(March 26, 2003) - Veridocs' XMLdocs Version 1, a hosted XML document authoring and management system, is now available. For the release, Veridocs has added a flexible new "Template Designer" feature not available on the product’s beta version. XMLdocs Version 1 is available at http://my.xmldocs.com/register. Single users can register to use the system at no cost.

Response to the beta of XMLdocs has been positive, with more than 1500 organizations registering to test the system in ten weeks. Veridocs CEO Nat Dunn says Version 1’s enhanced capabilities and affordable pricing is already attracting many of these organizations and new customers as well.

Template Designer makes it simple for organizations to create templates from schemas (or use an existing template from XMLdocs as a starting point for a new template) for everything from press releases and product descriptions to knowledge-based articles and help documents. Using these templates, non-technical users write XML documents via the XMLdocs Editor's word-processor-like interface. Documents can then be exported for publication on a Web site or elsewhere through a simple Web service.

XMLdocs is priced to be affordable for everyone interested in authoring content in XML. Individual users can register for the product and create a personal workspace for free. Group fees start at $99/month.