Microsoft Corp. announced that SharePoint Portal Server 2003 customers will now be able to customize their portal sites (in addition to Windows SharePoint Services sites) with Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003. Users will be able to: create custom Web Part pages, based on the drag-and-drop functionality of reusable Web Parts, which connect to information or applications elsewhere in the organization; use Web Part connections to build solutions that span multiple Web Parts pages; add, edit and configure Web Part zones – even without starting FrontPage; save custom Web Parts to a site catalog for reuse; use live XSLT Data Views to bring external data into SharePoint Portal sites; deploy data-driven pages on new Web sites using Web packages and reusable collections of Web pages; and create Web logs, issue-tracking lists, and news and reviews sites with just a few mouse clicks, and post them to the Web using just their browser. The features in FrontPage 2003 that enable customization of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 are found in the Microsoft Office System Beta 2 Technical Refresh, which also includes the latest versions of both products. The final release of the product will be in summer 2003; pricing will be announced at that time.
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Verity Inc. announced the availability of Verity Ultraseek release 5.1. A highlight of Ultraseek 5.1 is Layout Manager, a graphical user interface that reduces the administrative effort needed to design and deploy multiple search interfaces and results pages. It is designed to give administrators the ability to easily control all aspects of look and feel as well as search options, including results display, default collections, categories, passage-based summaries and spell suggest. Layout Manager allows delegation of this activity to business-line managers. Reporting Manager offers administrators insight into users’ search behaviors and changes in search patterns to permit improvement of search relevance and usability. Detailed analysis reports can be generated on a wide range of search processes to help administrators and business-line managers improve the search relevance on their Web sites, including top search queries, queries yielding no results, top requested documents and query trends.Verity Ultraseek 5.1 also supports new file formats, including Star Office 6.0, OpenOffice 1.0 and .zip documents. www.verity.com
Xythos Software announced that its WebFile Server and CleverPath portlets have been certified ca smart with CleverPath Portal from Computer Associates International, Inc. Xythos Software’s WebFile Server portlets help users access and manage file information directly from within the CleverPath Portal environment, accelerating the centralization of business information at the earliest stage of its life cycle so that it can be more effectively shared and protected. Xythos Software’s WebFile Server portlets provide the flexible file sharing tools required for distributed work environment including content check-in/out, version control, file logging, and controlled access “tickets” for secure external collaboration. CleverPath Portal integrates information and applications into a personalized, intelligent and engaging environment that can be accessed from a web browser, mobile phone or wireless PDA.
Gauss and MDY Advanced Technologies, Inc. announced the first phase of a partnership to integrate VIP Enterprise, Gauss’ Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software suite, with FileSurf, MDY’s Electronic and Physical Records Management Software (RMS) certified under Version II of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.2 Standard. Joint customers will be able to leverage VIP Enterprise to streamline operations by making content accessible for use across business processes, applications, and locations, while FileSurf enables them to reduce the costs of regulatory compliance by automatically classifying, retaining, and protecting this content as corporate records. Under the terms of the initial phase of the partnership agreement, Gauss and MDY will initiate joint marketing and sales efforts and introduce each other into their respective customer bases. The companies expect the integration of the two software solutions to be completed in early fall of 2003. www.gaussvip.com, www.mdy.com
Cadmus Communications Corporation announced it has launched ArticleWorks, a content delivery and digital rights management system that enables publishers and other content providers to deliver content on demand in either printed or secure electronic formats. The ArticleWorks system includes two content delivery services: RapidCopy is a turnkey solution for ordering, tracking and delivering single or multiple copies of the print version of a document. RapidCopy offers a range of features including e-commerce and a service module with reporting features; RapidRights is an application for securing a document with multiple options for accessing the content. RapidRights encrypts and locks a PDF file to a user’s computer and requires no special readers, plug-ins or additional software. www.cadmus.com
Autonomy Corporation plc and Virage, Inc. announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Autonomy will acquire Virage for a purchase price of $1.10 per share in cash. The transaction reflects a fully-diluted cash purchase price of approximately $24.8 million, and a net cash purchase price of approximately $13.3 million adjusted for Virage’s expected cash balance as of September 30, 2003. The Boards of Directors of Autonomy and Virage have approved the transaction, and stockholders representing approximately 40% of Virage’s outstanding shares have signed agreements to vote their shares in favor of the transaction at a special stockholders meeting to vote on the transaction. The transaction is expected to be completed late in the third quarter of 2003. Autonomy expects the transaction to be accretive to earnings per share within six months of closing, and expects to have a cash balance of approximately $110 million following completion of the transaction. Combined Autonomy and Virage products are expected to be generally available during the first quarter following completion of the transaction. www.autonomy.com, www.virage.com
A2i Announces WebSphere Commerce 5.5 Support & Integration for Product Content Management & Catalogs
A2i, Inc. announced that its xCat system will support the new version of IBM’s e-commerce platform, and also provide even tighter integration between the catalog content management capabilities of xCat and the e-commerce capabilities of version 5.5 WebSphere Commerce. In addition to support for WebSphere Commerce 5.5, which expands its capabilities for both B2B and B2C applications, A2i offers compatibility across all of IBM’s strategic software products, including its DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere MQ software, running on a variety of different operating systems, including Linux. www.a2i.com
Inmagic, Inc. announced the release of XML support within its product line, DB/TextWorks with the release of DB/Text WebPublisher PRO v7.0 and related products. Inmagic’s newly announced XML-based products allow customers to edit over the Web, including online validation lists. The upcoming release of DB/Text for Libraries v6.0, which runs on the DB/TextWorks platform, utilizes XML to provide corporate end-users with direct Web access to account information and self-service features such as self-renewal and checkout. In addition, DB/Text WebPublisher PRO utilizes SOAP. The new features in DB/TextWorks, WebPublisher PRO and DB/Text for Libraries complement the announcement earlier this year of Inmagic Content Server, Inmagic’s enterprise level content management solution built on Microsoft SQL Server. www.inmagic.com
