Category: Content technology news (Page 251 of 637)

Snowbound Software announced web viewer enhancements including format support for Microsoft Word documents enabling end users to view and convert Word files without the requirement of having Microsoft Office installed on their computer. Improvements in server side caching have also improved the speed of document retrieval and viewing. FlexSnap: SI is a Java servlet/applet combination configured to integrate with content or document management systems. It gives users a universal interface allowing them to retrieve, view, annotate, manipulate, convert, and print multiple document and image formats from their document repository through a standard web browser. With these new improvements, end users can retrieve and view a specific single page contained within a large document without having to wait for the entire file to download. In the latest release, the number of pages stored on the client side can now be optimized for greatest memory efficiency. Additionally thumbnails have also been enhanced to provide end users faster display and retrieval of images. Improvements have been made to the memory management in the applet as well as the ability for system administrators to configure both image scaling and compression levels. By setting parameters, large images can be automatically reduced to a more manageable size to avoid memory problems. Administrators can also configure the level of compression for JPEG and TIFF-JPEG images. http://www.snowbound.com

Prodiance Corporation announced Prodiance Search, a new productivity solution that helps business users find critical information through federated searches across disparate content sources. Prodiance Search can search peer PCs, network shared drives, content and document management repositories, and other enterprise applications. Although it installs on a user’s desktop, it leverages a federated search broker that issues search queries to local indexes running on other PCs. Prodiance Search will ship to customers in both stand-alone (e.g. single-user desktop) and federated (e.g. enterprise) configurations in late October 2005. A 30-day free evaluation version of the stand-alone configuration can be downloaded immediately. The cost for a single user license will be $49.95, and a single federated server license will be $2,500. http://www.prodiance.com

Open Text Corporation (TSX:OTC)(NASDAQ:OTEX) and InSystems Corporation said they will extend their eight-year partnership and will focus on delivering solutions that improve document processes and regulatory compliance for insurance and financial services companies. The extension of the partnership will mean enhanced integration of Open Text’s Livelink ECM Solutions with InSystems’ specialized document and compliance automation solutions for insurance and financial services companies. The solutions will address a range of compliance mandates, including regulations for managing information on insurance and financial services products, and requirements for financial reporting. Open Text and InSystems will target insurance and financial services companies in the U.S. and Canada. Through the partnership, InSystems’ Calligo and Tracker product lines have been fully integrated with Open Text’s Livelink ECM. Livelink ECM provides key services underlying InSystems solutions’ support for accelerating insurance product development and state regulatory filing processes. , http://www.opentext.com

Inxight Software announced the general availability of Inxight StarTree SDK 1.0 for .NET, certified by Microsoft. This release provides the StarTree technology and visualization tool to Microsoft .NET developers. New features of the .NET release include link labeling, multi-line text labels, and easy creation of right-click menus. Features also include spotlighting, the ability to include icons and a variety of other controls.

Meridio and Getronics, a provider of managed ICT infrastructure and business solutions, have entered into a partnership to deliver solutions that will help organizations better manage their unstructured data. These solutions will provide organizations with risk and compliance capabilities. Meridio leverages Microsoft applications to deliver desktop ECM solutions exclusively for Microsoft platforms. Meridio Records Management solutions are integrated with Microsoft SharePoint and Office systems, as well as products such as Outlook, Exchange, and Live Communication Server. Meridio is approved against both the UK’s PRO 2002 and the US DoD 5015.2 records management standards.

Stellent, Inc. (Nasdaq: STEL) announced new retention management capabilities for Stellent Universal Content Management 7.5 to cover general content and to allow usage analytics and other factors to drive the content retention and disposition process. These capabilities leverage Stellent Records Management system and include capabilities for single-source discovery and lock down for both records and non-records, automated disposition of content, and control over retention policies for all content, not just records, in the same environment. Stellent Records Management also includes a new graphical method for creating tailored user interfaces and generates records management reports in a variety of formats including HTML, Microsoft Excel, PDF and XML. Stellent Records Management is a DoD 5015.2 Chapter 2 and Chapter 4 certified solution. http://www.stellent.com

The Gilbane Report and Lighthouse Seminars announced that the Gilbane Conference on Content Management will take place November 29th – December 1st at The Westin Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. This annual event brings together thought leaders and practitioners to provide attendees with actionable advice, techniques, best practices, and case studies to help successfully implement content technologies critical to their businesses. Because of the need to apply content technologies throughout enterprises, the variety of business applications involved, and the diversity of relevant content technologies, the conference program is organized by categories of job function, rather than by technology. The tracks include a: Content Managers Track (CM), Content Technologists Track (CT), Marketing Managers Track (MT), Business & Compliance Managers Track (BC). In addition to our four job-function tracks a special track presents and examines case studies that have been evaluated as part of the Gilbane Content Technology Works Program. The emphasis is on all aspects of successful implementations. The conference has three dynamic keynote panels: “New Technologies You Need to Consider for Content Management Strategies”, moderated by Frank Gilbane, with Jon Udell, Lead Analyst, InfoWorld, Coach K. Wei, Founder and CTO, Nexaweb, Jean-Philippe Gauthier, General Manager, Sympatico/MSN, and Bob Wyman, CTO and Co-founder, PubSub; “Blog, Wiki, and RSS Technology – Are they Enterprise Ready? Applicable? Or a Passing Tempest in a Teacup?”, moderated by Frank Gilbane, with David Berlind, Executive Editor, ZDNet, Ross Mayfield, CEO, Socialtext, Inc., Bill Zoellick, Senior Analyst, The Gilbane Report, and Charlie Wood, Principal, Spanning Partners, LLC; and “Enterprise Panel on Best Practices & Implementation Strategies”, moderated ny Mary Laplante, VP Consulting Services, Bluebill Advisors & Sr. Editor, Gilbane Report, with Pat Tiernan, Vice President of Content and Product Data Management, Hewlett-Packard Company. https://gilbane.com,

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) announced that DocuShare Records Manager software has been certified as compliant under the U.S. Department of Defense Directive 5015.2 standard. Now available in the United States, DocuShare Records Manager helps customers address increasing industry and government regulations and stricter corporate guidelines for records retention. The DOD 5015.2 defines mandatory requirements for records management offerings and assures data is being stored according to government standards. DocuShare Records Manager software is an optional module for DocuShare, Xerox’s secure, Web-based enterprise content management software. DocuShare Records Manager enables workers throughout an organization to easily classify electronic files as records during any part of a work process, knowing that a qualified records manager will review the classification before the documents officially become records. Xerox also announced the first members of a growing group of global system integrator partners that will help deliver DocuShare Records Manager solutions to customers, including Sitrof Technologies Inc. of New Jersey and Satyam Computer Services Ltd. of India. DocuShare Records Manager pricing starts below $50,000 for a basic installation including Records Manager server software, 10 classifier licenses, five declarer licenses, and one administrator license. Additional licenses may be purchased individually. http://www.xerox.com/docushare