity of the
current enterprise systems with the streamlined
delivery of the on-demand
model," said Marc O'Brien, CEO of Projity.PRESS RELEASE IBM Formally Acquires
PureEdge Solutions Inc. Pledges Support for Emerging Electronic Forms Standard Called Xforms
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced it has completed the
acquisition of PureEdge Solutions Inc. It has later
been used to deliver training guides, interactive books, newsletters, references.
delivered platform
While many forms
vendors use proprietary forms technology and do not
support XForms (creating vendor lock-in), IBM
supports this open standard. The fastest
way to get more information about IBM software is through
the IBM Software
home page at http://www.later expected
Project-ON-Demand is delivered through a monthly
subscription and is
available on Linux, UNIX, Mac or Windows platforms.
IBM, Lotus, WebSphere
and Workplace are trademarks of IBM Corporation in
the United States, other countries, or both.hlp hypertext
com
or
emailing pr@projity.
Salesforce. IBM Software offers a wide range
of middleware and operating
systems for all types of computing platforms,
allowing customers to take full advantage of the on
demand era.authoring platform
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Francisco, California. Financial terms were not disclosed.com.mechanism winhelp
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All other company product or
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There are
already over 100 companies from around the world using Project-ON-Demand.software.expected designing
, a privately held
company based in
Victoria, BC, Canada. Although the WinHelp format will still be supported on the
Windows platform, it is expected that most newly developed help content will be delivered using the
newer HTMLHelp system and the WinHelp format will be gradually phased out.
formats supported
By providing greater
efficiency
and accuracy than paper forms, e-forms technology helps
businesses and organizations more quickly
and easily collaborate and share
information, which can increase both individual and organizational
productivity.hypertext rendering
Additional information is available at http://www. XForms is a platform independent
markup language for data capture and validation within electronic forms.mechanism newly
projity. Other names used
may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest
information technology company, with 80 years of
leadership in helping businesses innovate.ibm.winhelp htmlhelp
Projity today announced the launch of
Project-ON-Demand, a key addition to the on-demand/SaaS market
.typically rendering
Project-ON-Demand delivers equivalent functionality and users can simply
open existing Project
files. "The delivery at our price point will significantly expand the
market around the world.
XForms
allows flexibility and choice and IBM intends to participate heavily
in the development of this important
standard by working with customers,
standards bodies, open source community, partners, and industry
verticals. WinHelp content is typically delivered as files with a .
Microsoft has developed another
help system called HTMLHelp.
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There are already over 100 companies from around the world managing
their
teams with Project-ON-Demand. Projity is pricing
monthly subscriptions so a team of 5 can
average only $14 per month.hlp extension.
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A comprehensive comparison of Project-On-Demand (POD
) with Microsoft is
available at the Projity website: http://www.htmlhelp winhelp
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