July 2007 Archives

Alfresco Software, Inc. announced that it has become an Open Invention Network licensee. Alfresco is one of the first Open Invention Network startup licensees, joining information technology firms that are dedicated to maintaining the health, vitality and collaborative power of Linux. Open Invention Network (OIN) is an intellectual property company that was formed in 2005 to promote Linux by using patents to create a collaborative environment. Open Invention Network promotes a positive, fertile ecosystem for Linux, which in turn provides choice in the global marketplace. This helps ensure the continuation of innovation that has benefited software vendors, customers, emerging markets and investors. As an OIN member, Alfresco will share all of its existing patents with other OIN licensees, and will freely license future patents to the organization as they are developed. OIN holds more than 100 strategic, worldwide patents and patent applications. These patents are available to all licensees as part of the ecosystem that OIN is creating around, and in support of Linux. Through the accumulation of patents that may be used to shield Linux users and the Linux environment, OIN has reduced the need for offers of protection from others. This collection of patents makes it economically attractive for companies that want to repackage, embed and use Linux to host specialized services or create complementary products. http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/, http://www.alfresco.com

Idiom Technologies, Inc. announced that Idiom WorldServer has received the "Designed for EMC Documentum" accreditation. The “Designed for EMC Documentum” accreditation demonstrates that WorldServer has successfully met a comprehensive set of criteria for design, development and implementation. The integration of WorldServer and the Documentum platform delivers a complete solution for creating, converting, managing, translating and publishing information to all types of media, in any language, for multiple audiences and purposes. As a member of the Designed for EMC program, Idiom received specialized design consultation and guidance, along with access to dedicated EMC content management technical resources. The Designed for EMC program helps ISVs, VSPs and SIs target, design, develop and go-to-market with successful offerings based on the EMC Documentum platform. As a member, partners can submit their offering to be considered for “Designed for EMC Documentum” accreditation, which ensures their offering has met all requirements to be certified on the Documentum platform.
http://www.emc.com/applicationportfolio, http://www.idiominc.com

ISYS Search Software announced the development of a connector that enables advanced search support for Interwoven WorkSite Server. Through this new capability, users can incorporate Interwoven content in their document collections, all of which can be searched simultaneously via a common web-based interface, such as a corporate intranet. ISYS searches WorkSite knowledge bases in concert with Active Directory user permissions to provide end-users with secure searches and "single sign-on" capabilities. Only documents that users have permission to view are returned by ISYS searches, ensuring existing organizational security policies. Additionally, ISYS’ Interwoven support offers enhanced metadata capabilities that extend beyond WorkSite’s 30 document property fields to include supplemental metadata. ISYS complements Interwoven-specific functionality, enabling the creation of indexes based on Search Folders, while also ensuring that critical elements of the WorkSite system are adhered to, such as they system’s use of audit trails. http://www.isys-search.com/

JustSystems, Inc. announced the Server Multiplexing option for xfy Enterprise Edition 1.5, its XML-based composite application framework. This new option allows for multiplexed server configurations to increase stability and availability. xfy Enterprise also now supports Windows Server 2003, in addition to Linux servers. JustSystems' Server Multiplexing option will support customers whose implementations of xfy Enterprise expand into multiple departments and regional operations. With xfy Enterprise now supporting Windows Server 2003 R2, this makes it easier to build XML-based information utilization environments on existing corporate architectures. xfy Enterprise is JustSystems' XML-based composite application and document platform that federates data and content from across the enterprise into a visual interface for business users. The xfy Object Repository enables storage and reutilization of information sources used for the creation of dynamic XML documents. By using templates with links into live XML data, documents, whether sales, financial, production or other information, are dynamically updated with the latest data. xfy Enterprise 1.5 is available immediately. http://na.justsystems.com

XyEnterprise announced the release of ContentaView 3.3. ContentaView 3.3 is an updated version of XyEnterprise's intelligent information delivery software for interactive, textual and multimedia content via Web or DVD/CD-ROM. The new version adds a filtering model for S1000D, an international specification for the management and production of technical publications, as well as other digital data standards. ContentaView's extensible filtering model can be configured to support legacy data, proprietary data, and other emerging standards. ContentaView 3.3's configurable presentation layer allows publishers to customize anything within the user interface - colors, buttons, layout, menus and print output. Interactive 3D Simulation, made possible through an integration with a visualization platform provider, allows publishing of 3D models that have been generated from existing CAD or Engineering data. Some additional enhancements to the ContentaView software include explicit acknowledgement of warnings and cautions, configurable by skill level, as well as full-text and categorical searching. http://www.xyenterprise.com/

