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Xythos Software and Softricity announced they will join each other’s certified technology programs as part of a solution to deliver web-enabled content management and collaboration with application virtualization and on-demand streaming. , http://www.softricity.com

EMC Corporation unveiled EMC Documentum Archive Services for Email and EMC Documentum Archive Services for Reports software. The new products leverage capabilities from the EMC Documentum content management technology and are based on a unified archiving platform. Through EMC products including Archive Services for Email and Archive Services for Reports, EMC’s unified archiving platform will enable customers to employ a common set of services for collecting, retaining, migrating, securing and discovering all types of information to be better equipped to search and retrieve information for compliance and legal discovery, and content re-use. EMC Documentum Archive Services for Email captures and archives all incoming and outgoing e-mail messages to ensure compliance with regulations and internal e-mail policies. Enhanced compliance capabilities enable customers to validate email compliance to regulators and the courts. In the event of litigation, investigators can search the archive and deliver high volumes of messages quickly, accurately and with assurance that the chain of custody is intact. Together, Archive Services for Email and EMC EmailXtender comprise EMC’s complementary set of e-mail archiving software. EMC Documentum Archive Services for Reports captures large volumes of computer-generated reports from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, invoices, statements, bills, as well as system-generated content from wireless devices, debit cards and web services. The content is converted into ISO-standard PDF-A format for long-term preservation, retention policy management and lifecycle-managed storage. EMC’s unified archiving software platform is supported by the full range of EMC’s storage systems, including EMC Centera content addressed storage (CAS), EMC CLARiiON and EMC Symmetrix storage systems as well as non-EMC storage platforms. EMC Documentum Archive Services for Email and EMC Documentum Archive Services for Reports are available immediately. EMC Documentum Archive Services for SAP has been available since May 2005. Prices vary by configuration.

Interwoven, Inc. (Nasdaq: IWOV) and SDL International (London Stock Exchange: SDL) announced that they have entered into a partnership to deliver a joint solution for global customer experience management. Powered by a combination of software, process management, and best practices, the solution enables multinational companies to increase their customers’ loyalty and satisfaction in markets around the world. Interwoven and SDL aim to empower enterprises to provide an optimal customer experience worldwide by unifying companies’ global information lifecycles, from authoring to content management to localization to publishing. Enterprises can deliver global content efficiently and responsively through the integration of Interwoven content management, content intelligence, digital asset management, and multi-channel publishing capabilities with SDL translation management, authoring assistance, and language services. Additionally, approved messaging and content is made available across multiple languages and channels, enabling simultaneous product and campaign launches on a global scale. The Interwoven-SDL solution for global customer experience management is available now. http://www.sdl.com,

Managing Editor Inc. (MEI) announced the immediate availability of K4 Publishing System version 5.6. The latest version of this editorial system accelerates the production process for publishing workflows using Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy by adding built-in integration with Adobe InDesign Server. The release also improves interoperability with other systems and incorporates new features. With its multilevel security controls and customization options, K4 supports a transparent and fast production workflow for individual workgroups or entire publishing enterprises. InDesign Server integration provides K4 5.6 with a layout rendering engine that speeds up the process of checking in items and enables the system to offer PDF previews of every page for saving, commenting and printing. Every standard K4 Publishing System comes bundled with Adobe InDesign Server CS2, designed specifically to enable tasks like background generation of page proofs for viewing over the Web. Customizable change controls allow administrators to disable editing functions in InDesign or InCopy by category of user. This new feature prevents for accidental document modifications or user errors. K4 also features an optional new Revision Manager plug-in to allow users to compare the differences between versions of InCopy files and easily keep track of revisions. K4 DropFolders offers automated batch check-in of images, ads, text files or any other type of content and metadata into K4 from pre-defined directories that can be fed from an asset management system or content repository. K4’s new Caption&Credit feature can capture caption and credit information for images as metadata, logically link this data to the image on the InDesign page, and dynamically create caption and credit frames on the page based on publication-defined parameters. All information is automatically adjusted if the image frame is moved or resized, speeding page layout and reducing errors. After an issue is closed out, a list of placed images, with their caption and credit metadata, can be exported for statistical purposes. K4 5.6 also includes updated K4 XML-Exporter version 1.2, which can automatically provide publication data as XML to feed archiving and Web publishing solutions and generate all the metadata on images, text and other objects in the issue. K4 version 5.6 and XML-Exporter version 1.2 are available from MEI and its distribution partners. All K4 customers are eligible to receive a free upgrade to version 5.6 and can purchase or upgrade XML-Exporter version 1.2 as an option. http://www.maned.com

Metastorm, a provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software for modeling, automating, integrating, and improving both human and system-based processes, announced that it has strengthened its relationship with Interwoven, Inc. (NASDAQ:IWOV) through a formal technology partnership and the development of a packaged integration adaptor that is fully supported by both companies. Joint customers can take advantage of the integrated solution to seamlessly combine process flows and content to gain greater control of business processes and visibility into the underlying content. The integration of Metastorm BPM with Interwoven’s WorkSite document management software provides the ability to access, manage, and store documents from one of three interfaces – Metastorm BPM, Interwoven WorkSite, or Microsoft SharePoint. ,

Stellent, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEL) announced the launch of Stellent Universal Records Management, a new application built on a distributed architecture that enables companies to apply records and retention policies in a consistent, legally defensible way across the enterprise. Stellent Universal Records Management allows organizations to define, manage and execute records and retention management policies for all enterprise content from a single application. The system is a complete, Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.2- and 4-compliant records management application that performs both electronic and physical records management. In addition to managing the records customers choose to store in its built-in repository, Stellent Universal Records Management uses an agent architecture to enforce records management and retention policies and schedules in applications and repositories throughout an organization. This “in-place” functionality enables companies to leave content in its native location rather than moving it to a central repository for records and retention management; apply rules directly to content where it resides; and manage the disposition of all content, not merely the content explicitly declared as records. Agents also send information back to the Stellent server, enabling it to maintain an up-to-date catalog of all critical enterprise content. This server also facilitates legal discovery activities and applies litigation holds to relevant content. The company also is partnering with solution providers to develop agents that apply records and retention management policies and litigation holds to content residing within their applications. The individual applications will continue to perform their functions but will do so in ways consistent with enterprise policies. The first such agents Stellent will release are for Symantec Enterprise Vault and Microsoft SharePoint Server, as well as Windows, Unix and Linux file servers. The Stellent Universal Records Management base application is priced at $100,000 USD. Agents for in-place management range from $10,000 to $50,000. http://www.stellent.com

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has launched the Center Of Excellence For Oracle Solutions in Bangalore, India, to develop a portfolio of assets including tools, accelerators, and diagnostics for Oracle’s application software. The new center is designed to enable faster and more cost-effective implementation of Oracle’s solutions for Accenture’s clients globally. Professionals in the new Center of Excellence will leverage service-oriented architectures to design and build solutions based on Oracle’s latest technologies, including the Oracle Applications Framework for self-service Web applications. The Center of Excellence will also develop solutions based on Oracle’s Fusion middleware, which is a portfolio of standards-based software products including J2EE and developer tools, as well as integration, business intelligence, collaboration and content management services. http://www.accenture.com