Nuxeo, the Open Source Enterprise Content Management (ECM) company, announced an update to its Nuxeo Digital Asset Management product with the release of Nuxeo DAM 1.1, as well launching the hosted version, Nuxeo DAM - Cloud Edition. This new release of Nuxeo DAM incorporates feature enhancements driven by early adopters and the Nuxeo developer community. Nuxeo DAM - Cloud Edition runs on the Nuxeo secure cloud services infrastructure, backed by Amazon web services. Nuxeo DAM - Cloud Edition offers a media management solution suited to small to medium-sized organizations with fixed budgets and limited IT infrastructure and resources. It is also ideal for businesses that need to collaborate with geographically dispersed customers, helping marketers and brand managers quickly catalog, process, store, retrieve and distribute rich media. Also launched today is Nuxeo DAM 1.1. The newest release of Nuxeo DAM includes feature enhancements driven by the feedback and requirements of early adopters: video enhancements, batch upload improvements and repository level integration with Nuxeo DM. Video enhancements include automatic generation of thumbnails that segment the content of a video file as part of the import process. These video chapters can be viewed individually, to locate scenes and find video segments to share among teams. The application gives instant viewing access to a video by beginning to play before the file is completely downloaded. New bulk import and editing functionality are additional time-savers for power-users. Nuxeo DAM can now import a larger number of files, with IPTC and EXIF metadata extraction and bulk tagging to speed up capture of digital assets. To ease large-scale media file processing, Nuxeo DAM also allows users to edit file descriptions, define metadata and adjust settings to a selection of multiple assets, putting more capabilities into the hands of content creators and consumers. For integration with other content applications, Nuxeo DAM and Nuxeo's Document Management applications can also share the same underlying content repository. Nuxeo's applications are built on the open source, Java-based Nuxeo Enterprise Platform, so that Nuxeo DAM can now be connected to a Nuxeo Document Management application or other Nuxeo EP-based application. Documents and files managed in a Nuxeo DM repository can be accessed from Nuxeo DAM without switching applications - or vice versa. http://www.nuxeo.com/
dotCMS has announced the availability of v1.9. The latest web content management system (WCM) version from dotCMS is available in the Community Edition and three Enterprise Editions; Standard, Pro and Prime. dotCMS and early adopters worked closely on developing and implementing, collaborating and improving the product in real time. dotCMS 1.9 drives the responsibility of system and functionality change to the web developer. dotCMS engineers have created data and HTML-driven commands to help Web Developers enact a majority of the changes required by dynamic markets. The latest release was developed for Enterprise-grade segment of the CMS market, supports Cloud hosting and includes new features such as: Multi-site/Multi-tenant support, new administrative interface, processes, nomenclature and in-context editing are part of this release. Using a series of drop down menus, even those without technical skills can build a forms-driven page. Build step-by-step forms, surveys, polls or other user generated content UIs. The Enterprise Editions of dotCMS 1.9 run on Oracle, MS SQL, Websphere, Weblogic, JBoss and Glassfish. dotCMS 1.9 supports PHP, Groovy, Python and Ruby. This feature dramatically expands the talent pool that can implement and impact change in 1.9. dotCMS is CMIS 1.0 compliant, and can be combined with JSON, RSS and Web Services, to push your content out or pull 3rd party content in. dotCMS offers four products; Community, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Pro, and Enterprise Prime. The Community Edition is licensed under GPL 2.0. All Enterprise products are covered by the new dotCMS Open License. This license not only provides access to the Enterprise source code and updates, but waives the requirement to return or share any modifications to code with the community. This allows organizations to protect their IP as they build capabilities and applications on top of dotCMS. Additionally, the purchase of any Enterprise Edition provides clients with access to dotCMS Professional Services, Support and Training. A warranty covers all bugs and dotCMS provides indemnification for Enterprise clients. http://dotcms.com
XBRL US, the non-profit consortium for XML business reporting, has released a second version of its XBRL Consistency Suite with improved functionality and additional checks that now cover detailed footnote tagging. The new version also now provides a way to compare the 2009 Taxonomy Release to the 2011 Pre-release of the US GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, recently published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The XBRL Consistency Suite has three primary functions: it runs automated checks that help public company preparers test their XBRL documents for problems that may occur related to the use of the US GAAP Taxonomy, such as missing concepts, incorrect signs and concepts used incorrectly; it enables quick and easy peer analysis to help companies identify extensions created and concepts used by other companies within their industry; and allows preparers to compare one taxonomy release to another to streamline the XBRL preparation process. The new release features: 60% more checks that now cover detailed footnote tags in addition to the face financials; detailed information on extensions created by peer companies including name, presentation label, definition, and even presentation and calculation hierarchies that preparers can leverage in their own creation process; ability to compare disclosure notes between multiple companies; and an advanced filter for more complex searching on data in XBRL submissions. The checks were developed by the same team that developed the US GAAP Taxonomy based on their experience in developing the taxonomy and in conducting a thorough and ongoing review of XBRL submissions received into the SEC's EDGAR database. http://xbrl.us/
Version 6.0 of the Syncro SVN Client brings improved performance, a new application interface and a complete redesign of the Working Copy layout. New features in version 6.0: Redesigned application layout; Configurable Working Copy view; Performance improvements; and Synchronized history view. http://www.syncrosvnclient.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated and Day Software Holding AG announced the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Adobe to launch a public tender offer to acquire all of the publicly held registered shares of Day Software, for about $240 million. Adobe's acquisition of Day will strengthen the company's enterprise software solutions with Web Content Management (WCM), Digital Asset Management and Social Collaboration offerings. Day's lweb solutions combined with Adobe's existing enterprise portfolio will enable customers to better integrate their global web presence and business applications, unlocking value across their marketing, sales and service processes. In addition, Day customers will be able to leverage more interactive application and document capabilities from Adobe AIR, Adobe Flash, Flex, Adobe LiveCycle and PDF. http://www.adobe.com/ http://www.day.com
