The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) published eight documents in the XML family as Candidate Recommendations, sending a signal to the developer community that the new features are ready for implementation. XSLT 2.0 is a major revision to the XSL Transformations language. XSLT transforms XML content into other formats, including other XML formats. As an example, one may use XSLT to transform XML output from a database into an XHTML Web site or set of print-ready XSL-FO documents. XSLT 2.0 standardizes many features that were previously only available as extensions, such as the ability to create multiple output documents or to create user-defined XPath functions. With stronger support for internationalization and richer tools for the programmer, XSLT 2.0 is better suited for the large-scale mission-critical deployment for which XSLT 1.0 is already being used. In addition to new functionality, XSLT 2.0 introduces strong typing and supports the optional use of W3C XML Schema. Like XSLT 2.0, XML Query shares the use of W3C XML Schema to give a strongly-typed programming or scripting language and relies on XPath 2.0 as the selection vocabulary. With XML Query, one can run cross-vendor cross-database joins between multiple forms of data, including XML documents, XML-native stores, and relational database tables. XSLT 2.0 and XML Query 1.0 provide a standard for database integration. The Java Community Process has released initial work on XQJ, the XQuery API for Java, and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has already incorporated XML Query into SQL in part 14 of ISO SQL (SQL/XML). http://www.w3.org/2005/10/xslt-xquery-xpath-cr-pressrelease
Category: Content management & strategy (Page 234 of 479)
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/
Kentico Software, a web content management solutions vendor, has added ASP.NET 2.0 support to the latest version of Kentico CMS. The new version works with ASP.NET 2.0, Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, including their Express Editions. The new version 1.7b of Kentico CMS supports not only ASP.NET 1.1, but also the latest Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 platform, Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. The choice of the ASP.NET 2.0 platform allows web developers not only to create web sites with less code, but also to use the free Express Editions of Microsoft Visual Web Developer and SQL Server 2005. Kentico plans to support both ASP.NET 1.1 and 2.0 platforms in the nearest releases, until majority of web developers switch to the new version. http://www.kentico.com
CrownPeak and WebTrends have formed a technology partnership to arm marketers to optimize web marketing content, and have integrated WebTrends 7 On Demand into CrownPeak’s web site management services. Marketers can optimize web site content and marketing campaigns on the fly by leveraging WebTrends content, marketing, and conversion analytics and CrownPeak’s workflow features that enable the Content Management System to automatically execute rules based on the web analytics results. Marketers can use WebTrends SmartView to display conversion metrics and visitor segment behavior superimposed on links, promotions and web pages for easy identification of the best areas to feature items. Using CrownPeak’s CMS, thresholds for views, revenue or “add to cart” clicks can be set so that products needing awareness are promoted to these ‘hot-spots’ once the previously featured item reaches the threshold as tracked by WebTrends. CrownPeak CMS users could setup product pages to always reflect what visitors are most interested in, automatically displaying the hottest product families on top-level pages and the current best-selling product SKUs on deeper pages. CrownPeak also automates the process of adding WebTrends SmartSource tags to web pages to minimize missing or erroneous tags. The CrownPeak-WebTrends integrated solution is available immediately, and is sold by both WebTrends and CrownPeak’s sales teams and channel partners. http://crownpeak.com, http://www.webtrends.com
IBM announced it has acquired the business of iPhrase Systems, Inc. Financial details were not disclosed. iPhrase develops software that improves e-commerce sales, online service and support, and call center productivity by allowing Web site users to more easily find answers, make purchases and solve problems without expert assistance. For example, retailers use iPhrase technology to help interpret and understand online customer queries, even if they are misspelled or contain jargon. iPhrase software also enables merchandisers to dynamically generate customized Web pages with relevant products and shopping cart links, based on individual customer needs. iPhrase’s technology is compliant with Unstructured Information Management Architecture, developed by IBM Research that provides an open framework for the composition of sophisticated analytic applications that discover and leverage meaning from unstructured information. iPhrase software can tailor information specifically for the industry or domain in which it is used, providing a higher-level understanding of user queries. It adapts findings and results and presents them in a format that is easy to use and understand. iPhrase software complements IBM’s existing technology for delivering information in context through search and text analysis of enterprise databases, content management systems, file systems, collaboration systems and external web sites. http://www.ibm.com
Vasont Systems announced that the Vasont Universal Integrator (VUI) integrates with the latest release of Adobe FrameMaker software. The VUI is a software extension of Vasont, a content management system that enables organizations to store their multilingual content once for reuse and delivery to multiple media channels. Using VUI, Vasont users are able to work within FrameMaker 7.2 while accessing Vasont through a toolbar menu option. New Adobe FrameMaker 7.2 software delivers an authoring and publishing solution that combines the simplicity of word processing with the power of XML. The software enables WYSIWYG authoring in a structured environment optimized for the editing and production of valid XML. FrameMaker offers the ability to process XSLT during the FrameMaker import and export process, which can facilitate moving content in and out of FrameMaker to a desired structure. Vasont users are able to leverage this ability when moving content in and out of the Vasont repository using the VUI. FrameMaker also supports XML schema as well as DTDs, just like the Vasont content management system. http://www.vasont.com
IBM is teaming up with Google to find documents on personal computers. The newest plug-in for IBMs enterprise search technology will integrate with Google Desktop for Enterprise, which is downloadable free. Customers using IBM WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition can now search and retrieve various types of content from their personal computers using the Google Desktop for Enterprise interface. That means users will have a single interface for searching desktop, enterprise and web content. Google has already announced that Google Desktop for Enterprise can search the full text of IBM Lotus Notes mail messages stored on a local computer. This feature allows search of all Lotus Notes databases and mail servers in addition to local mail files. Google Desktop for Enterprise is available from http://desktop.google.com/enterprise
Convera Corporation (NASDAQ: CNVR) announced that its Excalibur Web search technology is set to launch as the index now contains more than 4 billion pages. In addition to reaching 4 billion pages of textual Web content, the Excalibur technology also comprises approximately 500 million images, 20 million audio components and 5 million videos. The Company also disclosed that it has completed the build-out of its second data center located in Dallas, Texas. This site, in conjunction with the Company’s San Diego data center now affords prospective customers a fully redundant hosting environment. With the attainment of these operational and technology milestones, Convera is positioned to begin accepting customers for Excalibur, presently a private label search offering. The Excalibur Web search technology, while a newly developed search platform, leverages Convera’s experience over the past 15 years in creating “deep search” products for law enforcement, national security and intelligence agencies. http://www.convera.com
WebTrends Inc. and Hot Banana announced a technology partnership to streamline the end-to-end process of creating, analyzing and optimizing web site content and marketing campaigns. With the integration of WebTrends 7 directly into the Hot Banana Active Marketing Web Content Management Suite, marketers are provided a single solution to set-up and access WebTrends web analytics and manage web site content on the fly without technical assistance. Hot Banana automates the process of placing WebTrends SmartSource tags on web pages, minimizes hand-coded errors and helps ensure web sites are accurately coded for collecting the desired information. Customers of the integrated solution gain insight into having total control and visibility into the effectiveness of their web site content and marketing programs. Marketers can A/B test different creative, campaign offers and web page layouts on-the-fly to optimize on the best performers, leveraging features within WebTrends 7 such as comparative reports, Product and Campaign Drilldowns and WebTrends SmartView, which superimposes complete conversions metric and visitor segment behavior directly on every web page or HTML email link. The Hot Banana-WebTrends integrated solution is available immediately, and is sold by both WebTrends and Hot Banana’s sales teams and select channel partners. , http://www.WebTrends.com
Subscribe to the Gilbane Advisor
