From: "Vicki Roberts" <vicki.roberts@fourthought.com> To: <lwn@lwn.net> Subject: 4SS PR Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:09:13 -0700 For Immediate Release: Contact: Vicki Roberts Fourthought, Inc. 303-583-9900 X 100 Vicki.Roberts@fourthought.com http://fourthought.com BOULDER, CO, February 23, 2001 — Fourthought, Inc. announces the release of Version 0.10.2 of its commercial XML (eXtensible Markup Language) Data Server, 4Suite Server. Already proven in the areas of medical portals, on-line communities and on-line business directories, Version 0.10.2 has a broader range of features that goes beyond any other XML server on the market. Additional features that previous versions did not have include: • 4XsltDebugger, • 4XsltProfilier • XSLT Repository Access • 4SS Console • 4SS Command Line Tools • 4SS Narval Integration • 4SS WebDav Support • 4SS HTTP Listener The advantage of having an XML server for businesses is that they are able to start taking advantage of XML’s cost saving technology without wasting additional time and money implementing it all themselves. 4Suite Server’s innovative design makes it the first application server in its class to incorporate standard XML technologies for transforming, viewing, querying, linking and searching XML content in such an integrated way. “XML is about choice. Through the use of XML, you are empowered to choose between vendors, platforms, and integrators to build your systems around an open technology. With an open-source product, you have many more choices when technology advances occur in the future or the next best application is available,” says Glenn Gasmen, VP of Business Development for Fourthought. 4Suite Server comprises internationally used and tested XML technologies and follows well-known industry standards using the best XML practices. The use of open standards means that a company has much more flexibility to adopt solutions from any other vendors without having to scrap current systems. With Fourthought’s experience the code needed to integrate other business applications with 4Suite Server is minimal, manageable and extensible. Acting as a black box, 4Suite Server can respond to application requests locally or over a network. It is a highly specialized instrument for XML, designed to fit into a company’s current tools and processes, providing a smooth and manageable migration path. As a black box, the package allows brick and mortar companies to migrate to an on-line business model without excessive commitment to any particular vendor or having to start from scratch. 4Suite Server’s focus on the efficient storage and processing of XML is a natural extension of Fourthought’s 4Suiteä tools. The processing capability includes RDF (Resource Description Framework), XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language for Transforms), and XLink (eXtensible Linking). It also has multiple interfaces so it can be invoked from most languages and platforms, including Java, C/C++, Python, Web Browsers, Oracle, Microsoft Office, and UNIX to name a few. Technologies such as RDF and XLink bring the advanced capability of knowledge management within the reach of small and medium organizations. 4Suite Server is the precise tool for knowledge-oriented XML middleware development. “We've designed it for performance and for easy incorporation into other applications because we aren’t the hack of all trades, just the master of XML,” says Uche Ogbuji, CEO and Principal Consultant. To learn more about 4Suite Server and its early adopter program please contact Stacey Alexander at 303-583-9900 ext 110 or http://Stacey.Alexander@fourthought.com. For more information on the company visit Fourthought’s Web site at www.fourthought.com or call (303) 583-9900 X100. About Fourthought, Inc. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Fourthought, Inc. specializes in helping companies web-enable their enterprises using best-in-class engineering methods and standards-based tools. A significant leader in promoting XML, Fourthought helps clients choose and develop cost-effective applications to leverage current investments in technologies. Founded in 1998, Fourthought immediately standardized on XML across the board and launched its first two XML tools during that same year. Developed by Fourthought, 4Suite Server is the leading technology in dedicated XML Servers. It is a complete XML application server providing advanced tools based on internationally used and tested XML technologies and best XML practices.