Microsoft Word users working for Forbes Global 2000 manufacturing companies will soon have access to Astoria On-Demand, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for structured content management. Thanks to a technology development agreement announced between Astoria Software and In.vision Research Corporation, engineers, technical documentation users, and other Word users will be able to author structured content to the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) standard and participate directly in the product documentation process managed by Astoria On-Demand. Together, In.vision and Astoria address the content authoring experience, the schema, and the content management system. In.vision simplifies the creation of XML and DITA-based content via Word. DITA simplifies getting started with the schema. And Astoria On-Demand simplifies content management with its turnkey, SaaS solution. In.vision and Astoria collaboration brings native XML and DITA support to Word documents, which can be managed without modification using Astoria On-Demand. The In.vision and Astoria solution for Word is currently under development and will be available soon. http://www.invisionresearch.com, http://www.astoriasoftware.com/

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) announced the EMC(R) Documentum 6 enterprise content management (ECM) platform, enabling rapid and flexible development, configuration, and deployment of enterprise content applications. The Documentum 6 platform is a key piece of EMC's Documentum suite, a broad spectrum of ECM products that include software covering transactional content management, archiving, knowledge worker, compliance, interactive content management, and platform infrastructure. Core to the Documentum 6 platform is its new services-based API as well as new development tools that together improve Documentum-based application development and configuration. Accompanying the launch, EMC announced that it will offer up to $100,000 in cash prizes for winning participants of the EMC Documentum 6 platform Developers' Challenge. Submissions will be judged by a panel of internal EMC experts and external representatives in the analyst, media and SOA/Web Services fields. The Documentum 6 enterprise content management platform will be generally available at the end of August. http://www.emc.com/, http://www.software.emc.com/documentum6

Wipro Technologies (NYSE:WIT) and Tablus, Inc., announced a strategic alliance to resell, deploy and support the Tablus Content Loss Prevention Suite including Content Sentinel, Content Alarm NW and Content Alarm DT. Under the terms of the agreement, Wipro will integrate the complete Tablus suite into their Enterprise Security Solutions practice offerings, helping to protect the sensitive data and content of customers from potential loss or misuse. Wipro's Enterprise Security Solutions offer security solutions that streamline security technologies and management processes to mitigate the risks associated with flow of information throughout an enterprise. Tablus Content Loss Prevention solutions are designed to help organizations of all sizes to protect themselves from accidental loss or misuse of sensitive content, and to ensure compliance with privacy regulations and data security policies. Tablus' content discovery, monitoring and protection capabilities make it possible to identify sensitive content, stored or in transit, anywhere on the network or in use on the desktop. That content can then be managed in precise accordance with any number of policies. http://www.tablus.com/, http://www.wipro.com/, http://www.wiprocorporate.com/

BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAS) announced the general availability of BEA AquaLogic BPM 6.0. The new release introduces improved ad-hoc collaboration and business intelligence capabilities that can help business participants share knowledge, coordinate business activities more effectively, and conduct real-time process simulations to help optimize process outcomes. It is also designed to provide IT and developers a more powerful process application platform by offering support for Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), XML Process Definition Language (XPDL 2.0) and the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL 2.0). For developers, BEA AquaLogic BPM 6.0 introduces a new Eclipse-based development environment. An updated user experience framework within BEA AquaLogic BPM 6.0 called WorkSpace Extensions is designed to provide support for a variety of end-user experiences, helping participants engage in process activities through their tool of choice, including enterprise portals, stand-alone process workspaces, email clients and RSS readers. BEA AquaLogic Business Process Management 6.0 is now generally available and downloadable. http://www.bea.com/

Adobe announced the availability of the shipping version of ColdFusion 8. Designed for developers building dynamic Web sites and Internet applications, ColdFusion 8 targets day-to-day development challenges to increase developer productivity and integrate with complex enterprise environments. ColdFusion 8 uses Adobe Flex and Ajax-based components, and includes advanced Eclipse-based wizards and debugging to help developers build applications and identify and fix problems, while a new Server Monitor quickly identifies bottlenecks and tunes the server for better performance. It integrates with .NET assemblies, support for Windows Vista and new J2EE servers, for enhanced flexibility, interoperability, and scalability, and interacts with Adobe PDF documents and forms for a printable, portable way to capture information. ColdFusion 8 is available in two versions: ColdFusion 8 Standard and ColdFusion 8 Enterprise Edition. Each license is valid for 2CPUs. Adobe is also offering discounted upgrade pricing for customers who own ColdFusion MX 6.X or ColdFusion MX 7. www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion

