Short new product announcements

Hummingbird Communications has announced the release of version 2.0 of HostExplorer Web and Exceed Web, its Web-to-host and thin X-client solutions.

Captiva Software has released FormWare V2.5, which offers both forms-processing and document-capture capabilities.

Interactive report building software VisualSQRIBE 5.0, from Sqribe Technologies, creates reports for Sqribe's SQR Enterprise Reporting Server.

A new report from AIIM reveals that the document technologies market will grow to $US41.6 billion by 2003.

Recent stock market reports on three portal vendors.

The previously separate software disciplines of business intelligence (BI) and knowledge management (KM) are coming together in several guises - most notably, through the enterprise information portal.

Wellington-based development firm Silent One is close to a full release of its knowledge management software and is looking for Australian resellers and integrators.

Hewlett-Packard Australia has appointed Ingram Micro Australia as its new wholesaler.

Computershare and Telstra Corporation have signed an Investment Agreement for Telstra to acquire an equity interest in Computershare.