FileNET Corporation announced general availability of Capture Professional 4.0 and Capture Desktop 4.0. The primary content capture capability for all FileNET ECM solutions. FileNET’s Capture products enable customers to acquire and index both electronic and paper-based content, and distribute and manage this content based on an organization’s business needs. New features in Capture 4.0 includes TWAIN Scanner support and enhanced reporting functionality as well as OCR for automated indexing and conversion to PDF functionality provided by Scansoft. Capture Desktop 4.0 and Capture Professional 4.0 are available now. Pricing starts at $2,000 per Capture scan station. www.FileNET.com
Category: Content management & strategy (Page 467 of 488)
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/
Gauss announced that the company has passed all requirements to become a J.D. Edwards Certified Interface Alliance Partner. This certification confirms that J.D. Edwards has formally tested and approved the functionality of the published interfaces between Gauss’ ECM suite, VIP Enterprise, and J.D. Edwards 5, OneWorld Xe, and WorldSoftware applications. The integration utilizes J.D. Edwards-published interfaces, including screen capture, hot keys, and user defined menus. This allows end-users to continue using their familiar J.D. Edwards applications to access and automate two-way exchanges of information with supporting documents and workflow processes. The combined solution has applicability across a wide variety of line-of-business operations such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Order Processing, Human Resource Planning, Payroll and Procurement. www.gaussvip.com, www.jdedwards.com
Captiva Software Corp. announced a strategic alliance with Interwoven Inc. Interwoven will offer InputAccel, Captiva’s information capture software solution, with its new TeamSite 5.5 ECM platform. The integration of InputAccel and TeamSite 5.5 allows companies to capture business-critical information and make it available to all authorized users within the organization. InputAccel reduces document processing time and costs by managing document preparation, scanning, image enhancement, indexing and quality control verification of the data extracted from paper, faxes, email and EDI streams. www.interwoven.com, www.captivasoftware.com
Ektron, Inc. released Ektron eWebWP, a browser-based WYSIWYG editor designed for text formatting. Web developers use this technology to quickly provide word-processor features to virtually any Web site user. Ektron eWebWP offers a familiar toolbar with functions including bold, italics, underline, bullet, indent, copy, paste, font type, and hyperlink. Ektron eWebWP requires no installation, loads quickly, and is available to users on all client platforms supported by the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player. Web developers easily replace text area fields with Ektron eWebWP, giving anyone with an Internet connection and a Web browser access to a word processor-like toolbar. Installation is not required because Ektron eWebWP runs on any standard browser with Macromedia Flash Player installed. At 75K, Ektron eWebWP downloads quickly. www.ektron.com
Sybase, Inc. announced the general availability of Sybase Enterprise Portal 5.0. The EP 5.0 Portal Framework adds improved overall ease of use, openness and security. A redesigned and internationalized GUI includes a drag-and-drop layout, parallel portlet loading, and personalization. Portal Framework also adds support for multiple databases and application servers, including Sybase EAServer, BEA WebLogic and IBM Websphere. Portal Framework support for advanced security includes LDAP and certificate-based authentication, hierarchical role-based access, SSL encryption and multi-level auditing and alerts. EP 5.0 is available in 3 editions. Designed for the work-group, the Information Edition is focused on information and content aggregation. The Application Edition includes the same functionality plus search and a J2EE-compliant application server for creation and deployment of portal applications. Also included in the Application Edition are deployment packs to support multiple databases and application servers. Both the Information and Application additions will be available by December 2002 at prices starting under $10,000. The Enterprise Edition, geared to large deployments, adds advanced security, high-end scalability and failover capabilities. It is available now at $85,000 per CPU. www.sybase.com
Fast Search & Transfer and Momentum Solutions announced a VAR agreement, providing Momentum Solutions with FAST Master Reseller status worldwide. FAST Data Search will be integrated as the core technology of Momentum’s enterprise content management solution, Momentum Enterprise. Momentum Solutions will integrate additional enterprise-class tools, including the FAST Data Search real-time filtering capabilities, to build a solution suite for commercial and government applications. www.momentum-solutions.com, www.fastsearch.com
Convera announced the release of twenty domain-specific semantic network cartridges to enhance enterprise search accuracy, relevancy and personalization. The plug-and-play cartridges, which come from Convera’s recent acquisition of Semantix Inc., allow customers to work with vocabularies more relevant to their specific business or industry. The new pre-packaged cartridges plug into Convera’s RetrievalWare enterprise search, retrieval and categorization solution, and join Convera’s existing selection of cartridges that support a wide range of languages. The twenty semantic network cartridges, supported by RetrievalWare’s concept-based searching method, include thousands of terms and concepts unique to the following industries: Army, Biology, Chemistry, Computers, Electronics, Finance, Food Science, Geography, Geology, Health Sciences, Information Science, Law, Mathematics, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), Petroleum Natural Gas & Petrochemicals, Pharmacology, Physics, Plastics, Rubber, and Telecommunications. www.convera.com
Advent 3B2 GmbH and Nionex have entered into an agreement whereby both companies will co-operate in selling and integration of their respective products. Nionex specialises in Content Management and Knowledge Management solutions and Advent has developed 3B2 to take the output from such Content Management Systems and provide customised solutions for the publishing of the material in any format, whether in printed form or electronic means such as web sites. www.3b2.com, www.nionex.com

