Mediasurface announced their latest release, Mediasurface 4.7. When creating or updating content using the CMC, Mediasurface’s content contribution interface, the author can now request the generation of a summary of that content using the theme summarisation feature. Version 4.7 improves the management and monitoring of the Mediasurface Application Engine with introduction of a JMX compliant interface. Reporting on and managing a number of Mediasurface operational areas, including caches, logging and job scheduling. This release adds support for compound documents – content items that contain other content items, such as an article constructed of individual sections, which might be owned by different authors. Additionally, Mediasurface 4.7 allows authors of XML content to preview their documents through user-defined XSL templates. 4.7 offers a range of system based image manipulation capabilities, including the ability to resize, crop, reformat images within the Mediasurface application. www.mediasurface.com
Day: September 29, 2003
SAP AG announced the launch of the “Powered by SAP NetWeaver” initiative, a new program designed to empower SAP partners and ISVs with the SAP NetWeaver technology platform to build new business applications. The new program builds upon the SAP NetWeaver Partner Initiative. Initial participants in the “Powered by SAP NetWeaver” program include Merant, Metreo, TimeVision, Trigo and Vertex. While traditionally SAP has certified companies for component interface compliance, this new program offers companies the entire platform for application development. Companies can achieve “Powered by SAP NetWeaver” status by offering third-party applications deployed by SAP Web Application Server of the SAP NetWeaver platform and accessible through SAP Enterprise Portal via pre-built iViews. Merant’s Collage content management system and Trigo’s Product Center are both “Powered by SAP NetWeaver.” www.sap.com
