i4i announced the release of x4o. x4o is a major upgrade to i4i’s S4/TEXT – XML in Word product. x4o is a complete XML content authoring solution for Microsoft Word. It includes two modules: x4o Designer- an XML template design tool that allows the user to develop their own DTDs, formatting templates and template text in the familiar Microsoft Word interface, and x4o Author- XML authoring in Word with an optional WebDAV connector. x4o is available now for Word 97, Word 2000, and Word XP. x4o runs on Windows 98, NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. x4o is multi-lingual. There are user and developer version available. www.i4i.com
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Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC) announced it has released Net-It Central 6.0, the latest version of its Web-publishing automation software. Net-It Central 6.0 includes document markup and annotation, CAD drawing publish and view support, and gains in publishing speed and fidelity — all of which are based on the company’s Brava! 4.0 view and markup technology. With Net-It Central, multiple authors can contribute files created in Windows-based office applications directly to an intranet or extranet just by saving the document file. Net-It Central publishes a rendition of the original file, giving administrators control over what documents can be read, annotated, printed, or downloaded. The rendition is automatically published, transferred and indexed onto the Net-It Central site server, and made available for search and retrieval. Net-It Central’s flexible functionality can create stand-alone document libraries online, augment existing intranets/extranets, and serve as a Web publishing engine that can be used to extend existing document/content management systems, such as Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server. www.infograph.com
Xenos announced that it has developed XML2PDF Merge. It provides automated online merging of XML formatted data into PDF documents for Internet distribution, viewing and printing. Insurance and financial services companies require fast, simple, on-line solutions for their agents and customers to access and complete forms in real-time for policy and account applications, quotes, requests for information or trade confirmations. Xenos XML2PDF Merge provides an answer to these requirements. XML2PDF Merge implements ACORD forms standards. In a typical insurance application process, a customer meets with an insurance agent to purchase a new policy. The agent, connected to the insurance company’s network, fills out an application for the customer by entering all the required data on a Web form. This data is captured in XML format by the insurance company, processed and approved. Xenos XML2PDF Merge software fills in the fields on the PDF form with the appropriate XML data. The PDF document is then immediately returned to the agent over the Internet. www.xenos.com
Arbortext, Inc. announced Arbortext 5. Featuring three major new products and many enhancements, Arbortext 5 is designed to help medium and large enterprises eliminate the substantial costs and pain associated with the implementation of content systems to create and share information. This new version provides the business user with direct access to XML content across the enterprise, which protects document integrity and enables them to quickly and easily create applications for publishing dynamic content to multiple types of media. Additionally, Arbortext 5 augments the XML editing capabilities of the Enterprise and Professional versions of Microsoft Office 2003. Contributor, Styler and DCA Manager are the three new products that will be available with Arbortext 5. The Arbortext 5 product suite will be available Winter, 2003. www.arbortext.com
Documentum announced that it has joined forces with BearingPoint, Inc. to offer the Corporate Governance and Compliance solution to help organizations meet impending deadlines for compliance with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Through a combination of Documentum’s enterprise content management and collaboration technology and BearingPoint’s financial services and content management experience and methodologies, the solution can assist corporations in planning, assessing and implementing procedures needed to meet the mandatory requirements for internal controls and certification of financial statements. The solution is immediately available through Documentum and BearingPoint. Designed for public companies striving to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, the jointly developed Documentum/BearingPoint Corporate Governance and Compliance solution includes processes, controls and technology components that can be implemented independently, or as an integrated solution with new and existing technology. www.documentum.com
WebWare Corporation announced an agreement with systems integrator Ascertane to join the WebWare family of systems integrators for the WebWare ActiveMedia digital asset management software product line. Ascertane combines its industry experience and software development expertise with tools like WebWare’s ActiveMedia to deliver customized enterprise solutions for media and entertainment, retail, and life sciences companies. Ascertane and WebWare will partner in deploying WebWare’s ActiveMedia enterprise digital asset management solutions, including WebWare’s award-winning ActiveMedia Enterprise. www.ascertane.com, www.webwarecorp.com
Context Media, Inc. announced the integration of its Interchange Suite enterprise content integration software with Adobe Graphics Server 2.0. Adobe Graphics Server, which automates the creation and repurposing of graphics for print and the Web, is integrated directly with Interchange Suite’s Web services-based Integration Console. The integration of the two solutions will help customers reduce the time and costs of finding, creating, storing and accessing enterprise content and digital images. Context Media also announced its support for Adobe XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform). Adobe’s XML-based XMP framework provides a standard for the creation, processing and exchange of metadata across publishing workflows. In addition to Adobe’s XMP framework, Context Media’s XML-based products are compliant with SOAP 1.2. www.contextmedia.com
XAware, Inc. announced XA-Suite Release 3.0 for Java with Enterprise Information Integration (EII) capabilities. Release 3.0 is now available and includes advanced features for data transformation, information security and simplified access to enterprise applications such as Siebel and SAP. XA-Suite Release 3.0 includes new features for streaming large XML documents, XML to XML mapping to simplify schema transformation, functoids for flexible data manipulation and business rules, and increased support for stored procedures with relational databases. Other features are included. XA-Suite for Java Release 3.0 is priced from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on processor and connectivity requirements. Release 3.0 is available for evaluation at www.xaware.com
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