iManage, Inc. announced new partners in the government sector that will support the company’s penetration in local, state and federal government departments. Computer & Hi-tech Management, Inc. (CHM), and Ciber, Inc. will use iManage WorkSite to meet the requirements of their public sector clients for centralized, secure collaborative content management. iManage provides the government sector departmental and enterprise solutions that meet regulatory requirements for content management, including compliance with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5015.2, the Government Paperwork and Elimination Act (GPEA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other standards. The company’s partnership with CHM and Ciber will help iManage deliver solutions and services to help government organizations address initiatives such as the Freedom of Information Act, correspondence management, e-government, case management, knowledge management and branch management. www.imanage.com
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Interwoven, Inc. announced the publication of the Content Services specification, a Web Services specification for access to Enterprise Content Management functionality. This proposed standard by Interwoven has support from vendors with portal offerings, including BEA, Bowstreet, Sun Microsystems, Inc., SAP Portals, Sybase and TIBCO Software, and will be submitted this month for consideration by one of the international open standards bodies. The new standard encompasses all lifecycle elements of enterprise content management, including content transfer, metadata, workflow, workareas, locking, and many other functions. These functions are made available as Web Services in a vendor-neutral solution, promising to hide many of the differences between competing software platforms, programming languages, and hardware specifics. The Content Services specification is available now through the www.content-services.org site for anyone to review, comment on, and implement. A full reference solution is included in the Interwoven implementation. www.interwoven.com
According to IDC, the content management and retrieval software market continues to grow rapidly despite the slowdown in 2001, and content management and retrieval software spending is expected to outpace the software market as a whole for the next five years. This growth has attracted the attention of large software vendors who are increasing their attention to this market. IDC’s forecast predicts, that in 2003, pent-up demand for the next generation of content technologies, such as multimedia and multiformat search and text mining will fuel increased spending. According to IDC, this growth will only be temporary, followed by a shakeout ending with a few large players dominating the marketplace with unified enterprise information system offerings. The products that are easily integrated with other enterprise applications will have the greatest potential for success.
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Ecosystems announced the release of The Environment 1.7 the latest edition of its XML content platform. The platform integrates with content management systems, databases and file systems to provide a single source representation of an organization. The software, available immediately, offers new functionality to improve document-publishing capabilities and content collaboration across the enterprise. www.eco-online.com
divine, inc. and Delano Technology Corporation announced that divine has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Delano. divine will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Delano common stock for a fixed exchange rate in which divine will issue 1.1870 divine shares for each share of Delano common stock, which equates to approximately 51.55 million divine shares. The deal, which will be structured as a plan of arrangement under Canadian law, will be subject to customary regulatory and court approvals, as well as the approval of Delano’s shareholders. Shareholders holding approximately 13 percent of Delano’s outstanding shares have already agreed to vote in favor of the transaction. Combined with divine’s CIM offerings, the acquisition of Delano allows divine to provide fully integrated multi-channel e-marketing, inbound and outbound interaction management, self service and campaign management. www.divine.com
SDL International, announced a strategic partnership with Tridion. SDL International and Tridion will work together to provide solutions for content management and globalisation. Tridion DialogServer, enables enterprises to publish, manage and update their web content. It allows for the consistent, timely and cost-effective exchange of strategic content across multi-language websites and devices. SDLWebFlow extends Tridion DialogServer with corresponding capabilities for the management of multilingual content. The key benefit to customers combining the two solutions will be the ability to manage the operation of web sites and content in almost any international language. www.tridion.com, www.sdlintl.com
UK-based internet developer InterMedia PhD launched IQ Author, its easy to use website content management product. With one copy of IQ Author, anyone can easily update their own website content; create pages; move pages around the site; delete old pages. There’s no specialist knowledge required – content creation happens in a familiar word processor-like environment. With IQ Author you can add and delete graphics, change font sizes and colours, and alter the design of the website in just a few seconds. IQ Author includes as standard many of the “high-end” features seen in more expensive products. A single IQ Author powered website can be managed by a team of people all who have their own centrally controlled access privileges. IQ Author is available immediately and starts at just (pounds)5000. www.iqauthor.com
Obtree Technologies has announced its expansion into the United States market with the opening of its Aliso Viejo, Calif. offices and the launch of its Obtree C4 architecture and Obtree Portal Suite solutions. The company plans to work with OEM partners to market its Obtree C4 architecture and Obtree Portal Suite, combined with other enterprise technology products to medium and large enterprise organizations in the financial services, pharmaceutical, and government markets. The offerings enable IT directors and Webmasters to integrate all enterprise content and knowledge management-related applications into one system that delivers needed information in real-time. Companies can use Obtree C4 and Obtree Portal Suite to manage, edit, and access legacy customer data, dynamic Web page content, market research reports, Excel spreadsheets, marketing presentations, and customized applications – all from one browser-based system. www.obtree.com
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