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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

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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

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and tagged: Documentum, EMC, Globalization, Idiom, localization, translation
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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/

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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

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and tagged: EII, JustSystems, XML
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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/

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and tagged: DITA, publishing, techdoc, XyEnterprise
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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/

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and tagged: Astoria, authoring, DITA, In.vision, Microsoft Word, publishing, techdoc, XML
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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

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and tagged: Documentum, ECM, EMC
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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/

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and tagged: compliance, content management, ECM, security, Tablus, Wipro
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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/

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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

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and tagged: Adobe, ColdFusion, WCM, web technology
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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

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and tagged: collaboration, content management, enterprise, Microsoft, portal, search, SharePoint
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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

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and tagged: iPhone, magazines, publishing, Texterity
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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/

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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/

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and tagged: archiving, Autonomy, compliance, e-discovery, enterprise, search, Zantaz
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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

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and tagged: AJAX, enterprise, ICEsoft, Liferay, portal
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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/

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and tagged: Awareness, blogs, collaboration, enterprise, iUpload, social computing, wiki
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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

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and tagged: Adobe, authoring, content management, LCMS, publishing
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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

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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

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and tagged: acquisition, content management, Documentum, ECM, EMC, techdoc, X-Hive, XML
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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

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and tagged: Basis Technology, Globalization, search, translation
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