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Adobe Announces Version of InCopy with XML Support

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced Adobe InCopy 2.0, an editorial application built on Adobe InDesign architecture. InCopy software is designed for writers, editors and copy fitters working in cross media publishing environments. New features include support for XML, enhanced editing tools such as dynamic spell check, and an improved user interface that lets users work on multiple views of a story simultaneously. InCopy 2.0 provides writers and editors with the ability to create, import, edit and export stories in XML format. Because InCopy and InDesign share the same XML support, stories created in InCopy can be imported directly into InDesign. This separation of form and content also allows InCopy to create editorial content that can be used for many different media types in any type of workflow. Several new editing tools provide professional writers and editors a more streamlined editorial creation process. Adobe InCopy 2.0 will be available to system integrators as part of an integrated solution in the second (calendar) quarter of 2002. InCopy will be available solely through the Adobe InDesign system integrator channel. Pricing will be determined by the integrators based on individual installations. www.adobe.com

Trados Launches T-Window Collection

Trados Incorporated announced the release of T-Window Collection, a suite of enhancements to Trados 5 that streamlines text translation within Excel and Clipboard. T-Window for Excel enables the translation of Microsoft Excel files using Trados 5. T-Window for Executables lets translators work on the text contained in software user interfaces, specifically executable, dynamic link library and ActiveX control files. T-Window for Resources also accelerates localizing software user interfaces, specifically text contained in resource and dialog definition files that have been created in Microsoft Visual Studio as well as text in Java Properties files. T-Window for Clipboard enables the translation of any clipboard content coming from any Windows application that uses clipboard functionality. To translate text associated with graphics or charts using Microsoft Visio, translators can now use T-Window for Clipboard. T-Window Collection operates only with Trados 5 and is available for free starting October 15, 2001, to all existing customers using Trados 5 or who upgrade to or purchase Trados 5 before December 14, 2001. T-Window Collection will be priced at $295 after December 14, 2001, and will be available from local Trados offices. www.trados.com

Easypress Provides Quark to XML Demo

Easypress Technologies announced the availability of the Atomik 2.0 Demo version, its QuarkXPress-to-XML software. Atomik 2.0 enables users to easily repurpose QuarkXPress content for the Web and other digital media. The content is exported in XML. Atomik also supports automated image extraction and the extraction of tabular data into XML. The Atomik 2.0 Demo version is available immediately for download, Users can select from several versions of the download including full and minimised demonstration options. www.easypress.com

NeoCore Offers Trial Version of NeoCore XMS

NeoCore is now offering a downloadable trial of its product, NeoCore XML Information Management System (XMS). The NeoCore XMS Evaluation PAK demonstrates how quickly and easily developers can build, change and create applications around a complex, native XML database. The XMS Evaluation PAK supports two simultaneous sessions and the ability to build an information store of up to 10 megabytes. The trial version includes all of the documentation needed for developers to begin building a working application with NeoCore’s native XML database. NeoCore customers are using NeoCore XMS as the information foundation for a variety of applications, including knowledge management, supply-chain management, Web services and customer-relationship management. Because NeoCore XMS models and indexes information automatically, there is no need for the usual upfront physical database design effort. Adaptable and customizable applications can be built and changed quickly to meet ever-changing business requirements. The NeoCore XMS Evaluation PAK is available for download at www.neocore.com/evaluation

Inxight Launches MetaText Server

Inxight Software, Inc. announced Inxight MetaText Server 1.0 (IMS), a solution that creates access to previously inaccessible unstructured information such as email, Web pages, word processing documents, presentations, news archives and other forms of content residing across the enterprise. The product easily integrates within any corporate information infrastructure to automatically analyze, extract and index important data for delivery to end users. Designed for rapid integration, accuracy and scalability, IMS is a content intelligence platform for information-intensive applications in enterprise markets such as government, electronic publishing, financial services, life sciences and manufacturing. The product is able to manage unstructured information in a number of environments, including enterprise portals, Web content management, e-mail routing systems, document management, business intelligence, human resource, skills management and CRM applications. Inxight MetaText Server is built upon Inxight’s LinguistX Platform, a suite of natural language processing components that understands the structure of language in documents. Inxight MetaText Server is available immediately. www.inxight.com

Ektron Unveils Newest CMS

Ektron, Inc. unveiled its newest browser-based product, Ektron CMS200, designed specifically for the Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) platform. Base-priced under $3,000, Ektron CMS200 delivers Web content management functionality for small and mid-sized organizations, department-level corporate use, and most intranet and extranet environments. Ektron CMS200 was created to meet the needs of IT professionals, Web developers, Web site administrators, and content contributing business professionals with simple installation/integration; a Windows Explorer-like folder design; user-friendly administrative functionality; and Ektron’s XHTML/HTML editor, eWebEditPro. With Ektron CMS200, the user interface is the Web site itself. Features include: advanced workflow (unlimited number of users, content groups, and approvals), definable user permissions (to content folder or content block level,) advanced check-in/check-out, content scheduling, advanced search capabilities, and simplified template creation and management. Ektron also announced it has renamed its eMPower Express product to Ektron CMS100. This application, base-priced at $499, delivers basic Web content publishing functionality, and is predominantly used by organizations with less sophisticated workflow requirements. www.ektron.com

Hummingbird Integrates Collaborative Framework into its Document Management & Portal

Hummingbird Ltd. announced the immediate availability of PD Accord, a new Web-based collaborative framework. PD Accord’s document-centric collaboration environment integrates with Hummingbird’s document management products including CyberDOCS, PowerDOCS and DOCS Open, and Hummingbird EIP (Hummingbird Enterprise Information Portal). Suitable for intra- and inter-enterprise deployments in any industry, PD Accord increases the effectiveness of collaborative activities that occur continually between all team members, increasing productivity and speeding the delivery of targeted results. It allows team members to securely access project documents, discussion threads, task lists, schedules, and the like, through a Web browser. PD Accord also provides audit trails, automatic notification, delegated authority and a customizable user interface using XML/XSLT. www.hummingbird.com

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