LightSpeed Software, Inc. announced the release of Astoria 4.0, a major new release of their content management system. LightSpeed Astoria is an XML-based content management solution that works with current authoring tools to provide fine-grained control over valuable information assets. LightSpeed Astoria manages the collaborative authoring process, providing access control, versioning, flexible information and component reuse, meta-data tagging, workflow and distribution to the Web, PDA’s, paper and CD-ROM. LightSpeed Astoria 4.0 features include enhanced compatibility with current versions of XML and SGML authoring tools, including Arbortext Epic 4.3, Corel XMetaL 3.0 and Adobe FrameMaker 7, inclusion of advanced review and workflow features, as well as performance and scalability improvements. LightSpeed Astoria’s integration with Altova’s authentic 5 enables remote authoring of structured XML content through a standard Web browser. www.LSpeed.com
Category: Content management & strategy (Page 460 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/
Ektron, Inc. announced the release of Ektron CMS200 version 2.0. Ektron expands its multilingual, browser-based content management solution to Microsoft ASP.NET, Macromedia ColdFusion and PHP, in addition to the existing support for Microsoft ASP. CMS200 runs simultaneously on various Web application servers. For sites running on multiple application servers, this new “multi-platform” capability allows developers to standardize on Ektron CMS200. For migration from ASP to ASP.NET, Ektron allows for the conversion of various sections over time, rather than a one-time full site rollout. Ektron CMS200 includes Ektron eWebEditPro. Beyond newly added support for multiple application servers, CMS200 version 2.0 adds improved tracking for library items, enhanced reporting, new site previewing support, better content scheduling and new capabilities for tiered, delegated administration. Prices start at US$3,000. www.ektron.com
Quasar Technologies has launched GetReady, a content management system that provides cross-media publishing capability, and plans to market it worldwide. GetReady provides visual search, a knowledge engine, automatic table management, intelligent workflow, interactive editing workspace, full IPTC and Metadata support as standard. For text and image editing, the product integrates with Adobe InCopy, InDesign, Graphics Server GoLive and Photoshop, relying on InDesign for layout and design. www.quasar-tech.com
Vignette Corp. unveiled the Vignette V7 family of content management applications that offer a mix of out-of-the-box and configurable capabilities packaged to meet departmental or enterprise requirements. Vignette Content Management Group Suite 7 is designed for departments that need a content management solution to power one Web site or portal, as well as predefined workflows, content types and the Vignette Command Center. Vignette Content Management Business Suite 7 is designed for organizations with multiple mission-critical Web sites and portals that leverage content residing throughout the enterprise. It includes additional features such as a graphical workflow creation, multisite management and a graphical integration workbench. Vignette Content Management Enterprise Suite 7 will unify the content management processes across an entire enterprise. This suite will contain advanced reporting, adapters to integrate unstructured content into portals and Web applications, and a set of software development kits. The Vignette Content Management Group Suite 7 and Vignette Content Management Business Suite 7 will be available by the end of the year. Vignette Content Management Enterprise Suite 7 is scheduled to be shipped in the first half of 2003. www.vignette.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the Adobe Document Server, which enables enterprise customers to automatically generate and customize Adobe PDF files and forms. Adobe Document Server is built for easy integration with existing ERP and CRM systems, Content Management Systems, document management systems, and databases. The software lets companies automate document creation and assembly for technical manuals, brochures, proposals and policies, as well as create custom electronic forms with pre-populated fields, and produce business reports that contain charts and graphs dynamically generated from data in a database. With support for APIs for Java, Perl, COM and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) environments, programmers can develop scripts for automating the creation of Adobe PDF documents. Adobe Document Server also supports Extensible Style Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO). Adobe Document Server is expected to be available by the end of 2002, with pricing starting at US$20,000 per CPU. www.adobe.com/products/server/documentserver/main.html
Percussion Software announced a technology integration partnership with Advanced Software, Inc. (ASI). Percussion will embed ASI’s DocuComp comparison engine into the next release of Rhythmyx Content Manager, expected in early 2003. DocuComp, best known as the popular “compare documents” feature in Microsoft Word, will enable Rhythmyx users to simplify the content review, localization and approval processes involved with authoring and publishing Web content. This will reduce the time needed to process content modifications and approvals as well as improve the workflow efforts of content creation teams. The DocuComp comparison engine uses sophisticated pattern matching techniques to compare any two versions of a file, reporting inserted, deleted, replaced and even moved text. ASI’s DocuComp comparison technology operates in cross-platform application environments and is accessible through a C, C++ or Java application programmer’s interface. Licensees can embed the DocuComp technology into any web-based enterprise application to compare HTML, XML or SGML. www.docucomp.com, www.percussion.com
Progress Software Corporation and eXcelon Corporation jointly announced they have signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which Progress Software will acquire eXcelon in an all-cash transaction for a purchase price of $3.19 per share or approximately $24 million in the aggregate. The acquisition has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Progress Software and eXcelon and is subject to the approval of eXcelon’s stockholders. The acquisition is expected to close within 90 days, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. All of the directors, certain officers and the largest stockholder of eXcelon, holding approximately 9% of eXcelon’s outstanding common stock in the aggregate, have entered into stockholders agreements with PSC agreeing to vote in favor of the merger. www.exln.com, www.progress.com
Applied Semantics, Inc. launched AdSense, which dynamically generates advertisements comprised of conceptually relevant search terms and pay-for-performance search results targeted to real-time web content viewed by an online user. AdSense is powered by Applied Semantics’ CIRCA technology, a semantic engine that understands and extracts the key concepts on any web page. The foundation of CIRCA rests on the use of an ontology of millions of concepts and relationships between concepts, enabling it to ‘read’ any web page and build a profile of the key meanings on the page. CIRCA makes it possible to match the key concepts on any web page with the most relevant advertiser in real-time. AdSense crawls web pages, determines key meanings represented on the pages and selects the most effective pay-for-performance search terms. AdSense integrates into any online advertising media type and size, replacing existing advertising displays without the need to redesign or reformat web pages. www.appliedsemantics.com
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