Tarari Inc. announced an Early Adopter Program and general availability of its XSLT processing engines, named RAX-XSLT that are designed and optimized for Web Services and transactional XML processing. RAX-XSLT is a new addition to Tarari’s Random Access XML (RAX) family of XML Content Processors. Tarari’s Content Processors are components that are designed to accelerate and harden the processing of XML on network devices, switches, appliances, blades, and servers. RAX-XSLT is now available as both a silicon-based component and a “pure software” library. A new Tarari XSLT Script Analysis Profiler, also included with RAX-XSLT, helps developers optimize performance by eliminating script “hotspots” that reduce processing speeds. RAX-XSLT automatically detects Tarari’s XML RAX Content Processor, available on a PCI/PCI-X board that plugs into an available server or network appliance slot. The RAX Content Processor provides instant and transparent hardware (silicon) acceleration for processor-exhausting XML processing tasks such as document parsing, XPath processing, schema validation, XML security, XML content-based routing and XSLT. RAX-XSLT is capable of sensing when acceleration silicon is available, and transparently switches over to hardware-accelerated operation at that time. RAX-XSLT is compliant with W3C XSLT 1.1, JAXP, and eXSLT. Developers who sign up for Tarari’s RAX-XSLT Early Adopter Program by the end of December can purchase the pure-software version of the RAX-XSLT Development Kit for $895. For the duration of the Early Adopter Program, the Tarari XML RAX Content Processor Development Kit will include the RAX-XSLT technology with the hardware-based XML RAX Content Processor on a PCI/PCI-X card at no extra cost at the current price of $4,995.
Category: Content management & strategy (Page 233 of 482)
This category includes editorial and news blog posts related to content management and content strategy. For older, long form reports, papers, and research on these topics see our Resources page.
Content management is a broad topic that refers to the management of unstructured or semi-structured content as a standalone system or a component of another system. Varieties of content management systems (CMS) include: web content management (WCM), enterprise content management (ECM), component content management (CCM), and digital asset management (DAM) systems. Content management systems are also now widely marketed as Digital Experience Management (DEM or DXM, DXP), and Customer Experience Management (CEM or CXM) systems or platforms, and may include additional marketing technology functions.
Content strategy topics include information architecture, content and information models, content globalization, and localization.
For some historical perspective see:
https://gilbane.com/gilbane-report-vol-8-num-8-what-is-content-management/
Exegenix announced that it has enabled its XML conversion technology to simplify the migration of unstructured material into structured XML data in IBM’s next version of DB2 code-named “Viper”. With DB2 Viper IBM is adding a Native XML store in its DB2 repository, taking a more holistic approach to combine XML and relational systems. XML support is incorporated deeper in the DB2 data engine than can be achieved via content shredding or BLOB storage. Data storage is centralized for applications with broad capabilities that support both structured content modules and tabular data. Exegenix’s intelligent conversion technology uses visual cues to uncover each document’s structure automatically. People rarely have problems determining the hierarchical structure of any document they encounter, because they look at a document as a whole, taking into consideration each graphical object’s format, position, and context. Exegenix technology does the same thing it interprets a document’s logical structure based on the appearance and position of its components, with no dependency on consistently formatted input. This rules-free XML construction process requires no mapping, no scripting, and no programming. Exegenix has incorporated this conversion technology into the Exegenix Document Migration Toolkit for DB2, which emulates the “extract, transform, load” methodology commonly employed for structured data migration. The Exegenix Document Migration Toolkit for DB2 is available to beta testers via an IBM-supplied registration and password, at the secure portal
ISYS Search Software announced the immediate general availability of ISYS:sdk 7, the company’s embedded search solution for system integrators and OEMs. ISYS:sdk is designed to provide everyone from independent software vendors to professional services organizations with a solution for embedding advanced search technology into custom applications, from email archiving and records management to document imaging and document management. New features that are core to ISYS:sdk 7, include: Support for C-callable libraries, COM, Java and .NET, complete with full documentation and samples written in C, Visual Basic, Delphi, ASP and C#; The ability to index an unlimited number of documents and search several billion documents in a single query, over a broad range of document formats; A semantically rich query language; On-The-Fly document categorization; A plug-in API; Increased index capacity and greater scalability allowing indexes to be built using multiple processors; and Unicode indexes, which enable content in various languages to reside in a single index. http://www.isys-search.com
Siderean Software announced a product and services solution for extracting and aligning metadata from large amounts of unstructured and structured data based on the IBM Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA). The new Seamark Metadata Assembly Process Platform (MAPP) improves digital content navigation capabilities by expanding and enriching available metadata so Seamark Navigator can present more accurate and complete scope of available content and context for accessing information. Seamark Navigator offers a harvesting back-end for accessing and generating metadata prior to loading it into its store. The existing harvester is best suited for applications where the metadata is reasonably evolved and well-organized outside Seamark Navigator, requiring little transformation and processing before incorporating the feed into the store. For more complex environments, where large volumes of diverse and unorganized digital assets must be processed for navigation, a more formalized framework is needed to manage and align the metadata representation to the business. This new solution uniquely combines the richness of the semantic Web with existing Web services and UIMA standards. Seamark MAPP is a configurable framework for generating and analyzing metadata from diverse sources including file systems, content management solutions, databases, Web pages, RSS feeds and blogs. Seamark MAPP is expected to be generally available before the end of the year. http://www.siderean.com
SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc., provider of enterprise business process management software built on the .NET platform and a Microsoft Gold partner, announced the release of K2.net 2003 Collaboration Tools for Microsoft SharePoint Products & Technologies enabling business users to define and create document workflows within Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS). Based on the Microsoft .NET platform, K2.net 2003 now provides seamless integration to Microsoft’s SharePoint Products and Technologies by providing the tools and out-of-the box wizards that help define, create and manage complex business processes in the collaborative SharePoint environment and extending out to related systems as needed in the workflow such as Lines of Business and e-mail systems. Deeply integrated with the K2.net Server workflow management and execution platform, K2.net Collaboration Tools for SharePoint allow business users define serial, parallel and multi-stage workflows, with escalation logic, e-mail notifications, related instructions and more. The design experience is integrated within the familiar Web-based SharePoint environment with the addition of enterprise workflow features such as tracking and audit trailing.
Justsystems Inc. announced the release of xfy Enterprise Solution 1.0, an integrated development and runtime environment for enterprise XML applications. Justsystems plans to release the product in June 2006. xfy Enterprise Solution 1.0 helps application developers create user interfaces for service-oriented architectures (SOA) and web services. xfy Enterprise Solution 1.0 also allows end users to optimize workflow through an easy interface for the rapid development of customized applications. xfy Enterprise Solution 1.0 combines an XML document creation and editing environment; an application execution environment; and an application development platform for business. Built around the xfy Enterprise Client Runtime, the xfy Enterprise Solution suite also includes xfy View Generator 1.0 for automatically creating xfy components from existing XML schema, XSLT support, xfy View Designer 1.0 for creating an interactive display, and xfy Developer’s Toolkit 1.0. In addition, xfy Enterprise Solution 1.0 introduces xfy Server 1.0 to manage client components and user authentication, enabling businesses to re-use components. Annual licenses for the xfy Enterprise Client are available at US $50 per client. The annual server license is US $3,000 per processor.
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY) announced the Intelligent Statements solution for financial services organizations. Now, banks and other financial institutions can use intelligent bank and credit card e-statements for more secure and cost-effective delivery of highly targeted, personalized communications. Based on Adobe LiveCycle software and developed and distributed by Satyam, the Intelligent Statements solution enables banks and other financial institutions to add transaction-level intelligence to electronic statements, which are batch-processed and delivered to customers in Adobe PDF. Using Adobe Reader customers can view and interact with these statements for transactions such as updating personal information, disputing an erroneous transaction, or taking advantage of a special offer. Once the customer clicks the submit button, the data is protected and automatically sent back to the institution’s core systems for processing. Additionally, the statement can be saved to a local hard drive for completion or submission at a later time. Adobe LiveCycle software makes it easier for financial services organizations to more effectively create and deliver information by combining the business logic and data exchange capabilities of XML with the visual fidelity and security features of Adobe PDF. The software is built on a common server architecture based on Java 2 Enterprise Edition and XML. The Intelligent Statements solution is available immediately through Satyam. http://www.satyam.com
Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMC) (NASDAQ:TSX:) (NASDAQ:HUM) announced the official launch of Hummingbird Enterprise 2005. Hummingbird Enterprise 2005 focuses on usability, integration and performance. Hummingbird’s Business Solutions Framework is designed to minimize deployment complexities and reduce total cost of ownership by ensuring that content enabling processes can be transparently accessed from the client applications users most commonly deploy in their daily work habits. The Hummingbird Enterprise Client for Microsoft Outlook provides an interactive, business-based view of the entire suite of Hummingbird Enterprise functionality from within Microsoft Outlook. Hummingbird Enterprise 2005 delivers integration between all the key phases of managing content lifecycle. At its core is Hummingbird Enterprise Workflow that links content lifecycle processes by automating critical business tasks and simplifying repetitive activities associated with content creation, profiling and records retention and disposition practices. Content Drive is a technology designed to improve the way desktop applications interact with the Hummingbird Enterprise 2005 content repository. It leverages network connectivity to control how an application talks to a repository. With Content Drive all file operations to the content repository are handled natively at the Microsoft operating system kernel level, eliminating the need to write and maintain specific code to transfer documents. http://www.hummingbird.com
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