Microsoft reported that its Microsoft Office SharePoint Server business generated revenue of more than $800 million in fiscal year 2007 with a growth rate of 35 percent, due to demand for the enterprise, integrated server capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. This represents a growth rate of more than 35 percent over fiscal year 2006. Office SharePoint Server 2007 is being used for enterprise search, content management, business intelligence, collaboration, social computing and portals. http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint

Texterity Inc. has launched a beta version of a digital magazine interface and portal designed for the Apple iPhone. Users will see a publisher's complete magazine, as originally published, on the iPhone. Texterity and a select group of publishers will offer free digital editions, designed for the iPhone's Safari browser, of over 20 different magazines for iPhone users to read and enjoy through Texterity's new digital magazine iPhone portal. Texterity's solution will enable publishers to reach increasingly mobile and digitally-connected audiences. The URL to read these issues on an iPhone is http://iphone.texterity.com/magazines

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIOX) announced the introduction of a translator certification in Indic languages. Lionbridge is investing in the development of this community and providing it with access to Lionbridge's translation technology in order to cater to the growing demand for Indic languages as companies seek access to the vast Indian marketplace. With 11 languages each spoken by over 25 million people in India, companies cannot rely on English, or even just Hindi, to reach the total population. This has increased the demand for qualified translators to support the launch of efforts such as new consumer products, eCommerce web sites, and clinical trials, among others. Faced with a skill-pool that has the knowledge and expertise, but does not meet translation industry requirements, Lionbridge has introduced the Aksharmala program, a comprehensive Indic language translator training and certification program. To facilitate language training and certification, Lionbridge formed a partnership with SNDT, an educational institution that runs post-graduate programs in several Indic languages. Aksharmala is free for students. http://www.lionbridge.com/

Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L) announced that it has completed the acquisition of ZANTAZ, Inc., provider of in content archiving and electronic discovery solutions. With the acquisition they intend to provide information risk management by proactively automating the full spectrum of consolidated archiving, e-discovery, analytics and real-time policy management uniquely in one system. http://www.autonomy.com/

Liferay announced a new technology partnership with ICEsoft Technologies. ICEsoft is the creator of ICEfaces, an open source framework for simplified development of Ajax-enabled Java EE applications that are rich, robust, secure, and scalable. ICEfaces extends JavaServer Faces (JSF), providing transparent Ajax capabilities while preserving the server-side Java EE programming model, and eliminating the need for low-level JavaScript development. With this partnership, developers can now leverage Ajax Push within Liferay Portal, which allows presentation changes to be asynchronously pushed from the application server to individual portlets. Liferay Portal 4.3.0 and ICEfaces 1.6.0 are both available for immediate download. Upcoming releases will see more of Liferay’s 60 out-of-the-box portlets rebuilt to leverage the ICEfaces Ajax framework and component suite. http://www.liferay.com, http://www.icesoft.com

iUpload announced a new company name, the "Summer 2007" release of its enterprise social media platform, a new round of venture financing and several additions to its executive leadership team. iUpload changed its company name to Awareness to reflect the business value that customers get from using its on demand social media platform. By creating online communities that connect employees, customers, prospects and partners, enterprises gain a greater awareness of the needs and desires of its constituencies. Awareness addresses the needs of the three key audiences of any enterprise Web 2.0 initiative - the community members, the community administrators and the IT department - with a uniform architecture for all user-generated content. The Summer 2007 release provides increased participation options for community members, more robust administrative controls for community administrators and increased performance and reliability. http://www.awarenessnetworks.com/

