Acta's New B2B Data Server Now Available

Acta Technology Inc, a leader in business-to-business (B2B) data integration, announced the general availability of ActaWorks 4.4, the latest version of its award winning enterprise data server. ActaWorks 4.4 provides recent product and performance enhancements that previously were available only for Windows NT (under ActaWorks 4.3). Acta made the announcement at the eBusiness Conference and Expo in New York City.

The new product significantly expands support for the industry-leading provider of B2B data integration. With ActaWorks 4.4, businesses with Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Unix environments (HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and IBM AIX) can all employ Acta's new enhancements for packaging and delivering the data essential for B2B eCommerce and business intelligence.

Metadata and Multi-user Development

Among the new features is a repository architecture that enables centralized metadata management and multi-user development. As businesses implement a data platform to support both internal and external access to enterprise data, the need to manage metadata from external and internal sources becomes critical -- and the need for multiple users increases.

The addition of these new enhancements further solidifies Acta's leadership position in B2B data integration, a rapidly emerging component of B2B integration. Industry analysts have sized the data integration market at $15B (cumulative) by 2005 -- a market that is being driven by the growing need to provide information-rich data both inside and outside the extended enterprise.

About Acta Technology

The Acta eCommerce Data Platform is the first and only solution designed to make enterprise data eCommerce-ready for all channels in the Networked Economy. With Acta's highly scalable data platform, enterprises can maintain a real-time, online dialogue with customers and partners-providing them the critical information they need for transactions and business analysis. Acta partners with leading vendors offering enterprise resource planning (ERP), front-end eCommerce and eAnalytic solutions. The company's 160+ customers include IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, Shell, Monsanto and other leaders in the Global 1000. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Acta has international offices in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Stockholm, the Netherlands and Zurich. Sales and partnership inquiries should be directed to Acta's toll-free phone number 1-888-613-3282. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.acta.com.

Contact Acta Technology Inc, Giovanni Rodriguez, 650-230-4468, grodriguez@acta.com.