The Unicode Consortium announced the release of new versions of the Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR 1.1) and the Locale Data Markup Language specification (LDML 1.1), providing building blocks for software to support the world’s languages. This new release contains data for 247 locales, covering 78 languages and 118 countries. There are also 36 draft locales in the process of being developed, covering an additional 17 languages and 7 countries. To support users in different languages, programs must not only use translated text, but must also be adapted to local conventions. These conventions differ by language or region and include the formatting of numbers, dates, times, and currency values, as well as support for differences in measurement units or text sorting order. Most operating systems and many application programs currently maintain their own repositories of locale data to support these conventions. But such data are often incomplete, idiosyncratic, or gratuitously different from program to program. The Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) provides a general XML format for the exchange of locale information for use in application and system software development, combined with a public repository for a common set of locale data in that format. In this release, CLDR 1.1 contains roughly 50% more data than CLDR 1.0: adding many translated terms for languages, scripts, countries, currencies, and time zones. It also improves collation for a number of languages in Eastern Europe, and adds stand-alone month data for Slavic languages and Greek, and narrow month/day names for quite a number of languages. The LDML 1.1 adds new formats for narrow and stand-alone month and day names (used in online calendar applications), and POSIX compatibility fields. www.unicode.org/cldr/
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INSCI Corp. announced the release of its ESP+ Solutions Suite 3.0, the latest version of the Company’s software. Designed to help large enterprises capture and store mission-critical documents long term, this newest version has enhanced capabilities for managing a broader range of content, with functionality for repurposing compliance documents for customer communications initiatives. Among its new features are: Expanded records management functionality in support of EMC Centera, Compliance Edition; Enhanced content delivery functionality including automated marketing templates, bounce processing, and access tracking for proof of receipt; Desktop application content capture, enabling Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and other content to be archived and preserved; Image capture of ID cards, paper-based documents, and other documents that must be preserved and easily retrieved for compliance; Java-based Web portal integration tools; and a Web-deployable desktop client. Also available in 3.0 is an enhanced ESP+ Messenger module, INSCI’s automated content delivery solution. The ESP+ Solutions suite is available today from INSCI and selected VAR dealers. www.insci.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced it has extended the Adobe Intelligent Document Platform with new software that delivers document services technologies to help organizations automate business processes. The new server software, named Adobe LiveCycle, delivers document services to integrate manual processes into enterprise applications. The platform consists of three components: The intelligent document, document services and the universal client. Intelligent documents combine XML and business logic with PDF to move data to and from back-end systems using document services from Adobe. Adobe’s document services deliver document generation, collaboration, process management and document security and control capabilities for integrating intelligent documents into enterprise applications. The universal client is Adobe Reader. Adobe also announced two new document services that are available through Adobe LiveCycle software. The new services are process management and document control and security. The process management service gives customers the ability to design, initiate, modify and enable people to participate in processes on or offline. The document security and control service enables them to apply persistent document security features across the extended enterprise. Adobe LiveCycle software is available immediately. It can be purchased as a stand-alone offering, by CPU or by user. www.adobe.com/enterprise
Dialog said that it is now offering DialogLink 4.0, an upgraded version of its software package for information professionals. DialogLink 4.0 adds XML output, new post-processing tools and e-linking capabilities to create reports, distribute information across an enterprise and access electronically published scholarly articles. The new features enable users to better integrate information retrieved from the Dialog service into management reports and corporate intranets and portals. DialogLink 4.0 preserves the commands used in previous versions of DialogLink, but enhances them with greater functionality. With DialogLink 4.0 all content searched and retrieved on the Dialog service is now available in XML. New post-processing tools allow text and data found in retrieved documents culled from any Dialog database collection to be exported into business applications, such as Microsoft Word and Excel. DialogLink 4.0 offers the ability to link to materials outside of the Dialog online system. www.dialog.com
PureEdge Solutions Inc. introduced PureEdge Quick Start for Government. Quick Start for Government is a package of affordably priced PureEdge software and professional services that enables state, local and federal governments to quickly deploy PureXML e-forms solutions such as online grants applications. www.pureedge.com
Mediasurface and CIBER have announced a partnership agreement. The partnership includes a joint market approach for the strategy, implementation and integration of content management, knowledge management and e-commerce solutions. The partnership is focused on expanding across the international marketplace. CIBER is striving to create a distinct profile as an international provider of enterprise content management solutions. Mediasurface and CIBER will be working together on both marketing and sales activities. www.ciber.com, www.mediasurface.com
Ipedo introduced the latest version of its XML Intelligence Platform, incorporating several product enhancements to facilitate delivery of on-demand intelligence. The Ipedo XML Intelligence Platform provides on-demand insights to help business make better and timelier decisions. Traders can use Ipedo to eliminate manual verification on trade contracts; CFOs can use Ipedo to drive daily summary information out to front line managers; Risk managers can gain comprehensive views of positions for risk reduction and compliance. The Ipedo XML Intelligence Platform 3.5 introduces: Visual XQuery Builder – a graphical, drag-and-drop interface that automatically creates complex queries and joins across multiple, disparate sources, allowing search and analysis on information; Visual XML Views Wizards – a set of point-and-click tools that create live, virtualized connections to relational databases and Web services sources; XML Rules – semantic inspection of XML documents and views that allows businesses to compare the contents of XML documents against business rules; and Vertical Accelerators – plug-in modules based on vertical XML standards that contain specific sets of pre-built XML templates, queries and rules. www.ipedo.com
Interwoven, Inc. announced OpenDeploy 6, a significantly enhanced code and content deployment product that plays a vital role within Interwoven’s integrated Enterprise Content Management Platform and Interwoven’s Web Change Management Solution. Interwoven OpenDeploy 6 Distribution Server software provides IT operations managers with an automated solution to streamline and secure all code and content deployment processes, while ensuring the accuracy and version management of sites and applications enterprise-wide. OpenDeploy delivers transactional, scheduled, source-agnostic aggregation and provisioning features to IT management. OpenDeploy aggregates assets developed within any code or content development system, and synchronizes deployments to any network touch point throughout testing, staging, and production environments. The Interwoven Web Change Management solution helps reduce the cost of managing complex Web-based application environments and provides customers with reporting, version control and rollback capabilities. Interwoven OpenDeploy 6 is available this month. www.interwoven.com
