The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has issued Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 and Mobile SVG Profiles as W3C Recommendations. SVG 1.1 separates SVG capabilities into reusable building blocks, and SVG Mobile re-combines them in a way optimized for mobile devices. The graphical capabilities of SVG 1.1 are the same as those of the widely implemented SVG 1.0 , which has been a W3C Recommendation since 4 September 2001. What has changed is the way the language is defined. For SVG 1.0, the DTD was a single, monolithic unit. In SVG 1.1, the DTD is divided up into smaller, more flexible functional building blocks that can be reassembled in different ways for different purposes. W3C has used the SVG 1.1 building blocks to make two profiles or subsets of full SVG; SVG Tiny, aimed at multimedia capable cellphones such as the recently announced 3G units, and SVG Basic for handheld and palmtop computers. Instead of sending text messages or canned, bitmap logos, SVG Tiny now makes it possible to send a colorful animated multimedia message. As Mobile SVG is a true subset of SVG 1.1, all conformant desktop players will correctly display all Mobile SVG content. www.w3.org
Category: Content management & strategy (Page 445 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/
Venetica announced a major release of VeniceBridge. The new release will increase the types of content repositories that can be integrated with enterprise applications through VeniceBridge’s single, bi-directional interface. VeniceBridge 5.0 will expand its universal view to include a common inbox to workflow engines such as Documentum and FileNET, and independent BPM engines such as MQSeries Workflow. Target engines also include BizTalk, Open Text, and Staffware. VeniceBridge 5.0 will also make statements, invoices and other information stored in enterprise report management (ERM) systems available. Target ERM systems include IBM OnDemand, Mobius ViewDirect and FileNET Panagon Report Manager. The release includes an event subscription model that can provide notification when a document or workflow change has been made. VeniceBridge will extend the current interface with higher-level, document-oriented web services transactions. VeniceBridge 5.0 will also provide new features for handling geographically dispersed content sources and extremely large content such as audio, video and high-resolution images. VeniceBridge 5.0 will be generally available in Q2 2003. www.venetica.com
HiT Software Inc. and Altova announced a new product integration between Altova’s XMLSPY 5 and HiT Software’s winAllora Xpress, a bi-directional data mapping utility that facilitates conversion of XML and relational data. When used together, the two products allow software application developers to utilize the relational database-to-XML mapping utilities of HiT Software’s winAllora Xpress, directly from within the XMLSPY 5 development environment. Developers can use the XMLSPY 5 XML Schema editor to model data elements, then use graphical tools in winAllora Xpress to define XML Schema to relational database mappings, or, inspect existing database tables and relationships and auto-generate an XML Schema with winAllora Xpress, and refine the XML Schema in XMLSPY 5. Free trial versions of XMLSPY Enterprise Edition 5 and winAllora Xpress 3.1 can be downloaded. www.hitsw.com, www.altova.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced the general availability of the Sun ONE Identity Server 6.0, a network identity solution. The Sun ONE Identity Server 6.0 leverages Java, the Liberty Alliance, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) specifications. The Sun ONE Identity Server 6.0 integrates access management, delegated administration, directory and federation services into a single product. A key component of Sun’s overall identity management solution, it is built on top of the Sun ONE Directory Server and leverages the consolidation capabilities of the Sun ONE Meta Directory. A key capability of the Sun ONE Identity Server is the ability to federate identities, via either SAML or the Liberty Specification, both internal and external to the organization’s firewall. The Sun ONE Identity Server 6.0 integrates the Sun ONE Directory Server and includes access management, identity administration, federation, and service management. Sun is also a founding member of the Liberty Alliance. The Sun ONE Identity Server 6.0 is available immediately. www.sun.com/software/products/identity_srvr/home_identity.html, www.sun.com
Veridocs announced that XMLdocs Beta Version is available free for a limited time. XMLdocs is a hosted, Web-based system for creating and managing user-friendly XML content management solutions. XMLdocs Version 1, slated for release in February 2003, will be available on a hosted basis. With XMLdocs, organizations can create XML document templates for everything from press releases and product descriptions to knowledge-based articles and help documents. Using these templates, non-technical users write XML documents in XMLdoc’s XML word processor. Documents can then be exported for publication on a Web site or elsewhere through a simple Web Service.
DataPower Technology, Inc. announced the immediate availability of the DataPower XS40 XML Security Gateway, a network device purpose-built to secure XML-based applications at wirespeed across the entire enterprise with ease. The XS40 device combines wirespeed performance, comprehensive security and agility to allow enterprises to overcome the largest barrier to adopting XML Web Services both internally and externally. With XG3 – DataPower’s XML processing technology – the XS40 is able to parse, validate schema, decrypt, verify signatures, transform, sign and encrypt XML message flows with the wirespeed performance necessary. The XS40 integrates XML/SOAP filtering, encryption, digital signatures, and data validation at the message level or at the XML field level. The DataPower XS40 XML Security Gateway is shipping today. www.datapower.com
Global Moxie announced the immediate release of Big Medium, a content management system that makes it easy to manage dynamic, fast-changing websites. The software’s browser-based interface allows non-technical staff to add, edit and publish Web content without needing to learn HTML. Designed to fit within the technical resources and budgets of even the smallest businesses and non-profits, Big Medium delivers power and flexibility to organizations that typically find themselves unable to access or afford Web management tools. Big Medium is a suite of Perl scripts that runs on UNIX servers, including Linux, Mac OSX, Solaris and FreeBSD. Big Medium can manage hundreds of websites on a single server, allowing organizations to provide individual departments, products, employees, teachers or students with their own sites. Big Medium was designed to help manage content-rich, frequently updated sites such as news sites, marketing sites, corporate intranets or education sites that require daily, weekly or monthly updates. Big Medium is available today from the Global Moxie website and is licensed for $299, with free updates for one year. The product runs on servers operating the UNIX operating system, including Linux, Mac OSX, Solaris and FreeBSD. www.globalmoxie.com
Open Text Corporation and Eloquent, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive acquisition agreement in which a wholly owned subsidiary of Open Text will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Eloquent for cash consideration of up to US $6,720,000, or approximately $0.34 per share, of which US $1,000,000 will be held in escrow to secure certain representations, warranties and covenants of Eloquent in the acquisition agreement. The purchase price is also subject to downward closing adjustment based on Eloquent’s net cash at closing as described in the acquisition agreement. The companies expect the transaction to close in the next 90 days subject to certain conditions, including approval by Eloquent’s stockholders. Eloquent’s “sales readiness” solution, LaunchForce, is designed to deploy corporate knowledge to front-line employees and partners. Benefits of integration with Open Text’s Livelink include: enhancing Livelink MeetingZone with live video conferencing and rich automatic archiving, adding Livelink for Sales Readiness to the Livelink Application Portfolio, and adding collaboration and knowledge management capabilities to LaunchForce. www.eloquent.com, www.opentext.com
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