Adobe Systems has bought the technology assets of Yellow
Dragon Software to bolster Extensible Markup Language support in
its document management offerings.
Vancouver-based Yellow Dragon makes XML registry and messaging
software to help companies take advantage of XML, an increasingly
popular format for data exchange.
Adobe intends to integrate the registry technology into its
server software next year, but has yet to find a home for XML
messenger.
Yellow Dragon has specific expertise in ebXML, or electronic
business XML. This XML dialect is designed to help companies
transact business across borders and languages. Both Yellow Dragon
products are based on ebXML.
The XML registry will become part of Adobe's Intelligent
Document Platform, the company's enterprise product line, of which
a new release is planned for next year, said Chris Ethier, senior
product manager at Adobe. The registry will allow users to index
and track their XML components as well as other components.
Adobe expected governments and businesses will require XML
functionality over the next few years.
Terms of the deal with Yellow Dragon were not disclosed.
Joris Evers writes for IDG News Service
