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Mohomine Inc. and Wordmap Limited have announced a strategic technology relationship and the launch of a fully integrated solution for classification and enterprise taxonomy management. The combined Wordmap and Mohomine Taxonomy Solution will combine Wordmap’s Taxonomy Management System with the Mohomine MohoClassifier in an integrated solution. Wordmap’s Taxonomy Management System allows organizations to tag content by storing consistent metadata terms. It powers navigation interfaces with a security layer that allows personalized navigation views to be served to multiple users and groups. Multiple language versions of taxonomies are supported. Mohomine’s MohoClassifier is a high performance auto-categorization solution built using “learn-by-example”/machine learning technology. Mohomine’s language-independent algorithms provide accuracy and performance, and can be deployed and modified quickly. The combined solution is available in the Americas from Mohomine Inc., and in EMEA from Wordmap Ltd. www.mohomine.com, www.wordmap.com

Watchfire Corporation announced the release of version 2.0 of Watchfire WebXM. WebXM automates website testing and analysis to help detect and manage content quality, privacy and accessibility issues on large enterprise websites. WebXM 2.0 introduces a standalone web accessibility testing module designed to help organizations test their site’s level of standards compliance, including the U.S. Government’s Section 508 and the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). This release also introduces integration with content management systems through a new Web Service interface, and a fully documented Software Development Kit. A key motivation for developing a Web Services interface was to create a tighter integration of WebXM with content management systems from Documentum, Microsoft, Vignette and Interwoven. Using Web Services, web content can be automatically checked by WebXM at any stage in the web development workflow process and can be accepted or rejected. WebXM 2.0 is available from Watchfire’s direct sales force. WebXM is also available as a managed service offering. www.watchfire.com

Adobe Systems Incorporated is now shipping Adobe Graphics Server 2.0. Adobe Graphics Server enables businesses to create, update and repurpose high-quality images used in a variety of mediums, and is designed to be used in both Web and cross-media workflows, while meeting the requirements of content management, asset management and prepress systems. The software has support from Artesia, Burntsand, Context Media, Documentum, MediaBin, NetXposure, North Plains and WebWare. Adobe Graphics Server runs on application servers from BEA, IBM, iPlanet, and Oracle. New capabilities in Adobe Graphics Server include support for Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) and PDF; conversion of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files to PDF; enhanced support for image metadata and Adobe Photoshop 7.0 native files and engines; CMYK image manipulation; and clipping path support. Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 is available direct from Adobe, or through Adobe-authorized corporate licensing centers and authorized VARs and System Integrators. Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 is sold with Documentum Media Services and MediaBin Brand Asset Management. Pricing begins at US$7,500 per CPU. An upgrade from AlterCast to Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 is US$2,250 per CPU. www.adobe.com/products/server/graphics/main.html

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the availability of Adobe Document Server and Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions. Adobe Document Server lets customers dynamically assemble customized Adobe PDF files from a variety of data sources to create technical manuals, electronic forms, contracts, business reports and invoices. The software enables enterprises to tap into existing ERP, CRM and CMS systems, document management systems, and databases to generate custom business communications in PDF. Adobe Document Server also supports Extensible Style Language Formatting Objects (XSL-FO). Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions offers the ability to assign usage rights to Adobe PDF documents and forms. Once these rights have been assigned, users of Acrobat Reader version 5.1 will be able to save, fill and route PDF forms, add electronic sticky notes for comments or questions, and digitally sign completed forms. Adobe Document Server pricing starts at US$20,000 per CPU. More information on licensing and pricing is available at www.adobe.com/products/server/products_purchase.html, Acrobat Reader 5.1 is available free-of-charge at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

The OASIS interoperability consortium announced that its members have approved the ebXML Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement (CPPA) v2.0 as an OASIS Open Standard, a status that signifies the highest level of ratification. ebXML CPPA defines business partners’ technical capabilities and documents agreements between partners, enabling organizations to securely engage in electronic business collaboration. ebXML CPPA was developed by Commerce One, Cyclone Commerce, E2open, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Intel, IONA, Mercator, SAP, SeeBeyond, Sterling Commerce, Sun Microsystems, Sybase, TIBCO, Vitria, webMethods, and other members of the OASIS ebXML Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement Technical Committee. In related news, the ebXML OASIS UN/CEFACT Joint Marketing Team published version 1.0 of the ebXML Adoption Update, a listing of ebXML implementations, projects, products, and industry initiatives from around the world. The ebXML Adoption Update is posted at www.ebxml.org/ebxml_jmt/index.htm#documents, www.oasis-open.org

Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of its newest version of the Microsoft Solution for Intranets (MSI). With the Microsoft Solution for Intranets 1.5, Microsoft is extending collaboration opportunities through companies such as Groove Networks Inc., which will release within the next 30 days a partner solution offering that integrates with the MSI technology. The Groove Networks software integrates Groove Workspace with SharePoint Team Services. The MSI 1.5 improves on the 1.0 platform with several upgrades that promote collaboration and ease of use. Chief among these is the addition of Microsoft Producer, which allows a content author to create rich-media presentations (audio or video synchronized with PowerPoint slides and other HTML elements) for on-demand viewing. Other additions include streamlined integration between the MSI 1.5 and Microsoft Content Management Server and the installation of the Microsoft .NET Framework on all servers in the solution, enabling the development of collaborative Web services. www.microsoft.com

Texterity, Inc. announced TextCafe Version 3.0, providing conversion of PDF into SVG pages, XML-based table of contents, and XML document search indexes. SVG provides customers with an XML-based representation of pages that are identical to the original printed page. With TextCafe 3.0, publishers can publish on-line and off-line versions of materials using standard web browsers for Windows, Macintosh and other platforms. TextCafe 3.0 provides: Automatic conversion from PDF to SVG pages, page-based word lists for indexed searches, and structural Table of Contents in XML; the ability to view SVG pages within any HTML page, using the Adobe SVGViewer; support for embedded fonts, including SVG standard font drawing instructions or Adobe Compact Embedded Fonts (CEF); atomatic extraction and optimization of all raster and bitmap images into PNG or JPEG formats; translation of line-drawingd or images into SVG vector formats; and matching between reflowable XML/OEB output, word indexes and SVG pages, enabling word highlighting and relevancy searching. www.texterity.com