Zope Corporation announced the release of Zope 2.6.1, the latest version of the open source application server. The new release is the first to contain a majority of enhancements from the Zope community. Zope 2.6.1 has improved internationalization and translation support for page templates and enhanced full-text indexing, with faster results and better handling of world languages. System administrators will appreciate the improved OS signal handling and log rotation support. High volume web sites will benefit from improved object cache control, providing better performance with lower memory usage. With this release, Linux and Solaris binary builds now include Python 2.1.3 with large file support, providing pre-packaged support for large site deployments. Zope 2.6.1 can be downloaded from www.zope.org
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InStranet, Inc., provider of Content-Based Applications for the Enterprise, announced the release of its new Contact Centers In-Line Application, an enterprise software application designed to automate the content-rich processes of creating, distributing, monitoring, evaluating and managing product and support documents for contact centers. Using a content engine in combination with user-profile security rules, CCIL automatically filters agent content access based on customizable factors such as: job title, market focus, product specialty, contact center site, awareness level, training rating and language. With CCIL, critical documents and content can be found quickly using the integrated search capability. Furthermore, documents can be segmented using an algorithm to ensure that content is “smart” and provides an agent exactly the right information at the right time. CCIL is easily linked to CRM systems and other business channels through InStranets J2EE-based applications exchange infrastructure. www.InStranet.com
iMakeNews announced the launch of its Weblog management or ‘blogging’ service, DirectBlog. The new service enables businesses to harness the power of Weblogs, which provide untapped channels for e-marketing, knowledge management, sales and collaborative communications. Through DirectBlog, organizations will be able to publish and e-mail customized and personalized Weblogs to segmented groups. DirectBlog will be available to companies and iMakeNews’ reseller network in April 2003. DirectBlog provides iMakeNews customers and channel partners with all of the technical abilities of a ‘blog, along with the features and flexibility of iMakeNews’ e-marketing services. Individuals already using the firm’s Web-based content management, design, subscription management, data analysis, and other tools can extend their application to ‘blogging. Through a single user interface, they can create, maintain and e-mail ‘blogs on a “one-to-one” basis. www.imakenews.com
Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. has entered into a partnership agreement with Documentum. ThomasTech builds content management and publishing solutions for industrial manufacturers and commercial publishers. The company will integrate Documentum’s software, along with other applications, into the end-to-end technology solutions it provides to clients worldwide. ThomasTech is one of a few Documentum partners offering data conversion and pre-press services, thus providing a complete range of content management capabilities to clients. www.thomastechsolutions.com
Equilibrium announced the availability of Equilibrium MediaRich Image Server 3.0. MediaRich 3.0 is server-based templating software that automates image production and enables the dynamic delivery of visual assets to the Web, wireless and print media. New features in version 3.0 include the ability to generate thumbnail previews for searching images and multi-page documents created in Microsoft Office applications such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer. MediaRich 3.0 also supports native-CMYK images to preserve the CMYK data when performing operations directly onto the image. MediaRich 3.0 supports the creation and extraction of ZIP archives, which is useful for companies that allow customers to save images directly from their site. MediaRich 3.0 has a new COM interface for administrative functions such as cache clearing and dependency checking. With added support for virtual file systems and FSNet plug-in, MediaRich 3.0 accesses image source files by defining a number of virtual file systems, which indicates the root of a file tree on a system or network. The FSNet plug-in can implement HTTP and FTP access via standard URLs by defining virtual file systems named ‘http’ and ‘ftp’. This even has support for Microsoft’s “integrated” authentication method. www.equilibrium.com
OpenLink Software, Inc., a provider of universal data access and enterprise information integration middleware, announces the commercial release date of Virtuoso 3.0 — the latest edition of its cross platform Virtual Database for SQL, XML, and Web Services. The new release enables transparent and concurrent access in real-time to heterogeneous data sources that include ODBC/JDBC/OLE DB/.NET- accessible databases, XML documents through XML, XPath, and XQuery, and data-set oriented Web Services. It also integrates transparently with runtime environments for distributed computing such as Microsoft .NET, Mono, and J2EE, enabling the creation and hosting of WSDL-compliant XML Web Services, Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, and User Defined Types that are written in Java or any .NET bound language. Virtuoso 3.0 is currently available in public beta form for the following platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and UNIX. It will be commercially available during the first week of March 2003. Virtuoso 3.0 is available for download. www.openlinksw.com/virtuoso
IXIASOFT announced the public availability of the beta version for the IXIASOFT Integration Kit for Microsoft Content Management Server 2002. IXIASOFT will make available the Integration Kit for TEXTML server. The integration enables Content Management Server 2002 developers and system integrators to deploy sites that take advantage of TEXTML Server’s XML search technology. Combined with Microsoft Content Management Server 2002, which produces and publishes XML content natively, TEXTML Server accelerates the development of XML search capabilities. The integration kit consists of .NET Composite Controls that can be dragged and dropped from the Visual Studio .NET toolbox into a Content Management Server 2002 site being developed. These customizable controls will enable developers to provide search and sort functionalities on postings based on the content of placeholders, properties and custom properties. The Integration Kit is available for developers and system integrators from the IXIASOFT website. The IXIASOFT support team is available to offer assistance for the installation and configuration of the Kit and explain its functionality. www.ixiasoft.com
Vignette Corp. announced the general availability of its new series of Vignette Portal Suites, part of the Vignette V7 family of products. The Vignette Portal Group Suite, Vignette Portal Business Suite and Vignette Portal Enterprise Suite offer organizations of all sizes out-of-the-box functionality designed to give them unified management of their online properties. Customers can take advantage of Vignette Portal Suites in three suite packages tailored to different needs. Each suite supports XML, J2EE, .NET and Web Services to leverage existing information and systems. Each suite is also compatible with the others, allowing organizations to expand to additional functionality in the future. Through a newly launched program, Vignette offers current customers the opportunity to be ‘Up and Running’ with a new Vignette Portal Group Suite implementation within 30 days. Vignette Portal Suites are now available and shipping to customers. Licensing costs for Vignette Portal Suites begin at $150,000. www.vignette.com
