Infodata announced the development of DocLuminate, a search and retrieval highlighting tool that allows term hit highlighting on Adobe Acrobat documents returned by web-based full text searches of documents in a Documentum repository. When a user searches on a specific keyword in an Adobe Acrobat document while using Documentum, DocLuminate highlights the term in the document. DocLuminate is compatible with Documentum’s RightSite client, and Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or later, Adobe Acrobat Business Tools 4.0.5 or later, or Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later. DocLuminate will be available to the public in April and can be purchased through Infodata. www.infodata.com
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iPhrase Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of iPhrase One Step 3.0, the latest version of iPhrase’s product for accessing high-value enterprise content. iPhrase One Step 3.0 brings to market a search and navigation system that can be implemented in just a few days, and fully deployed within 4-6 weeks. One Step 3.0 also allows enterprises to customize the results of queries based on the users’ entitlement status, allowing organizations to personalize content for different constituencies. One Step combines retrieval of unstructured Web content and live access to structured databases into a single interface. The spider ensures deep content coverage, handling complexities such as frame sets, JavaScript, forms and dynamic URLs. Rich workflow integration with content management systems and external knowledge tools, such as Interwoven’s TeamSite and MetaTagger, allows for exposure of all content. New in One Step 3.0, results can be personalized based on the user’s entitlement status, enabling a single search solution to meet the needs of various constituencies. One Step supports XML, SSL, CSS, Microsoft .NET/Web Services, SOAP, ODBC, ASP and Java. In One Step 3.0, operating system support has been extended to include Sun Solaris and FreeBSD, as well as Windows NT/2000 and Red Hat Linux. www.iphrase.com
Groove Networks Inc. and Documentum announced an alliance to deliver a content management solution that provides secure content creation and management capabilities for project teams whose members span company boundaries. Both companies will market and sell the combined offering. The joint solution consists of a connector between the Documentum ECM platform and Groove decentralized collaboration software, which allows project teams to access content stored within the Documentum content repository and pull it into a Groove shared space. Team members can collaboratively view, edit and update the content – either online or offline. The project team can then publish final content in the central, secure Documentum repository, where it can be accessed by other team members or anyone with appropriate permissions. www.documentum.com
Docent Inc. and Interwoven Inc. announced an alliance to improve the way knowledge is created, managed, and delivered in large enterprises. Through the alliance, Docent and Interwoven customers will be able to converge their organization’s enterprise content strategy with their eLearning strategy. By integrating Docent Enterprise eLearning applications with Interwoven TeamSite content management software, customers can form an enterprise-wide content management infrastructure for knowledge exchange and more easily leverage information residing in content repositories. The ability to easily leverage the organization’s content assets into multiple learning experiences extends the value of that content. www.interwoven.com, www.docent.com
According to IDC, the content management and retrieval software market continues to grow rapidly despite the slowdown in 2001, and content management and retrieval software spending is expected to outpace the software market as a whole for the next five years. This growth has attracted the attention of large software vendors who are increasing their attention to this market. IDC’s forecast predicts, that in 2003, pent-up demand for the next generation of content technologies, such as multimedia and multiformat search and text mining will fuel increased spending. According to IDC, this growth will only be temporary, followed by a shakeout ending with a few large players dominating the marketplace with unified enterprise information system offerings. The products that are easily integrated with other enterprise applications will have the greatest potential for success.
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Interwoven, Inc. announced the publication of the Content Services specification, a Web Services specification for access to Enterprise Content Management functionality. This proposed standard by Interwoven has support from vendors with portal offerings, including BEA, Bowstreet, Sun Microsystems, Inc., SAP Portals, Sybase and TIBCO Software, and will be submitted this month for consideration by one of the international open standards bodies. The new standard encompasses all lifecycle elements of enterprise content management, including content transfer, metadata, workflow, workareas, locking, and many other functions. These functions are made available as Web Services in a vendor-neutral solution, promising to hide many of the differences between competing software platforms, programming languages, and hardware specifics. The Content Services specification is available now through the www.content-services.org site for anyone to review, comment on, and implement. A full reference solution is included in the Interwoven implementation. www.interwoven.com
Ecosystems announced the release of The Environment 1.7 the latest edition of its XML content platform. The platform integrates with content management systems, databases and file systems to provide a single source representation of an organization. The software, available immediately, offers new functionality to improve document-publishing capabilities and content collaboration across the enterprise. www.eco-online.com
SDL International, announced a strategic partnership with Tridion. SDL International and Tridion will work together to provide solutions for content management and globalisation. Tridion DialogServer, enables enterprises to publish, manage and update their web content. It allows for the consistent, timely and cost-effective exchange of strategic content across multi-language websites and devices. SDLWebFlow extends Tridion DialogServer with corresponding capabilities for the management of multilingual content. The key benefit to customers combining the two solutions will be the ability to manage the operation of web sites and content in almost any international language. www.tridion.com, www.sdlintl.com
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