News For June, 2002

SDL International announced the introduction of a scalable system for enterprise management of translation memories. Offering the choice of working seamlessly with SDLX, STAR and Trados, as well as the new XML market standards, such as TMX and XLIFF, "SDLX for UNIX" is intended to be part of the workflow of global organizations. The Translation Editor utilizes the familiar interface of SDL's 'SDLX', but the back-end engine uses a UNIX server, allowing translators to continue to use the familiar SDLX desktop, but plug into corporate UNIX servers. www.sdlintl.com/enterprise-systems.htm

TopicalNet Partners with Inmagic
6/28/2002

TopicalNet, Inc. announced that it has partnered with Inmagic, Inc. The agreement will provide Inmagic's customers with stronger search and categorization capabilities for electronic library management. TopicalNet's Classifier incorporates a pre-built taxonomy of close to 1 million categories, providing automated categorization. The Gatherer provides organizations with the ability to manage the acquisition of large amounts of electronically stored data, normalize it, and prepare it for further processing, and Classifier automatically classifies pages on the Internet and within corporate Intranets and Extranets. By providing a roadmap of the content, Inmagic allows its customers to better manage, disseminate and utilize their assets. www.inmagic.com, www.TopicalNet.com

Quiver Announces QKS Classifier 2.0
6/26/2002

Quiver, Inc. announced Version 2.0 of QKS Classifier, an upgrade to its taxonomy platform. QKS Classifier is a categorization application for organizing, managing and distributing unstructured data through end user directories. QKS Classifier leverages automated categorization technologies to reduce the effort associated with accurately organizing unstructured data while. The expanded functionality of QKS Classifier Version 2.0 includes the following automated and interactive features: Support Vector Machine [SVM] Algorithm; Business Rules Engine; Publishing Rules; Enhanced Filtering Rules; Expiration Rules; Information Manager Wizards; End User Document Submission; Additional Taxonomy Import Capabilities; Enhanced Caching System; Expanded Inktomi/Search Support; and QKS Topic Advisor Integration. Quiver's QKS Classifier release 2.0 is available immediately. www.quiver.com/products/classifier/index.html

Artesia & Electronic Solutions Partner
6/26/2002

Artesia Technologies announced that London-based digital production facility Electronic Solutions has integrated Artesia's TEAMS DAM solution into its offering. This will allow Electronic Solutions' customers to control a centralised digital asset repository, which includes digital files, rights and permissions, and related information for company's advertising, branding and marketing efforts across its global operations. Electronic Solutions is using TEAMS as a platform to create an enterprise-wide, web-accessible digital archive for the storage and re-use of all digital assets, which can then be marketed to its enterprise clients as a turnkey solution. www.artesia.com

Openpages to Incorporate Fujitsu's Interstage i-Flow
6/26/2002

Fujitsu Software Corporation announced that Openpages, Inc. has selected Fujitsu's Interstage i-Flow Business Process Management engine to embed in its upcoming Openpages 4.0 adaptive content software platform to enhance its collaborative workflow capabilities. i-Flow is a Java-based and browser-based business process management solution allowing for integration with Web-based systems, and is customizable. Its graphical user interface enables customers to build workflow applications according to their specific needs. www.fsw.fujitsu.com, www.openpages.com

Equilibrium in Alliance with Pageflex
6/25/2002

Equilibrium announced a strategic alliance with Pageflex, Inc. to provide a Web accessible content composition engine that combines integrated page layout and image editing capabilities for a "distribute and print" solution. PageRich allows marketers to create media-rich documents that adhere to corporate branding, while permitting restricted modification of content and style. PageRich combines marketing resource management (MRM) with distributed on-demand printing. Corporations are able to deploy a global direct marketing program that addresses variable content requirements from creation through distribution-and-print. The PageRich solution incorporates Pageflex's .EDIT technology with Equilibrium's MediaRich dynamic image server. .EDIT is a browser-based application for the design and editing of desktop publishing documents. .EDIT combines the features of Pageflex's XML-based NuDoc composition engine with Java applet technologies to enable the editing of documents in Internet Explorer or Netscape browsers for both PC and Macintosh platforms. www.pageflexinc.com, www.equilibrium.com

