IDEV announced the availability of a free interactive “Content Management Health Check” for companies to measure how effectively they are managing their website content. Participants complete a 3-minute, 15-question survey, and results are tallied immediately. Possible diagnoses include,” good health,” “a little creaky,” “need to see a specialist,” and “can’t act too soon!” Users can employ this recommendation as they determine their next steps regarding the management of their online content. The health check is completely anonymous, and no results are transmitted to the CMSWatch server. The health check can be taken at CMSWatch, www.cmswatch.com/healthcheck
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ESPS, Inc. (dba Liquent) announced that Interwoven, Inc. has entered into an OEM licensing agreement with Liquent for its Xtent rendering technology. Interwoven plans to use Xtent as an integral component of its future products and services. Liquent’s Xtent is an automated content transformation engine that integrates with Interwoven’s TeamSite, TeamXML, TeamCatalog and MetaTagger product lines. It provides these products with high-fidelity XML transformations of popular file formats for management, storage and intelligent tagging and reuse of content across multiple eBusiness applications and initiatives. A scalable solution designed to meet enterprise-wide needs, Xtent enables organizations to extract structured and unstructured content from legacy document management repositories and hundreds of source formats for storage and management in Interwoven’s XML content management products, like TeamXML. Xtent automatically creates representations, or “renditions,” of content in an XML schema that retains the integrity, fidelity, and context of the original source information. Transformation to this schema, which leverages W3C standards, permits the content to be combined, converted and distributed in a variety of popular output formats, including WML, XML, HTML, XHTML, SVG, PDF, OEB, MS Word and printed paper. www.interwoven.com, www.esps.com
Inktomi Corp. and BroadVision, Inc. announced a strategic alliance to improve access to highly customized information across enterprise networks. Under terms of the alliance, the companies have integrated Inktomi Enterprise Search Software and BroadVision One-To-One Enterprise, providing enhanced retrieval of content, including personalized and actionable information, through one search query. BroadVision plans to offer a standard solution for enterprises to integrate Inktomi’s search technology with BroadVision’s personalization technology. www.broadvision.com, .
SPSS Inc. announced the release of SmartViewer Web Server 3.0. SmartViewer Web Server 3.0 now offers more personalization and interactivity with online documents. This latest version is a portal to predictive analytical content and adds value to existing systems delivering historical reports. Used in tandem with SPSS Base, the software makes it easy for customers to publish results of analysis done with SPSS products, then distribute those results to individuals both inside and outside an organization. SmartViewer Web Server’s new features include: increased personalization, robust content management, and expanded system availability. SmartViewer Web Server 3.0 is currently shipping worldwide with a domestic list price of $19,900. International, GSA and academic pricing varies. SmartViewer Web Server is available from all divisions of SPSS Inc. www.spss.com
Documentum announced that the company’s Web Development Kit (WDK) now runs on BEA WebLogic. Companies with existing investments in both technologies can deploy new content-rich Web applications and dynamic content management services with a lower total cost of ownership. Documentum WDK consists of a development environment and nearly 60 pre-built, reusable components that incorporate the most common Documentum functions. WDK-based applications are J2EE compliant, which allows them to be deployed alongside or integrated with any application built on the J2EE platform. Earlier this year, Documentum introduced its eConnector for WebLogic which enhances the delivery of highly personalized content to Web applications. This out-of-the-box integration connects BEA WebLogic Personalization Server and Documentum 4i WCM Edition. www.documentum.com.
BEA Systems Inc. and Gauss Interprise announced a strategic relationship to provide optimized e-business solutions. As part of the agreement, Gauss will embed BEA WebLogic in its VIP Enterprise products, and offer its U.S. base of more than 1,000 primarily IBM iSeries (AS/400) customers an upgrade to VIP Enterprise built upon the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform. VIP Enterprise runs natively on the iSeries (AS/400) server platform in addition to IBM-AIX, Sun Solaris, HP/UX, Windows 2000/NT, Compaq Tru64 and Linux platforms. As a member of the BEA Star Partner Program, Gauss will participate with BEA in joint marketing, sales training, education and technical development. VIP Enterprise embedded with BEA WebLogic will be available by September 2001, and the upgrade program for Gauss customers to the BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform is expected to be completed by March 2002. www.bea.com, www.gaussinterprise.com
OnePage, Inc. introduced OnePage Content Connect Studio, a new software solution for creating, managing and integrating portlets into corporate portal platforms. Using OnePage Content Connect Studio, organizations are able to rapidly create portlets from HTML Pages, databases, datafeeds, applications and flat files. Once created, the portlets can easily be published into any existing enterprise portal or wireless solution, or to web services UDDI. OnePage Content Connect Studio combines technology with an intuitive user-interface that enables companies to eliminate the manual scraping and scripting processes that currently slow down and add to the expense of any portal implementation. It also includes management and monitoring tools, as well as intelligent agents that create alerts and trigger actions, such as error recovery. In separate developments, OnePage also announced a strategic alliance with Sybase and Progressive Financial Strategies. www.onepage.com
Steelpoint Technologies Inc. has released Introspect eCM 4.0. Introspect eCM is a legal content management application that integrates into the leading personal information management systems, including Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, as well as other collaborative intranet environments. Introspect eCM is available for both in-house and ASP deployment. Introspect eCM 4.0 has many new features and enhancements, including a flexible, scalable content server, advanced printing features, a Bates stamp module, enhanced reporting capabilities, privileged pages and documents, and the Browser application, which allows you to work with your documents from within Microsoft Internet Explorer. Introspect eCM also provides transcript compatibility with LiveNote, RealLegal and any other transcript application that supports portable transcript format (PTF) files. Introspect eCM managed content integrates with e-mail, case calendars, tasks, contact lists and threaded discussions to support a comprehensive case management workspace. www.steelpoint.com
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