Idiom Technologies, Inc. announced WorldServer OpenTopic, a new XML-based publishing solution for simplifying and accelerating the creation, management, localization, and production of print and electronic documents. WorldServer OpenTopic includes enhancements in the latest version of WorldServer Global Electronic Publishing, which was also announced. Based on the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), WorldServer OpenTopic is an extensible solution that accelerates the transition to XML-based publishing, and streamlines ongoing global publishing efforts. It enables Idiom customers to improve the quality and consistency of evolving content, and to reduce the time and costs associated with authoring, updating, translating, and delivering information. WorldServer OpenTopic includes: an Out-of-the-Box DTD based on DITA, an XSL-FO-based Automated Print Transformation process, an Automated Help Transformation Process, XQuery Templates, and a Getting Started Kit. DITA is an OASIS standard originally developed by IBM SGML and XML content architects. WorldServer OpenTopic is a separately priced and packaged option to the new version of WorldServer Global Electronic Publishing. Both are available immediately. www.idiominc.com

Plumtree Software announced a major upgrade to its content and Web publishing product, Plumtree Content Server. Content Server 6.0 includes a new distributed content administration model, desktop integration, and templates. Content Server was created to let subject matter experts without Web programming skills publish their own content such as technical support articles, corporate communications, product specifications and market updates throughout the Plumtree environment. New features include: portlet templates, distributed content administration, workflow enhancements, a Rich Text Editor, WebDAV integration, and scheduled publishing and expiration. With WebEdit, Business users can edit MS Office files attached to content items within Content Server 6.0, without downloading a local copy. Plumtree Content Server 6.0 will be generally available as part of the Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite in late 2004. www.plumtree.com

Kentico Software has released Kentico CMS 1.1 for ASP.NET. It comes with new KentiForm Engine that makes development of content editing forms much easier. The new version 1.1 of Kentico CMS for ASP.NET introduces a new KentiForm Engine that allows developers to easily create and deploy content editing forms without programming. They only need to specify field names, types and how the fields will be displayed. The KentiForm engine then reads the form definition and displays a form. The engine also automatically ensures data loading, validation and saving. Kentico relies on traditional SQL database instead of XML to provide better performance and flexibility in publishing the content. www.kentico.com

Infotrieve, Inc. has purchased life sciences information management software and technology services provider LabVelocity. LabVelocity’s suite of solutions includes: ResearchLink Enterprise, a web-based service to increase lab productivity, simplify sourcing processes, and control costs at research institutions and companies; ProductManager, an interactive product catalog management and syndication tool; ProductListing, a product listing service for product suppliers; WebManager, a website development solution with integrated online and print product catalog production capabilities and smart search capabilities; and Jellyfish, a bioinformatics software tool that provides scientists with DNA and protein sequence analysis capabilities. www.infotrieve.com

Verity Inc. announced the immediate availability of Verity Federator version 2.0. Highlights of the new release include a Web Services interface for heterogeneous and multiple search applications, as well as enhanced security capabilities. Verity Federator is a universal search platform that provides secure and unified access to relevant information from virtually any content source across an organization and beyond. A Java infrastructure with a public API, the latest Verity Federator release includes new features that allow users to get unified access to content quickly and accurately. The product’s key features and benefits include: Web Services interface that brings together multiple search systems, including Verity’s K2 and Ultraseek enterprise search products, as well as any third party search mechanism; The ability to apply, in real time, Verity K2’s capabilities, such as summarization, classification and recommendation to any vendor’s search products; Enterprise-strength security to ensure that the existence of documents and their contents are made known only to designated individuals; and, Dynamic filtering, merging, and re-ranking of search results with multiple viewing options. Verity is offering a first-time free 60-day evaluation of Verity Federator at its download center. Customers can create a universal search platform by downloading and installing Verity Federator. www.verity.com

anacubis has released anacubis Desktop 3.0, an upgrade to its visual research and analysis software tool. Designed to give business users easy access to analysis, anacubis Desktop 3.0 transforms complex information drawn from any structured or semi-structured data source into a dynamic graphical map that instantly highlights the relationships and links buried in the data. The results of this research can now be queried, categorized and summarized using a range of new analysis features. The product now automates and simplifies the process of complex analysis through a wizard-driven interface. anacubis Desktop 3.0 also extends the scope of enterprise information sources that can be analyzed in its visual environment, adding support for Microsoft Access, Oracle and SQL-based databases. These complement the existing Microsoft Excel and HTML importers and information available from anacubis-enabled online providers such as Dun & Bradstreet, Hoover’s, LexisNexis and Questel Orbit. anacubis Desktop 3.0 is available to download for a free 10-day trial and purchase online. A one-off single user license is US$2,950. The Intellectual Property Analysis Add-in is available on a subscription basis for US$750 per year including all product updates. www.anacubis.com

ePlus inc. announced Content+ v4, a suite of software and outsourced services for electronic catalog content production and management. This new release of Content+ provides a fully customizable and modular package enabling customers and partners to select license components that best serve their needs. Content+ is now an affordable and “pluggable” solution for virtually any eProcurement or ERP system in the market. Content+ modules can be used in many configurations to meet the needs of diverse enterprises, including: Catalog creation and maintenance, Schema/Taxonomy creation and maintenance, Change Management with approval workflow, Commodity Classification, User Administration, Catalog publishing and syndication, Catalog Navigation and Shopping, Punch-out to Supplier Catalogs, and, Integration with eProcurement/ERP systems. Content+ programmatically cleanses and classifies commodity data, accelerating the creation of enhanced, parametrically searchable catalogs. www.eplus.com

Captaris, Inc. announced the immediate availability of Interchange, a pure Microsoft .NET-based content integration and information delivery platform. Interchange helps with challenging information delivery issues – content integration, output formatting and high-volume delivery via email, fax, HTML and SMS channels simultaneously – ensuring the right information flows to all recipients and back-office systems in their preferred format. Interchange 1.0 is immediately available and can be purchased through Captaris or a Captaris-authorized channel partner. www.captaris.com