Engage Announces ContentServer 7.0 & Retail Solution
6/25/2002

Engage, Inc. announced the unveiling of Engage for Retailers and the general availability of the solution's platform technology, ContentServer, version 7.0. Built on Engage's ContentServer digital asset management and workflow automation platform, Engage for Retailers is designed for retailers and catalogers to streamline the creation, approval, production and repurposing of advertising and other marketing promotions. New features and functionality of ContentServer 7.0 include out-of-the-box capabilities such as enterprise search and retrieval, and integration with third-party applications using technology including XML, designed to speed the creation, production and delivery of advertising and promotional content. Engage advertising production solutions are now available with integrated ContentServer 7.0. www.engage.com

Vignette Announces Release of V6 Content Collaboration Server
6/25/2002

Vignette Corp. announced the release of Vignette V6 Content Collaboration Server (VCCS). The updated VCCS version combines the functionality of Vignette V6 Content Collaboration Server and Vignette V6 Content Syndication Server into a single, integrated extension for the Vignette V6 Content Suite. Under the umbrella of one browser-based application, companies can collaborate with external partners, customers, suppliers and employees through services such as targeted subscriptions; real-time content syndication to applications and portals, both within and outside the firewall; and collaborative exchange of documents and other content within and between enterprises. VCCS also includes: The collection of content from multiple internal and external systems and sources; The ability to exchange content and partner requests via multiple protocols (including ICE, BizTalk, cXML, FTP, HTTP, EDI, and RosettaNet); The personalized real-time assembly and packaging of content in the format desired by each partner; and the delivery of content via the Internet to partner systems, Internet-enabled portable devices, external trading networks and other channels. www.vignette.com

RedDot Launches New Content Integration Server
6/25/2002

RedDot Solutions announced the launch of its new Content Integration Server (CIS). RedDot CIS enables users to develop personalized content and track user behavior. CIS supplements RedDot Content Management Server (CMS) with a platform for delivering dynamic content. Compatible with other software, CIS also enables user and process data to be exchanged with external applications. CIS makes it possible to distribute user-specific content that has been generated and managed by CMS. User data and processed data can also be handed off to external applications. Therefore, data can be pulled from Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management and other applications into content environments that interact with customers. Responses to database queries, transactions, and to other business processes are dynamically integrated into published Web pages. RedDot CIS is available immediately. www.reddot.com

Atomz Launches Atomz Promote
6/24/2002

Atomz launched Atomz Promote, an online application that integrates Atomz Search with the company's Web content management system, Atomz Publish. Atomz Promote offers a way for companies to integrate content into search results through a single online application. Atomz Promote allows companies to instantly review and analyze site search requests and add relevant content to search results. For example, retailers can advertise timely promotions and link visitors to areas where they can purchase products or request more information. Media companies can highlight related editorial content to terms repeatedly searched for on their Web site. Atomz software is updated every week, not every six months, so customer feedback can be incorporated frequently. Atomz customer support diagnose issues and are able to fix them online, allowing rapid resolution of technical issues. Atomz Promote starts at $35,000 per year and comes bundled with Atomz' site search application, Atomz Search. www.atomz.com

Obtree Enhances Support for Web Services
6/24/2002

Obtree Technologies announced that it has added enhanced support for Web services to its Obtree C4 line of products. The "Obtree Word Integration Toolkit" integrates the functionality of Microsoft Word into a .NET Web Services interface (SOAP). This toolkit offers both out-of-the-box functionality and the ability to easily adapt to user's specific needs, serving as a mediator between content creators and content consumers. Obtree's increased support for this toolkit allows non-technical authors to create and manage meaningful information across departmental and geographic boundaries in real time. Obtree's enhanced Web services capabilities are available immediately and are included in version 4.0.1 of Obtree C4 and the Obtree Portal Suite. Current customers may download both information and software from the company's extranet site. www.obtree.com

