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Verity, Inc. announced a technology alliance with A2iA Corporation. The partnership brings together two applications for automatic data capture on forms, including the recognition of cursive handwriting. Verity will offer A2iA FieldReader as an add-on recognition engine that works with Verity TeleForm 9.0 content capture software. Combining OCR, ICR and IWR in a single engine, A2iA FieldReader expands Verity TeleForm’s capabilities by enabling users to convert complex cursive, natural or freeform handwriting on paper forms into computer-useable data. A2iA FieldReader contains multiple recognition engines using artificial intelligence and neural network technology to locate, clean, de-slant and segment writing into words and characters. Because it recognizes entire words and phrases, and utilizes predefined field attributes and vocabularies, A2iA FieldReader improves overall accuracy for TeleForm users who previously could only capture data character-by-character. http://www.a2ia.com,

BrowserMedia announced the official release of BrowserCMS 2.0, the latest version of their Web Content Management System. Improvements in version 2.0 include a completely redesigned user interface, featuring a unique, rich internet application allowing “drag and drop” control over the website architecture. BrowserCMS 2.0 remains affordable CMS and continues to support both large and small website deployments. A new website has been launched to provide CMS product marketing as well as technical support for current clients. BrowserCMS is available under both corporate and non-profit licenses. http://www.browsermedia.com

Idiom Technologies, Inc. announced the immediate availability of the newest version of its WorldServer product family WorldServer 7.5.1. With the introduction of WorldServer 7.5.1, Idiom now offers: tightly integrated support with Arbortext Epic Editor – previously, Idiom only offered deep integration with Adobe FrameMaker for XML authoring; enhanced XML content storage, search and retrieval capabilities that make it easier to achieve global content reuse goals; improved filtering for Microsoft Office documents; improved workflow management; and enhanced content management capabilities to better support Idiom customers who choose to use WorldServer as their content management platform, as well as their globalization platform. WorldServer also supports XLIFF, an XML-based standard for the exchange localization data between products, as well as a number native translation workbench formats for products such as TRADOS Desktop and SDLX. WorldServer 7.5.1 is available immediately. Pricing has not changed.

TRADOS Incorporated announced the coming availability of TRADOS 7, the latest version of its TRADOS desktop solutions for freelance translation professionals, corporate localization teams and language service providers. Starting next week, TRADOS 7 can be pre-ordered at “early bird” prices. The release includes many enhancements including: increased XML support, including XLIFF, DITA, and conditional XML; Translator’s Workbench fully supports the latest open TMX standard, TMX 1.4b, as well as related standards such as Segmentation Rules Exchange (SRX); full support for Hindi and twenty other new languages; enhanced support for Microsoft Word documents in Context TM and TagEditor – Microsoft Word documents can now optionally be processed as XML-based TRADOStag documents in Context TM and optionally translated in TagEditor as XML-based TRADOStag documents; support for multiple termbases in active terminology recognition; and
improved ease of use. Starting April 25, 2005, customers ordering TRADOS 6.5 (new licenses or upgrades) will receive special early bird promotions when TRADOS 7 is released in June 2005. Early-bird promotions expire on June 27, 2005.

Teragram announced the general availability of Teragram TK240 for Collaborative Development version 2.0. This optional add-on software module, based on Teragram’s taxonomy management software and categorization engine, enables teams of specialists in an organization to collaboratively create, manage, and implement taxonomies in real time. TK240 for Collaborative Development uses Teragram’s categorization technology to analyze document contents and organize them into flat or hierarchical taxonomies that facilitate and accelerate the retrieval of information. At the same time, the software enables more than one developer to modify the taxonomy and categorization rules for the same project, enabling users to work simultaneously while individually accessing the specific portion of the taxonomy that is most appropriate. Multiple information workers using TK240 for Collaborative Development to organize large corporate archives, for instance, can work simultaneously on specialized portions of the master taxonomy without conflicting with or overwriting the other’s work. http://www.teragram.com

The Gilbane Report and Lighthouse Seminars announced that the San Francisco Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies (held last week at the Palace Hotel) saw a significant increase in end-user attendance (over 20 percent), vendor sponsorships, as well as analyst and media turn out. The event brought together the industry’s top experts to discuss the hottest topics of the day – compliance, XML strategy for information interchange, enterprise use of blog & wiki technology, and much more. The event in San Francisco attracted attendees interested in learning, evaluating and purchasing the latest content management technologies. End users came from organizations, including: PG&E, Bay Area Air Quality Management, Mervyns, Blue Shield of California, Ernst & Young, Stanford University, National Cancer Institute, Marriott International, Walmart.com, Visa, Bank of the Orient, Raytheon, Staples, Mastercard, and Thomson Healthcare. The Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies will host its Boston event November 29- December 1 at the Westin Copley Place. Topics and technologies that will be covered at the Boston event include blogs, wikis, RSS, XQuery, enterprise rights management, and tools to assist with compliance, etc.; underused technologies like taxonomies and categorization; and “traditional” technologies including content management, document management, enterprise search, enterprise/content integration, authoring, and digital asset management. The Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies is hosted three times a year. In addition to the San Francisco and Boston events, an event is held in Amsterdam, May 24-26. The deadline for the call for papers for Boston is May 15, 2005. https://gilbane.com/conferences/Boston_05.html, https://gilbane.com/conferences/Amsterdam_05.html

Autonomy Corporation plc announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire etalk Corporation, a provider of enterprise-class contact center products, for a purchase price of US$70 million payable in a combination of cash and Autonomy ordinary shares, with an opportunity to earn additional consideration payable in Autonomy ordinary shares upon meeting and exceeding certain future performance-related targets. Combined Autonomy and etalk products are expected to be generally available within a quarter. Autonomy is expecting to discontinue certain aspects of the etalk business. The transaction is expected to be accretive to Autonomy’s earnings per share within six months from closing, excluding the impact of one-time and non-cash acquisition related charges. http://www.autonomy.com

Coveo Solutions Inc. announced that they have signed an OEM agreement that will allow Acuity to complement the text mining capabilities of its product with the search functionality of Coveo Enterprise Search (CES). Acuity provides software that presents corporate information in a visual way. Using computational linguistics and pattern recognition, Acuity helps users to automate the discovery process and find the structure in unstructured data by creating charts and other graphics to facilitate analysis. ,