OSLO, JUNE 25TH, 2004: Escenic and Ontopia have signed a strategic agreement to offer a next generation Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution with support for the ISO Topic Maps standard.
Escenic and Ontopia will combine the strengths of the leading Content Management solution with the most advanced Topic Maps Engine, to create a standards-based Enterprise Information Integration (EII) strategy. The new solution will equip customers with the tool to offer better services, as information can be identified and processed with greater efficiency.
"The winning combination of Ontopia's technology and Escenic's advanced Content Management offerings is a perfect compliment to our Knowledge Management strategy," confirms Øyvind Ørbæk, CEO, Escenic. Escenic plans to provide customers with a powerful standards-based Taxonomy Management capability for easing the task of categorizing, managing, and locating content, together with flexible Content Management functionality.
"We are proud to be partnering with Escenic to provide a next-generation information and knowledge management solution for customers looking to reap the benefits of Seamless Knowledge," said Steve Pepper, Chief Strategy Officer of Ontopia and leader of ISO's Topic Maps development committee.
Sverre Hurum, CEO of consulting firm Bouvet, comments, "The collaboration between Escenic and Ontopia brings solid Content Management and Knowledge Management together. This is what the market is asking for right now. Bouvet, the leading topic maps integrator in Norway, has a strong partnership with both Escenic and Ontopia".
Escenic: Øyvind Ørbæk, CEO, +47 23273400,
oyvind.orbak@escenic.com
Ontopia: Steve Pepper, Chief Strategy Officer, +47 23233080,
pepper@ontopia.net
Bouvet: Sverre Hurum, CEO, +47 91350047,
sverre.hurum@bouvet.no
Escenic is a leading vendor of strategic solutions for Enterprise Content Management. Escenic publishing solutions are specifically designed to maximize the potential efficiency and profitability of information management, cross-enterprise. References for Escenic Content Engine include over 200 web sites in 9 countries, such as leading media and news providers, and portals, Internet, Extranet, and Intranet solutions for the public sector and private organisations.
Ontopia AS is the world's leading provider of Topic Maps technology. Its core product, the Ontopia Knowledge Suite, aids information integration and "find-ability" for web portals, content/knowledge management systems, rules-based applications, and enterprise application integration. Licensing is available for end-users, system integrators, and OEMs. Ontopia is privately held and has headquarters at Waldemar Thranes gt. 98, N-0175 Oslo, Norway. +47 23233080.