EDS, Sun, and Vignette Launch Secure Portal Solution
6/24/2002

EDS, Sun Microsystems, and Vignette Corp. launched a new joint portal solution, based on the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) platform, which offers end users a single point of entry for information and solid levels of security. Designed to help companies and government agencies improve communication and productivity, the new Secure Enterprise Information Portal solution is designed to protect critical information assets, while delivering personalized content from multiple sources to the right audience via any device. Available today, can be integrated into existing business systems, scales to address future needs and can withstand strict regulatory requirements. This integrated solution also includes scalable content management applications, privacy, risk management and compliance assessments, as well as single sign-on, encryption and authentication capabilities. The Secure Enterprise Information Portal joins Sun's portfolio of iForce solutions. www.eds.com, http://sun.com/sunone, www.vignette.com

Interwoven Launches Content Management Solution for Government
6/24/2002

Interwoven, Inc. launched the Interwoven Solution for Government, a platform for content management that helps federal, state, and local governments build initiatives such as public-facing citizen portals and internal facing agency portals and meet key government mandates to make electronic information and technology accessible to all people. The Interwoven government offering is built on top of the Interwoven 5 platform and includes ECM capabilities tailored to the specialized needs of E-Government. Interwoven said they are committed to enabling its customers' compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments, Department of Defense legislation 5015.2, and Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1988. www.interwoven.com

TXT e-solutions Introduces Polymedia 3.0 with 9i Support
6/24/2002

TXT e-solutions introduced the 3.0 version of Polymedia, a Content Management platform for companies in the Media and Public Administration sectors as well as for large information portals. The new version of Polymedia can be integrated with complex information systems including databases, versioning systems and directory services. Polymedia uses XML to offer support for the Oracle 9i database. TXT Polymedia 3.0 can also be fully integrated with external versioning systems like Microsoft Visual Source Safe and CVS. Directory services based on LDAP technology can also be used with TXT Polymedia 3.0 allowing for the integration of enhanced tools for the management of authorised platform users with the company's pre-existing user identification systems. The new version also includes improved modelling functions. TXT Polymedia is able to manage the distribution, from the beginning, of complex and multimedia content through both traditional and new channels (web, telefony mobile, SMS, iTV, etc). TXT Polymedia is written in Java and can be used with Windows, Unix and Linux applications. www.Txtpolymedia.com

SOFTWIN Launches DRM Solution
6/20/2002

SOFTWIN launched its proprietary DRM solution, tailored to the inherent needs of the publishing industry. It focuses on the management of digital rights concerning specific content, by interdicting its involuntary as well as the voluntary non-authorized distribution. The electronic format provides the ability to redefine the content, by including their own comments, highlights, and to re-arrange different sections of interest. The solution is customizable, targeting the entire process of electronic content distribution. It provides a client-side application which controls printing, copy-pasting, saving and classical Print Screen key, and the server-side automatic content preparation tools and even a customizable virtual bookstore. A unique license which identifies a class of content, the rights associated, and the user allowed to access it. SOFTWIN's solution targets the entire range of publishing agents, especially those with periodic content delivery (journals, updates, newsletters) following complex rules in a controlled manner. www.softwin.ro, www.intuitext.com

Stellent Licenses Convera Technology
6/19/2002

Convera announced that Stellent, Inc., has integrated Convera's Screening Room Capture rich media indexing technology into the newly available Stellent Audio Video Indexer. Convera's Screening Room Capture technology extracts visual and textual metadata from analog or digital video by controlling multiple subsystems for closed-captioned text extraction, voice-to-text servers, video analysis, manual annotation, device control, and timecode management. By encapsulating all metadata into XML, Screening Room Capture allows the integration of video logging into many other systems, such as an existing content management solution. Stellent Audio Video Indexer enables users to perform sophisticated searches on numerous video file types such as .mpg, .avi, .asf, or .wmv. Voice recognition results and file property information are encoded in XML for full-text indexing and online viewing. Stellent Audio Video Indexer also takes an snapshot of video files and automatically creates thumbnail images for audio video files managed within the Stellent Content Server. www.stellent.com, www.convera.com

InStranet Introduces Secure Report Distribution Manager
6/19/2002

InStranet, Inc., announced the release of Secure Report Distribution Manager (SRDM), designed to securely facilitate the delivery of Business Objects WebIntelligence reports to large, yet targeted audiences. SRDM is offered as new module in InStranet's Content-Based Application product suite. SRDM manages all the security-related metadata for navigation, access to reports, and row-level data access. SRDM enables users to retrieve the correct InfoView report using any number of descriptive dimensions, including global regions, business unit, and/or business objects. With SRDM information can be off-loaded from the data warehouse, eliminating the need to create additional tables or joins because SRDM manages all of the security-related metadata. SQL statements needed to query the data warehouse are simpler. SRDM enables users to distribute reports alongside unstructured data such as proposals, contracts, written analyses, etc. www.InStranet.com

