Category: Content management & strategy (Page 217 of 480)

NewsGator Technologies, Inc. announced the general availability of NewsGator Hosted Solution (NGHS). NGHS is a turn-key RSS aggregation solution for publishers, media companies, content and other service providers that allows editorial control and flexibility for NGHS clients, and a vehicle for their online users to personalize their news and information. The NewsGator Hosted Solution brings news through a personalized RSS reader accessible from within existing sites. Publishers, media companies, content providers, financial services companies, professional services firms and any other company that wants to provide customized news to their online visitors can benefit from NGHS. NGHS comes with built-in templates to help customers get up and running quickly. Simply add-in basic HTML and CSS code, choose the content and be off and running. Since the product is hosted at the NewsGator Data Center, there is no need to manage software or servers. NGHS is one of four offerings in the company’s suite of Private Label programs. Also included are NewsGator Downloadable Apps (branded downloadable RSS aggregator based on NewsGator’s Windows and Macintosh desktop applications), the NewsGator Licensed API, and NewsGator Consulting Services. Detailed information about the suite of NewsGator Private Label products is available at http://www.newsgator.com

Mondosoft announced that it has acquired Navigo Systems A/S, a privately held search and taxonomy software provider specialized in optimizing Microsoft SharePoint solutions. The two companies intend to maintain the Navigo Systems product line and enhance it with analytics capabilities stemming from Mondosoft’s BehaviorTracking technology. The acquisition will support Mondosoft’s existing product offering with SharePoint focused tools and reinforce the company’s existing .NET development assets. Navigo Systems produces Ontolica, a taxonomy toolset that develops a conceptual spine to define and classify an organization’s relevant information into a knowledge model.

WebSideStory announced a merger with privately held Visual Sciences, LLC, a provider of streaming data analysis and visualization software and on-demand services with 40 employees and over 40 customers. The total value of the consideration payable to the former holders of interests in Visual Sciences based on yesterday’s closing price is $57.3 million and is comprised as follows: $22.0 million in cash; unsecured senior notes in the principal amount of $20.0 million; 568,512 shares of common stock to be held in escrow until March 31, 2007; and 189,511 shares of restricted common stock. In addition, in connection with the merger WebSideStory issued the former holders of interests in Visual Sciences warrants to purchase 1,082,923 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $18.4685 per share, exercisable for the next 18-months, and options to purchase 350,000 shares of common stock to the former employees of Visual Sciences. The transaction has aleady closed. Visual Sciences will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of WebSideStory, Inc. Co-founders Jim MacIntyre and David Scherer will serve as CEO and CTO of the business unit, respectively.

Mediasurface launched the latest version of its content management suite (CMS). Version 5.3.5 marks the arrival of the Morello Web Client, the company’s new web-based content management interface. The Morello Web Client is almost indistinguishable from its Morello Smart Client desktop equivalent. It allows web-based content contribution through both Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers.

X1 Technologies announced the availability of the X1 Content Connector for Interwoven WorkSite. Now users of X1 Enterprise Edition have a pre-built connector to the Interwoven WorkSite 8 document management repository, enabling a unified presentation of search results across both local and server-based content upon which users can immediately act. Through the new X1 Content Connector, the client interface provides access to WorkSite document management functionality, including “open,” “check-in,” “check-out” and “send” features. X1 Enterprise Edition aligns with existing Interwoven security schemes and provides schedule-based indexing, so that users can take action on the search results. Law firms can now expand their enterprise desktop search capabilities to include designated repository systems, such as WorkSite 8, enabling their users to quickly produce information that may be relevant for a civil or criminal case. http://www.x1.com

DolphinSearch, Inc. announced the release of its new Online eDiscovery Review Console for electronic discovery management. The DolphinSearch Online eDiscovery Review Console provides new work flow management, estimation tools, and management dashboards for complex eDiscovery projects. The Console is designed for large corporations, government agencies, and law firms involved with complex legal projects, including class action lawsuits, which can span years, international borders and multiple languages. It is for large and complex litigations where cases can require the review and analysis of millions of pages of documents, terabytes of data and tens of thousands of hours of attorney and paralegal time. The new dashboard technology finds all of the information attorneys and review managers need to track their team’s progress through the review. The dashboard is available now to all DolphinSearch eDiscovery customers. Coming soon is an enhanced version with a built in work-assignment wizard that allows review managers to distribute work among any number of reviewers.

Alfresco Software Inc. announced the Alfresco Partner Network Program to help organizations market, configure, customize and implement solutions leveraging Alfresco software for customers. More than 25 companies are already on board from the USA, Canada, UK, France, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Columbia, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela and Australia. These range from open source software providers to systems integrators, OEM, training and hosting companies. Companies that have already joined the program include System Integrators: Cignex, Comanaco, CorraTech, Enomaly, Evoltia, Lateral Minds, Lemontech, Mayastec, NeoDoc, Optaros, Rivet Logic, Saillant, SuiteSpot Solutions, TS Group, and ukwebworks; OEMs: Aimset and NeoDoc; Hosting: Hoike and Siennax; Training: Cignex and Rivet Logic. Alfresco is also adding to its existing ISV partner ecosystem with Technology Partners: BitRock, JBoss, MySQL AB, Novell, SugarCRM, Zend Technologies, and 3BView.

Inxight Software announced that it has joined the Google Enterprise Professional program. Inxight and Google will integrate their technologies for both the enterprise and government sector. Companies and government agencies who use the Google Enterprise Search Appliance can now extend their searches to federate and filter the results set with Inxight’s federated search solution, SmartDiscovery Awareness Server. Google Enterprise Search Appliance users can also integrate it with Inxight SmartDiscovery Analysis Server to automatically identify concepts, people, organizations, places and other information, providing structure to unstructured text as XML-out for use in routing, categorization, search and business intelligence applications. The Google Enterprise Professional program includes developers, consultants and independent software vendors that provide value-added services for Google enterprise products. http://www.google.com/enterprise/,