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced Adobe Captivate 3 software, an eLearning authoring tool for the delivery of computer-based simulations, scenario-based training, and interactive quizzes. Adobe Captivate 3 offers enhanced features including multi-mode recording, rerecording, new Microsoft Powerpoint import capabilities and support for rich media formats, such as Adobe Flash Player compatible .SWF, MP3, and AVI files. Adobe Captivate 3 allows learning professionals to create software training in a simple screen capture session. The screen capture generates multiple learner modes, including demonstrations with mouse movements and automated text descriptions of each recorded task, practice simulations with instructional automated or customized feedback, and assessments with scored user interactions. The enhanced Microsoft PowerPoint import functionality supports the conversion of slide animations into Flash Player compatible SWF format and allows authors to create interactive presentations incorporating audio and video. Adobe Captivate 3 software automatically generates Adobe Flash Player-compatible content, allowing files to be e-mailed, posted to Web sites, intranet sites, and online help systems. The new XML export and import feature simplifies the localization process of projects by exporting captions to the XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF). Adobe Captivate 3 will be available for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Vista and is expected to ship in August 2007 or later this summer at an estimated price of US$699. Localized versions in French, German, Japanese, Italian and Spanish are expected to be available in September 2007. Users of Macromedia Captivate 1 and Adobe Captivate 2 can upgrade to Adobe Captivate 3 for an estimated price of US$299. http://www.adobe.com/go/captivate

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced Adobe FrameMaker 8 software, a complete authoring and publishing tool that combines word processing with XML. New support for broader file formats including Adobe Flash Player compatible .SWF files and 3D allows technical communicators, experts and trainers to enhance static documents with rich media to create more engaging and interactive content. In addition, integration of XML accelerates the creation, localization and distribution of content for output across operating systems, devices, and platforms and new Unicode support enables authors to publish a single document in multiple languages. With FrameMaker 8 software, authors can integrate 3D models and rich media contained in Adobe Flash Player compatible .SWF files directly into their Adobe PDF documents. Adobe FrameMaker 8 supports Unicode text encoding. In conjunction with this announcement, Adobe also introduced Adobe FrameMaker Server 8 software, which integrates the printing and Adobe PDF publishing features of Adobe FrameMaker with server-based applications. Adobe FrameMaker 8 is expected to ship by the end of July 2007 at an estimated price of US$899 for Windows and US$1,329 for Solaris Unix. Localized versions in French and German are expected to ship at the same time. Registered users can upgrade to Adobe FrameMaker 8 for an estimated price of US$299 for Windows and US$429 for Solaris Unix. Adobe FrameMaker Server 8 is expected to ship in October 2007 at an estimated price of US$7,999 and registered users can upgrade for an estimated price of US$3,999. http://www.adobe.com

EMC announced they have acquired Dutch XML content management company X-Hive. X-Hive brings XML tools to the Documentum content management division of EMC. All X-Hive employees will stay on board, and the company will immediately hire new staff. Terms were not disclosed. http://www.x-hive.com/, http://www.emc.com

Basis Technology announced the release of its Arabic Desktop Suite, a trio of productivity applications for Microsoft Windows. This suite enables translators, report writers, and intelligence analysts to translate foreign names from Arabic and Persian into the Latin alphabet, in conformance with mandated government standards. It also includes applications for locating Middle Eastern place names against maps, and for typing Arabic with an ordinary English keyboard. This Microsoft Office plug-in standardizes names of people, places, and organizations from Arabic or Persian into any of several official transliteration standards. Transliteration Assistant (XA) may also be used to automate the translation of large lists or directories of names, as might appear in phone books, catalogs, or databases. The interactive, map-viewing application employs sophisticated fuzzy search technology to locate geographic features on high-resolution maps. Arabic Editor enables Arabic speakers at all levels of ability to compose, edit, and analyze Arabic documents from an ordinary English keyboard. The user types in Arabic using English letters representing Arabic sounds. Within an hour, a new user can be competently typing Arabic using this application, a quicker study than learning the conventional Arabic keyboard layout. Arabic Desktop Suite is available immediately. System requirements: Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office XP or 2003. Contact Basis Technology for a free evaluation copy. http://www.basistech.com

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced the advancement of "Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 2.1" to Candidate Recommendation. Implementation feedback is welcome through 20 December. CSS is one of the Web's most widely implemented languages. By separating the presentation of style from the content of documents, CSS simplifies Web authoring and site maintenance. CSS 2.1 is derived from and is intended to replace CSS Level 2. A snapshot of usage, the specification brings the language in line with implementations, fixes errata and adds a few highly requested features including the inline-block value for the display property, the color orange and the values pre-wrap and pre-line for the white-space property. http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-CSS21-20070719/, http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

