Connect3 Systems Inc. announced a relationship with Quark Inc. to deliver enterprise-scale content management systems for retailers and catalog publishers. Quark Digital Media System is an enterprise content management system that lets customers manage text files, images, and other digital resources. It combines an Oracle8 database with a scalable three-tier architecture capable of serving hundreds of concurrent users. QuarkDMS streamlines production and delivery processes, and makes organization a natural part of the creative process. The Connect3 VELOCITY Performance Series allows all participants in the merchandising and advertising workflow to achieve the ultimate merchant productivity goal: one common toolset to create, manage, build and publish highly versioned promotions across all customer touch points. www.quark.com, www.connect3.com

Corel Corporation unveiled its enterprise strategy. As part of Corel’s strategy to address the enterprise market, the company has introduced DEEPWHITE. This new brand will deliver solutions for content creation, enterprise process management, and technical graphics. DEEPWHITE is the realization of Corel’s plan to deliver enterprise-class solutions to organizations. Supported by a series of strategic acquisitions and innovative software developments, the company is leveraging the strengths of XML and other open standards to introduce a new platform for enterprise content creation. The company outlined one of the first components of the DEEPWHITE strategy – the delivery of XML-enabled content solutions. DEEPWHITE content solutions are based on the concept of smart content. Smart content is XML-based, highly structured content associated with rules and logic, enabling it to dynamically change in response to its environment, user interaction or data input. The first products under the DEEPWHITE brand are expected to launch later this year. www.deepwhite.com, www.corel.com

Pindar Systems announced that Direct Logic Solutions has joined the Pindar Partner program, making its DirectIntegration marketing planning, analysis and forecasting software solution available as a fully integrated adjunct on Pindar Systems new Agility enterprise catalog commerce platform. DirectIntegration is designed to help marketing and merchandising decision-makers manage all aspects of catalog planning, promotion management, product and demand forecasting, inventory control, and merchant reporting – all as part of one software application. www.pindarsystems.com

Atomz Corporation announced enhanced workflow-management capabilities for the Atomz Publish Web-content management solution. The enhancements to Atomz Publish are immediately available to Atomz customers. With the enhanced workflow capabilities of Atomz Publish, an enterprise’s Web site administrator uses the Atomz Publish Task Management interface to set up customized, sequential tasks in a workflow. Tasks within the workflow can be defined narrowly or broadly, they can be nested, and they can be performed by either a single user in a single step or by multiple users in any number of steps. After defining the workflow tasks, users can specify email alerts that notify individuals or groups of the tasks assigned to them. During the workflow process, tasks can be returned to a previous step in the workflow, or the administrator can re-route tasks to users or groups. Another new workflow capability enables content editors and administrators to post comments that accompany the task through the workflow process. An auditing tool enables site managers to keep track and oversee workflow progress on the company Web site. www.atomz.com

Stellent, Inc. announced the availability of Quick View Plus 7.5 for Microsoft Windows CE, an enhanced version of the company’s document and attachment viewing technology that delivers high-fidelity views of more than 70 file formats on Microsoft Windows CE and devices that support Pocket PC platforms. Quick View Plus Version 7.5 supports Microsoft Windows CE, .Net and Pocket PC platforms and provides enhanced viewing support for Microsoft Office XP formats, Adobe PDF files (including graphics) and archive formats, such as Zip files. Using Quick View Plus 7.5, users can now extract and view information contained within an archive file without unzipping the file or accessing the native application. Version 7.5 also retains support for all previous versions of Office documents and other formats, such as Lotus SmartSuite, Corel WordPerfect applications, Microsoft Project and Visio. www.stellent.com

Engage, Inc. announced the expansion of its content management product line with the addition of ApprovalServer 1.2. A key component of the Engage’s content management solution for multichannel marketing, ApprovalServer is an Internet-based solution designed to help marketers, retailers and publishers proof, correct and approve content for delivery across multiple channels. With ApprovalServer 1.2, which further automates the content approval process, Engage’s content management solution will enable customers to further streamline the planning, management and delivery of their print and online marketing programs. Combined with Engage’s ContentServer software, a database product that provides out-of-the-box capabilities for digital asset management and workflow automation, and Engage’s PromoPlanner software, a software tool that helps marketing departments better manage promotions, ApprovalServer provides the complete content management solution for multichannel marketing. ApprovalServer 1.2 is expected to be generally available early in the third fiscal quarter 2002. www.engage.com

Canto has started to deliver the Workgroup and Single User Editions of the current version 5.5 of its Digital Asset Management Solution Cumulus. The presently available upgrades of the Workgroup and Single User Editions include: improved IPTC support, Palette View Mode and the integrated file format conversion functionality. Users working with the Workgroup Edition in cross platform environments benefit from the Server/Client Asset Transfer, as it reduces system requirements to the installed network software. Administrators also benefit from Remote Admin that allows administration of the Cumulus Server via any standard Internet browser. Version 5.5 offers new opportunities for users managing a large amount of image documents. Due to the improved IPTC support they can write modified metadata directly back into the original file. Also, previews are now generated much faster, especially TIFF documents. Customers using the Web Publisher Option at the same time are recommended to update it to the 5.0.6 version, also now available. www.canto.com

I.C. Axon Inc. announced it has signed an alliance agreement with Interwoven Inc. Under this agreement, I.C. Axon will become a Consulting Partner, and will provide a range of value-added services for eBusiness initiatives for healthcare companies and organizations based on Interwoven’s Content Infrastructure product suite. These new services will allow I.C. Axon to give its customers more power to control, change, and manage web content on a large scale. Additionally I.C. Axon will be able to design, develop and deliver specialized solutions that capitalize on the features offered by Interwoven products. With this agreement, I.C. Axon foresees opportunities in developing standardized SCORM, AICC and IMS compatible learning content-management systems (LCMS) created with Interwoven technology. www.interwoven.com, www.icaxon.com