Interleaf Adds Microsoft to Its Early Adopter Program for XML-based e-Content Solution; Microsoft to Test BladeRunner for Generating Training Courseware
Business Wire - April 27, 1999 11:21
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999--Interleaf, Inc. (Nasdaq:LEAF) today announced that Microsoft(R) has become a Product Verification and Test site for Interleaf's XML-based e-content(TM) solution, BladeRunner(TM). Microsoft will evaluate BladeRunner to publish and re-purpose the curriculum components of the Microsoft Mastering Series training courseware. Interleaf's BladeRunner Product Verification and Testing Program allows partners to receive pre-release software, develop XML-based prototypes and perform application testing in partnership with Interleaf's development organization.
"Microsoft is testing XML for the recreation of dynamic content," said Craig Lokken, senior program manager, research and development of Mastering Series technologies at Microsoft. "BladeRunner's promise may allow our content creation associates to develop new training modules based in Microsoft Word and to publish in reuseable XML format. By building a reuseable set of training modules, Microsoft hopes to reduce time to market for new product training as well as diversify our training delivery options."
The Microsoft Mastering Series (http://msdn.microsoft.com/mastering/) are content-rich, self-paced, interactive training tools designed to help developers quickly master application development with Microsoft tools and technologies, ranging from Microsoft Windows operating system-based applications to client/server solutions incorporating the latest Internet and COM technologies, and are distributed to Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers (Microsoft CTECs) in electronic form, CD-ROM and via the Microsoft Web site.
"We are pleased to add Microsoft to the growing list of companies working with us to test and build applications around our XML-based e-content solution," stated Jaime Ellertson, Interleaf's President and CEO. "Our strategy for BladeRunner is to enable companies to easily leverage 'e-content for e-commerce' by providing a solution that allows for the creation of reusable content through Microsoft Word, combined with the power of XML-based structured content, for dynamic publishing to Web applications."
BladeRunner is currently being implemented in an early adopter phase throughout the United States and Europe. These early adopters are using a pre-release version of the product to evaluate XML as an effective information standard and apply that knowledge to solve specific business problems. Version 1.0 of the product will be released in June 1999.
About BladeRunner
Interleaf's BladeRunner is the first complete enterprise content management solution that harnesses the power of industry standards such as eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and Microsoft Word to deliver the reusability and personalization benefits of structured information in content-critical business solutions. BladeRunner enables organizations to realize improved time to market, increase revenues and gain competitive advantage by providing a business-to-business system designed to leverage the information content and facilitate business transactions throughout the information value chain that connects corporations with their customers, suppliers and distributors.
About Interleaf
Interleaf, Inc. provides enterprise-wide software solutions for content management and high-end publishing. These solutions provide Global 2000 customers with a distinct competitive advantage by enabling them to deploy document-based applications that improve their operating efficiency and customer satisfaction, while driving revenue and profitability. Interleaf's software products make it easy for companies to assemble, manage, retrieve, distribute and publish business-critical information across the corporate enterprise and beyond. Interleaf is a public company listed on the Nasdaq National Market (Nasdaq:LEAF). Interleaf is headquartered in Waltham, Mass., with offices around the world. Information about Interleaf's products is available from Interleaf Direct at 1-800-955-5323 or on the World Wide Web at interleaf.com.
Interleaf(R), BladeRunner(tm) and e-content(tm) are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Interleaf, Inc.
NOTE TO EDITORS: In the term e-content, the first "e" should be italicized.
CONTACT: Interleaf, Inc. Sterling Hager, Inc.
Amanda Radice Shelly Lindgren-Outwater
(781) 768-1510 (617) 926-6665
aradice@interleaf.com shelly@sterlinghager.com
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