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

Documentum announced the availability of the EMC Content Archiving and Retrieval Solution (CARS) with Documentum to help customers meet evolving requirements of internally and externally mandated compliance initiatives. CARS with Documentum enables organizations to intelligently manage and store large volumes of content. Using CARS with Documentum, organizations can capture, manage, store, archive and ultimately dispose of all types of content, such as clinical trial information, loan applications, insurance claims, x-rays, purchase orders and hardcopy, document-based business records, while making it readily available, secure and re-usable. An EMC Solution, CARS with Documentum integrates the Documentum Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform with EMC networked storage platforms and services to address various storage requirements at different stages of the information lifecycle. With this solution, customers can ensure that only highly valued content that must be immediately accessible or frequently accessed is stored on high-performance storage, while archived content with limited and infrequent user access is moved to EMC Centera content addressed storage (CAS) for long-term retention. www.emc.com, www.documentum.com

Vasont Systems introduced its new subscription option for its Vasont Content Management System. This new payment option provides organizations with a way to take advantage of the Company’s Vasont Content Management System while avoiding the capital budget process. Organizations pay a monthly fee to use Vasont over a 24-month period, offering them a convenient and cost-effective alternative to other content management systems that require a large upfront investment for the software. With this new subscription offering, organizations gain access to all of Vasont’s features and functionality, allowing them to create, manage and repurpose their highly complex content, including technical documentation, users’ manuals, and reference materials, to print, Web, CD-ROM, and wireless formats. Additionally, this payment option facilitates scaling the system to any number of seats and provides full software support and upgrades. www.vasont.com

Jalios, a spin-off of Bull and INRIA, unveiled JCMS Portal Connector 1.0. With JCMS content can now be incorporated in and distributed from all JSR168-compatible infrastructure portals. Companies that have deployed application portals, either on the Internet or within their Intranet, can offer their users, via JCMS, management of the content production cycle and documents within multiple work spaces, rights management and delegation, collaborative publishing, content categorization, and groupware tools. Information management applications can be transparently integrated in portals alongside corporate applications: human resources, CRM and other Enterprise Resource Planning solutions. JCMS Portal Connector supports all JSR168 compatible infrastructure portals, such as BEA WebLogic Portal, IBM Websphere Portal Software Solution and Sun ONE Portal Server. The JCMS Portal Connector 1.0 license is priced at just Euro 5,000 excluding VAT. www.jalios.com

Kentico announced an upcoming product called Kentico CMS for ASP.NET. The new product aims to become the most affordable CMS for ASP.NET professionals. Kentico CMS was designed for Web developers who deliver Web sites for their customers or their companies. Its architecture combines SQL, XML and ASP.NET into one metadata-driven solution. Kentico has also announced two programs: a Beta-Testing Program for developers who want to participate in beta testing, and a Solutions Partner Program for software companies and Web development consultants that decide to use Kentico CMS for delivering custom solutions to their customers. Kentico plans to release the beta version in June 2004. Product pricing will start at USD $499 per Web site. The development license will be free. www.kentico.com

FatWire Software announced that it has expanded its integration with the Sun Java System Portal Server through its latest release of Spark 6 pCM (portal Content Management) for Sun. FatWire has also deepened its integration with Sun through its Reference Architecture for enterprise solutions that now utilizes FatWire Content Server 5.5 applications. FatWires Spark 6 uses the Sun Java System Identity Server user and group management for single sign-on authentication and authorization and supports JSR 168. Spark can be installed quickly, features content management and document management interfaces, and installs with four pre-built delivery portlets for job postings, corporate communications, documents and advertisements. Spark 6 pCM is available now at $25,000 per server. www.fatwire.com

Tripos, Inc. and Crown Partners LLC announced the formation of a strategic relationship combining Crown Partners’ enterprise content management solution with Tripos’ electronic notebook offering. The relationship strengthens the Tripos Electronic Notebook solution by including workflow, collaboration and content management technologies from Documentum, and provides the electronic notebook with support for intellectual property issues involved in the research and development life cycle. www.crownpartners.com, www.tripos.com