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Adobe Systems Incorporated and Covansys Corporation announced they are working together to deliver benefits and services administration solutions to federal, state and local government agencies. The combination of Adobe LiveCycle software and Covansys systems integration and consulting services will automate benefits enrollment, extend processes beyond the network to field workers and service providers, and comply with privacy and security mandates. The first outcome of this relationship will be a solution for delivering unemployment benefits and services to constituents. With the joint Adobe and Covansys solution constituents will be able to download and fill out intelligent forms at their convenience, and submit them electronically or by paper. http://www.adobe.com,

Coveo Solutions Inc. announced that it is launching a free, fully-functional version of Coveo Enterprise Search for SharePoint (CES for SPT). This new free version of CES for SPT supports indexing of up to 5,000 SharePoint documents. CES for SPT is a plug-and-play enterprise search solution that integrates with existing SharePoint environments and provides a user interface within SharePoint to make the transition to searching with CES for SPT easier for users. The free version of Coveo Enterprise Search for SharePoint is available for download.

FileNet Corporation introduced FileNet P8 Active Storage and Retrieval (ASAR) services, a key technology capability of its FileNet P8 Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform and the main element of the Company’s strategy to provide customers with an intelligent approach to Information Lifecycle Management (ILM). ASAR services enables integration between the FileNet P8 ECM platform and storage vendor’s technologies including EMC, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, Network Appliance, Plasmon and Sun, with the ability to intelligently manage content migration to different data storage tiers and individual storage platforms based on the business value of content. FileNet P8 Active Storage and Retrieval Services FileNet P8 Active Storage and Retrieval (ASAR) services resides at the data services layer of the FileNet P8 platform and integrates to the storage infrastructure layer. ASAR services consist of a Storage Policy Object that allows FileNet to provide lifecycle data movement among rewritable (e.g. EMC and Hitachi Data Systems SAN products) and fixed content stores (e.g. NetApp SnapLock magnetic WORM protected storage). ASAR services offers an application interface supporting virtually any type of magnetic disk storage device, as well as removable media technologies. Specialized connectors to magnetic WORM products such as SnapLock from Network Appliance enable tight integration with compliance storage devices. http://www.filenet.com

NetManage, Inc. announced its Librados Data Integration Plug-In. Now, enterprise system functions and data, dynamically exposed in XML, can be mapped to a variety of data formats, including XML, database, flat file and EDI. The J2EE plug-in connects back-end enterprise system functions. The Data Integration Plug-In is incorporated into the design-time configuration environment provided with each NetManage Librados JCA Plus Adapter. Exposed through the adapter via a GUI, the user is able to select business functions in the target enterprise application, transforming or translating source system data into any format, without any programming. The Librados Data Integration Plug-In is now available as an add-on component with any of the 50 Librados JCA Plus Adapters.

Mediasurface announced the launch of version 5.2 of its content management suite. The new version includes enhancements to Morello as well as new features to allow both non-technical and IT professionals more flexibility and control when building their websites. Included are: improvements to the product installation process reducing the time and effort in the set up stage with a number of new automated installation scripts; enhanced architectural support; improved performance through enhanced caching and indexing; and user interface improvements including better table handling and form editing users can now easily insert a customised table with a single click. Expanded fields within the ‘Forms’ view and improved image editing are also included. Enhanced upload features, making it quicker and more efficient to import documents in bulk, even when they have a variety of formats. Version 5.2 is now available as a free upgrade to existing Morello customers.

Quadralay Corporation announced the immediate availability of WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word. WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word leverages XML to give users the ability to create customized content for the Web, intranets, professional online Help systems, portable devices, enterprise-ready XML, or PDFs. The new software provides greater flexibility and ease of use for Help authors, technical writers, documentation professionals, and other content providers wanting to produce content for common online formats directly from Word files. Authors can use Word to write, maintain, and update content, then use ePublisher Pro to manage and deliver multiple online formats such as HTML, XHTML, DHTML, or the cross-browser, cross-platform information system WebWorks Help. Quadralay Corporation also re-engineered its previous single-source online publishing solution for Adobe FrameMaker, which features an online content-preview window for visual style development, GUI-based advanced customizations, and an improved code editor. WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word is available for purchase online for US$1,000, and internationally for US$1,100. WebWorks ePublisher Pro for FrameMaker ships in July 2005, and is available for purchase by authors for US$1,395, and internationally for US$1,515. In addition a listing of resellers is available. For a limited time, customers can save $250 when purchasing either product when upgrading from any competitive Help authoring tool.

Archivas, Inc. announced three important advances in its Archivas Cluster (ArC) software, including integrated search and indexing capability, an increase in availability, as well as significant performance enhancements. ArC also has the ability to not only present a standard file system interface to applications, but also to store files in XML and HTML so applications are not permanently tied to the archive and as the application environment may change over time, files in ArC will always be accessible to users. ArC is generally available. http://www.archivas.com

Verity Inc. announced the signing and closing of the acquisition of desktop search-related intellectual property assets from 80-20 Software Pty Ltd. Verity purchased software that executes searching of all email folders and local file systems to give users one access point to information stored on their personal systems. In addition, it has enterprise-wide deployment, administration and control capabilities as well as compliance with most security protocols. The Verity-branded desktop search product is expected to become available to customers in the second half of 2005. It will integrate with Verity Ultraseek or K2 Enterprise software to allow users access to relevant content. As part of the acquisition, Verity will absorb 80-20’s desktop search engineering resources. Existing 80-20 enterprise desktop search customers will be served by Verity. 80-20 Software is exiting the Enterprise Desktop Search market in order to focus on its commitment to solutions for corporate governance, operational risk and compliance management. ,