Hummingbird Unveils e-Gateway 2.0
6/19/2002

Hummingbird Ltd. announced the availability of Hummingbird e-Gateway 2.0. Hummingbird e-Gateway is a lightweight, real-time, dynamic HTML (DHTML) browser-based Web-to-Host solution that allows administrators to publish enterprise information from IBM Mainframe and AS/400 hosts green screens in custom, graphical screens. Improvements to the architecture of Hummingbird e-Gateway make this version a true Web application that can be deployed over J2EE Web Application servers such as IBM WebSphere, BEA Weblogic, Apache Tomcat and others. Improvements to scalability in Hummingbird e-Gateway 2.0 allow up to 1500 sessions to be supported by a single server. User load can be easily increased with new servers added to the ring. Hummingbird e-Gateway 2.0 is available for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, and any UNIX platform supported by IBM Websphere 4.x and above, BEA Weblogic 6.1 and above, Apache Tomcat 4.x, and e-Gateway's integrated web application server. Hummingbird e-Gateway 2.0 is available immediately for purchase or upgrade. www.hummingbird.com

XyEnterprise Announces New Release of Content@ Web
6/18/2002

XyEnterprise announced the availability of its new Content@ Web interface to its Content@ XML content management software. Content@ Web offers browser interfaces to Content@'s XML re-use, versioning, metadata and workflow functions as well as a development environment for integrators, resellers, and OEMs. Content@ Web offers out-of-the-box functionality for Web user access to Content@ projects and workflows, XML data, and search and document management functionality. The Content@ Web browser interface offers metadata and full-text search, unique views based on users and roles, and detailed versioning and history tracking. Content@ Web can be used as a development interface for OEM and integration partners with its access to core Content@ content management functionality. Content@ Web, built using the Content@ API, offers a JSP access layer that can be customized with XML, XSL, Java, and other customization languages and tools. Content@ Web is an option to the standard Content@ software that runs through Web Servers on Windows and Unix platforms. www.XyEnterprise.com

Interwoven Launches Developer Network
6/18/2002

Interwoven, Inc. announced the launch of its Developer Network, an extranet equipped with the tools needed to build content-rich software and online applications. Interwoven's Developer Network promotes interaction among Interwoven experts and other architects, designers, application engineers, and consultants. Developers contribute to building the community and interact through features like discussion forums moderated by Interwoven engineers and consultants. This community extends worldwide to enterprise content management customers, partners, integrators, and vendors. All content on Interwoven's Developer Network is devoted to the developer experience. On the site users find technical notes and documents, integration reference guides, moderated forums, Webinars and events. Interwoven's Developer Network is free of charge and can be accessed through a self-registration process located at devnet.interwoven.com/

Merant Launches Collage
6/17/2002

Merant announced the availability of Merant Collage, an enterprise content management solution for application-driven Web sites. Merant Collage's integration with software configuration management (SCM) tools, including the MERANT PVCS product family, provides a collaborative environment for the application developers and the Web design team to build Web applications and dynamic Web sites. New features and functionality include: task management with workflow control, auditing and reporting, content contribution editor and templating, automatic notification, and integration with PVCS Dimensions and Version Manager. Merant Collage is available now. www.merant.com

Documentum Releases Content Distribution Services
6/17/2002

Documentum announced the availability of Content Distribution Services (CDS). Based on the technology from Boxcar Software that Documentum acquired in the first quarter of this year, CDS extends the Documentum platform by automating and controlling the distribution of enterprise content to any number of subscribers, including customers, distributors, affiliates, marketplaces and business partners. CDS, which is completely integrated with the Documentum ECM platform, enables companies to create any type of content offering and automatically distribute it, to any destination, using any transport protocol. Using CDS, the content distributor can allow recipients to subscribe to content through an offers-based model and set the method of content delivery, including scheduled, events-based or on demand. CDS is fully integrated with the Documentum platform. www.documentum.com

