Vasont Systems introduced a new integration between the Vasont content management system and Microsoft InfoPath, a forms-based data collection solution. Vasont is a single-source content management system that enables organizations to store their multilingual content for multi-channel delivery. Using the Vasont Universal Integrator extension, this integration enables content from InfoPath to be stored in Vasont’s repository for reuse and repurposing. InfoPath provides organizations with an efficient way to collect information that they can then standardize, validate, and integrate with an organization’s server systems. Vasont’s integration with InfoPath enables that same information to be managed and stored in Vasont’s repository, allowing the content to be single-sourced, reused, and repurposed. This integration also enables authors to move seamlessly from an unstructured writing environment to XML-structured authoring, allowing users with no markup experience to benefit from XML. www.vasont.com
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Adobe Systems Incorporated introduced Adobe Acrobat 7.0 software. Now, workgroups can use Acrobat 7.0 and Adobe PDF to manage a range of business activities such as assembling documents from multiple sources, creating intelligent forms, and more securely collaborating on projects inside and outside the firewall. Acrobat 7.0 Professional customers can now include virtually anyone in an electronic review of a PDF document by enabling access to commenting tools in free Adobe Reader 7.0 software. Adobe Reader users can provide feedback on a PDF file that consists of several content types — from scanned paper to spreadsheets, presentations, and now, 3D computer-aided design (CAD) content. The Acrobat 7.0 family now offers enhanced integration with Adobe LiveCycle software. The inclusion of Adobe LiveCycle Designer, the company’s professional form design tool, with Acrobat 7.0 Professional provides users the ability to create sophisticated XML and PDF forms that can be integrated into back-end systems. The combination enables organizations to apply and manage document policies for helping control access, auditing, expiration, and revocation rights to a PDF document. Adobe also announced Adobe Reader 7.0. Acrobat 7.0 Professional and Acrobat 7.0 Standard for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X v10.2.8 and v10.3, are expected to ship in English by the end of the current calendar year, and in French, German and Japanese in early 2005. Acrobat 7.0 Professional is expected to be available for an estimated street price of US$449. Registered users can upgrade to Acrobat 7.0 Professional for an estimated street price of US$159. Acrobat 7.0 Standard is expected to be available for an estimated street price of US$299. Registered users can upgrade to Acrobat 7.0 Standard for an estimated street price of US$99. www.adobe.com
Gilbane Content Management Conference Announces Thought Leaders Participating in Keynote Panels
11/9/04
Content Management Technologies Conference in Boston includes three interactive keynote panels with noted analysts, authors, and IT leaders from IDC, Forrester, Ovum, Baird & Co., InfoWorld, W3C, CMSWatch, WGBH, HP, J&W Seligman, and more.
Contacts:
Joy Blake Scott
Longleaf Public Relations
joy@longleafpr.com
Jeffrey Arcuri
Lighthouse Seminars
781-821-6634
jarcuri@lighthouseseminars.com
Cambridge, MA, November 9, 2004. The Gilbane Report and Lighthouse Seminars announced the speaker line-up for the three keynote panels at the Gilbane Conference on Content Management to be held at the Westin Copley in Boston, November 30 – December 2, 2004.
The opening keynote panel on Tuesday November 30, 8:30 – 10:00am includes six highly-respected industry analysts who will provide an up-to-the-minute update on technologies & trends. Moderated by Frank Gilbane, the panelists include: Steven Ashley, Senior VP Research, Baird & Co., Joshua Duhl, Research Director, Content Management and Rich Media, IDC, Hadley Reynolds, Vice President & Research Director, Delphi, Robert Markham, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research, Alan Pelz-Sharpe, Vice President North America, Ovum, and Mike Maziarka, Director, InfoTrends/CAP Ventures.
The pre-reception keynote panel on November 30, 3:45 – 5:15pm will debate some of the key decisions facing content technology strategists and system architects, such as “Open” document formats, XHTML vs. HTML, and XSL vs. CSS. The expert panel includes: Jon Udell, Lead Analyst, InfoWorld, Bob Boiko, Author, The Content Management Bible, and Lecturer, University of Washington iSchool, Tony Byrne, Editor, CMSWatch; Author, The CMS Report, and Matt May, Web Accessibility Specialist, W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
In the opening keynote panel on Wednesday December 1, 8:30 – 10:00am senior executives involved in forward-thinking content technology and business strategies will share their views on best practices & implementation strategies. Panelists include: David B. Liroff, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, WGBH Educational Foundation, Mario Queiroz, Vice President, Content and Product Data Management, HP, and Bill Benz, Vice President, eBusiness, J. & W. Seligman.
“Attendees will hear from top strategists at market-leading companies in financial services, high tech, and media and publishing,” said Track Chair Mary Laplante, Senior Editor of The Gilbane Report and VP Consulting Services at Bluebill Advisors. “Our panelists will share their experiences with successful deployment of content technology, which is what our Content Technology Works initiative is all about.”
