West Group and NextPage Inc. announced a strategic alliance that will enable NextPage users to retrieve and display Westlaw content and services within the NextPage framework and associated Web-based applications. Through the West Group/NextPage alliance, researchers can retrieve documents from across their enterprise – and related content from Westlaw all in one operation. The NextPage framework provides access to a wide array of sources, such as local and remote firm document collections in Microsoft Office, PDF, Lotus Notes or other formats, as well as third party content such as publishers, partners, supplier or customers. When NextPage users access Westlaw from within this peer-to-peer architecture results will be displayed in an integrated fashion with those from their other content sources. This alliance will also allow users in the UK to access the same functionality when they use Westlaw UK from Sweet and Maxwell. www.west.thomson.com, www.nextpage.com
Category: Semantic technologies (Page 61 of 72)
Our coverage of semantic technologies goes back to the early 90s when search engines focused on searching structured data in databases were looking to provide support for searching unstructured or semi-structured data. This early Gilbane Report, Document Query Languages – Why is it so Hard to Ask a Simple Question?, analyses the challenge back then.
Semantic technology is a broad topic that includes all natural language processing, as well as the semantic web, linked data processing, and knowledge graphs.
BEA Systems, Inc. announced the availability of BEA WebLogic Portal 4.0 and BEA WebLogic Integration 2.1. The new products are designed to simplify the development, integration and presentation of applications, systems, and business processes spanning an enterprise’s employees, customers, and partners. BEA also announced the BEA Portal Star Solution, BEA Portlet Gallery and more than 65 partners supporting BEA WebLogic Portal and BEA WebLogic Integration.
In a separate BEA announcement, the BEA Portal Star Solution is now available, with 66 partners initially committed to join. This BEA partner initiative is designed for partners who want to build application portlets for BEA WebLogic Portal 4.0, integrate their applications to BEA WebLogic Portal 4.0, or develop consulting practices around the product. With Portal Star Solution partners, customers will be able to create portals with pre-integrated partner solutions for content management, search, syndicated content, security, collaboration, and analytics. Some of the partners are: AltaVista, Autonomy, Inc., Artesia, Bowstreet, BoxCar, Business Objects, Cardonet, CrystalDecisions, divine, inc., Documentum, Entegrity, E.piphany, FatWire, FileNET, Gauss, Hyperion, Informatica, Inktomi, Interwoven, Intraspect, Netegrity, NetGenesis, NewsEdge, Oblix, OnePage, PeopleSoft, Reef, ScreamingMedia, RSA/Securant, Selectica, Stellent, Venetica, Verity, and Vignette.BEA WebLogic Integration 2.1 is available for download. BEA WebLogic Portal 4.0 is scheduled to be generally available for download on Oct. 29. www.bea.com
Ipedo Inc., released the latest version of the Ipedo XML Database featuring capabilities to make it easier to gain better control over an increasingly diverse array of enterprise XML. New query capabilities, document options and enhanced transformation capabilities enable the Ipedo XML Database Version 2.0 to provide a platform enterprises can use to integrate, manage and deliver XML content to their Web, portal, wireless and other content-driven applications. The Ipedo XML Database Version 2.0 includes new features that support the growing use of XML in content-driven applications, including: Free-form XML search, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) management, Distributed database management, Integrated XSL transformation, and Large document processing. The Ipedo XML Database can be used standalone or as a caching layer on top of existing relational databases. The Ipedo XML Database stores XML natively. Utilizing XPath, XML document collections can be queried directly in XML syntax. The Ipedo XML Database also contains an XSLT transformation engine that combines data access and transformation in a single step. The Ipedo XML Database 2.0 is available now for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux. Pricing is on a per-CPU basis. Developer licenses are available for $995. www.ipedo.com
IBM announced new software products and launched an aggressive sales and marketing campaign in the enterprise content management market. By the end of this year, IBM will dedicate more than 300 content management sales specialists and 275 content management software engineers to its data management portfolio.
