/////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\///\\\/\ \ / \ Welcome to the SGML Newswire! \ / / \ To subscribe, send email to sgmlinfo@avalanche.com \ \ with body of message SUBSCRIBE 'your emailaddress' / / To unsubscribe, send message 'unsubscribe' \ \ To receive SGML FAQ, send message 'send FAQ' / / \ \ To receive a current table of contents, and / / instructions for ordering back issues, \ \ specify 'send toc' in the body of your / / message. Please also pass along info \ \ to interested colleagues. / / \ ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\///\\\\/// ACTIVESYSTEMS CORPORATE OVERVIEW: ================================ This information is from Silvia Sirotich of ActiveSystems, Ottawa, Ontario: ActiveSystems Inc. - Corporate Overview ActiveSystems Inc., based in Ottawa, Ontario, is IBM Corp.'s preferred SGML conversion vendor. With roots in SGML back to the mid-80s, ActiveSystems (until 1994 known as CTMG) established its early reputation as the developer of the ActiveServer SGML database (and before it, the OfficeSmith technology) - the first "off-the-shelf" object-oriented SGML database to market (purchased by Boeing Computer Services and others). However, the company's present focus is the conversion of legacy documentation in hardcopy and various electronic forms to SGML and HTML, expertise for which the company has been widely recognized, and the development and licensing of specialty conversion tools for particular applications; e.g., troff to DocBook, TIM DTD to RTF, etc. The company is also at the center of a "web" of Associates capable of delivering a wide array of SGML-related services beyond ActiveSystems' core area of expertise. The most prominent of these Associates is Ms. Dianne Kennedy - ActiveSystems' former Vice President and one of the most qualified SGML experts on the continent. Ms. Kennedy was a member of the design and development team for the first working SGML implementation (ATOS, US Air Force, 1986) and has played an active role in the development of the DoD CALS standards, ATA/AIA, SAE J2008 DTD and TMC T2008 initiatives. ActiveSystems has had experience involving the following DTDs: IBMIDDOC, DocBook, SAEJ2008, Pinnacles PCIS, Academic Press, Elsevier, AAP 12083, ATA 100, SBK.dtd, TIM and a number of proprietary DTDs. The company is growing rapidly in North American, European and Asian markets. Building on its long history in the SGML business, ActiveSystems has attracted an impressive array of clients. These include major associations and many of the biggest names in the publishing, aerospace, computer, telecom, automotive & trucking, defense, and semiconductor sectors. ActiveSystems has had experience with a wide array of conversions. Current conversion clients involve: Bookmaster (GML) to SGML/IBMIDDOC WordPerfect, MSWord, Frame and TeX to SGML and SGML to DynaText Excel, MSWord and paper to SGML unstructured Interleaf to structured Interleaf Interleaf SGML to FrameMaker+SGML Interleaf graphics to CGM, Adobe Illustrator and FrameMaker MIF troff to DocBook MSWord to SGML Interleaf, Word, Wang and OfficeWriter to SGML PCIS DTD to FM+SGML Miles 33 and QuarkXPress to SGML SGML/TIM to RTF K2 to SGML/Elsevier DTD Wordperfect to PDF SGML to RTF TeX to SGML troff to SGML FrameMaker to SGML SGML from/to FM+SGML RTF to SGML paper to SGML tables to SGML Penta, Quark, XYVision to SGML Interleaf to SGML Datalogics typecodes to SGML old English to SGML FoxPro to SGML WordPerfect to SGML SGML to Interleaf WANG to Interleaf Quark to Frame WordPerfect to Megalith GlobalView to Frame The fact that AS recently established a teaming arrangement with the world's largest defence industry group - Lockheed Martin - specifically for the purpose of delivering SGML conversion and IETM services to the U.S. military and other military services, attests to the company's reputation. In the area of conversion tools, ActiveSystems is actively exploring or engaged in the development of niche-oriented custom-built tools for leading names in the computer and computer peripherals sector. ActiveSystems is backed by an experienced Board of Directors and successful investors that include Dr. Denzil Doyle, founder and former president of Digital Equipment of Canada and a founding investor and director of Newbridge Networks; Mr. Mark Norton, founder and former President of Norpak Corp., one of Canada's high technology pioneers; and Mr. Rod Bryden, co-founder with Mr. Davies - ActiveSystems' President- of SHL Systemhouse - with revenues exceeding $ US 1.5 billion among the world's largest systems integrators. For more information contact: Silvia Sirotich ActiveSystems Inc. 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