CambridgeDocs announced Linux versions of its xDoc Content Transformation Server (xCTS). The xDoc Content Transformation Server provides XML-based transformations of documents and content from multiple legacy source formats into XML and then publishing to desktop formats, such as Adobe PDF, HTML, and Microsoft Word documents. Linux is the first of a number of Unix platforms that will be supported by CambridgeDocs XML Content Backbone. The xCTS works with J2EE application servers, such as TomCat, EAServer, as well as with Microsoft IIS based applications. The server can be invoked on Linux using its Servlet API or its Java API. The xCTS is available immediately and pricing starts at $9,500 per server. www.cambridgedocs.com
Day: January 26, 2004
Open Text Corporation said it is introducing a new solution that gives life sciences companies a single, unified environment for managing the complex process of assembling, approving, releasing and archiving new drug and medical device applications required to enable human clinical trials and product marketing. Livelink for Collaborative Submissions supports the complete lifecycle of the submissions process, providing tools to exchange information with government regulators, as well as manage and track changes to documents from multiple submissions. Livelink for Collaborative Submissions offers a single system to manage eCTD-compliant submissions to the FDA, the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA), and other regulators. The solution combines document, forms and records management software, content publishing tools and the ability to automate a wide range of processes, from ad hoc to tightly sequenced workflows. Integrated tools such as check-in/out, version history, event auditing, signing controls, alternate renditions and compound documents help manage documents, their constituent documents and related components. The product is being deployed in pilot customer sites and will be released in Spring 2004. www.opentext.com
iWay Software, an Information Builders company, announced that its Adapter Framework has been tested and approved by IBM for use with IBM DB2 Information Integrator software. iWay’s adapters add over 100 additional data sources, including packaged applications and legacy databases, to the list of sources DB2 Information Integrator can federate. The combination of DB2 Information Integrator and iWay’s Adapter Framework offers developers a solution for real-time integrated access to and analysis of all data types across disparate information systems inside and outside the enterprise. End users can now send one request to DB2 Information Integrator and seamlessly query multiple systems. For example, an end-user request for customer information might require data from relational databases, content repositories, CRM applications, and ERP systems. DB2 Information Integrator determines the optimal access plan, divides up the query, relays relevant individual source queries through the iWay Adapter Framework to various back-end systems, aggregates the responses, and returns a single answer set to the user. www.iwaysoftware.com