The new Content Manager products, based on DB2, feature enhanced capabilities including faster search and load capabilities, enhanced report distribution features and broad access to all forms of content. IBM’s federated approach enables customers to store, access and analyze critical information in any format, regardless of where it resides. The combination of IBM Content Manager and the Lotus Web Content Management offering gives customers the ability to efficiently manage online content in their intranet, extranet and Internet environments, and will reduce the need for customized programming and education commonly associated with Web content management. IBM Content Manager is currently available for IBM z/OS, IBM OS/400, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Windows NT, and Windows 2000. Supported client environments include: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium Edition. Pricing starts at $15,000 per workstation server and $1,200 per concurrent user. www.ibm.com
KVS Inc. announced plans to support and optimize Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) through their Enterprise Vault. Enterprise Vault will provide long-term management of corporate assets stored on SPS. SharePoint Portal Server allows project or workgroup teams to benefit from collaborative document sharing, management and publishing capabilities over the Internet. Enterprise Vault for SPS will give SharePoint customers the means to archive, protect and manage proprietary information for long-term retention and optimal performance of the SPS environment. Enterprise Vault performs as a knowledge backbone to Exchange systems, and now SharePoint Portal Server, by providing a secure, centralized archiving service for those systems while easing their storage burden. All archived information is indexed and may be searched and retrieved by users, who can quickly and easily find and restore individual messages and files. The entire service is controlled by corporate defined policies that allow central control of an organization’s Information. www.kvsinc.com
Atomz unveiled the Atomz Web Site Solution, an end-to-end Web content operations solution for running and maintaining enterprise-class Web sites. The Atomz Web Site Solution includes Atomz’s site search and content management applications, as well as custom Web site hosting with greater than 99.9% guaranteed uptime and 24-hour technical support. The Atomz Web Site Solution is designed for organizations that want to simplify Web operations and lower IT costs by completely outsourcing application management, Web site hosting and IT tasks. Atomz takes care of critical Web site operations, while allowing Web teams to maintain control of site design, content, and look and feel of a Web site. The Atomz Web Site Solution includes: Atomz Publish Professional, Atomz Enterprise Search, Dedicated and Customized Web Site Hosting, A Dedicated Account Manager, Implementation Assistance, 24/7/365 System, Application and Web site monitoring, 24-hour pager access for Emergency Support issues, and Unlimited Technical Support and Troubleshooting. www.atomz.com
eVision and North Plains Systems Corp. announced they have integrated eVe 3 Professional (eVision Visual Engine) as a North Plains System I-Piece, providing a content-based visual search option for NPS’ TeleScope Enterprise DAM solution. eVision and North Plains Systems will jointly market eVe 3 Professional as a value-added component of TeleScope Enterprise. Using eVision’s technology, customers can manage digital images by visual content and move beyond the use of only traditional text metadata. www.evisionglobal.com, www.northplains.com
The “early bird” registration discount for the upcoming Enterprise Content Management Conference 2001 has been extended through Friday September 7. Full Gilbane Report subscribers can add an additional $100 discount. The ECM conference is the only content management event focused on the full range of enterprise content management requirements that includes all the major players and thought leaders, including: Vignette, Interwoven, Documentum, Microsoft, Artesia, Stellent (IntraNet Solutions), J.D. Edwards, Mediasurface, Arbortext, Cytura, Merant, Pindar, Stibo, Quiver, Venetica, DataQuad, DMSi, Target 2000, Open Market, Gauss, InStranet, OnePage, Poet, Liaison, Zope, eGrail, Poet, I4I, FatWire, InXight, Ipedo, Oracle, NextPage, North Plains, eMotion, Starbase, Trados, Atomz, Lionbridge, Accumedia, Kinecta, A2i, Corechange, Boxcar, Inktomi, Basis, SilverStream, Accenture, Giga, IDC, Meta Group, Yankee Group, Doculabs, Content-Wire, Granada Research, Cap Ventures, Fastwater, Cap Gemini/Ernst & Young, and many others. Whatever your enterprise requirements, you will find relevant and educational conference sessions and meet experienced and expert consultants, analysts, integrators and suppliers. A full conference brochure is available at www.ecmseries.com/programgrid.pdf. Register Today! www.ecmseries.com/register.cfm
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