Category: Content management & strategy (Page 239 of 464)

Canto announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with MediaDex FZ LLC which will take over the marketing and sales of the Canto Cumulus Single User Products and Options becuase the Single User Product requires different marketing to the Cumulus Workgroup and Enterprise Solutions. MediaDex will be able to focus on the needs of a single professional or home user, and provide them with the right information and products. Canto will closely work with MediaDex to continue developing a product line that will be based upon Canto’s DAM technology. In August 2005, MediaDex will release two products “MediaDex Professional” and “MediaDex Standard” which will be offered as shareware on the MediaDex website. Canto will focus on marketing and selling the Cumulus Workgroup and Enterprise Server Solutions, with a strategy that includes the immediate release of Cumulus 6.6 and new solutions bundles. http://www.canto.com

Stellent, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEL) released version 7.5 of Stellent Site Studio, the multi-site Web content management component of their Universal Content Management system. The application provides a software infrastructure for developing and managing intranet sites and document/records management applications; supplier, distribution and customer extranets; localized Web sites; public micro-sites; and the delivery of content and services to portals and application servers. Site Studio 7.5 enables companies to better handle Web sites throughout their lifecycle by offering Web site project files managed as content items within Stellent Content Server. Version 7.5 also provides a single-click Web site snapshot and restore functionality. Other new Web site lifecycle management features include an asset manager tool, and the ability for designers to easily mark Web site sections for “contribution only,”. A new Web content comparison feature allows users to compare current changes to a previous version of site content. With new usage reports, users can determine directly from the contribution Web site where a specific content item is used across one or multiple sites. New in-context region contribution functionality allows contributors to create new content directly within the contribution Web site. A new extensible element validation wizard allows Web developers to establish rules for Web sites. Version 7.5 also provides added tools and features for more easily deploying Section 508- and W3C WAI-compliant Web sites. http://www.stellent.com

Altova introduced AltovaXML, an XML standards processor that includes the same XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery, and XML validation engines that drive its own XML development tools. Software developers can download AltovaXML from the Altova Web site at no cost and use it within their own custom applications royalty-free. AltovaXML provides developers with an XSLT 1.0 engine, XSLT 2.0 engine, XQuery 1.0 engine, and XML validating parser together with COM, Java, and .NET interfaces so that it can be used from a variety of applications. Developers can also call its functionality from the command line. AltovaXML is a royalty-free XML standards processor to support schema-awareness in XSLT 2.0. AltovaXML is suitable for use in both client and server-side application development. Some example applications that can use the AltovaXML engines include: XML-based single source or multi-channel publishing applications that require content entered by users to be checked for validity according to a specific schema and transformed into HTML or other formats through XSLT processing; Data integration applications that transform existing XML documents into a format consistent with a new schema via XSLT or XQuery processing; Web services applications that search for and retrieve data from XML documents via XQuery processing, then present the results in valid XHTML Web pages by transforming them using schema-aware XSLT 2.0 processing. AltovaXML is offered under a free license and is immediately available with no key code required for activation. http://www.altova.com

Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ:IWOV) announced that it is enabling accounting firms to streamline the document management process through an integration between its WorkSite Collaborative Document Management (CDM) system and CaseWare Working Papers, an engagement management application. As result of the integration, accounting firms can now more easily and efficiently create and manage complete client engagement files – including electronic documents, scanned paper documents, e-mails, and records – in one central Web-based CDM system. The integration, named CaseLink, was developed by Interwoven systems integrator partner RBRO Solutions, Inc. CaseWare Working Papers is an engagement management application that is widely used by accounting firms throughout the industry. Firms use the application to collect and manage all client engagement-related information, as well as to produce corresponding financial statements. Accounting firm professionals and clients will also get easy access to financial statements, reports, and other content regardless of whether they have access to the CaseWare application. With Interwoven WorkSite, they can securely access all relevant client information through Microsoft Office, or via a Web-based system. , http://www.rbrosolutions.com,

Artemis Corp. announced the v1.1 release of CMS.RAPID with new features and improved SharePoint Portal integration story. CMS.RAPID enhances the core functionality of the Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) and provides a framework that enables web application and content management extensibility. RAPID is built in .NET and sits on top of Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 (MCMS). It works with both Standard and Enterprise Editions of MCMS and provides enhancements over and above the core product while leveraging all the assets and capabilities of the Microsoft CMS platform. CMS.RAPID is available for download from the CMS.RAPID website.

Mediasurface announced a strategic partnership with SiteMorse to allow Mediasurface customers the opportunity to further enhance their website accessibility, availability and performance. The partnership will allow Mediasurface to deliver reports for its customers and help them to maintain a consistent and fully functioning site. SiteMorse reports look in-depth at the pages of a website, highlighting errors (with hundreds of individual checks) such as broken links, email failures, meta data and page tagging, operation, accessibility, performance and compliance. , http://www.sitemorse.com

Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ:IWOV) announced an expanded relationship under which Sun Microsystems, Inc. will resell the Interwoven ECM platform for enterprise content and compliance customers. By combining Sun’s Java Enterprise System software, Sun Fire enterprise servers, and Sun StorEdge products with the Interwoven ECM platform, Sun’s Client Solutions Organization can provide complete systems for governments, enterprises, and service providers for management of content including: enterprise content and records management; secure storage and archiving; identity management; and business process compliance. The two companies will engage in joint sales and marketing activities to provide solutions that integrate Interwoven ECM software with Sun’s Java enterprise software, server and storage products.

IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire PureEdge Solutions Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. PureEdge is a developer of electronic forms (or e-forms), which help companies customize the employee interface to business applications and enables the capture, process, and display of business data. IBM will integrate PureEdge e-forms into its portfolio of collaboration technology, including IBM Workplace and Lotus offerings. PureEdge technology takes back-end corporate data and applications – such as inventory figures, customer data or pricing information – and presents it to end-users in a standardized, customizable template. PureEdge e-forms are based on XML. Full XML compliance is one of the reasons why PureEdge is one of the leading providers of e-forms and business process automation solutions. PureEdge has been an active supporter of the industry standard for electronic form documents called XForms to allow interoperability without limiting the choice in software, operating system or computing platform. PureEdge will add strategic value to IBM’s broader portfolio of On Demand software solutions through tight alignment with IBM Workplace, IBM’s WebSphere and IBM Content Manager offerings. http://www.software.ibm.com