Open Text Corporation, the provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software, announced the availability of Web Site Management 10.1, featuring usability enhancements to accelerate common tasks and make it easier for website managers to integrate with corporate information and resources along with a sample project that speeds up delivery of new websites. It also offers integration points to many consumer social applications including Facebook and Twitter as well as enhanced native social capabilities with Open Text Social Communities. A key member of Open Text’s portfolio of Web Content Management (WCM) products, Web Site Management is a Web site application that helps keep content fresh and relevant and offers extensive multiple-language support and social tools. One of the focus points for Web Site Management 10.1 was to make it easier for editors and administrators to complete website management tasks, as well as accelerate daily editorial work. On the back-end, Web Site Management 10.1 features a number of enhancements to servers for management and delivery of content, including a new graphical user interface that aligns the different server components. A new online help for administrators offers advanced search functionality and a clearer navigation structure so information can be found more quickly and easily. Also contributing to usage training is a new best practice project that provides an extensive set of pre-defined content classes and templates, along with SAP Portal examples. On the integration front, Web Site Management 10.1 allows users to tap the social capabilities in Open Text Social Communities (formerly Vignette Social Media) and lets them take advantage of Open Text Media Management 7 for managing digital media assets from across an enterprise. It also enhances third-party application integration with extended portlet connectors. Using a new HTTP connector, various types of social media components, such as Facebook or Twitter, can be added and administered. Behind the scenes, Web Site Management 10.1 incorporates more than two dozen smaller feature enhancements and fixes, along with improved cluster performance for larger websites. http://www.opentext.com/
Google announced that you can now translate your documents in the new editor into one of the 53 Google Docs languages by selecting Tools -> Translate document. From there, you can create a translated copy of the document by choosing a title for the translated document and selecting the language you want to translate into. Another new feature is that when you type a quote character (') in Google Docs they automatically make it a smartquote (‘) which indicates its direction. If you don’t want a smart quote, you can press Ctrl Z (Cmd Z on a Mac) after you type it and the smartquote will become a regular quote. They will be adding a preference soon that lets you permanently disable smartquotes. http://googledocs.blogspot.com/
Canto Software announced the availability of an update to the Cumulus product line that includes significant feature additions to Cumulus Sites, the company’s browser-based Web publishing and file sharing tool. New to Cumulus Sites is an option that sends email links that enable users to download requested files at later times so they can close browser windows without having to wait for large-file downloads to complete. Collection links can now be viewed, edited and reused, so users can see which settings were used, and more quickly re-share files. Embargo dates can ensure shared files are not available until specified times, and new social media sharing options make it easier to post files to Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and 12 other social networks. Flash movies and MP3 files can now be streamed from within Sites, and PDF files can be previewed at full resolution without additional plug-ins or software. An in-browser slideshow feature has been added as well. New Sites interface design flexibility means administrators can disable the filters and category views, show files as lists, choose mouse-click behavior, show file info as tooltips, and more. New to the Cumulus Native Client is an option that enables users to create and email collection links—a feature previously available only in Sites. This enables users to take advantage of Sites’ file sharing while working inside the Native Client. Support for InDesign CS5 has been added so that Cumulus systems that include InDesign Extended Pack functionality can now parse InDesign files without the need for “tag” files. In addition, referenced images and extracted document text are now associated inside Cumulus with the layout page on which they appear. One can now find an individual InDesign page by choosing an image used on the page, or by searching for text the page contains. It’s also now easier to quickly see all images on a selected InDesign page. Cumulus 8.1.2 is available free of charge to customers on maintenance contracts, and is recommended for all customers. http://www.canto.com
SOURCE, the web design division of Hong Kong Company, has announced a content management system as an offered product. They also provide eCommerce solutions, POS and web development services. Through this system, a non web administrator can manipulate the whole site according to their requirements. The system interfaces with the user in an interface which is very similar to a word processor and also allows him to change font, type and size. The system works by helping the user to analyze the web traffic in his site and also helps the user to develop a template within lesser time. This system uses a repository to store metadata, content, or artifacts which might be needed by the system. http://www.source.com.hk/
Kentico Software, the Web content management system vendor, announced the first five Kentico Certified Developers. Achieving the Kentico Developer Certification demonstrates a .NET developers experience and technical problem-solving skills, allowing them to be recognized as Kentico CMS experts. The first five Kentico Certified Developers are: Scott Morschhauser from Sedona Technologies; Bryan Soltis from Bit-Wizards Custom Software Solutions; Jeroen Fürst from IBL-Software BV; Richard Pendergast from Not At All Strange; Jonathan Hopper from Alchemy Group Limited. http://www.kentico.com
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