Authentica Introduces Content Security Server
6/17/2002

Authentica, Inc. has expanded its product line with the introduction of the Authentica Content Security Server, an enterprise application for securely delivering or persistently protecting e-mail and documents whether they are shared internally or between companies. The Authentica Content Security Server enables enterprises to apply the appropriate level of content security using two protection levels on a case-by-case basis: Secure Delivery for point-to-point information security, and Secure Content for continuous protection and lifecycle control of content after delivery. Secure Content incorporates Authentica's Active Rights Management technology for after delivery security and lifecycle control of messages and documents. The sender always retains control over the recipient's ability to forward, print and copy, and can recall or expire that information at anytime after delivery. Authentica Content Security Server is available immediately. Pricing is based on concurrent users and server configuration and starts at $32,500. www.authentica.com

Percussion Announces Rhythmyx Content Manager V4.5
6/17/2002

Percussion Software announced Rhythmyx Content Manager V4.5. Rhythmyx V4.5 is based on a SOAP architecture that allows for enterprise application integration and enables authors to use their existing content creation tools (like Microsoft Word) that can now dynamically interact with the Rhythmyx server. It also enables integration with external repositories such as portals, application servers and other asset management systems. Other new features include: Content Services, Publishing Services, Site Explorer, Support for Content Contributor Groups, and a new Graphical Interface for Content Editor Engine. Rhythmyx V4.5 will also offer administration enhancements to the Publishing Engine, Sybase and UDB Support for Rhythmyx Repositories and LDAP Group Support. Percussion's Rhythmyx Content Manager V4.5 supports Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Solaris platforms. www.percussion.com

Plumtree Releases Gadget Suite for Lotus Collaboration
6/17/2002

Plumtree Software announced the general availability of the Enterprise Class Gadget Suite for Lotus Collaboration, which integrates capabilities from Lotus Sametime and Lotus QuickPlace into the Plumtree Corporate Portal. The Gadget Suite allows portal users to share documents, schedule projects and send instant messages within the same environment they use to interact with information and applications from across the enterprise. The Enterprise Class Gadget Web Service for Lotus QuickPlace displays a list of all QuickPlace workspace to which a user belongs. Users enter a QuickPlace from the portal, where they can collaborate through documents and discussions, and manage calendars and task lists. Portal users can select different views to display discussions, documents and folders, calendars, and tasks, and they can create new items from the Gadget Web Service. Plumtree has also lets users to set priorities on documents from within the portal. www.plumtree.com

GE Global eXchange Services & Poet to Provide Hosted Catalog Management
6/17/2002

GE Global eXchange Services and Poet Software announced that they will team to provide hosted catalog management services to Global 1000 companies. The services are designed to allow buying organizations to lower procurement cycle times and reduce overhead costs associated with managing supplier catalogs. Poet will provide content management software, called eSupplierWeb, that allows a buying organization to import supplier catalog content, cleanse the data, apply classification and custom pricing, and then load the data into its procurement systems in the appropriate data format. GE Global eXchange Services (GXS) will provide software hosting services, as well as project planning and management, testing, training and ongoing technical support. The hosted services are compatible with all major electronic catalog data exchange formats, as well as major e-procurement, supply chain network and marketplace platforms. www.poet.com www.gxs.com

X-Hive Updates XML Database
6/13/2002

X-Hive Corporation announced the release of version 3.0 of X-Hive/DB, the native XML database designed for software developers who need to process and store XML data in their applications. X-Hive/DB supports all major XML standards including XML 1.0, XQuery, XPath, XPointer, XLink, XSL, XUpdate and DOM. It also offers a transaction mechanism, versioning with branching, BLOB storage and various indexing methods, as well as support for J2EE and WebDAV. Next to overall performance improvements the following features have been added or enhanced in X-Hive/DB 3.0: support for XQuery; support for DOM Level 3 Abstract Schema and Load & Save; a new indexing method; improved XPath/XPointer and administrator client with new functions and updated GUI; and simplified database setup with default configuration based on best practices. X-Hive/DB 3.0 is available as of today on Linux, Solaris and Windows. A free 30-day evaluation license can be obtained. www.x-hive.com

