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 helps Web sites be seen correctly by search engines,
the company said.
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 Web sites 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 United States, 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.
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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