Mediasurface announced the launch of version 5.2 of its content management suite. The new version includes enhancements to Morello as well as new features to allow both non-technical and IT professionals more flexibility and control when building their websites. Included are: improvements to the product installation process reducing the time and effort in the set up stage with a number of new automated installation scripts; enhanced architectural support; improved performance through enhanced caching and indexing; and user interface improvements including better table handling and form editing users can now easily insert a customised table with a single click. Expanded fields within the ‘Forms’ view and improved image editing are also included. Enhanced upload features, making it quicker and more efficient to import documents in bulk, even when they have a variety of formats. Version 5.2 is now available as a free upgrade to existing Morello customers.

NetManage, Inc. announced its Librados Data Integration Plug-In. Now, enterprise system functions and data, dynamically exposed in XML, can be mapped to a variety of data formats, including XML, database, flat file and EDI. The J2EE plug-in connects back-end enterprise system functions. The Data Integration Plug-In is incorporated into the design-time configuration environment provided with each NetManage Librados JCA Plus Adapter. Exposed through the adapter via a GUI, the user is able to select business functions in the target enterprise application, transforming or translating source system data into any format, without any programming. The Librados Data Integration Plug-In is now available as an add-on component with any of the 50 Librados JCA Plus Adapters.

Davisor, developer of Java-based multi-channel publishing and visualization solutions, is expanding its product offering for the Enterprise Publishing market. Davisor’s new product structure consists of modules and solutions, which allow customers either to build their own multi-channel publishing system or use ready-made solutions. The new Davisor Offisor consists of a group of transformation modules, which gives companies a way to build their own multi-channel publishing system. Offisor includes input modules for transforming HTML, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and image files into XML, and output modules for producing different formats out of XML content such as XSL-FO, HTML, XHTML and RTF. With Offisor, companies can license only the transformations they need, without having to invest in large systems requiring specific file formats. Davisor solutions offer ready-to-use enterprise publishing systems for companies with specific needs. Davisor Webisor converts HTML documents with dynamic content into PDF with corporate layout. Davisor Publishor produces personalized PDF, Word, and HTML documents by merging dynamic XML content into templates produced with Word, allowing companies to produce fully personalized materials with a familiar word processor.

North Plains Systems Corp. announced that TeleScope Enterprise, its digital asset management application, will now support Tiger Server and Xsan, Apple’s 64-bit cluster file system for Xserve RAID storage hardware. TeleScope builds on Apple’s Xsan storage array in the video production, printing and publishing markets. It serves as the primary software platform for integrating and organizing media production tools such as Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Digimarc ImageBridge, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Telestream FlipFactory, QuarkXPress and Virage VideoLogger. Designed for Global 2000 customers, TeleScope Enterprise allows IT and business managers to create a digital media supply chain for the creation, management and distribution of rich media. Its SOAP-based APIs and XML gateways enable integration with existing enterprise IT investments such as enterprise content management systems, customer resources management systems, and enterprise information portals. http://www.northplains.com

Day Software announced that the JSR 170 Content Repository for Java Technology API has been approved by an industry expert group of the major players in content management. JSR 170, which has been developed under the Java Community Process (JCP) program, is designed to lessen the risks of proprietary vendor lock-in by improving the interoperability between content repositories and applications. This new standard helps companies manage content across large-scale enterprises. Day’s CTO, David Nuescheler, has lead the JSR 170 initiative by acting as the specification lead since its inception. Apache, BEA Systems, IBM, Oracle, and SAP amongst many others all serve as members of expert group for JSR 170. Other industry participants include Documentum Inc., Filenet, and Vignette. http://jcp.org

FormRouter, Inc. announced new subscription pricing for its LiveCycle Reader Extensions Service for organizations seeking to deploy PDF forms with advanced usage rights such as digital signatures and ability to fill and save offline. LiveCycle Reader Extensions allows organizations to enable advanced forms-processing features within Adobe Reader. When a rights-enabled PDF document is opened in Adobe Reader, users can access advanced features such as 2D barcodes, digital signatures, and offline save. Once the document is submitted or closed, these special rights are disabled until the user receives another rights-enabled PDF file. The FormRouter subscription service allows individuals with no technical experience to convert existing PDF documents into secure, Internet hosted forms, with no programming and no hardware installation. As PDF forms are submitted, encrypted results are routed directly to the form owner’s desktop. Documents that require extended-rights can be enabled by FormRouter and deployed using the FormRouter service and/or Adobe’s LiveCycle server solutions. Encrypted form submissions may be loaded directly into Microsoft Access, SQL Server or any ODBC compliant database. Integrated alerts support e-mail notification, payment processing through VeriSign and Authorize.Net and CRM integration with salesforce.com.

Arbortext announced that Australia-based Allette Systems will become a new systems integration specialist for Arbortext products. Allette Systems will provide sales, professional services and technical support for Arbortext publishing applications. , http://www.arbortext.com

Stylus Studio announced the release of Stylus Studio 6 XML Enterprise Edition, the newest edition of the Stylus Studio XML IDE. Stylus Studio 6 XML Enterprise Edition is a tool for advanced XML data integration projects. Now you can generate code for your XQuery and XSLT stylesheets and deploy that code to a live production server or application. Stylus Studio captures the settings specified in the XQuery and XSLT scenarios – your choice of XML processor, parameters, input/output files, and post processing options, for example – and reflects them in the generated Java code. Push-button code generation also gives you complete control over class names and whether or not generated classes are public. Stylus Studio fully supports the W3C XQuery working draft of April 2005. New XML Schema Tools include EDI/EDIFACT to XML Schema conversion; the ability to generate sample XML fragments from XML Schema components, Java API for XML Binding (JAXB) code from XML Schema, create XML Schema documentation with a JavaDoc-like layout, and XML Schema-based output validation of XSLT or XQuery transformations. Stylus Studio 6 XML Enterprise Edition, Release 3 is available for immediate purchase at the Stylus Studio online shop starting at $995 (USD) for a single user license, with volume discounts available. For a limited time, customers who purchased Stylus Studio 6 XML Professional Edition on or before June 1, 2005 are eligible for a free upgrade to Stylus Studio 6 XML Enterprise Edition. http://www.stylusstudio.com, http://www.datadirect.com