XML Conformance Test Suite Released
6/12/2002

W3C released the "XML 1.0 (Second Edition) Conformance Test Suite," built in cooperation with NIST and formerly hosted by OASIS. The suite contains over 2000 test files that any developer can download free of cost and use to test the conformance of an XML processor to the XML Recommendation. www.w3c.org

PaperThin Announces CommonSpot Content Server 3.0
6/11/2002

PaperThin, Inc. announced the release of CommonSpot Content Server 3.0, a browser-based Web publishing and dynamic content management solution. CommonSpot 3.0 introduces an improved administrator interface, integrated link management tools and expanded scheduling and reporting options. With new tools like cascading style sheet support, enhanced WYSIWYG editing and pop-up menus, Web designers can empower contributors to easily create content, while flexibly controlling the look and feel of a site. With CommonSpot's new content object architecture, designers can build custom elements that allow contributors to create content once and reuse it. New replication features, enhanced search performance and support for the Sun Solaris platform provide additional options for enterprises. PaperThin also announced a reduction in the base price for a standard CommonSpot license to $19,500. Standard license pricing starts at $19,500, with the enterprise version priced at $85,000. CommonSpot is available immediately directly from PaperThin, Inc., and through PaperThin's partners. www.paperthin.com

Documentum & Plateau Integrate Learning & Content Management
6/11/2002

Plateau Systems and Documentum announced an alliance to offer Documentum's ECM platform as an integrated component of the Plateau 4 Learning Management System. This integration allows organizations to link learning initiatives with enterprise content. The software developed by both companies is built on J2EE/EJB architecture. The combined solution enables organizations with any training documents in the Documentum repository to use Plateau to automatically alert all affected workers if their training profile is revised. www.documentum.com, www.plateau.com

Informative Graphics Partners With Documentum
6/11/2002

Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC) announced that its viewing and collaboration software, Brava! For Documentum, will be offered as a complementary product to the Documentum Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform. Brava! for Documentum brings document view and markup to Web-based applications and is scalable and easy to administer, using an transaction-based approach in serving documents to large user-groups. www.documentum.com, www.infograph.com

WebWare to Incorporate Convera's RetrievalWare into MAMBO
6/11/2002

WebWare Corporation announced it has reached agreement with Convera to integrate Convera's RetrievalWare technology into WebWare MAMBO brand and media asset management software. The optional RetrievalWare plug-in provides additional search capabilities for distributed client/server environments. It will enable teams working on technology and/or branding projects to do multimedia, cross and multi-lingual searches of document content. A wide range of text and text-related formats will now be available in WebWare MAMBO through RetrievalWare: over 200 proprietary document formats including Microsoft Office applications, Adobe PDF, Lotus Notes, FileNet, Documentum, and MS Exchange documents and other relational database tables, document management systems and groupware repositories. The RetrievalWare technology will be part of a future release later this year. www.convera.com, www.webwarecorp.com

Fantastic Integrates eCDN with IBM Content Manager 8
6/11/2002

The Fantastic Corporation announced the integration of its CoreCast eCDN (enterprise content delivery network) into IBM's Content Manager Version 8. Together with the IBM Content Manager, CoreCast helps companies manage and deliver massive quantities of information such as text documents, Web content, and audio or video files to the desktop. Fantastic's CoreCast eCDN is a network-aware distribution platform for delivery of data-intensive multimedia applications within an enterprise. An application-layer content networking engine, CoreCast eCDN automatically recognises its data network environment, performs real-time analysis, proactively adapts distribution processes, routes and answers end-user requests, and allocates network resources according to business policies set at the CoreCast control centre. www.fantastic.com, www.ibm.com/software/data/cm

Inxight Releases MetaText Server 2.0
6/11/2002

Inxight Software, Inc. announced Inxight MetaText Server 2.0. Inxight MetaText Server provides a solution for integrating vast resources of unstructured data -- email, text files, Web pages, news feeds -- into mission-critical business processes. The new version includes a repository for storing metadata -- key descriptors collected from a document to quickly and easily identify its meaning; a collection manager for easy scheduling of Web and file system crawls to continually update information stored in repositories; simple concept search integration with third-party search engines; and the addition of full-text search, including Boolean query support for Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. The product also supports English, French, German and Spanish. Inxight MetaText Server provides interfaces for integration with enterprise portals and customer relationship management, text mining, business intelligence, content, document and knowledge management applications. Inxight MetaText Server 2.0 is available immediately. www.inxight.com

Pindar Systems Releases Agility
6/11/2002

Pindar Systems announced the commercial release of Agility v. 1.0, its new enterprise catalog commerce server. Agility, a comprehensive product information management system built with a Java-based, J2EE-compliant Web application server architecture, is now available for sale and installation, following field testing and quality assurance work with customers. Already supporting the latest BEA WebLogic application server, Agility is being extended to support IBM's WebSphere server by this Fall. In addition to integration with QuarkXPress, Pindar Systems is working on a product information solution that integrates Adobe InDesign 2.0. Agility can be deployed across traditional Microsoft Windows, Web or the new Apple Macintosh OS/X platforms. It runs on Sun SPARC Solaris 7.0 and Intel NT 4.0 (and greater) servers. Supported enterprise databases are Oracle 8i and 9i and Microsoft SQL 2000. www.pindarsystems.com

RealObjects in OEM Deal With WebCT
6/11/2002

RealObjects announced an OEM partnership with WebCT, Inc., to deliver in-browser word processing capabilities as part of its WebCT Vista solution. By integrating RealObjects' WYSIWYG HTML/XML editor edit-on Pro with WebCT Vista, customers will be able to easily publish content without having knowledge of HTML/XML. The editor provides word processor-like features within common web browsers in order to simplify and streamline the process of in-browser content authoring. www.realobjects.de

Vignette Strengthens Support For IBM Content Manager
6/10/2002

Vignette Corp. announced its intentions to support IBM's Content Manager Version 8. Vignette and IBM enable joint customers to store diverse information assets and then use the Vignette solution to manage the content through its entire lifecycle. www.ibm.com/software/data/cm/, www.vignette.com

Intelliseek Announces Enterprise Search Server 3.6
6/10/2002

Intelliseek announced the release of Enterprise Search Server (ESS), version 3.6 and an enhanced ESS Bridge for Lotus. The latest version of ESS is more flexible for users, supporting either Oracle or SQL Server as database managers and enabling the rapid integration of other informational, subscription-based Web sites, such as Lexis-Nexis. ESS is an information discovery platform that enables companies and to find, organize, distribute and make use of relevant information from multiple, disparate information sources. It provides single-point access to all the vital data that can affect decision making -- information found on intranets, extranets, subscription sources, document management systems, specialty databases and the Internet. New features include Oracle database support for Windows, Agent Development Kit (ADK) enhancements, and Direct Lotus Domino Name & Address Book synchronization. The new version of ESS and the ESS Bridge for Lotus are available immediately. Pricing is based on a server, seats and services model. www.intelliseek.com

Ektron CMS200 now available in German and French
6/6/2002

Ektron, Inc. announced immediate availability of Ektron CMS200 Version 1.6. which is now available in languages beyond English, including German and French. The application's default language can easily be set to German, French or English, which can be assigned on a per-user basis (i.e., two French users, three German users, and one English user). A language software developer kit is available for translating end-user menus and dialogs into other languages. MS200 now also delivers full branding capabilities to allow companies to add logos and match the application with their own graphical style or the style of a client organization. Ektron provides documentation to assist developers with modifying Ektron CMS200 graphics, colors, and styles. Other new features in Version 1.6 include: an improved user interface; support for MySQL database; improved history tracking; e-mail customization; and support for larger content blocks and summary data. Pricing ranges from US$2,999 to US$12,999. Ektron has numerous VAR partners worldwide. www.ektron.com/partners/find_a_partner.cfm

FileNET Delivers Integration to mySAP Enterprise Portal
6/5/2002

FileNET Corp. announced availability of FileNET ECM for mySAP Enterprise Portal, a solution provided to any existing FileNET customer who wants to gain access to their FileNET Enterprise Content Management applications through their mySAP Enterprise Portal environment. FileNET ECM for mySAP Enterprise Portal solution enables enterprises to leverage the relationship between content and the business processes it drives. By supporting SAP's Unification technology, users can work seamlessly between different enterprise information sources. www.FileNET.com

