Mar 11, 2003
FatWire Introduces Free Portlets for WebSphere
New dCM Integration Kit for IBM Portals makes managing content easy

Mineola, NY --FatWire Software*, a leader in dynamic content management (dCM) and developer of the powerful Web application assembly system and dynamic content management software UpdateEngine 6, today introduced a new dCM Integration kit with six free FatWire dCM portlets for IBM's WebSphere Portal**. The portlets allow business users to easily create and modify both structured and unstructured content and publish it to the WebSphere Portal to provide users with fresh, relevant information. The dCM Integration Kit and six portlets are available at the IBM Portlet Catalog, available at www.ibm.com (Code: 1WP1000CK).

The new dCM Integration Kit provides native J2EE integration between FatWire's dynamic content management software, UpdateEngine, and IBM's Web Sphere Portal v4.1 to allow business users to easily create, edit and publish content to WebSphere Portals. FatWire's six new dCM content-rich display portlets are:

  • The User Display Portlet, for fast mapping for portal users to the dCM software
  • The Launch Pad Portlet, for quick access to the full UpdateEngine interface for more rigorous CM functionality
  • The News Portlet, for personalized display of structured content items such as news articles
  • The Job Listing Portlet, for fast content edits to job listings that open to complete descriptions
  • The Document Portlet, for display of unstructured content such as MS Office or pdf files, with appropriate metadata and commentary
  • The Advertisement Portlet, to display advertisements including text and graphics

"The increased demand for enterprise portals and integration software encourage us to build significant capabilities around IBM's WebSphere Portal Server. This new dCM Integration Kit exemplifies FatWire's commitment to portal users and to our partnership with IBM," said Jim Holleran, FatWire's Sr. Vice President of Strategic Alliances. "FatWire's easy-to-use interfaces and native J2EE architecture provide unmatched flexibility and scalability to meet the quickly changing needs of the portal community." A leader in enterprise content management, FatWire also introduced the first low-cost portal content management (pCM) software last spring.

"We are pleased that FatWire has selected to provide portlets for WebSphere Portal," said Larry Bowden, VP of Collaboration and Portals at IBM. "This announcement illustrates the resources of WebSphere Portal available to customers, right out of the box, to help give them a quick return on investment."

About FatWire Software
FatWire Software is a leading provider of dynamic content management software for Fortune 1000 companies. FatWire's powerful UpdateEngine ECM Suite has the only true enterprise level dynamic content management software at its core. UpdateEngine 6 is the only Web application assembly system that empowers business users, power users, and developers to efficiently build and manage Web sites while providing unlimited scalability and flexibility. Founded in 1996, FatWire Software is headquartered in New York and operates offices throughout the US. For specific information about FatWire, please call 516-328-9473 x424.

*FatWire and UpdateEngine are trademarks or registered trademarks of FatWire Software. IBM and WebSphere are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, others countries, or both. All other company, product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

** Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation