http://www.gilbane.com/ Content Management and XML news, analysis, white papers, and conferences en-us Copyright 1993-2006 Bluebill Advisors Inc. webmaster@gilbane.com editor@gilbane.com http://www.gilbane.com/rss/gilbane_logo_rss.jpg http://www.gilbane.com 140 89 Gilbane Report logo Thu, 24 May 2012 10:31:08 GMT Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT PixelMEDIA, Inc. has announced a partnership with Ektron to deliver content management solutions. The partnership offers functional business tools for managing content and web sites "at a price point appealing to all sized organizations". http://www.ektron.com, http://www.pixelmedia.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4159 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4159 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Xenos Group, Inc. (TSX: XNS) announced the release of Xenos d2e Vision version 2.2 for transforming documents into electronic formats. Designed for rapid and seamless integration with other e-Business applications, this version includes enhancements in its handling of images, color and support for additional input and output print streams and formats. Written in Java, Xenos d2e Vision provides electronic content management, archiving and dynamic e-business Web document presentment solutions with data extraction, document separation, transformation and repurposing capabilities. New Features in Xenos d2e Vision Version 2.2 Include: PCL Generator - Transforms printed output from traditional high-volume data streams into PCL suitable for desktop or production printers, and supports PCL5; PostScript Generator - This component can be used to selectively output and split document input for the routing and migration from legacy printstreams, and produces PostScript Level 3; AFP Parser / AFP Generator - Enables parsing and generating AFP files that use OpenType fonts and Unicode data; JPEG Parsing and Importing; Inline Resources - Enables inclusion of all resources used in a document as inline resources in the AFPoutput; and AFP Generator ImageOptions - Allows custom definitions for processing image elements to optimize file sizes and printing speeds. Xenos d2e Vision version 2.2 is available for Windows NT/2000/XP, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris and IBM z/OS (running Unix Systems Services). http://www.xenos.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4160 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4160 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT btexx unveiled easyWCM 2.0 for Web Content Management in the SAP NetWeaver Portal. easyWCM has been completely redesigned and adds the missing Web Content Management functionality to the NetWeaver Portal. Instead of integrating a third party system easyWCM is running on top of the Portal and Knowledge Management. btexx focuses on consulting for portal implementations as well as custom product development for SAP NetWeaver. btexx is a SAP Service Partner and SAP Special Expertise Partner for the SAP NetWeaver Portal. http://www.btexx.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4161 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4161 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hot Banana Software announced a new technology solution - Hot Banana For Agencies - targeted exclusively at online, eMarketing and interactive agencies, as well as traditional marketing and advertising agencies. Hot Banana For Agencies is designed to help all kinds of agencies manage their unique needs for clients who are running multiple marketing campaigns utilizing multiple time-limited, custom Landing Pages or Micro Marketing Sites. Hot Banana For Agencies, is a technology based on Hot Banana's existing Active Marketing Web Content Management Suite. Hot Banana For Agencies includes many data transfer, personalization, testing and measurement features including; Hot Banana's Form Builder (optionally linked to SalesForce.com's CRM); a Landing Page Manager with built-in A/B testing; Micro Marketing Site Manager for mini Web sites of up to 10 Web pages; integrated WebTrends 7 Web analytics; and optional, custom email software integration to 'close-the-loop' on email marketing campaigns (from vendors such as ExactTarget), which can now be measured from end-to-end. In support of Hot Banana For Agencies, Hot Banana will provide an optional grey-labelled version of the software, training and ongoing education. If the agency sees a fit, they can also become an official Hot Banana Channel Partner. Hot Banana For Agencies is available On Demand (Software as a Service - SaaS), from $475 per month. A licensed version of Hot Banana For Agencies is available on request. http://www.HotBanana.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4162 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4162 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT SIRE Technologies, Inc. announced a new product called SIRE Auto Index that improves the speed and accuracy of electronic document indexing and reduces the amount of human involvement required in the process. SIRE Auto Index automatically analyzes documents, even in large batches, and creates indexes for each document. SIRE Auto Index utilizes methods to improve productivity and save time by reading a document only until the required data is found, and no further. SIRE Auto Index can be configured to recognize and read virtually any document type, including those that are unique to an organization. http://www.siretechnologies.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4163 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4163 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT EMC Corporation introduced the EMC eDiscovery Solution, an integrated offering of EMC information and content management software, networked storage and professional services designed to help customers of all sizes better manage the legal discovery process. The solution provides an alternative to reactive and time-consuming litigation-response methods, giving customers a proactive model for future litigation events. The EMC eDiscovery Solution is an extension of EMC Technology Solution's professional services portfolio, which includes consulting, implementation and managed services. The EMC eDiscovery Solution brings together the following EMC products: EMC EmailXtender archiving software to automate e-mail capture, retention and repository search, EMC Documentum Enterprise Content Integration Services software to achieve federated search and data collection across disparate content silos, EMC Documentum Enterprise Content Management platform software to deliver legal hold as well as content records and legal-matter management, and EMC Centera and EMC CLARiiON networked storage platforms to assure content accessibility and integrity. The EMC eDiscovery Solution is immediately available. http://www.emc.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4156 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4156 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Near-Time, Inc. announced the beta launch of its namesake hosted collaboration service. With Near-Time, users can quickly launch workspaces that tap into the power of Weblogs, Wikis and group scheduling, giving groups an easy and secure way to share ideas, information and files over the Web. Near-Time combines the non-linear, ad hoc collaboration of Wikis with the time sensitive, broadcast nature of blogs. It gives small and mid-size businesses a way to collaborate via familiar metaphors that require no IT "care and feeding" or infrastructure investment. Larger enterprises can take advantage of Near-Time's architecture to integrate with other collaborative tools and build interdepartmental and inter-enterprise collaboration hubs. Near-Time's support for standard Web organization schemes, including hypertext links, categories, and tags, gives users an easy way to discover, reuse and remix group content. Near-Time also leverages existing technologies such as Weblog APIs, email, RSS and Atom feeds, and XML to provide interoperability with existing applications and systems. During the beta period, all access to Near-Time services will be free. The commercial launch of Near-Time is targeted for late March and will include a free, entry level annual service. Commercial plans include encryption and domain mapping and will enable users to upload and share files. Commercial price plans start at $4.95 per month. All Near-Time users can create as many Near-Time spaces and invite as many members as needed. http://www.near-time.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4158 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4158 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT iUpload announced the integration of its Customer Conversation System with Microsoft's SharePoint, bringing enterprise blogging and wiki capabilities to SharePoint users. The iUpload SharePoint integration brings all of iUpload's features for managing large communities of blogs, including editorial control, template and taxonomy management, security and versioning, to the Microsoft SharePoint environment, and allows users to present blog, wiki and other content as Web Parts within SharePoint. With iUpload, SharePoint users can now draw in content from large blog communities that may include contributions from employees, partners and customers, while leveraging the blog, wiki, discussion forum, and podcasting features of iUpload. Since the iUpload Customer Conversation System supports third party blog authoring tools, the SharePoint integration also allows companies to harness, integrate, and manage independent blogs that already exist within most corporate environments regardless of the blogging tool that they are authored and hosted on. iUpload's SharePoint integration is available immediately. http://www.iupload.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4155 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4155 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Snowbound Software announced support for static HTML in its Java imaging solutions, providing companies with a fast method to both view HTML and also convert it to a variety of other formats for archiving and distribution. Support for static HTML in the RasterMaster Imaging SDK and FlexSnap web viewers extends a company's ability to utilize and repurpose information captured in HTML web-based forms. Companies can now convert the information from HTML to any of the other formats supported in Snowbound's Java library including Word, PDF, Tiff, and JPEG. With the RasterMaster imaging SDK, developers can incorporate the ability to view and convert static HTML documents directly into their application. Through its FlexSnap universal Web viewers, users can quickly retrieve HTML files stored within a content repository or file server and view the information in the same application they view other documents including PDF and Word. In addition to Java, support for static HTML is also available in its RasterMaster Imaging Toolkit for Windows DLL, ActiveX, and .NET as well as its SnowBatch batch conversion application. http://www.snowbound.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4157 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4157 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT CambridgeDocs announced an OEM agreement with PTC, the Product Development Company. As a result, PTC will integrate the CambridgeDocs legacy conversion tools into the Import/Export module available with Arbortext version 5.2, the latest release of PTC's publishing software. The CambridgeDocs xDoc Converter user interface and conversion server will be used as the basis for importing content from Microsoft Word files, FrameMaker, HTML, and PDF files into semantic XML for use with PTC's dynamic publishing software. On the export side, the CambridgeDocs technology will be used as part of the system that publishes XML into Microsoft Word documents. The CambridgeDocs team has been working with PTC on the integration of the xDoc product with the Arbortext 5.2. http://www.cambridgedocs.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4154 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4154 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Stellent, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEL) announced a new strategy enabling customers to better manage wikis and blogs within their corporate environments and integrate wikis and blogs into a multi-site Web content management framework. Stellent Universal Content Management now enables wiki contributors to create hyperlinks in both pattern-matching and wizard style formats. This capability allows users to link to other topics and pages within a wiki site, as well as other Web sites. When an author creates a new hyperlink about a particular subject, the Stellent system will automatically link to a wiki page about that topic. If the page does not exist, it will automatically create a new page. Contributors can edit wiki pages in real-time and instantly view their changes. The Stellent technology also records a history of wiki activity, so readers know who writes or changes content, how many times content is revised and if there are certain topics currently under heavy debate. A locking and revision control feature ensures only one user may change content at a time, and it also keeps an audit trail of all revisions which is then available for records and retention management purposes. Stellent Universal Content Management now provides short, blog-formatted WYSIWYG forms, enabling authors to post new blog entries without requiring HTML expertise. Authors can submit new posts to a blog via email or by using word processing applications such as Microsoft Word or OpenOffice. Stellent Universal Content Management's new, out-of-the-box templates enable organizations to quickly deploy RSS feeds for intranet, extranet and public Web site content managed in the Stellent repository. The Stellent system automatically generates RSS feeds of managed content using metadata and rule sets. These feeds can be static lists or dynamic feeds that change depending on the viewer's role and access privileges. Stellent users also may leverage external RSS feeds to display content from other online news sources within the branding parameters of their particular Web sites. And, users can utilize the system to monitor and distribute blog posts via RSS feeds. http://www.stellent.com/blogswikis http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4149 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4149 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) announced the general availability of Arbortext 5.2, the latest release of PTC's dynamic publishing software. The new release is geared towards helping customers solve their global publishing needs for technical documentation, product catalogs, and product information. The release includes support for EU languages, in particular for the new countries that joined the EU in 2004. For content editing, this release also supports Hebrew and Arabic. The user interface and help system of Arbortext 5.2 will also support the 9 languages common to other PTC solutions. These include English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. The Import/Export feature, which provides conversion between word processing/desktop publishing files and XML, will provide new functionality and replace the Arbortext Interchange module. The Import feature will offer finer control over the conversion of styles into XML tags, so that word processing and desktop publishing files can more easily be translated into XML. The Export feature will convert XML to RTF using the same stylesheets that are used to publish to print and electronic media. Without altering existing stylesheets, users will be able to produce Microsoft Word documents with just the click of the "Print" button. Availability of a Linux version is planned for March 2006. http://www.ptc.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4150 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4150 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Alfresco Software, Inc. announced the release of version 1.2 of the Alfresco Network focusing on increased standards support, collaboration, security and developer support. Release 1.2 has increased functionality in the areas of: Administration - LDAP Support, Document-Level Permissions exposed in Web client, Upgrade Administration, Export/Import Permission support, Guest Access; Standards Support - JSR-170 Level 2, RSS; Customization - Web Services Starter Kit; Content Contribution - CIFS URL to access Web client; Team Collaboration - Forums/Threaded Discussions on a document or a space; Advanced Search - Multiple Category and Object Type support, Saved Searches; Other - JBoss Portal 2.2 and Firefox 1.5 support. http://www.alfresco.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4153 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4153 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Idiom Technologies, Inc. announced expanded deployment and licensing options for its WorldServer globalization platform. Aimed at the translation and localization needs of global organizations of all sizes, Idiom now provides deployment and licensing options to suit nearly every IT resource and budgetary need. These options include hosted solutions, with the ability to deploy WorldServer offsite in a secure datacenter, and month-to-month or multi-year term licensing choices in addition to the company's traditional perpetual license agreements. With WorldServer Hosted Solutions, Idiom Professional Services or an Idiom Technologies Certified Partner install, configure and run WorldServer offsite in a secure, reliable and high-performance datacenter. All WorldServer Hosted Solutions are based on a dual-server configuration designed for optimal performance. Customers may choose from Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle Database, and a variety of user configurations. An alternative to traditional perpetual licensing plans, WorldServer Term Licensing provides customers with the option to make time-limited software licensing commitments on a month-to-month or multi-year basis. Software maintenance is included in the term license fee. http://www.idiominc.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4146 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4146 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Altova announced a new approach to accelerating the creation of reliable Web services by leveraging the visual design capabilities of Altova XMLSpy and MapForce. Customers can develop applications based on WSDL, SOAP, and other Web-based standards so that data can be shared across disparate business systems. To help customers better understand Web services and how Altova tools simplify their development, the Altova Solutions Center now contains specific business scenarios, case studies, technical guidance, video demonstrations, white papers, free online training classes, and a recommended gameplan for Web services success. The complementary features of Altova XMLSpy and MapForce automate many of the otherwise complex steps in Web services development so developers can concentrate on business rules and logic instead of becoming mired in source code or the arcane implementation details of the infrastructure. The Web services information resources are available now in the Altova Solutions Center and can be accessed free of charge at: http://www.altova.com/solutions_center.html http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4148 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4148 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Scientigo, Inc. (OTCBB:MKTE) and Critical Technologies, Inc. jointly announced the signing of a technology teaming agreement. The collaboration between the companies joins Critical Technologies transaction processing solution with Scientigo's multi-patented intelligent document recognition and search solutions to create an information processing, management and retrieval solution. The companies will initially concentrate on addressing the document management demands associated with medical and dental revenue cycle management processes, compliance issues mandating large data and email storage, and other enterprise management applications within the healthcare, financial and legal markets. http://www.scientigo.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4151 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4151 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT ZyLAB announced that its channel program has gained several new partnerships in the past six months. Ambit Solutions, Information Management Solutions, Light Industries, Lockheed Martin, RS Pacific, Solutions in Software, Southeast Digital Networks, SECURE ITnet have all engaged ZyLAB to participate in the program. ZyLAB offers partners a modular information access platform to manage e-mail, electronic documents and paper. http://www.zylab.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4152 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4152 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT SDL International announced the early-bird release of SDL Trados 2006. This release provides integrated terminology management, sophisticated quality checking, flexibility in choice of translation editing environment and enhancements such as support for OpenOffice and TMX in a single product with a single license key. SDL Trados 2006 offers a choice of Translators Workbench, TagEditor and SDLX editing environments. It includes new support for Quark, InDesign CS2 and Java files. Integration with SDL MultiTerm provides terminology lookup and search functions to help ensure adherence to corporate terminology and reduce translation time. Existing and new translations can be more easily reviewed and cleansed using the enhanced QA checking. New built-in translation and terminology checks have been added and any number of user-defined checks can be set up to search for particular quality criteria. SDL Trados 2006 is immediately available to pre-order at Early-Bird special pricing during the month of February. Freelancers can pre-order online at http://www.translationzone.com, http://www.sdl.com/products http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4142 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4142 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Zimbra announced general availability of its Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) with the launch of ZCS 3.0. ZCS is an open source, enterprise collaboration system that reduces the cost and complexity of collaboration, and changes the way users and administrators interact with their e-mail and calendaring applications. ZCS 3.0 builds on the server and user interface technologies of the beta versions. These include integrated search, single-copy mail store, discovery, anti-spam and anti-virus/security capabilities on the back end, and an AJAX-based Web client that brings e-mail and calendar items to life through Web mash-ups on the front end. ZCS integrates the ability to subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds, and allows users to publish mailbox content such as calendar, contacts and mail folders via RSS. Zimbra's calendaring application supports iCal and includes the ability to create and share public calendars, or import external calendars. ZCS has localizations underway in 10 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Finnish, Japanese and Thai. The ZCS 3.0 Open Source Edition is free, and the commercially-supported Network Edition is available for $28/mailbox/year, which includes full product support as well as software subscriptions to new releases, updates and patches. Both editions can be downloaded. http://www.zimbra.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4143 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4143 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT DocSoft announced their new enterprise search technology, called "Element". With Element as a plug-n-play addition to a company's network, users will be able to search for stored data across the network "smarter". Element indexes XML-originated documents according to each tag or "element," which provides what the company calls "context searching." Element can search metadata embedded into virtually any file format using Adobe's eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP). The technical side of Element allows the appliance to index 26 different file formats. These formats include XML, HTML, PDF, SVG, CGM, Microsoft Office products, some common audio and video files, and any file in which XMP can be used to embed metadata. The appliance's interface allows users to select predetermined "schemas" or data categories to perform context searches of XML documents. DocSoft has had Element in the works for the past 23 months and recently announced the release of the software. The Element appliances are scheduled for availability in the 2nd quarter of 2006. To download a free, fully-functional software version that will index up to 5,000 documents, go to: http://www.whatthexml.com, http://www.docsoft.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4147 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4147 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT SpringCM unveiled the latest version of its web-based, integrated content management product, which delivers greater collaboration capabilities and content routing for files and documents. The new release is part of SpringCM's plan to give its customers monthly product innovations. A check-out function now makes it easier for colleagues to collaborate and share edits on a document or a group of documentsSecurity levels can also be set so content is only viewed and edited by appropriate users. When a user is done editing a document, there is the option to automatically notify the next person who should make edits to the working version. Users need only sign-in once on the SpringCM Web site to access multiple accounts or create a new account. http://www.springcm.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4138 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4138 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT EMC Corporation announced the new EMC Documentum Submissions Manager for eCTD. Available immediately, the new software is based on the EMC Documentum enterprise content management platform (ECM), providing a solution to help life sciences organizations speed new drug applications. It is designed to support the regulatory submissions process for the Electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) standard, which is a specification for the exchange of data between life sciences companies and regulatory agencies. The new software helps companies streamline the regulatory submissions process, from the departmental creation of content and submission-ready approvals, to assembly, validation, publishing and delivery to agencies. Documentum Submissions Manager for eCTD offers enterprise content management features that help it serve as a component in the enterprise compliance infrastructure of life sciences companies. The Documentum Submissions Manager for eCTD is available immediately. Users have the option to integrate products from third parties to enhance the Documentum Submissions Manager for eCTD functionality to, for example, perform XML authoring or to handle all paper-based submissions. Additional product information, including a pre-recorded audiocast on the Documentum Submissions Manager for eCTD can be found at http://www.documentum.com/DSM, http://www.emc.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4140 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4140 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Traction Software Inc. announced that it has signed two new European resellers to distribute, integrate and support Traction's enterprise blog solution, TeamPage. The two resellers, Adhena Consulting AG, focused on Switzerland, Austria, France and Germany, and e-mediate, covering Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg are both focused on bringing the latest in enterprise content management solutions to its customers in a variety of industries. http://www.tractionsoftware.com, http://www.adhena.com, http://www.e-mediate.nl http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4141 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4141 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ: HUMC, TSX: HUM) announced an enhanced strategic relationship with Microsoft and its plans to deliver technology integrations with the scalability and functionality of Hummingbird Enterprise on the Microsoft platform. Included are access to Hummingbird Enterprise through Outlook, SharePoint Portal Server, Office, and Microsoft Internet Explorer; Native support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005; Continued commitment to the Microsoft .NET strategy; Early support of the next release of Microsoft Office products code-named Microsoft Office "12"; and Continued development relating to performance and scalability such as Hummingbird Content Drive which provides kernel level integration between the Microsoft desktop and the Hummingbird Enterprise repository. Hummingbird will work with Microsoft to proactively deliver high value enterprise content management solutions. Hummingbird will provide field level alignment with Microsoft to address customer and market requirements for industry specific content lifecycle management solutions. http://www.hummingbird.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4144 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4144 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT X1 Technologies announced the availability of the newest release of the X1 platform, X1 Enterprise Edition 2.5. This release features a number of new developments including: the new X1 Cluster Manager, which allows IT administrators to remotely install and manage X1 servers, as well as providing central management capabilities for deploying large scale systems; a new Content Connector for Interwoven that searches on data residing in Worksite 8.0; and new X1 SDKs for extending the X1 platform to existing system and business processes. The X1 Enterprise Client gives the user a single unified view of all applications and data that resides on the desktop and the corporate network. The X1 Content Connector for Interwoven connects to the Interwoven WorkSite 8.0 data repository and federates the results with local and server-based content. The user can perform common Worksite 8.0 functions such as "open," "check-in," and "check-out," and send documents within the X1 interface. X1 Enterprise Edition 2.5 starts at $15,000 per year, which includes the X1 Enterprise Server, Cluster Manager, Content Connectors and Deployment Manager which supports desktop, browser-based or mobile clients. Customer support and all version upgrades are included in the subscription fee. System requirements include Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory / Windows Server 2000 SP4 with Internet Information Services 5 and Active Directory, 1 GB RAM and 20GB free hard disk. http://www.x1.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4136 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4136 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) announced the availability of the FAST Enterprise Search Platform (FAST ESP), FAST ESP 5. The platform's new Contextual Insight capability delivers answers to questions, and provides users with an intelligent search experience. FAST ESP 5 provides organizations and both their external and internal users with a secure, unified point of access to all structured, unstructured, and rich media data. FAST ESP applications include risk management, surveillance, information management, eCommerce, online publishing, and mobile search. New in FAST ESP 5 is Contextual Insight, a the fusion of information retrieval and information analysis. At the heart of FAST ESP 5 is the new FAST Search Business Center providing a new and holistic view for search management. Using the FAST Search Business Center, a non-technical user can set up and tune a number of different search applications running from a single FAST ESP installation. The FAST Search Business Center provides a workflow-based user interface to enable centralized search management, tuning, configuration, monitoring, and reporting. The FAST platform is an open information retrieval system, vendor agnostic, and supports all major platforms and operating systems, development and interface languages, storage configurations and content sources and destinations. http://www.fastsearch.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4137 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4137 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Workshare unveiled The Workshare Protect Enterprise Suite, a content security solution built on Workshare Hygiene technology. Workshare Protect Enterprise unifies fragmented approaches to outbound content compliance, converting risky content to safe information, containing sensitive information within established perimeters, and controlling confidential content as it leaves the company over electronic channels. The entire suite consists of Workshare's Protect client the Workshare Policy Manager and the new Workshare Network Protect gateways, all of which work independently and together. The Workshare Protect Enterprise Suite's Identity-based Routing monitors all business information, checking content, context and sender, recipient, channel and device identities. Protect automatically cures content by cleansing metadata, removing violations, encrypting emails, applying RMS rights, and converting to secure PDF, delivering instant alerts to users as they work that signal dangerous data or actions that could violate internal policy or financial, privacy, discrimination and intellectual property regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, CASB 1386 and others. The Protect client is available now, starting at $29 per user annually before volume discounts. The Protect Policy Manager and Network Protect will be available in appliance and server deployment modes for additional fees in calendar 2Q 2006. http://www.workshare.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4139 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4139 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT NewsGator Technologies, Inc. announced the general availability of NewsGator Hosted Solution (NGHS). NGHS is a turn-key RSS aggregation solution for publishers, media companies, content and other service providers that allows editorial control and flexibility for NGHS clients, and a vehicle for their online users to personalize their news and information. The NewsGator Hosted Solution brings news through a personalized RSS reader accessible from within existing sites. Publishers, media companies, content providers, financial services companies, professional services firms and any other company that wants to provide customized news to their online visitors can benefit from NGHS. NGHS comes with built-in templates to help customers get up and running quickly. Simply add-in basic HTML and CSS code, choose the content and be off and running. Since the product is hosted at the NewsGator Data Center, there is no need to manage software or servers. NGHS is one of four offerings in the company's suite of Private Label programs. Also included are NewsGator Downloadable Apps (branded downloadable RSS aggregator based on NewsGator's Windows and Macintosh desktop applications), the NewsGator Licensed API, and NewsGator Consulting Services. Detailed information about the suite of NewsGator Private Label products is available at http://www.newsgator.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4145 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4145 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Mondosoft announced that it has acquired Navigo Systems A/S, a privately held search and taxonomy software provider specialized in optimizing Microsoft SharePoint solutions. The two companies intend to maintain the Navigo Systems product line and enhance it with analytics capabilities stemming from Mondosoft's BehaviorTracking technology. The acquisition will support Mondosoft's existing product offering with SharePoint focused tools and reinforce the company's existing .NET development assets. Navigo Systems produces Ontolica, a taxonomy toolset that develops a conceptual spine to define and classify an organization's relevant information into a knowledge model. http://www.mondosoft.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4134 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4134 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT WebSideStory announced a merger with privately held Visual Sciences, LLC, a provider of streaming data analysis and visualization software and on-demand services with 40 employees and over 40 customers. The total value of the consideration payable to the former holders of interests in Visual Sciences based on yesterday's closing price is $57.3 million and is comprised as follows: $22.0 million in cash; unsecured senior notes in the principal amount of $20.0 million; 568,512 shares of common stock to be held in escrow until March 31, 2007; and 189,511 shares of restricted common stock. In addition, in connection with the merger WebSideStory issued the former holders of interests in Visual Sciences warrants to purchase 1,082,923 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $18.4685 per share, exercisable for the next 18-months, and options to purchase 350,000 shares of common stock to the former employees of Visual Sciences. The transaction has aleady closed. Visual Sciences will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of WebSideStory, Inc. Co-founders Jim MacIntyre and David Scherer will serve as CEO and CTO of the business unit, respectively. http://www.websidestory.com http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4135 http://gilbane.com/content_management_news.pl/2006/02/content_management_news.html#4135