Platts Leverages MarkLogic Server as Cornerstone for LNG TraderNet Market Intelligence and Analytical Application

SAN CARLOS, CA--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - Mark Logic® Corporation
(www.marklogic.com), a leading provider of software for information-centric
applications, today announced that Platts, the energy information arm of
McGraw-Hill, is using MarkLogic Server to power LNG TraderNet
(www.platts.com/NaturalGas/Real-Time Information/lngtradernet). This
web-based service provides traders, analysts, and other members of the LNG
(Liquefied Natural Gas) community with the latest market intelligence and
analytical tools on the physical energy markets. Utilizing MarkLogic,
Platts is driving internal cost savings and more effectively pricing,
packaging, and monetizing its valuable energy and metals information.

"As the LNG market continues to evolve, MarkLogic has enabled us to surpass
the limitations of traditional technologies and innovate in how we service
our customers, delivering content in ways that were not possible before,"
said Chris Sternberg, global director of product development, Platts. "LNG
TraderNet is the only flexible online service to offer accurate LNG market
data and provide customers with immediate access to the real-time and
historic information energy traders rely upon to make important decisions,
such as how to take inter-market effects into consideration in their own
trading."

LNG TraderNet is an innovative resource that puts the latest data covering
the global LNG market within reach, including Platts' real-time news,
pricing, and analytical services. It features a comprehensive range of
resources, including fundamental market data, decision-support tools and
news from Platts' global editorial team. As the foundation for the LNG
TraderNet service, MarkLogic Server takes the XML created as part of
Platts' newsletter production process and inserts metadata from a taxonomy
to tag the textual content. This enables Platts to take the content that
was previously locked in static PDFs and relate it to other contextual
information to help them provide these value-added services.

Enabling Custom Publishing

MarkLogic Server has also provided Platts with custom publishing
capabilities that allow users to extract excerpts of stories, or an entire
article, for inclusion in an existing or newly created custom report. For
example, an energy analyst can pull specific excerpts or full articles to
create a custom report that is delivered to traders each morning.
Moreover, now Platts is able to provide their customers with new search and
Web 2.0-style features that:

-- Allow for the ranking of search results by relevance and/or the number
of previous views
-- Relate search results to pricing assessments and other markets
fundamental data, such as weather
-- Enable the automatic creation of lists that include the most-
frequently mentioned keywords, such as trading regions. Searches can also
be refined to drill down and return only results that include the original
search terms and selected keywords
-- Permit users to save searches for future use and create RSS feeds from
those searches
-- Numerically rank the quality of stories and post comments

Unlocking Energy Information

McGraw-Hill Platts selected MarkLogic Server because they required a
comprehensive solution to better manage the execution of digital content
assets and streamline their go-to-market processes. Before, Platts'
content was tethered to different products and locked within collections of
PDF files. Since MarkLogic supports loading content "as-is," Platts
unlocked their business information and eliminated the need for costly and
time consuming transformations of content. Mark Logic customers can easily
combine XML content, documents, books, messages, user generated content,
and more into a single centralized repository. The simplified
infrastructure enabled Platts to benefit from a completely new web delivery
application that delivers a more aggregated approach to content management.

"MarkLogic Server is unrivaled in its ability to help industry leaders like
Platts generate new revenue streams," said Tracy Eiler, vice president of
marketing, Mark Logic Corporation. "In industries that must react quickly
to shifts in the market, it is critical for specialized content providers
like Platts to deliver powerful, feature-rich applications that provide
energy traders and analysts with the precise information they need at the
moment they need it. LNG TraderNet taps into a tremendous market
opportunity."

LNG TraderNet subscriptions are offered on either a global or regional
basis (Asia; Americas; or Europe, Middle East & Africa), with pricing based
on the number of users. A free two-week trial is available to qualified
prospects. For more information, please visit
www.LNG.TraderNet.platts.com.

About Platts

Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a leading global
provider of energy and metals information. With nearly a century of
business experience, Platts serves customers across more than 150
countries. From 14 offices worldwide, Platts serves the oil, natural gas,
electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical and metals markets.

Platts' real time news, pricing, analytical services, and conferences help
markets operate with transparency and efficiency. Traders, risk managers,
analysts, and industry leaders depend upon Platts to help them make better
trading and investment decisions. Additional information is available at
www.platts.com.

About Mark Logic Corporation

Mark Logic Corporation is a leading provider of infrastructure software for
information-centric applications, serving industries including media,
government, software, transportation, and healthcare. Mark Logic was
recently named the fourth-fastest growing information technology company in
Silicon Valley. The company's award-winning product, MarkLogic Server, is
the industry's leading XML server and includes technology protected by
multiple US patents. Mark Logic is privately held with investors Sequoia
Capital and Tenaya Capital. For more information, to download a trial or
community version, or to read the award-winning Mark Logic CEO Blog, go to
www.marklogic.com.

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