XML tools for databases will help usher in the era of electronic government

Company Product Platforms Query language Interfaces Integration modules and Other features Typical applications Price tools

Infonyte GmbH Infonyte- Java XPath 1.0, XQL '99 and W3C Document Object Integration with Java Web Persistent DOM with Interactive electronic technical $980 for develop- Darmstadt, Germany DB Plaform extensions; XSLT 1.0 sup- Model Level 2 API; Java servers, J2EE application transparent main memory documentation, enterprise application er license, $2,480 49 (0) 700 4636 69 83 (Windows, ports XQL, XPath and XSLT API for XML processing servers, WebDAV Web access, self-optimizing integration, report generation, docu- for server runtime www.infonyte.com Linux, algebraic query optimizer; servers; specific inter- cache, thread-safe imple- ment workflows, cross-media pub- license, $198 for Solaris, XQuery pending W3C rec- faces to back-end sys- mentation, up to 1T storage lishing, content management single-user run- HP-UX) ommendation tems on request for XML documents time license; gov- ernment dis- counts available

Interwoven Inc. TeamXML Windows, XPath proprietary query lan- Command line tools, Integration modules with Services include workflow, XML and regulated document Depends on size Sunnyvale, Calif. Sun Solaris guage; open to any XML Java, Simple Object XML authoring tools and versioning, search and management, content globalization of implementation 401-774-2000 standard query language Access Protocol and XML content production tools retrieve, classification and automation, e-learning content www.interwoven.com and commercial software over HTTP including Adobe, tagging, deployment and syn- development and management, supporting those standards ArborText, Corel and dication, connectors to docu- product information management, DeskNet ment management systems, multichannel publishing (Web, print, and transformation from more wireless, PDA), marketing and sales than 150 formats to XML information management

Ipedo Inc. Ipedo Win NT, Win W3C XQuery-compliant JDBC Java API, SOAP XML Schema Evolution, Web service transactions, content Priced per CPU Redwood City, Calif. XML 2000, Integration through SOAP which lets users convert management, Web portal and 650-306-4000 Database Solaris, Red and Java API; XML content from one XML mobile applications www.ipedo.com 3.0 Hat Linux Framework development schema to another; docu- tool ment versioning; Web serv- ices integration engine

Ixia Inc. TEXTML NT, Win XPath and proprietary query COM, Java API Full-text search, metadata Document management, content $10,000 per Montreal Server 2000, Win language SoftQuad XMetal, search, dynamic indexing management and workflow, server for unlimit- 877-279-4942 XP XMLSpy, Hypervision technical documentation, patient ed documents, www.ixiasoft.com Worx, Allora from Hit records, archiving, Web publishing users and CPUs Software for mapping Software AG Inc. Tamino NT, Win Tamino XQuery; W3C HTTP client API for JScript Browser administration, free Content management, applications $25,000 up per Reston, Va. XML 2000, XP; XQuery pending W3C rec- and ActiveX; provides access Tamino X-Node provides add-on tools available from publishing, portal applications, CPU; government 703-860-5050 Server Solaris 7, ommendation expected at to Tamino via Distributed access to external data Tamino Community at voice portals, data integration, discounts available www. IBM AIX, year’s end COM; programming lan- sources such as Adabas, http://developer.soft- data staging, data exchange, Web softwareagUSA.com HP-UX, Red guages such as C++, Visual Adabas D and relational wareag.com/tamino/ services Hat Linux, Basic or Natural; Tamino API database management SuSE Linux for Java, Microsoft .Net, systems including Oracle, SOAP API Sybase, DB2, SQL Server, Access, Sybase and Informix; Tamino X-Tension provides server extensions for custom programming X-Hive Corp. X-Hive/ Win 2000, Path, XLink and Xpointer; Java API Includes methods for query- Web portals, content management Free 30-day eval- Rotterdam, DB Red Hat XQuery pending W3C rec- Imports from JDBC-com- ing, version management, uation license; The Netherlands Linux, ommendation pliant databases, provides indexing, link management, project price 31 (0)10 710 86 00 Solaris; sup- bridges to third-party XML publishing and schema veri- depends on www.x-hive.com port for editors; generic interface fication; multiplatform and implementation additional to full-text search engines; multiarchitecture; J2EE and platforms, integration with Apache WebDAV support; interfaces such as modules to RDBMS, editors and Unix, is search engines possible