Zoho announced its free office applications are now available on Facebook. This mashup of online office applications and social networking lets Facebook users with Zoho accounts create, view, and edit Zoho Writer documents, Zoho Sheet spreadsheets, and Zoho Show presentations from Facebook. Shared documents can also be viewed and edited. Facebook users get a unified view of their Zoho documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, which are all displayed on a single page. Zoho says they are committed to on-going development for Facebook with forthcoming features such as the ability to browse Facebook friends' publicly shared documents. http://www.zoho.com, http://www.adventnet.com

Google Announced Custom Search Business Edition, designed for small-to-medium-sized businesses. It fits in between their search appliance and the free custom search you can set-up with advertising. With Google Custom Search Business Edition, you can put a Google search box on your website - and let visitors access search results from any website or websites that you choose. No hardware or software installations are required to use Custom Search Business Edition. To add a search engine to your website, complete the short setup wizard and then copy and paste a snippet of code into your site. Once your search engine is added to your website, there's nothing more you have to do to manage it; it'll work just as Google.com. And you can enhance and modify your search engine by visiting your search engine's control panel. If you wish to significantly change the look and feel of your search engine, you can build your own user interface and integrate an XML feed of search results. Google Custom Search Business Edition costs $100 per year for websites of up to 5,000 web pages, and $500 per year for websites of up to 50,000 pages. http://www.google.com/enterprise/csbe/features.html

Day Software (SWX:DAYN)(OTC:DYIHY) announced general availability of its new, stand-alone digital asset management solution. Part of Day's Communiqué family of products, Communiqué Digital Asset Management (CQ DAM) is a content application that leverages JCR (JSR 170). CQ DAM provides centralized management for all digital media files and essential metadata information, all within the context of creative workflows. The product also leverages Web 2.0 design features such as an AJAX user interface. The new solution includes DAM services such as a metadata management engine, version control, user and workgroup management, as well as integration with relevant 3rd party tools. CQ DAM also provides intellectual property protection by creating dynamic rules for each asset or asset class in order to control access and user rights. http://www.day.com

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) announced the availability of new technologies in the FAST Enterprise Search Platform (FAST ESP) that integrate with and extend the enterprise search capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. In addition to supporting 80 languages, FAST ESP will enable Office SharePoint Server's users to employ advanced navigation capabilities to refine results and find facts, using FAST's Contextual Insight technology. It also uses Office SharePoint Server as a platform, extending Web Parts capabilities to expose customers and industry partners to more relevant information. http://www.microsoft.com/, http://www.fastsearch.com/

IXIASOFT announced an OEM agreement with Nstein Technologies. Under the agreement, IXIASOFT's TEXTML Server is licensed to Nstein for its Ntelligent Content Management Suite, a content management and semantic analysis solution that is geared entirely toward publishers' specific needs. The NCM Suite delivers a solution for digital asset and web content management, helping organizations migrate from print to cross media publishing strategies. By embedding TEXTML Server as a component of its NCM Suite, Nstein provides organizations with a scalable and flexible XML content database capable of handling large volumes of information. TEXTML Server also provides the NCM Suite with advanced searching capabilities for information retrieval. http://www.ixiasoft.com

Astoria Software and technical documentation services provider, Collabis Corporation announced a partnership that expands the Astoria On-Demand universe to include a professional services organization. Now, customers can turn to Collabis for help accelerating their Astoria On-Demand implementations and streamlining their product documentation workloads. Astoria On-Demand customers who engage Collabis will find the company has expertise in Astoria's on-demand solution for structured content management as well as expertise with a variety of content authoring tools, including Arbortext, WordML, and XMetaL. Collabis is also skilled in technical writing and authoring to the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) standard. Manufacturers have an Astoria-endorsed partner they can rely on to augment their internal documentation teams when necessary. http://www.astoriasoftware.com, http://www.collabis.com

Open-Xchange Inc., announced collaboration software designed to make it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to take advantage of open source without requiring prior Linux know-how. Open-Xchange Express Edition includes the tools required by companies to facilitate communication and teamwork. The product does not require a licensed operating system or any other software prior to installation. Open-Xchange Express Edition "transforms a bare metal computer into a fully-functional e-mail and groupware Server" integrating the Ubuntu operating system. Open-Xchange Express Edition supports standard groupware clients, such as Microsoft Outlook. Outlook users on Open-Xchange Express Edition can synchronize public, private, and shared folders, accept or decline appointments through Outlook, manage private appointments, tasks, contacts, and "Free/Busy" status. In addition, Open- Xchange Express Edition's AJAX-based web interface is always accessible to users, regardless of platform. Open-Xchange Express Edition offers enterprise users smart links between calendar appointments, task lists, contacts, documents, bookmarks, and knowledge articles. Open-Xchange Express Edition is available today at the Open-Xchange Online Shop and through resellers. Prices for end customers start at US$ 898 / euro 691. Governmental, non- profit organizations and educational organizations are eligible for discounts. All prices exclude VAT. http://www.open-xchange.com/

