Intellext announced the general availability of Watson 2.0. The latest downloadable version of Watson lets users select their favorite information sources and see the results that Watson proactively retrieves in a desktop sidebar. Watson’s sidebar display is continuously updated with real-time information that is relevant to the work being done at any given moment. Organizations can configure Watson to get information from any searchable source, using Intellext’s XML-based integration technology. Connecting Watson to enterprise knowledge systems can increase the usage of internal knowledge assets. New features added during the Watson 2.0 beta program include a Sidebar Display, an Information Source Wizard, Integration with desktop search applications (MSN, X1, and Google) and interfaces with research services. Watson 2.0 now works with the Firefox, in addition to Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, and Internet Explorer. A free trial of Watson can be downloaded at
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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/
Stibo Catalog announced the commercial availability of STEP 4.7, the next generation of its product content management and publishing solution for product and catalog-centric businesses. STEP 4.7 includes support for Adobe InDesign CS2 for both Macintosh and PC. Marketing professionals can now publish promotions directly from STEP’s product information management (PIM) module, which means they have greater creative design control. The plug-in allows InDesign users access to STEP via a native palette. STEP takes advantage of some of InDesign’s advanced features including layers for version publishing and multi-lingual publishing. STEP now supports WebDAV, which allows users with access privileges to browse the product hierarchy. With WebDAV, non-standard users can access STEP without the requirement of a full-user license. The new optional STEPtrade module enables users to create and deliver high volume and high frequency e-catalogs to any e-procurement applications. The tool is designed to allow users to respond rapidly to changing demand and deliver updated product information and pricing within hours. STEP 4.7 is based on J2EE technology using the IBM Websphere application server.
Xyleme Inc. and Offline Digital (Pty) Ltd. announced a new partnership to deliver a publishing solution developed specifically for the travel industry. The solution integrates Xyleme’s product, Xyleme Server, with Offline Digital’s personalized brochure fulfillment application. The combined solution provides web applications designed for use directly by tourists, travel agents, and travel call centers. Tourists can search the content to build personalized itineraries and travel brochures for their own use or forward an e-brochure to friends and relatives. Travel agents and travel call centers can offer incremental value and services by rapidly building personalized selections for an individual customer to print, fax, or email. In the past, Offline Digital used a relational database for storage but found that the heterogeneous travel content could not be easily and rapidly loaded, nor could users perform contextual search queries, severely limiting the level of customization provided to their customers. Xyleme Server is a XML content management solution which lets publishers store, organize, classify, and add intelligence to high-value content in order to rapidly query, assemble and publish specialized products in any format and through any channel. http://www.xyleme.com,
Well, Mary and I just finished the Content Management Live! show and I can honestly describe it as “fun!” Great hosts, great email questions, and overall, a excellent opportunity to educate others on content technologies. Thanks to Scott Draughon and Scott Abel for inviting us to participate.
The audio feed is available from the Past Programs link on MyTechnologyLawyer.com for those of you who could not join us. We covered the gamut of topics across CM systems, issues, and deployments including functionality categories, market choices, gathering consensus, developing RFI/RFPs and more. An hour goes by quickly however, so feel free to email myself, Mary, or mytechnologylawyer.com if you have more questions or issues you’d like to discuss. We’ll do our best to get to all of them!
Thanks for listening!
Mary and I are the guest speakers on the technology radio show “Content Management Live!” today at 1:00 pm EDT. Hosted by mytechnologylawyer.com, our topics include the current market landscape for solutions, buyer considerations when choosing technology, and “the cost of doing nothing.”
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This series focuses on CM and content technologies; past programs can be accessed from the broadcast schedule. Join in or send a question in advance via email to: radio@technologylawyer.com
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Reactivity, Inc., announced it has entered the enterprise RSS market, announcing that its Reactivity Gateways are able to make XML-based syndication practical for use with sensitive, secure and private content. Reactivity Gateways provide the security and other features enterprises need to take RSS beyond public news, marketing and product announcements, while ensuring that RSS use complies with the privacy and data protection requirements of government and corporate regulations. Reactivity Gateways can be used to authenticate access, secure transport, encrypt single and aggregated RSS feeds and transform RSS data to and from other XML formats. Advanced tracking, alerting, reporting and XML message manipulation capabilities, made possible by Reactivity’s Advanced Messaging Architecture, simplify the compliant use of RSS while enabling enterprises to respond proactively to non-compliant RSS situations and improper identity usage. And Reactivity’s any-to-any interoperability and mediation with other XML and Web services formats, standards, transports and data allows integration of RSS with existing back-end systems. Reactivity also supports Atom 1.0. Reactivity also announced that SimpleFeed has partnered with Reactivity to deliver Secure RSS service. http://www.reactivity.com
Vignette Corp. (NASDAQ:VIGN) announced that it has signed six VARs through its relationship with value-added distributor Access Distribution, a General Electric company. Infused Solutions, Intelligent Technology Systems, Laurus Technologies, LCN Technology, Sharpe Consulting LLC and SIS Technologies have agreed to resell Vignette’s collaboration and portal products in the United States and Canada. These geographically dispersed VARs have a presence in the small and mid-market Vignette has not historically had a significant presence. The extension of the distribution channel will allow for greater focus and penetration into key growth vertical markets. http://www.vignette.com
Jabber, Inc. announced the immediate availability of JabberNow, a plug-and-play appliance that delivers compliant, secure, and extensible enterprise instant messaging (EIM) in 15 minutes or less. Targeted to smaller workgroups who internally and often externally collaborate on time-sensitive, mission-critical information, Jabber, Inc. expects initial traction for JabberNow within the financial services, manufacturing, legal, consulting and government information chains. Based on the Jabber Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber XCP), JabberNow federates (securely connects and authenticates) with the majority of instant messaging (IM) and presence networks used by financial institutions, manufacturers, governments and consumers. In its standard configuration, JabberNow is natively interoperable with any other Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) server, works with any XMPP client, including mobile clients and the Macromedia Flash-based Jabber, Inc. client that ships with JabberNow. Available add-ons include the AIM Gateway from Jabber, Inc., SIP/SIMPLE Gateway, Short Message Service (SMS) Gateway, software development kits (SDKs), message archiving, and LDAP integration. Sold directly through the jabber.com Web site as well as through channel partners, JabberNow can support up to 1,000 users with prices starting at $2,495 for 25 users.
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