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Alphablox 3 is analytic infrastructure software with expanded platform support, which lets customers analyze data across departments; and improved scalability with clustered servers, which lets customers add additional employees, partners, and customers. Alphablox also offers Alphablox Integration Kits so Alphablox 3 will integrate with most Web application servers. Average pricing for Alphablox 3 for 100 users and professional services starts at $250,000.

Alphablox Corp., 520 Logue Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, 650-526-1700

WebTrends Reporting Center 4.0 provides analysis of Web site activity to the enterprise's decision makers. New features include the ability to analyze streaming media and report on wireless activity. The new version is available in three versions: the eBusiness Edition, the Enterprise Edition, and the Service Provider Edition. WebTrendsdeveloped add-ons for Reporting Server include WebTrends Data Collection Server and WebTrends Data Conduits for Content Management. Pricing for WebTrends Reporting Center begins at $3,500 for Microsoft Windows 2000/NT and Red Hat Linux editions and $5,000 for Sun Solaris.

NetIQ Corp., 3553 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95134, 408-856-3000

The Oracle9i JDeveloper lets customers develop J2EE and XML-based applications and Web services. Oracle designed JDeveloper to let users model business objects and processes using a "three-way" Unified Modeling Language. JDeveloper is now available from Oracle Technology Network for free download. JDeveloper will become generally available as part of Oracle9i Developer Suite 3/4 scheduled to go into production before the end of 2001.

Oracle Corp., 500 Oracle Pkwy., Redwood Shores, CA 94065, 650-506-7000

SilverStream Software Inc. has announced SilverStream Application Server 3.7.3, which supports XML, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and Web services capability. The new version includes the SilverStream eXtend Workbench, which has features for Web service creation, and jBroker Web, which is a Web service engine. Both WorkBench and jBroker are standards compliant. Pricing for the Developer Edition is $500 per seat and $15,000 per CPU for the Enterprise Edition.

SilverStream Software Inc., 2 Federal St., Billerica, MA 01821, 888-823-9700

SpiritIntellect 3.0 is a rules management technology that lets enterprises modify business rules across distributed systems so they can adapt to continual business change. Version 3.0 uses Event Condition Action rules and includes features such as versatile deployment options, scalable multithreaded rule sessions, and Template Editor, which lets business users modify how business events are handled without developer assistance. Pricing for SpiritIntellect 3.0 starts at $4,950 for one single copy with a runtime price of $1,450 per CPU.

SpiritSoft Inc., 100 Medway Rd., Ste. 203, Milford, MA 01757, 508-473-3227

Business Cockpit is the last step in Vitria Technology Inc.'s business process management solution. Business Cockpit is designed to give users realtime monitoring of business information managed by the BusinessWare integration server and automatically refreshed in real time. Business Cockpit is browser-based and lets users view the processes they're responsible for running through simple point-and-click interfaces. For Business Cockpit pricing information, contact Vitria directly.

Vitria Technology Inc., 945 Stewart Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94086, 408-212-2700