Adobe Systems Incorporated introduced the Adobe Acrobat 6.0 product line, a major upgrade and expansion of the company’s software application and a component of its solutions for integrating documents into business processes. The new Acrobat 6.0 family — Acrobat 6.0 Professional, Acrobat 6.0 Standard and Acrobat Elements — offers different levels of functionality to address specific customer needs. The most comprehensive product, Acrobat 6.0 Professional, helps business, creative and engineering professionals who work with complex, graphically rich layouts to improve the process of document exchange, review and archive. Acrobat 6.0 Standard enables workgroups to simplify document reviews using intuitive tools and a new, task-based interface. Acrobat Elements is a volume-license-only product that allows enterprises to place inexpensive Adobe PDF creation capability on every desktop, enabling reliable document distribution. The company also announced Adobe Reader 6.0 software (expected to be available in by the end of May 2003), an upgrade and re-naming of the free Acrobat Reader. Information about the availability of other language versions of the Acrobat 6.0 product line, pricing, upgrade and support policies, is available at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat
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Adobe Systems Incorporated announced an XML architecture for document creation, collaboration and process management across the enterprise. The new XML architecture provides a framework for extending business processes inside and outside the firewall. Key components include intelligent forms, process automation, data integration, security and publishing for archiving and printing. The architecture will be supported across Adobe’s client and server solutions. It will take advantage of XML for integration and bring continuity to business processes by presenting XML data in PDF for sharing, viewing and interacting through Acrobat 6.0 software or Adobe Reader. The architecture also enables dynamic rendering of PDF documents from XML for publishing or archiving with XMP meta data for search and retrieval. All XML tools work directly with Adobe’s XML architecture which supports Namespaces, XSLT, XPath, XML Schema and XML Digital Signatures. Over the coming months, Adobe will deliver a new tool for designing XML and PDF templates and forms; make the XML architecture specification publicly available and deliver an XML toolkit for developers. www.adobe.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced a broad strategic initiative targeting costs and operational inefficiencies caused by disconnected data and document processes across the extended enterprise. Adobe is leveraging XML and PDF, products and technologies from Adobe and its partners, along with new system integrator relationships to deliver customized solutions adapted to enterprise requirements. Adobe’s solutions address automating forms, eliminating paper, and keeping compliant with government initiatives. Key components of the solution are Adobe’s new Acrobat 6.0 family and Adobe’s XML architecture. The company also announced alliances with IBM, Intel, Access, Documentum, and PTC to deliver complete end-to-end document processes for applications such as content management, digital signatures, and product lifecycle management. Adobe is also working with IBM, Documentum and Open Text and SAP, to bridge the gap between structured and unstructured data. In the manufacturing segment, software from PTC and Agile will link with Adobe Acrobat desktop software to help companies manage the product lifecycle process with review and mark-up capabilities. www.adobe.com
PureEdge Solutions Inc. announced that it is working with IBM to offer an integrated digital content management infrastructure for business process automation. PureEdge is now an IBM Advanced Level Partner, and the two companies will co-market the solution to North American enterprises and government agencies. PureEdges intelligent XML front end integrates with IBMs back end infrastructure offerings to manage process-related content through the lifecycle of each business process, including creation, routing, management and archiving. IBM technology forms the back end of the offering and includes IBM DB2 Content Manager, DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Application Server, Tivoli Identity Manager and Tivoli Access Manager. Users have the ability to digitally sign documents, use both adhoc and structured routing, work remotely, move data in and out of corporate systems, and store all elements of a process in one secure file. General availability for the packaged integration offering from PureEdge is slated for June 2003. www.pureedge.com
Inxight Software, Inc. announced a new alliance with Plumtree Software. Plumtree has licensed Inxight’s language processing technology, Inxight LinguistX Platform, to expand the multilingual search capabilities in Plumtree Search Server. Plumtree Search Server queries and indexes content including project documents stored by Plumtree Collaboration Server, Web pages managed by Plumtree Content Server, and content indexed from file systems, Web sites and document databases into the portal’s document directory. With the added multilingual functionality from Inxight, Plumtree Search Server will provide more extensive search returns for international customers. Plumtree Search Server indexes content in the portal’s document directory and frees administrators from having to manage multiple search indexes. Inxight’s technology will add advanced linguistic features for identifying core search terms in multiple languages within Plumtree Search Server. www.inxight.com
FileNet Corporation announced it has acquired Shana Corporation, a provider of electronic forms software. This acquisition will provide FileNet with the technology and experience to address enterprise Forms Management. FileNet and Shana have been marketing an integrated eForms solution for the past year through an OEM partnership. The purchase of Shana is an all cash transaction valued at approximately $8.5 million to acquire all stock in Shana Corporation. Shana’s technical development team will form the core of FileNet’s Canada-based development center and will support further FileNet product development, as well as customer support of FileNet’s eForms offering. Additionally, the company announced the availability of Virtual Content Management (VCM) capabilities for its FileNet P8 product line. With VCM, FileNet customers can access and use content stored in third party repositories including Content Management repositories from IBM, Documentum, and Microsoft, among others. VCM is available as an option to FileNet’s P8 Business Process Manager, Content Manager and Web Content Manager suites. www.filenet.com
