Documentum announced a virtual repository solution that enables all aspects of cross-repository content management. With the Documentum Virtual Repository solution, customers can discover and assimilate all content types, from multiple data sources, such as repositories, file servers, Web sites and enterprise applications, and apply the full range of Documentum content services to the content — without changing business processes and without copying or moving the content to a central location. For example, content can be aggregated from different sources, and integrated with business processes using Documentum workflow services. Authorized users can then edit or approve the content, transform it into a required format, such as PDF to HTML, deliver it to a web site staging area, send it to an outside printing agency for high-resolution color production, translate it into multiple languages and distribute it as an XML content chunk for reuse on regional websites or localized packaging or collateral. Documentum also announced the acquisition of the askOnce business unit of Xerox Corporation. The askOnce technology enables the enterprise content integration component of Documentum’s Virtual Repository solution. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Documentum Virtual Repository solution will be available in early Q2 2004. www.documentum.com
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Bowstreet announced the release of Bowstreet Portlet Factory version 5.8, compatible with all portal platforms that adhere to the JSR 168 standard. Bowstreet Portlet Factory version 5.8 enables the rapid creation of JSR 168 compliant portlets. In addition to launching Bowstreet Portlet Factory, the company also formed the Bowstreet JSR 168 validation program. Through this program, Bowstreet Portlet Factory will undergo validation with all program members’ portals. To date, program members include Sun, Plumtree, and IBM. Bowstreet simultaneously released version 5.8 of Portlet Factory for WebSphere, which provides direct, deep integration with IBM’s WebSphere Portal APIs, in addition to integration through JSR 168. www.bowstreet.com
Entopia, Inc. announced the launch of the K-Bus software infrastructure for information discovery. Entopia K-Bus leverages the business context, concepts and social activity surrounding enterprise wide content to automatically and dynamically discover and deliver relevant content and experts into the day-to-day business process. Entopia delivers K-Bus solutions for Portals & Intranets, Enterprise Search to find relevant content and experts around the enterprise, and for Research Automation to automate the research process for research professionals of all kinds including pharmaceutical R&D, market research and analysis. Entopia K-Bus is a software infrastructure comprised of a metadata server, application services and enterprise connectors that enables the creation of business knowledge applications. Functions include enterprise search, social networking, expertise identification and connectors to enterprise repositories and industry content. Entopia also announced the integration of its K-Bus software infrastructure into Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. Entopia K-Bus is available immediately. www.entopia.com
Duden announced the launch of its intelligent spelling and grammar checker “Duden Linguistic Engine” as a web service for software integration. The solution enables software manufacturers, for example of content management or editing systems, to integrate a sophisticated German language spellchecker into their applications and to support customers in assuring the quality of texts. The spell checker offers more than usual spellcheckers: Its syntax analysis enables the software to detect grammar mistakes as in “Sie lernte ihn beim tanzen kennen” (instead of “Sie lernte ihn beim Tanzen kennen”) or mistakes as in “Er will sie kennenlernen” instead of the correct “Er will sie kennen lernen”. The web service is offered with two licensing models on customers’ servers or hosted by Duden. Detailed information on the “Duden Linguistic Engine” is available on request. www.duden.de
Vignette Corp. announced the general availability of Vignette Application Portal 7.0, with added capabilities including increased internationalization support, support for users with disabilities and broad platform support. Vignette Application Portal 7.0 is immediately available for trial evaluation purposes at no charge. In addition, Vignette offers plug-ins for Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), which give software developers a way to develop JSR 168 portlets within their IDE of choice and deploy them within Vignette Application Portal. Vignette Application Portal 7.0 has been certified by Vignette on the Sun Microsystem Test and Compatibility Kit (TCK) for compliance with the recently adopted JSR 168 portlet interoperability standard, and customers can leverage existing portlets designed for other vendors’ JSR 168-compliant portals. In addition, Vignette Application Portal now provides support for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508. Vignette Application Portal 7.0, which has been verified for compliance using the federal government’s Voluntary Product Assessment Test (VPAT), allows disabled administrators to easily manage portal sites. Licensing costs begin at $75,000. www.vignette.com
RenderX, Inc. and Rascal Software announced a strategic alliance where Rascal will be extending the functionality of their products to include high-quality print and PDF output using the RenderX XEP Rendering Engine. Rascal Software has embedded RenderX’s XEP product into Veredus, Rascal’s XML-based single-source authoring solution. Veredus, designed for documentation professionals, is an authoring tool for creating complete documentation projects. Veredus customers will be able to create PDF and print output through the embedded XEP software. XEP converts XML documents into a printable form (PDF or PostScript) by applying XSL Formatting Objects styling. XEP is written in Java and supports programming interfaces for XML processing, allowing it to be integrated into such applications as Veredus. www.rascalsoftware.com, www.renderx.com
Vasont Systems announced that it has joined forces with the Gilbane Report as a general partner of the Gilbane Content Technology Works Program, an industry initiative designed to develop and share content technology best practices and success stories. Vasont Systems brings to the program in-depth content management insight and examples based on more than a decade of experience in working with Fortune 1000 companies from a variety of industries. During the Gilbane Conference on Content Management on March 24-26, 2004, Vasont Systems will be exhibiting and Bret Freeman, Vasont Systems Field Support Manager, will be a speaker on the “One Minute with a CMS Vendor” panel. www.vasont.com
Smartwebs announced a significant upgrade to its workflow system across all of the company’s Web content management products. The new workflow system now allows businesses to ensure a further layer of accuracy and accountability by requiring the review and approval of Web content before it is published to a company Web site or Intranet. This advanced workflow feature utilizes multiple levels of user roles for content creation and content approval. Smartwebs’ upgraded workflow system features an email notification to alert designated approvers of pending requests, and a content history feature which automatically creates an audit trail for accountability and compliance. www.smartwebs.com
