DocSoft is currently developing a multi-format conversion engine that will convert Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). The primary purpose of this software will convert CGM to SVG, but support for conversion of other formats to SVG will be available as well. The software will also have a developer’s license and API available for integration with other software. The software is designed to run using Microsoft’s .NET Framework, and will allow for batch processing of conversions. The software is currently undergoing beta testing and will be released in September 2004. DocSoft is currently seeking qualified beta testers. www.docsoft.com
Category: Content management & strategy (Page 351 of 485)
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/
Stellent, Inc. announced new features and functionality for Stellent SmartCabinet, a Web-based application that provides paper-intensive real estate companies and corporations with a platform to share and access leases, franchise contracts, insurance policies, amendments and architectural drawings. The enhanced SmartCabinet application now offers real estate users more advanced contribution, customization, control, comprehension and collaboration features. The SmartCabinet solution also provides real estate users more control over how and when internal and external parties access the solution. For collaborative, team-based initiatives, Stellent offers the SmartCabinet Advanced Collaboration module that allows users to define and manage projects in a “virtual deal room” setting. Stellent SmartCabinet is available either as an installed software package or as a rented, hosted service. Hosted service pricing is based on number of users, amount of storage used and a monthly access fee. Customers can purchase the SmartCabinet Advanced Collaboration and SmartCabinet Advanced Workflow modules as add-on features. www.stellent.com/realestate
Tripos, Inc. and Crown Partners LLC announced the formation of a strategic relationship combining Crown Partners’ enterprise content management solution with Tripos’ electronic notebook offering. The relationship strengthens the Tripos Electronic Notebook solution by including workflow, collaboration and content management technologies from Documentum, and provides the electronic notebook with support for intellectual property issues involved in the research and development life cycle. www.crownpartners.com, www.tripos.com
FatWire Software announced that it has expanded its integration with the Sun Java System Portal Server through its latest release of Spark 6 pCM (portal Content Management) for Sun. FatWire has also deepened its integration with Sun through its Reference Architecture for enterprise solutions that now utilizes FatWire Content Server 5.5 applications. FatWires Spark 6 uses the Sun Java System Identity Server user and group management for single sign-on authentication and authorization and supports JSR 168. Spark can be installed quickly, features content management and document management interfaces, and installs with four pre-built delivery portlets for job postings, corporate communications, documents and advertisements. Spark 6 pCM is available now at $25,000 per server. www.fatwire.com
Pragmatech Software, Inc. announced the release of the latest version of its applications, The RFP Machine, RFP Express, The Proposal Automation Suite, and e-Proposals. The company’s solutions automate the creation of high quality, customized selling materials, including proposals, presentations, letters, and RFP (request for proposal) responses. Version 6 enhancements include streamlined collaboration, additional automated functions for keeping content current, and more options to meet the demands of large enterprises in the areas of availability, redundancy, scalability, and system management. Pragmatech now offers additional configuration flexibility with support for clustering multiple e-Proposals servers in parallel implementations, as well as for clustering document assembly servers. www.pragmatech.com
Ektron Inc. announced Ektron CMS300 Version 4.5. The new version offers a more intuitive user experience, Web-based form capabilities and enhanced calendar features. Validation criteria can be assigned to public-facing HTML Web forms. Business users can click and choose several commonly used, out-of-the box validation rules to HTML form fields. Users can also auto email form data as well as export as XML to a third party application, and reports can be exported to Excel. The newest version of Ektron’s browser-based XML authoring tool, eWebEditPro+XML V4.1, is embedded in CMS300. The editor now includes spreadsheet-like math capabilities. Ektron has improved the CMS300 user experience by giving it the look and feel of Microsoft Outlook 2003. CMS300 allows business users, not only developers, to maintain and control multi-level navigation menus, and include items such as content blocks, library assets, external hyperlinks, forms, and other menus. www.ektron.com
XyEnterprise announced the availability of two new toolkits for its Content@ content management and workflow software application. The toolkits provide a collaborative editorial and publishing review environment, as well as enabling broader sets of users to interact with the system with standard Microsoft Office applications. The Content@ Publishing Collaboration toolkit enables users to meet challenging review and notification requirements within their collaborative workflows. The Publishing Collaboration Toolkit includes tools for document version comparisons, automatic notification of changes in content to individuals or work pools, and collaborative review of content and documents. The Content@ Office Integration Toolkit facilitates the participation of the editors, authors, reviewers, publishers, and subject-matter experts who participate in the XML content lifecycle. Although these users may not be XML experts, many need the benefits of easy content access, workflow participation, version control, and re-use of content and documents. www.xyenterprise.com
Vasont Systems announced that Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. has joined its Vasont Important Partner (VIP) Program. Together, Vasont Systems and Lionbridge will help their clients increase the speed and efficiency of creating, managing, localizing, and publishing their multilingual content from the Vasont Content Management System. Lionbridge’s LionAccess content repository connector will integrate with Vasont, a single-source content management system that allows organizations to create, manage and publish their multilingual content. Vasont provides Unicode support to store multilingual content at the component-level in its repository for multi-channel delivery. Vasont’s integration with LionAccess simplifies organizations’ translation process and reduces costs by enabling them to use their business logic and/or content metadata to automate the process of selecting, extracting and routing their multilingual content requiring translation. www.vasont.com, www.lionbridge.com
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