The Gilbane conference program is entirely focused on content technologies, and includes 27 educational sessions covering today’s most critical issues for businesses planning or implementing a content management strategy. The program is organized into 6 tracks so attendees with specific interests can easily organize their itinerary. The tracks are: Content Management, Enterprise Search & Knowledge Management and Collaboration; Document & Records Management; Enterprise Information Integration; Digital Asset Management; and Content Technology Works Best Practices and Case Studies. In addition, there are 3 half-day intensive workshops on: “Web Content Management Systems: Principles, Products & Practices”, “Content Technology Choices for Technical Communicators”, and “Enterprise Search – Principles, Players, Practices, & Pitfalls”.
The complete Gilbane conference program is available at www.gilbane.com/CM_conference_program_Boston_04.html.
Sponsors of the Gilbane Content Management conference in Boston include EMC (NYSE:EMC), GMC Software, Interwoven (NASDAQ:IWOV), Open Text ( NASDAQ:OTEX), Stellent (NASDAQ:STEL), and Workshare. For a complete list of sponsors and exhibitors-to-date see https://gilbane.com/CM_conference_Boston_04.html
About Bluebill Advisors, The Gilbane Report
Bluebill Advisors, Inc. serves the content management community with publications, conferences and consulting services. The Gilbane Report administers the Content Technology Works™ program disseminating best practices with partners Software AG (TECdax:SOW), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW), Artesia Technologies (Open Text – NASDAQ:OTEX), Atomz, ClearStory Systems ( OTCBB:INCC) , Context Media, Convera (NASDAQ:CNVR), IBM (NYSE:IBM ), Trados, Vasont, and Vignette (NASDAQ:VIGN). www.gilbane.com
About Lighthouse Seminars
Lighthouse Seminars’ events cover information technologies and “content technologies” in particular. These include content management of all types, digital asset management, document management, web content management, enterprise portals, enterprise search, web and multi-channel publishing, electronic forms, authoring, content and information integration, information architecture, and e-catalogs. http://www.lighthouseseminars.com
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Interwoven, Inc. unveiled the new Interwoven Extranet solution, empowering companies to expand revenue channels and reduce partner support costs. The Interwoven Extranet solution enables business users to easily build and rollout extranets, while providing IT with the tools to maintain a high degree of control and security. Powered by new WSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) content publishing technology and based on Interwoven’s TeamSite software, the Interwoven Extranet solution integrates with commercial or custom developed Web portals, portable devices and e-mail systems. The Interwoven Extranet solution will be generally available in December 2004. www.interwoven.com
Eedo Knowledgeware Corporation announced Eedo Unify. This application provides single point search and access to knowledge and learning resources stored in repositories across the enterprise, including information stored in ForceTen knowledge management repositories or virtually any other legacy content or document management repository. Eedo Unify reconciles taxonomies and metadata between disparate systems. Organizations can maximize their investments in learning and document information systems like Documentum, Filenet, Interwoven and others through selectable connectors. Eedo Unify facilitates access and rapid deployment of learning and performance support systems with a single click of a mouse. www.eedo.com
Tumbleweed released a secure file transfer appliance, designed to provide a secure, high-performance means of moving financial transactions, critical business files, large documents, and EDI transactions over the Internet. The Tumbleweed SecureTransport Appliance delivers Tumbleweed’s file transfer solution via an easily deployable hardened Linux server. SecureTransport provides corporate and government organizations with an enterprise-class file transfer service supporting a broad and flexible set of open Internet standards. The product allows organizations to deploy a secure, reliable and scalable file transfer service, including guaranteed delivery, data streaming across the DMZ, and automation to integrate with back end systems. Now this same technology is available in a self contained appliance version. www.tumbleweed.com
EMC Corporation announced the immediate availability of EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender 5.2, a content management suite for fixed content, optimized for Windows/.NET environments. Documentum ApplicationXtender 5.2 integrates EMC Documentum Records Manager, as well as a new, Web-based workflow client and new integration tools to its existing suite of document imaging, document management, computer output to laser disk (COLD) report management and workflow services. Primarily delivered through Value-Added Resellers (VARs). Documentum ApplicationXtender 5.2 enables complete management and enhanced controls for all types of documents, files and business information. EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender 5.2 is immediately available. EMC Documentum Records Manager is listed as a separately priced module for new and existing Documentum ApplicationXtender customers. www.emc.com
Extensis Inc. announced immediate availability of an update to Portfolio 7, its Digital Asset Management solution, offering new and updated SQL connect modules for Microsoft SQL, Microsoft MSDE, MySQL and Oracle databases. The SQL Connect add-on modules enable companies utilizing Portfolio to scale to millions of assets and provide more automation to their workflow. Portfolio 7 is available at an estimated street price of $199.95US with a single NetPublish license. Additional NetPublish licenses can be purchased for an estimated street price of $199.95US (five concurrent web connections) or $999.95US (unlimited web connections). In addition, upgrades to Portfolio 7 are available for an estimated street price of $99.95US from versions of Portfolio 4, 5 and 6. Portfolio Server’s estimated street price is $3,499.95US. Upgrades to Portfolio 7 Server are available for an estimated street price of $1,199.95. NetPublish Server licenses can be purchased for an estimated street price of $1999.95US. SQL Connect for MSDE is available for $4,499.95. SQL Connect for MySQL is available for $4,499.95. SQL Connect for Oracle 9i/10 is available for $7,499.95. SQL Connect for MS-SQL is available for $7,499.95. www.extensis.com
