Short Take: Bowstreet fuses XML, services

Bowstreet Software is building software that fuses XML and directory services together, resulting in a product that allows businesses to easily link to their sales and distribution channels via the Web. The directory services manage profiles of a company's partners, while the XML is the Web standard that allows data to be exchanged. The software -- will ship in the summer. No pricing has been announced.

Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

is building software that fuses XML and directory services together, resulting in a product that allows businesses to easily link to their sales and distribution channels via the Web. The directory services manage profiles of a company's partners, while the XML is the Web standard that allows data to be exchanged. The software -- will ship in the summer. No pricing has been announced.