LexiQuest, Inc. announced the release of LexiQuest Categorize for automated document categorization and taxonomy management. Powered by LexiQuest’s proprietary Language Recognition technology, LexiQuest Categorize will help firms in such information-intense industries as pharmaceuticals, financial services, and law firms efficiently organize and manage hundreds of thousands of documents improving knowledge management and information sharing. LexiQuest Categorize can adapt to language the same way people do. Using a set of training documents, Categorize “reads” the content and ntelligently “learns” the type of information you expect to see in each category. The resulting definitions can then be customized and refined by expert users to ensure accuracy. Incoming documents are then “read” in the same manner and compared to category definitions until a suitable match is found at which time the document will be assigned to that category. Capable of handling over 250,000 pages of text per hour, Categorize can work on HTML, XML, MS Office, PDF, and e-mail and be used to catalog research and patent documents, journal articles, websites, analyst reports, legal briefs, etc. The administration functions allow you to continually monitor the performance of the system and make changes as needed to deliver the highest degree of accuracy. www.lexiquest.com
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Idiom Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of Idiom WorldServer 5.0, Web infrastructure software for globalization. WorldServer 5.0 features advanced translation technology with a centralized, shareable enterprise-level Translation Memory and Terminology Database, and a high performance translation workbench powered by Deja Vu. WorldServer 5.0 enhancements were designed to meet the specific needs of everyone working on globalization projects, including translators, reviewers, Webmasters, and business, project, and IT managers. WorldServer 5.0 features a high performance translation workbench, powered by Deja Vu, a translation tool that includes translation memory technology. WorldServer 5.0 offers a browser-based translation workbench, as well as a Windows translation workbench, features a role-based user interface, and includes wizards for rule building, process automation, and globalization workflow that partially automate the globalization process. WorldServer’s J2EE architecture can integrate with any corporate information repository, content management system, or application server. Pricing starts with a basic model and increases as users and locales are added. Idiom offers availability with both in-house licensing and hosting options. www.idiominc.com
XyEnterprise announced that it has entered into an alliance with Interwoven, Inc. XyEnterprise has integrated XML Professional Publisher with Interwoven’s
TeamSite, and TeamXML. This joint integration allows users to publish XML content to PostScript and PDF while simultaneously publishing the same XML content to the Web. Under the terms of the agreement, XyEnterprise and Interwoven will work collaboratively to bring the integration to the marketplace. XML Professional Publisher (XPP) composes pages from XML/SGML or other source data and creates high quality output in PDF, PostScript and HTML using XSLT/XSL. XPP provides XML and typographic support combined with speed and throughput. The XPP system is ideally suited for high volume batch publishing as well as dynamic print-on-demand applications. www.interwoven.com, www.xyenterprise.com
Inktomi Corp. announced that it is a developer partner for Microsoft’s new Microsoft Producer for PowerPoint 2002. Inktomi has enhanced Inktomi Media Publisher software, allowing users of Microsoft Producer to automatically publish, distribute and manage rich media content across distributed, heterogeneous networks using Producer’s built-in Publish Wizard. Working seamlessly with Microsoft Producer, Inktomi Media Publisher enables networks to handle the flow of multimedia presentations and other rich content across networks while giving users fast access to business critical information. Inktomi Media Publisher provides users of Microsoft Producer with integrated content publishing, scheduled distribution, content management and search capabilities through a Web application. To facilitate access to this content, Inktomi Media Publisher includes Inktomi’s enterprise search technology, allowing users to search and retrieve rich media content published across networks by keyword, title and description.
www.inktomi.com
XYZFind Corp. announced the general availability of XYZFind Server version 2.0, a native XML database that delivers storage, search and query functionality for a wide range of business applications. The latest release includes improvements to the XML indexing and retrieval functionality first introduced earlier this year. Performance, scalability, and query capabilities are enhanced with this current version of the server, which retains the ability to adapt to new or modified existing XML document types without dependence on explicit schema or DTD information. Version 2.0 extends the v1 feature set to include support as a Windows Service, improved indexing and query performance and extensions to the web-based administrative console. XML document round tripping is improved, and keyword search, Boolean operators, wildcard queries, numeric range queries and stop word support are all available. Interfaces include XML over HTTP, a Java API and SOAP 1.1. XYZFind Server currently ships on Linux, Solaris, and Windows NT/2000/XP. www.xyzfind.com
RWS Group, LLC and Grey Zone, Inc. announced the introduction of an integrated product to speed development of globalized web content. SecureZone 5 enables business users to rapidly create completely functional intranets, extranets, and public web sites, including users and content. The product combines security, content management, and audience-based publishing capabilities. It incorporates technology called RDDAC (Reverse Data Driven Access Control), that provides total control of the data, and RWS Grey Zone Partnership 2-3 V-Site technology. RWS Glossary Manager product is a database driven glossary and terminology management system, which works with standard databases in a Server-side Java application. Clients may be developed through Java, C or C++. Multiple glossaries can be stored on one server or linked across servers.
The RWS Group/SecureZone integrated product supports multiple publishing methodologies via prepackaged and/or XML API. It runs on a PC or a mainframe. A Linux product is available on the IBM zSeries and S/390 mainframes, as well as the IBM iSeries and pSeries product families. The product supports a number of database environments, including Oracle and IBM’s DB2. www.translate.com, www.greyzone.com
CrownPeak Technology unveiled an “ROI calculator”. The new tool enables companies to determine the return on investment of content management initiatives, and provides a framework for evaluating the balance between content management and content development. CrownPeak’s “Return on Investment Analysis for Content Management and Digital Asset Management” consists of 40 questions and formulas aimed at determining hard and soft returns for various content and digital asset management scenarios. Two-thirds of the analysis zeroes in on hard numbers associated with content management. The CrownPeak ROI calculator also includes a series of digital asset management queries. www.crownpeak.com
Zycus announced the release of AutoClass, a Universal Standard Products and Services Classification (UNSPSC) classification solution for e-Catalogs. It is an automated solution for classifying products into one or more of 13,000 categories. AutoClass’s capabilities will simplify catalog integration for buyers and exchanges, provide the backbone for catalog searches, and assist enterprises in accurately analyzing their spending patterns by commodity and supplier. It will also provide a common platform for mapping disparate supplier and buyer schemas to the industry-standard UNSCPC schema. AutoClass automates UNSPSC-based classification through a Bayesian Inference Engine that extracts the concepts and then statistically links the concepts to product categories. The speed of automatic classification (100,000 documents per hour) enables rapid supplier enablement and provides a way of replacing manual coding. The AI based classification engine is trained on millions of product items where it discerns statistically significant patterns. Built-in UNSPSC libraries and embedded domain intelligence facilitate automatic and accurate classification of the supplier’s/client’s schema into UNSPSC, while version control is made possible through continuous update of UNSPSC. AutoClass can support other schemas such as eClass and client specific schemas through additional libraries. AutoClass is language and domain independent, and can process e-Catalogs on a real time basis using a web interface. www.zycus.com
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