Ontopia and Index Information Technologies Announce Partnership

Improved findability will further increase value of customers'information assets.

Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland (PRWEB) June 27, 2004 -- Ontopia, creator of the Ontopia Knowledge Suite(TM), the Topic Maps-based information integration technology, and Index Information Technologies, a Finnish company specialized in building professional content creation and knowledge management systems, have announced a partnership to bring the capabilities of Topic Maps technology to the Finnish market.

Topic Maps offer an innovative approach, based on an international standard, to describing the meaning of information. Content that is organized through Topic Maps is easier to locate, easier to reuse, and easier to connect with information stemming from other sources.

"Our customers produce high volumes of valuable information assets that require powerful authoring, management and distribution
solutions," says Martti Poutanen, Senior Consultant, Index IT. "Our flagship product, Indox XML content management and publishing engine, and Ontopia's robust Topic Map technology are an ideal combination. Together they provide versatile and effective new ways to manipulate and navigate large scale XML-based information systems."

"We're pleased to have Index as a new partner, as they bring a wealth of experience in helping content producers manage their information resources. Now, using the OKS, Index will be able to help customers gain the Topic Map Advantage and further increase the value of their information assets," says Sylvia Schwab, Partner Manager, Ontopia.

About Index Information Technologies Oy
Index IT has built a large number of solutions for different kinds of companies and public sector organizations for making their information production, management and delivery more effective. Most of the systems are utilizing XML standard for rationalising processing of information. These solutions are used in production of e.g. The Finnish Law and the Government Budget, which are published both in paper and in electronic formats. For more information about Index IT and its products, visit the company's web site at: http//www.index.fi or call +358 9 5259 500.

About Ontopia AS
ONTOPIA is the world's leading provider of Topic Maps technology. Ontopia and its partners across three continents offer consultancy for design, development, and deployment of solutions based on the Ontopia Knowledge Suite(TM). Ontopia technology aids information integration and "find-ability" for web portals, content/knowledge management systems, rules-based applications, and enterprise application integration. Ontopia has OKS licensing available for end-users, system integrators, and OEMs. Ontopia is privately held and has headquarters at Waldemar Thranes gt. 98, N-0175 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47-23 23 30 80. Fax: +47-23 23 30 81. Web: http://www.ontopia.net.