SchemaLogic announced the release of its Business Semantics Management software specifically designed for media and publishing enterprises. SchemaLogic also announced today that it has completed its Series C round of financing which raised $12.7 million in additional funds. This funding, led by Goldman Sachs, will enable SchemaLogic to bolster efforts within the media and publishing vertical market as well as other focused vertical markets including oil & gas, government, and life sciences. SchemaLogic provides a solution for customers to implement a collaborative process that enables writers, photographers, and editors to participate in the development and enrichment of the underlying "content tags" that describe information in a dynamic, environment, and they do not have to change the way they use their own terminology. Content tagging is a method of identifying and labeling information assets including audio, video, news stories, and other web content using text descriptions. SchemaLogic's software manages the definition and relationships between content tags so that each individual in each department can continue to work in a way that makes sense for them, while the semantic differences are resolved by the technology. SchemaLogic's solution provides a framework that enables companies to model the structures and relationships of business language that define corporate knowledge and content. The SchemaLogic Enterprise Suite facilitates dynamic changes to the business semantic models through a Web-based governance and collaboration process that enables participation across organizational, corporate and industry boundaries. http://www.schemalogic.com/

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced the advancement of "XHTML Basic 1.1" to Candidate Recommendation. The specification adds four new features for small devices which are the language's primary users. Version 1.1 is intended to be the convergence of the "XHTML Basic 1.0" W3C Recommendation for mobile devices, released in coordination with the WAP Forum in 2000, and the Open Mobile Alliance ( OMA ) XHTML Mobile profile. Implementation feedback is welcome through 31 August. http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-xhtml-basic-20070713/

anjoka, Inc. has announced the launch of WebEditor+, a do-it-yourself web site management tool that provides businesses the ability to update their web sites anywhere, anytime at a price that even the smallest, non-profit organizations can afford. This web management tool puts the control of web content in the hands of the web site owner and gives them the ability to publish their information when they need it. With no software to load on a computer, WebEditor+ allows the user to gain control of the content posted on their site. As easily as it takes the user to fill out a registration page and operate standard word processing controls, they can edit their web site. WebEditor+ pricing is a per-month usage fee, not per edit. Users choose a package based on how many pages of their site they would like to access and they can edit those pages as frequently as they like. This month, companies are invited to take WebEditor+ for a 14-day free trial at http://www.webeditorplus.com

MadCap Software announced the debut of the Web 2.0-enabled MadCap Feedback Service in conjunction with the launch of MadCap Flare 3.0. MadCap's newest offerings open the door to collaboration among content development teams and the readers of their documentation. Through "Web 2.0 communications", end users can now become an extension of the documentation team. Incorporating Web 2.0 community capabilities, MadCap Feedback allows readers to add their own comments to Help content. Feedback Explorer, which is available both as part of the Flare interface and as a standalone application, lets content developers view and track all reader activity. MadCap Flare 3.0 is the newest version of the native-XML content authoring software that enables single-source publishing across multiple channels from multiple products. New features in Version 3.0 include integration with source control solutions to manage project versions, expanded import and support capabilities for Adobe FrameMaker, runtime merging of multiple projects, and advanced search capabilities through a new online format, WebHelp Plus. Pricing for Flare 3.0 is $899 per license. The MadPak bundled suite featuring Flare 3.0, MadCap Capture, MadCap Mimic, and MadCap Echo is priced at $1,416 per license. Version 3.0 upgrades for current Flare users are available for $499. The MadCap Feedback Service is offered in increments of 3, 6, or 12 months, with prices starting at $400 for a 3-month subscription. All products and services are available. http://www.madcapsoftware.com/

