Citrix Systems, Inc. announced its participation in Interwoven’s PortalReady partner program and plans to integrate Interwoven’s Content Infrastructure product suite with Citrix XPS portal software. The product integration will give Citrix customers’ non-technical users the ability to easily add content and update portals created with Citrix XPS. Customers will access key TeamSite software features including workflow, content management categorization and multi-channel support through a Citrix Content Delivery Agent (CDA) that works directly with users’ XPS portals. Citrix will use Interwoven’s PortalReady SDK (Software Development Kit) to develop the integrated solution. In addition to Citrix joining Interwoven’s PortalReady partner program, Interwoven has also joined the Citrix Business Alliance Internet Solutions Program. www.interwoven.com, www.citrix.com
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Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Requisite Technology, Inc., announced a strategic business alliance that allows Mitsui to resell Requisite’s catalog content management solutions to help drive the adoption of e-commerce and e-procurement in Japan. As a master reseller, Mitsui will market and sell Requisite’s eMerge content management system, eMerge Contract Manager, and its BugsEye catalog finding engine. Also available through the alliance will be the newly launched Requisite Supplier Hub, an interactive, collaborative environment for suppliers to create and maintain their product information and content, making that content available to buying organizations and e-marketplaces. www.requisite.xm.mitsui.co.jp
Idetix Software Systems Inc. announces the availability of the Revize v3.5 Content Management and Delivery System (CMDS). A platform and web server independent content management software built in Pure Java, Revize enables non-technical content editors to manage and change their own content and workflow permissions in a “management” controlled environment. This is accomplished using any device that supports a standard web browser, whether in the office at home or on the move. In addition, the software is engineered as infrastructure software for ASP’s, and ISP’s and can be offered to their customers as a dedicated or shared service. Feature highlights of this new release include a developer-driven architecture, advanced authorization and workflow tools, a multiple Idetix “webSpace” manager, and more. Revize 3.5 is now shipping, and is available to enterprises at a price of $48,000 U.S. with 10 webSpaces included. Education and non-profit organizations can purchase Revize at a price of $24,000 U.S. www.idetix.com
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. and Sail Labs have entered into an alliance to jointly deliver enterprise language management solutions. The two companies have combined translation memory, machine translation (MT), terminology management and workflow automation and will jointly develop and market customized implementations for enterprises requiring fast, affordable, high-quality translation. www.lionbridge.com, www.sail-labs.com
Engage, Inc. announced it has enhanced several of its software products and combined them into a single, integrated Content Management Solution for Multichannel Marketing. The new solution is designed to enable marketers, publishers, and their suppliers, such as advertising agencies and printing companies, to streamline the planning and delivery of their multichannel marketing programs. Engage’s new solution for multichannel marketers combines workflow automation and digital asset management software with the capability to deliver marketing programs across both traditional and new media channels. This allows marketers, agencies, and publishers to address the challenges of tighter budgets, shorter delivery timeframes, and proliferating communications channels. Two of the three products included in the solution – ContentServer and ApprovalServer – are being enhanced for this rollout. The third, PromoManager, was unveiled in July. Engage’s Content Management Solution for Multichannel Marketing is available immediately. ContentServer 7 is available as a field-ready test version and is expected to be generally available in calendar Q1 2002. ApprovalServer 1.2 and PromoPlanner 1.11 are expected to be available in calendar Q4 2001. PromoManager 1.7 and AdManager 5.5 are currently shipping. www.engage.com
Ascential Software Corporation announced the second release and immediate availability of the Ascential Media360 Digital Asset Management solution. Media360 version 2.1 introduces improved functionality across several Media360 modules, in the areas of performance, integration and interoperability.
Media360 is a key part of Ascential’s product portfolio for Information Asset Management. With this release, Media360 offers advanced workflow management. It offers real-time access to video and audio data while it is being ingested. Media360 version 2.1 introduces improved functionality across several Media360 modules, in the areas of performance, integration and interoperability. www.ascentialsoftware.com
FpML.org has published Financial products Markup Language Version 2.0 as a working draft and is seeking comments from interested parties before issuing a last call working draft. Version 2 extends coverage to interest rate option and swaps. The working draft can be obtained via www.fpml.org/spec/index.html. Comments on the working draft are requested by Friday, 9th November 2001 via fpml-issues@yahoogroups.com. The final step in the progress of Version 2.0 is to be endorsed as a Recommendation by FpML.org. A Recommendation reflects consensus within FpML.org, as represented by approval from the Standards Committee. The Standards Committee considers that the ideas or technology specified by a Recommendation are appropriate for widespread deployment and promote the mission of FpML.org. FpML.org endorsed FpML version 1.0 in May 2001. It covers interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements. www.fpml.org
SilverStream Software, Inc. and Autonomy, Inc. announced they have entered into an OEM agreement to embed a core piece of Autonomy’s dynamic reasoning engine within SilverStream eXtendDirector 3.0 (eXtend Director). A key piece of the SilverStream eXtend product suite, eXtend Director 3.0 has a comprehensive set of capabilities for consuming and delivering dynamic content, data and Web Services in a relevant way to customers, partners and employees on any device. Available today in beta eXtend Director is J2EE compliant and runs on J2EE application servers including the SilverStream eXtend Application Server. Autonomy’s technology enhances eXtend Director’s content management subsystem by enabling computers to automatically analyze and rank concepts within unstructured information — including email, voicemail, Web pages and word documents — so that it can be categorized, linked to related information and delivered to the appropriate person. www.autonomy.com/, www.silverstream.com
