Webify teams with Polaris
Austin-based
Webify Solutions and Polaris Software announced a strategic partnership
that builds on the promise of service-oriented architectures (SOA) and
Web services.
The companies will work together to integrate the
features and functionality of Polaris Intellect Suite GeneS (generalized
services) with Webify Industry Fabric to deliver transformative business
benefits and outcomes. Per the agreement, Polaris will also establish a
Webify SOA practice to deliver integrated solutions to banking and
insurance customers globally.
OnlineWebCheck debuts
service
A new free service from Flower Mound-based
OnlineWebCheck.com (http://onlinewebcheck.com) helps Web sites be seen
correctly by search engines.
Most sites contain HTML syntax
problems. Some of these problems can be severe and even affect a Web
site's ability to be indexed properly by search engines. Damaged or
missing search engine listings can greatly affect the number of people
coming to a Web site because many websites are discovered through search
engines. HTML problems can also cause trouble for visitors. While a Web
site might look fine in one particular browser, HTML and CSS problems
can make it look heavily corrupted in another Web browser.
After
HTML problems are found and removed from a site, it can then be further
optimized for search engine placement and visitor experience. As a final
step before publishing a Web page, perform a final HTML check to make
sure that no problems were introduced during the optimization
process.
OnlineWebCheck.com also allows the student, novice and
advanced web developer to check HTML snippets and local HTML files
without requiring access to a web server.
Broadband
growth not offsetting wireline declines
While growth in
broadband wireline revenues remains robust in the US, it is not enough
to overcome steady losses in consumer wireline voice revenues, reports
In-Stat. As a result, wireline service revenues in the United States
will decline by 3.3 percent annually, on average, from 2004 to 2009, the
high-tech market research firm says.
In-Stat found that
traditional data services, including frame relay, private line and ATM
are sinking as businesses increasingly seek lower-cost Internet
solutions. The study also showed that DSL and cable modem growth is
strong, but bundling strategies are pressuring revenue margins, and that
business voice services are also experiencing revenue declines, but
significantly less than those of consumers.
Digital
Recorders gains working capital
Dallas-based Digital
Recorders Inc. recently closed a $500,000 convertible preferred stock
private placement with a private investor.
The company also said
it has closed on a new $6 million, two-year working capital loan with
Laurus Master Fund Ltd.
The new loan agreement gave Digital
Recorders about $1.2 million net in additional working
capital.
Digital Recorders provides software and hardware for
security communications systems used in transportation and law
enforcement.
Trilogy buys software company
Austin-based Trilogy Inc. subsidiary Versata Inc. agreed to
buy Newport Beach, Calif.-based Artemis International Solutions Corp. in
a deal valued at $27 million.
Artemis International is a provider
of investment planning and control software.
Once the purchase is
completed, Artemis will become part of Trilogy's Versata group, a
provider of business rules, configuration and pricing management
software.
The deal is subject to shareholder approval, with a
meeting expected to be held in May.
Joseph Liemandt, chairman,
president and CEO of Trilogy, is a board member of Artemis. Artemis
International has a presence in 44 countries, and about 80 percent of
its revenue comes from outside the United States.
Versata
provides software for automating and simplifying the building,
maintenance and ongoing development of large, complex, data-intensive
enterprise software.
Trilogy produces software for sales and
purchasing management.
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