ClearStory Systems, Inc., announced the newest release of its digital asset management system, ActiveMedia with Workflow Automation. Built on an enterprise-class, commercial-grade business process management (BPM) engine, ActiveMedia with Workflow Automation is able to automate processes at every point in the digital media supply chain, extending digital media management into a broader enterprise workflow. ActiveMedia with Workflow Automation extends the capability and value of ClearStory's ActiveMedia DAM solution beyond traditional transformation, cataloging and repository services, to manage digital media projects, creative workflow, review and approval; and automate system events, asset management functions, and email notification. It extends to users outside the system such as legal teams approving projects, printers who require automatic asset delivery upon completion, web content management and other enterprise applications. ActiveMedia with Workflow Automation will be available in August. http://www.clearstorysystems.com

Digitaria, a full-service digital marketing and technology firm, and Sitecore, provider of .NET Web Content Management (WCM) and portal software, announced a strategic partnership. Digitaria clients can now leverage Sitecore WCM to manage the content of their Web sites and intranets. Digitaria will use Sitecore WCM to build advanced and interactive Web sites. Sitecore WCM enables Digitaria to provide Web 2.0 functionality such as content tagging, advanced multimedia delivery and integrated social networking features. http://www.digitaria.com, http://www.sitecore.com

Fast Search & Transfer (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FAST) announced the acquisition of AgentArts, Inc., a personalization and recommendation technology company. By adding personalization and recommendation capabilities to the FAST product line, including the FAST enterprise search platform (FAST ESP), FAST can offer these features as part of a fully integrated platform. AgentArts' technology translates various types of user activity into meaningful content relationships which then power a wide variety of recommendation features. The technology uncovers online user habits and recommends content and promotions based on user patterns, as well as enabling social recommendations and Web 2.0 features - such as enabling consumers to discover and explore valued content via insight from other people with similar interests. http://www.fastsearch.com, http://www.agentarts.com/

Liferay announced the release of Liferay Portal 4.3. The latest version of the portal features a revamped user interface and improvements in performance. Among features enhancing the user experience is Liferay Portal's new Freeform or "WebOS" theme, which mirrors the look and feel of a standard desktop environment. Portal applications (portlets) can now be moved, layered, and resized as users wish without restriction. Liferay Portal 4.3 also introduces the Web 2.0 convention of tagging, bringing user-driven content categorization to the enterprise. Liferay Portal has been streamlined to leverage the Spring framework more deeply to eliminate the need for EJBs, and tuning of the persistence layer has further improved scalability and reduced system requirements. Version 4.3 is available at no cost under the MIT license and is available for immediate download. http://www.liferay.com/

CommVault (NASDAQ:CVLT) announced its next software release, now called the CommVault Simpana 7.0 software suite. CommVault Simpana 7.0 software helps companies store, manage and discover enterprise information across all tiers of storage. CommVault Simpana 7.0 suite provides major enhancements to data protection, archiving and replication solutions, additional platform coverage, and also delivers new product features, including: Enterprise-wide Search and Discovery; Single Instance Store (SIS); High Performance Content Indexing; Data Classification; Expanded Security and Encryption Capabilities; and Post-processing for Encryption, Content Indexing and SIS. The CommVault Simpana 7.0 suite creates a virtual information pool of searchable content from files, emails and attachments stored across separate backup, archive and online data sets. Corporate users can access in real-time current and historical information through a web-based interface. The entire CommVault Simpana 7.0 suite including all the features, products and enhancements detailed in this press release, is currently available. Pricing for specific configurations is available upon request. http://www.commvault.com

Hyperwave and TechRP have entered discussions to deliver presence awareness and real time collaboration to Microsoft SharePoint (MOSS) and Open Text Livelink platforms using Hyperwave's eConferencing Suite. The Hyperwave eConferencing Suite provides a full range of support for planned and ad hoc collaboration for document editingin MOSS and Livelink, including: Scheduled or spontaneous collaborative sessions for a freely definable number of participants; Presence awareness of users in context with content - immediate status display of the author of a document and on demand collaboration access; Voice and video over IP; Public and private text chat; White boarding, application sharing, desktop sharing, and partial monitor sharing; and, Session save and re-play features, including permission control for access to saved sessions. The Hyperwave eConferencing Suite can run as a stand alone application or as a fully integrated extension of the MOSS and Livelink ECM platforms. Users can see at a glance which colleagues are online and available. With a click of a mouse they can start an instant chat, voice, video, whiteboard, and application or desktop sharing session. The eConferencing Suite also offers a selection of tailored meeting templates. http://www.hyperwave.com, http://www.techrp.com