J.D. Edwards & Information Mapping Partner
6/5/2002

J.D. Edwards & Company and Information Mapping, Inc. (IMI) have partnered to provide customers with a solution to their content management challenges. The solution couples information design with a content creation and change management application. The agreement allows IMI to resell J.D. Edwards Content Manager application to their customers and makes IMI's content design and development products and services available to J.D. Edwards customers. Content Manager is a content creation and change management application that allows organizations to build business critical documents, like proposals, procedure manuals and training materials, from smaller reusable components using Microsoft Word. IMI's research-based methodology helps organizations design and develop information standards, structures, and models optimized to support key business goals. www.infomap.com, www.jdedwards.com

Convey to Embed Stellent Technology Into Localization Solution
6/5/2002

Stellent, Inc. announced that Convey Software will embed Stellent Outside In XML Export technology into Convey Content Director, a module in the Convey Localization Suite. XML Export will enable Convey users to streamline the process of localizing business content. Convey Content Director is a solution for multilingual content management that enforces and automatically executes business processes -- such as file submission, change detection, email notification of project events and real-time tracking -- for localization projects. www.stellent.com, www.conveysoftware.com

Pembroke Links Lotus Notes & Stellent Content Management
6/4/2002

Pembroke International announced Import/Export Document for Lotus Notes v3.2 (IX) that integrates directly with the Stellent Content Server, providing a solution to move Lotus Notes database contents to the Stellent Content Management environment. www.pembroke-int.com, www.stellent.com"

Hummingbird Ships Enterprise Information Management System (EIMS)
6/4/2002

Hummingbird Ltd. announced the immediate availability of Hummingbird Enterprise with new versions of its portal, document management, records management, web publishing, workflow, collaboration, business intelligence, and metadata solutions. Hummingbird Enterprise, an integrated EIMS, helps organizations leverage their intellectual assets by creating a 360 view of their information and knowledge content. Two enhancements across all new versions of Hummingbird Enterprise components are tight integration across products, and a common Hummingbird Enterprise interface. Hummingbird Enterprise components are available for immediate purchase or upgrade. www.hummingbird.com

IBM & Inktomi Partner on Enterprise Content Delivery
6/3/2002

IBM Corporation and Inktomi Corp. announced an agreement to provide enterprise content delivery network (eCDN) technology. The solution is designed to enable enterprises to manage and distribute mission-critical business applications, such as ERP, CRM, content management, enterprise portal, and streaming media, including webcasting, e-learning, and corporate communications. Enterprises and service providers can use Inktomi technology running on IBM's eServer xSeries systems to help overcome network congestion without adding bandwidth and router upgrades. IBM Global Services is now reselling Inktomi software products including Inktomi Enterprise Search and Inktomi content networking software. www.ibm.com/industries/digitalmedia, www.inktomi.com

FileNET Releases Integrated eGrail & Panagon Solution
6/3/2002

FileNET Corp. announced the general availability of FileNET Web Content Management (WCM - the acquired eGrail technology) with integration to the company's Panagon platform. The solution is aimed at streamlining the Web-based development and management of digital content for Web sites, including content that resides in FileNET Panagon repositories. FileNET WCM allows for collaborative authoring so that one or more persons can update Web content, while significantly reducing the workload for the Webmaster. New FileNET customers can deploy FileNET WCM as a standalone solution to meet their immediate Web content needs, while also having the ability to add subsequent Enterprise Content Management solutions easily. FileNET WCM is available immediately and is priced at USD $125K for a two CPU system and USD $195K for a four CPU system. www.FileNET.com

Citrix Launches Channel Ready Access Portal Server
6/3/2002

Citrix Systems, Inc. announced the details of general availability and pricing for Citrix NFuse Elite, its access portal server. As a simple access portal, NFuse Elite gives users secure, point-and-click access to their own personalized set of applications and content while administrators get the ease and convenience of centralized portal management. NFuse Elite will retail for $67 per named user, inclusive of Citrix Subscription Advantage, an annual plan that provides customers with automatic delivery of software upgrades, enhancements and maintenance releases. www.citrix.com

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