Category: Content management & strategy (Page 275 of 479)

Tridion announced the launch of Tridion WebForms, a software tool for creating, updating and rapidly deploying online forms. This new product has been specifically developed to exploit the power of online Web forms and help businesses move towards relational communications – intelligent, targeted and accurate communication with online audiences. Tridion WebForms improves the way companies are able to communicate with their audiences by allowing web editors to concentrate on just the forms they want to deliver. As business rules and presentation are already defined, the need for support and intervention from the IT department is reduced. It is also possible to integrate WebForms with back-office systems, automated email responders and CRM systems. Any changes that have to be made to an online form after the initial rollout can be instantly made by the Web editor without having to involve their IT resource. Existing customers using Tridion’s content management products to publish and manage their web content can integrate Tridion WebForms easily – the immediate benefit being able to re-use all existing layout definition, from page templates to component templates. Content management functions including roles and permissions, versioning, workflow, multimedia searches, and scheduling, can all be reused. http://www.tridion.com

RealObjects released version 4.2 of the WYSIWYG XHTML/XML editor edit-on Pro. The editor complements web-based Content Management, Knowledge Management, and e-Learning systems and streamlines the process of in-browser Web authoring across platforms without installation of client-side software. The major improvements are the enhanced table functionality and WebDAV support. The most important features of the current release include the support of nested tables, an improved table selection and the interactive resizing of table, cell and row widths using the mouse. Additionally it is now possible to automatically save and restore the user preferences on the client and to upload documents, images, hyperlinks and multimedia objects via WebDAV. Having a valid software maintenance subscription, RealObjects edit-on Pro customers can upgrade to version 4.2 free of charge. http://www.realobjects.com/

The Gilbane Report and Lighthouse Seminars announced that the Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technology slated for Amsterdam at the RAI Centre, May 25-27, 2005, will feature an opening keynote panel of technology executives discussing the major upcoming content technologies that will have a profound impact on content management technology development and deployment in the next 12-24 months. Members of the panel include: John Newton, Chairman & CTO, Activiti, and Co-founder, Documentum; Bjorn Olstad, CTO and co-founder, FAST; Rich Buchheim, Senior Director, Enterprise Content Management Strategy, Oracle. Moderating the panel will be Conference Chair Frank Gilbane, Editor and Publisher of The Gilbane Report. Some of the questions the panel will cover include: “There is a lot of debate about enterprise content management (ECM) suites verses individual content applications. What is an “ECM suite” and which approach makes the most sense?”, “The proliferation of content applications and repositories has created a huge integration challenge. How and when will this get resolved?”, “How will blog, wiki, and RSS technology affect content management applications?”, “Will taxonomies or “folksonomy” tagging technologies have a major impact on CMS applications?”, “Are Portals dead for good?”, How will open-source content management software affect future content management implementations?”, and “How will compliance requirements affect content technology, or digital/enterprise rights management products?”. The public is invited to post their own suggested questions to the panel on the Gilbane blog at . The Gilbane Conference on Content Management is being held in conjunction with Tech 2005 (formerly XML Europe). Gilbane Conference attendees will receive four free session passes to attend sessions at XTech 2005. https://gilbane.com/conferences/Amsterdam_05_program.html, ,

ZyLAB announced that it has joined the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Software Solutions. By joining the ISV Software Solutions competency, ZyLAB has achieved Microsoft Certified Partner status. http://www.zylab.com

Intellext announced the ActiveContext iSuite, available with client, server, and component modules. This newest product suite from Intellext helps companies that are in the business of publishing and distributing online content increase the visibility of their information and offer their users a richer and more satisfying online experience by proactively driving content to the people who need it, at the time when they are most likely to be able to use it. Shipping at the end of June, ActiveContext iSuite will integrate with any content management or search technology used by the publisher, regardless of platform. An adaptation of Intellext’s Watson product, the ActiveContext Client from Intellext allows content providers to provide the ActiveContext Client to their users, so that all of the information available on their site is contextually-driven to users at the exact time they are most likely to need it. The ActiveContext Component allows any content provider to build their own applications that leverage user context. Developers will be able to build client-side applications ranging from simple context-search toolbars to complex context-enabled applications.

Digimarc Corporation and North Plains Systems announced the availability of Digimarc ImageBridge as an I-Piece plug-in to the North Plains TeleScope digital asset management system, providing increased brand protection and image tracking capabilities for TeleScope users. Digimarc also announced the launch of Digimarc ImageBridge 2005. With the integration of Digimarc ImageBridge 2005, brand and product managers can now give their images a unique identity and monitor digital image assets as they are distributed both inside and outside of a company’s network. Digimarc ImageBridge 2005 digital watermarking weaves a unique, imperceptible and traceable identifier into images, while the ImageBridge 2005 tracking system monitors the Internet and specified URLs, reporting to brand owners where and when their images were found on the public Web. With this capability, organizations can see that marketing partners are acting in compliance with guidelines for campaigns and new product rollout, and allows legal departments to communicate and enforce image copyrights. http://www.northplains.com. http://www.digimarc.com

Verity, Inc. announced a technology alliance with A2iA Corporation. The partnership brings together two applications for automatic data capture on forms, including the recognition of cursive handwriting. Verity will offer A2iA FieldReader as an add-on recognition engine that works with Verity TeleForm 9.0 content capture software. Combining OCR, ICR and IWR in a single engine, A2iA FieldReader expands Verity TeleForm’s capabilities by enabling users to convert complex cursive, natural or freeform handwriting on paper forms into computer-useable data. A2iA FieldReader contains multiple recognition engines using artificial intelligence and neural network technology to locate, clean, de-slant and segment writing into words and characters. Because it recognizes entire words and phrases, and utilizes predefined field attributes and vocabularies, A2iA FieldReader improves overall accuracy for TeleForm users who previously could only capture data character-by-character. http://www.a2ia.com,