Corel Corporation unveiled the new version of WordPerfect Office 11, scheduled for North American availability in spring 2003. WordPerfect Office 11 includes new Document Map and Collaborative Review functions, Reveal Codes, and RealTime Preview. A new Classic Mode features the WordPerfect 5.1 user environment, complete with a blue screen interface and WordPerfect 5.1 keystrokes. An enhanced legal toolbar adds features from WordPerfect Law Office Editions, including the Pleading Wizard, Concordance macro tool and Publish to EDGAR. Improved XML integration gives users the ability to publish slide shows, spreadsheets and WordPerfect files to XML. File sharing capabilities include Publish to PDF features in WordPerfect and Presentations, suite-wide Publish to HTML capabilities, and upport for ODMA (Open Document Management API). New email Document Routing capabilities and Microsoft Outlook Address Book connectivity lets users collaborate via Microsoft Outlook. Set for availability in late April, WordPerfect Office 11 will be offered in Standard and Professional editions, with the Professional edition as a license-only offering. WordPerfect Office 11 Standard edition has a suggested retail price (SRP) of $299.99US. Existing users of WordPerfect Office will be eligible to purchase WordPerfect Office 11 Standard at the upgrade SRP of $149.99US. A special edition to serve the education market will be available at an SRP of $99.99 US. www.corel.com
Day: March 4, 2003
Software AG, Inc. announced the availability of a new software component for its Tamino XML Server 4.1 that allows the native XML server to validate digital signatures in support of secure electronic communications. Tamino XML Security Extensions makes the completion of legally binding contracts and other sensitive transactions over the Internet more secure and convenient. Digital signature technology allows the author of an electronic document to digitally “sign” the document and check later to see if the document has been modified without permission. Tamino XML Security Extensions automatically checks whether an electronic document has been given a digital signature, and verifies the validity of the signature during the database storage transaction for the signed document. A Developer Community download for Tamino XML Security Extensions is available. http://developer.softwareag.com/tamino/download.htm
iManage, Inc. announced two partners in the legal and corporate markets: eCM, a provider of outsourced electronic content management and cataloging systems, and Hubbard One, a provider of software to legal departments and law firms. iManage partners resell, deploy and build products and add-ons that complement the iManage WorkSite suite, which delivers document management, collaboration, workflow and knowledge management accessible through an integrated portal in a single integrated Internet solution. eCM provides complete outsourced content management and cataloging solutions for corporate and corporate legal clients. The firm converts content to structured formats to prepare it for electronic distribution applications including e-commerce, electronic publishing and online information services. Hubbard One develops intranets, extranets and Web sites for corporate legal departments and law firms increase. Hubbard One will work with customers to integrate the iManage WorkSite suite with their own software suites: LegalConnect for corporate legal departments and FirmConnect for law firms. www.electriccm.com, www.hubbardone.com, www.imanage.com
