Binomial said Phoenix 2000 is designed to make the process of developing recovery plans as easy and as quick as possible. The system contains all of the text needed such plans and the user has only to select topics from an on-screen menu. In addition, there are a series of databases supplied to maintain the information that is needed for any company to recovery from a disaster. These include such information as inventories of staff, clients, accounts receivable and payable, critical services and contact information for responders, such as fire, police, medical services and contractors.

System requirements include Windows 95,98, NT, 2000; 32 megabytes of random access memory; Pentium or better central processing unit, and CD (for installation only, unless downloaded from the Internet).

Phoenix 2000 Single User Version $899 plus $75 per user in network versions.

Binomial International of Ogdensburg, N.Y. is on the Web at http://www.binomial.com/.

The new XML plug-in enables DeskNetAPS to take advantage of XML's rich indexing capabilities to tag content. For users who are writing in traditional applications such as MSWord or QuarkCopyDesk, or laying out pages in QuarkXPress, DeskNetAPS automatically extracts text and images and reformats them for the Web. The company said that converting content into a media-neutral format like XML allows content to be reused for Web sites, CD-ROMs, searchable databases and other purposes.

The New York City-based DeskNet is on the Web at http://www.desknetinc.com/.

The XML documentation and examples will also be included in the forthcoming FileMaker Developer 5, planned for shipment in April.

The addition of XML technology enables dynamic data exchange between FileMaker Pro 5 databases and other systems, like Oracle and SAP.

FileMaker Developer 5 will have a suggested retail price of $499 (US).

FileMaker Inc. is on the Web at http://www.filemaker.com/.

In a joint statement, the companies said that the agreement reached was beneficial to both organizations, and served the needs of the individual companies, their customers and stockholders.

Harlequin, a division of Global Graphics, is on the Web at http://www.harlequin.com/, while Electronics For Imaging is at http://www.efi.com/.

The Bellevue, Wash.-based company said that it will now offer Web-enabled automation of the entire graphic arts workflow, from concept to production.

ImageX.com said that it would pay a total of $97.1 million, consisting of approximately 4.3 million shares of ImageX.com common stock and $9.9 million in cash for Creativepro.com, which will become a wholly owned subsidiary and will continue to operate from its Portland, Ore. headquarters.

Creativepro.com is on the Web at http://www.creativepro.com/, while ImageX.com is at http://www.imagex.com/.

The seven are the Web versions of alternative media publications:

-- The VALLEY (Mass.) ADVOCATE, http://www.valleyadvocate.com/.

-- The FAIRFIELD COUNTY (Conn.) WEEKLY, http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/.

-- The NEW HAVEN (Conn.) ADVOCATE, http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/.

-- The HARTFORD (Conn.) ADVOCATE, http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/.

-- The WESTCHESTER (N.Y.) COUNTY WEEKLY, http://www.westchesterweekly.com/.

-- The MISSOULA (Mont.) INDEPENDENT, http://www.missoulanews.com/.

-- The COLORADO SPRINGS (Colo.) INDEPENDENT http://www.csindy.com/.

The combined circulations of these publications is more than 350,000.

NewCity is on the Web at http://www.newcity.com/.

The company said that NPS 2000's new design takes advantage of the trend toward more flexibility and higher-speed performance with its incorporation of Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) and its integration of Microsoft SQL Server.

North Atlantic said that end users will see high-speed performance for all NPS functions, including file check-out/check-in, database queries, and browser-based previews. The improvement will have the greatest impact on users at high traffic sites, especially at heavy usage times. The flexibility of NPS 2000's architecture also streamlines the installation process, easing the burden on system integrators performing on-site installations and even making customer self-installations possible.

The Concord, Mass.-based North Atlantic is on the Web at http://www.napsys.com/.

The contract is the result of a two-year project by the 72,000-circulation MONITOR, which is based in Boston, to convert a majority of its subscribers to morning home delivery.

PBS is on the Web at http://www.pbs.com/, while the MONITOR is on the Web at http://www.csmonitor.com/.

Effective April 1, Barco will turn over its Harlequin ScriptWorks-based RIP business to Xitron and Xitron will supply RIPs for the Barco CRESCENT Platesetters and IMPPRESS Proofers. The agreement includes new sales and customers currently under contract with Barco.

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Xitron is on the Web at http://www.xitron.com/, while Barco, of Gent, Belgium, and Vandalia, Ohio, is on the Web at http://www.barco.com/.

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