March 10, 2004

Akiva has delivered the initial codebase for the open-source Madrid Platform, designed as a standards-based alternative to proprietary architectures for Enterprise Content Management (ECM) applications. The Madrid Platform plugs into Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and provides native XML document management, user management, collaboration (asynchronous and synchronous) and workflow models. You can create applications using a collection of Java classes for managing security, presence, versioning, presentation and user extensible schemas. The Madrid Platform is available under the LGPL open source license.
Akiva Corp.
1901 Camino Vida Roble, Suite 115
Carlsbad, CA 92008
http://www.madrid-project.org/

Python 2.3.3 has been released, fixing several bugs including errors with weakrefs and the cyclic garbage collector. No new features have been added. Python is often characterized as an agile language that promotes speedy development and includes a unit-testing framework for building more robust applications; it is currently shipping with Apple's latest OS X release.
Python Software Foundation
1707 Sinclair Lane
Crownsville, MD 21032-1925
http://python.org/

FirstSQL has released FirstSQL/J Embedded Mobile Edition 2.65, a toolset for creating Java database applications on PDAs and devices using WinCE, PocketPC, and Metrowerks Linux. FirstSQL/J EM has a 500-KB footprint, but can be deployed in as little as 400 KB. FirstSQL/J EM is distributed with its own cross-platform setup program for installation on a desktop/development machine.